Another Sunroof!!!

[texasz]

Yet another one with a big ol' hole cut in the roof!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2405108851&category=6187

[texasz]

Here's another one with a sunroof...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2404858226&category=6187

[24OZ]

Is it possible to weld up the sunroof professionally and then smooth it all out and paint it, so the welds do not show??

[texasz]

I suppose that anything is possible...for a price.

[24OZ]

I wonder if anyone has attempted such a repair on this site and were pleased with the results???

[2ManyZs]

I haven't done one, but have seen many sunroofs welded shut on race cars. Some look like there was never one there, others look like someone used a spatula and dabbed JB Weld on it to seal it..

If you want it done right, you'd have to pay the price for someone who knows what they are doing....

[carguyinok]

Money is the key. I have seen one good job and many that look good for a year or so. Then the body filler starts cracking from flex. If you pay a pro they can keep the heat low and use little filler around the welds. Go cheap and they will flex the metal and need too pile the filler in so it looks smooth. Then the stress cracks will come. IMO your just better off looking for one without the hole OR pay a custom shop to install a slide back moonroof like the newer cars where it slides between the roof and headliner.

[texasz]

Originally posted by 2ManyZs

I haven't done one, but have seen many sunroofs welded shut on race cars. Some look like there was never one there, others look like someone used a spatula and dabbed JB Weld on it to seal it..

If you want it done right, you'd have to pay the price for someone who knows what they are doing....

2many, you're killing me with the spatula!!!!! ROFL ROFL ROFL

[Mike]

Originally posted by carguyinok

OR pay a custom shop to install a slide back moonroof like the newer cars where it slides between the roof and headliner.

I almost had this done to my Z. But, I didn't know how it would work. Have you (or anyone else) seen the slide back sunroof installed on a classic Z?

[Mr Camouflage]

I'd rather one that tilts up, then slides back like a Supra, RX7 or MX6 style.

You need a lot of roof to have a sunroof that slides between the roof and the headlining, or you're not going to have a very big sunroof. Remember there's a big roll bar type frame where the dome light is. And it eats into the headroom, as the headlining has to be thicker to hide the sunroof and mechanincs.

I have one of those glass tilt up sunroofs :sick: (I didn't do it).

I'm considering a metal lift and slide type replacement, or welding up the hole.

[carguyinok]

I have seen one 240 with a moonroof. I wish I had some photos.

The owner had one installed and it looked good. The only thing I didnt like was the owner had them use the glass style roof. I think if I was going this way I would use the metal roof painted.

I looked over the Z and talked with the owner. He said that the moonroof was installed as a fix for the 70s sunroof. The hole was there anyway and he was sick of the drips from the carwash. He said that it was not real hard for the shop to install but that he needed to get a custom headliner made for it.

I dont think I would cut a solid car but if it has a hole there its a good choice IMO. I was told he paid around $400 for everything.

[260z]

How small sunroof it has to be that it has enoug room to slide back? It cant slide too many inches in z roof?! Can't imagine...

Have seen some rally cars with poorly shut sunroofs...

a friend of mine has made a proper z out of two. One was original finnish import that was badly rotten. well this guy bought a z that was imported from US some years ago. This one had the whole roof cut of. Some one had started a convertible conversion back in the US. My friend cut the roof of from the old finnish z and welded it on the later import. And it fits just fine...After few hours of hard work.... So it has to be REALLY bad Z to end up as a donor car here!!!!

[owenk]

I have access to a rolled 260 that that roof is ok and will be expeimenting with a slide back sunroof. I have a 93 Saturn SC2 with a roof not much larger that a 240 and I think I can get it to work. It is a pop up type.

[carguyinok]

The room for the roof to slide back was part of the reason for the new roofliner in the one I saw. It didnt look far out of place just a small drop. His was about the same size as the moon roof in a maxima.

I agree on the pop up style as the RX7. The job would not be as hard and dose the same thing. I had a 89 Rx7 and it had that moonroof. When it was open from the back it looked like I had a supra style window wing. But thats the part I am unsure about (how would it look open on a 240 ?)

[Doehring]

In Bavaria I saw a metallic blue 260Z 2+2 with a metal, sliding sunroof. The owner said this was a factory option here when he bought the car. It looks good.

Rolf

[frankensteinZ]

I have a 240z with a sunroof and two separate peices of glass that fold up on a hinges. It looks really good and since I don't have air conditioning it helps alot. It was done by a company called Le Vans out in california which is were the car is from. However some #@$%@$% broke one of the windows while breaking into my car to steal the stereo. They also did a beautiful job on the rear hatch while trying to get my subs out. It is almost impossible to replace the glass because I can't find the company. I put plexiglass in for the time being but it leaks air and water in. I have been looking for a company that will replace the glass. It is tinted in the glass, not with the sticky stuff. It also has a small curvature to it. I have gone to several place in my city and nobody can replace it. It was right after I had just painted the car when they broke in. Lets just say I was very upset.

Frankenstein Z