Needed for a friend - roof with no sunroof and A pillars

[MartinRS2K]

As title a friend of mine needs a non sunroof roof skin and a pair of A pillars that are complete to the bottom.

Location isn't too important as they can be collected by a courier.

Any pictures would help as he has been to view some that were described as mint (think they meant
Polo Mint as full of holes) []

 

[MartinRS2K]

Are outer A pillars the same on a 924 as a 944?

 

[944 man]

I believe so. The roof differs though. What I cant answer is you next question, which will be can an earlier profile roof fit a later 944 which had a sunroof?

Id be looking to chop the whole thing off at the base of the pillars but Id only do it on a racer which was having a welded in cage.

The roof skin is brazed on, so if youre tring to do what I expect, Id carefully remove the new skin and braze it onto its new setting. Sunroof cars have a reinforcing frame in the roof though which is different, so it may not be as straightforward as youre expecting.

 

[MartinRS2K]

It is going onto a race car with a cage, and the A pillars are for another car.

 

[colin944]

Phone your local OPC and order part no 952 500 901 00 or it could be 01. That'll give you what you need.

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: colin944

Phone your local OPC and order part no 952 500 901 00 or it could be 01. That'll give you what you need.

Had a price for a roof and it's £750 plus Vat after discount

Part No. Is 944 503 912 02

Would be frightened to ask how much a shell is/was [:-]

 

[colin944]

I ask every time I'm in the OPC just in case they find a shell and list it.I would love to build a car from all new parts. I wonder how much that would cost?

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: colin944

I ask every time I'm in the OPC just in case they find a shell and list it.I would love to build a car from all new parts. I wonder how much that would cost?

Even if you got the shell for nothing and all new parts were available I would say at current OPC prices £100k+

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Had a price for a roof and it's £750 plus Vat after discount

For a non-sunroof panel? That doesn't sound that unreasonable, as scrappers without a sunroof must be rare.

Excuse the non-technical question, but if you're cutting the roof off a car, and welding a scrap part on, why would it not be easier to use a common roof and just weld metal to fill the hole? Peter Empson's sunroof delete was perfectly good. [8|]

 

[Swindon_Mick]

ORIGINAL: 944 man

What I cant answer is you next question, which will be can an earlier profile roof fit a later 944 which had a sunroof?

Over on Porsche968uk.co.uk there is a very good thread from a chap who put a 924 non-sunroof roof skin onto a 968:

http://www.porsche968uk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9252&hilit=roof&start=0

IIRC the roof profile is slightly different at the windscreen end, but not significant.

Mick

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

Had a price for a roof and it's £750 plus Vat after discount

For a non-sunroof panel? That doesn't sound that unreasonable, as scrappers without a sunroof must be rare.

Excuse the non-technical question, but if you're cutting the roof off a car, and welding a scrap part on, why would it not be easier to use a common roof and just weld metal to fill the hole? Peter Empson's sunroof delete was perfectly good. [8|]

3 reasons he doesn't want to use a sunroof skin Paul : headroom, weight and the roof isn't flat it's curved so a worked in plate is unlikely to carry the same shape as the rest of the roof without a lot of work or filler

 

[simkin911]

I'd like one too. I think missed out on one from Sandy in Perth about 6 months ago...

 

[sgl1966]

Hi, i put a second hand 924 non sunroof skin on my 944 s2, no major problems.

 

[sgl1966]

Here's another showing front profile. All the sunroof support structure is removed so it is just like a non sunroof car.

 

[colin944]

A good body man would be able to remove the roof and make a new non sunroof roof. The curves on the roof are not that complicated. But you would have to find a proper body shop and not just a accident repair center. My friend could do this job for you.

 

[PAUL RUDDY]

I'd buy the new roof panel at the price quoted, secondly I have built a car starting with a bare brand new shell and new doors, it works out very expensive because secondhand parts just dont look right so you end up buying as many new parts as you can, not a 944 by the way.

Cheers, Paul

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: PAUL RUDDY

I'd buy the new roof panel at the price quoted, secondly I have built a car starting with a bare brand new shell and new doors, it works out very expensive because secondhand parts just dont look right so you end up buying as many new parts as you can, not a 944 by the way.

Cheers, Paul

I would buy a new roof panel as well but it's not my car or money []

 

[morris944s2john]

ORIGINAL: colin944

A good body man would be able to remove the roof and make a new non sunroof roof. The curves on the roof are not that complicated. But you would have to find a proper body shop and not just a accident repair center. My friend could do this job for you.

Would have to be a restorer with an english wheel and the skills to use it properly to get the slight double curvature of the 944 roof.