Roof skin removal

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Roof skin removal

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Just about to embark on the roof skin swap for my buggered roof to the lovely one I've acquired from Aidan (again many thanks fella for all your help :D , especially the trailer pin :oops: )

Had a look around at a few threads, the likes of youthy giblets and others. The most awkward bit seems to be the corners where it looks to be brazed . Any recommendations on how to remove the roof here without buggering up the donor and the recipient?

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If it is brazed - just undo the braze, that's the beauty of brazing.
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Re: Roof skin removal

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Oldiebut goodie wrote:If it is brazed - just undo the braze, that's the beauty of brazing.

Raised on the school of 'mig everything!', I take it removing the brazing is simple? Heat it and let the brazing flood out?

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Heat it and just lift the metal parts away from each other.
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Oldiebut goodie wrote:Heat it and just lift the metal parts away from each other.

Thanks fella.

It was finding images like this that made me a little nervous :shock:

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I am sure Metalmick8y will have done these before, PM him if he doesn't chip in.
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