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From 1972 Ford Ranchero, documented by 2seater.

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1972 Ford Ranchero - a bondo'd over hole started leaking water inside 1972 Ford Ranchero - maybe it was for a CB antenna Rubber Duck ya got yer ears on? Bandit? Snowman? 1972 Ford Ranchero - duck tape patch kept the water out for a while 1972 Ford Ranchero - or so I thought, it kept getting wet inside 1972 Ford Ranchero - maybe i shoulda put a bigger patch on it? 1972 Ford Ranchero - what to do, what to do? 1972 Ford Ranchero - saving the edges is gonna be hard enough 1972 Ford Ranchero - so lets just get rid of the middle part 1972 Ford Ranchero - the cut-off wheel doesn't turn so good 1972 Ford Ranchero - The interior roof structure of a 1972 Ford Ranchero, with the headliner removed. 1972 Ford Ranchero - The interior of a vehicle shows an opening in the roof, possibly for a sunroof or skylight installation. 1972 Ford Ranchero - after grinding some, the pitted areas started crumbling through lets not kid ourselves, there's only enough metal left to make a strainer 1972 Ford Ranchero - so i decided to cut the skin off ugly is to the bone 1972 Ford Ranchero - this thing's gonna be a convertible pretty soon 1972 Ford Ranchero - whoop dey it is 1972 Ford Ranchero - this must be what the old roof looked like 20 years ago, looks like the same exact spots 1972 Ford Ranchero - i made a template to locate the same points on both roofs. i started with the widest opening at the bed rails, then trimmed it down to fit… 1972 Ford Ranchero - pretty committed at this point 1972 Ford Ranchero - i left some allowance metal to form another factory style lap joint below the one on the new roof because the allowances on the old quarter… 1972 Ford Ranchero - cross section of the A pillar and hose clamp cutting guide 1972 Ford Ranchero - first test fit of the new roof, not too bad at all 1972 Ford Ranchero - drivers side sail panel 1972 Ford Ranchero - driver side bed sail 1972 Ford Ranchero - drivers side A pillar, hose clamps are holding a piece of plastic tubing for safety 1972 Ford Ranchero - the 72 didn't get the same shoulder belt mount that later years did, in the rear corner of the roof 1972 Ford Ranchero - i wonder if i dodged a bullet by not trying to rebuild the inner structure, these reinforcements might not be the only changes? 1972 Ford Ranchero - there's nothing there in the 72 roof 1972 Ford Ranchero - offsetting both edges created a new recessed seam to weld in and mud over 1972 Ford Ranchero - we have metal!