Benn's on going build

[AndrewJenkins]

what about taking the boot off then using a single hex socket and a impact gun?

[lee303]

they are allen headed contersunk bolts so a six sided socket is no use, but an impact wrench might be if you have a decent quality 1/2 drive allen socket, but tbh, i would be heating them up whatever you try to use, as they are a right pain to remove usually, could always drill the heads off as a last resort

[Benn]

They are torque headed bolts to make life even easier... I did think about my impact gun as it does the same job as driver.. I've tried to do one before and it just rounded, i've oiled them already. Hoping it might soak in..
If not i'll leave them and remove at the bodyshop with some oxy...

[Benn]

So found the first prob on Friday.

Here is my roof with sunroof bits.



Now i hadn't been looking enough, i thought the roof support was still there with the sunroof parts welded on...



Yeah it isnt. As it would be to far along. Big prob.

So i thought of a few, maybe Craig has his, as i remember him cutting it out... Nope. But gave me a tip there was one in a local scrappy.. Or off i pop. They where utterly useless. Plus it had a sunroof too... Try 3 other local ones nothing.. Gonna be hard to get this i'm thinking... Popped and saw a friend who's boy races Novas, so he might have/know some one with something... He rings a man that builds cages and oval race cars...
He has one. YAY! Says come over and he'll remove it.
Get there, have a chat over what i need and he removes it for me. As he removes them for fit the cages.

So if you are gonna do this, you need this....





Very hard to get out as it's spot welded on the inside..

[boss]

When a cut the roof off mine a kept the support u can have it if you want

[MARTIN KELSON]

You could of taken your shoes out of the picture!!!

Don't like problems, at least ill know what to do when I do mine.

That brace, am I right in saying if I run a weld in cage I won't need that?

[Benn]

Got the boot off..





Got all my seats out, door cards off, anything that could get welding/grinding damage really. As it will all fall down from the roof.

These... Ggrrrrr



Started on them with my impact gun... Nothing. Got a feeling i'll be drilling them out and then replacing them.
More tomoz...

[Benn]

When a cut the roof off mine a kept the support u can have it if you want

That you for the offer, but as you can see i got that one now.. If i was stuck tho i'd of had it.

You could of taken your shoes out of the picture!!!

Don't like problems, at least ill know what to do when I do mine.

That brace, am I right in saying if I run a weld in cage I won't need that?

haha Mrs slippers. I dont like problems either! This was gonna be a bigish one too. But the guy i got it from, i'm keeping his number as i think he'll be handy to know.
If you have a cage then i believe the bar will just be in your way. so yeah you'll be removing it, but as you have a dealer fit sunroof, they might of hacked a bit out of it anyway...

[MARTIN KELSON]

Thought it would be off by now!!
You taking of pics for me?

[Benn]

i need to get the hinges off first, and yeah i'm taking loads. So far tho i've only started cleaning welds off. I might need to get it in the bodyshop to heat the bolts to get them undone.