Removing roof

junkyardhero said
do you want to cut the top off because the car is a rusty POS and needs a roof or because it's just an old beater?

if it's past the point of no return, and you don't particularly care about the quality of the finished product then i don't see why not. but know going into it that you're looking at more than just a saturday afternoon with the sawzall.

as mentioned above, the amount of structural reinforcement is fairly involved. and i would 1000% add a roll bar.

Exactly, all about what your expectations are.

If Joe Dirt is the expectation then update your tetanus shot, break out the sawzall and weld in frame connectors and a roll bar. Have fun and don’t expect it to look right.

If you want it to look right, sell what you’ve got and buy a ‘vert. Even with the substantial purchase price for a finished ‘vert you’d probably still be money ahead, let alone time.