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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


    Roof repair

    sasktrini
    sasktrini


    Number of posts : 2067
    Location : Saskatoon, SK, Canada
    Registration date : 2008-05-20

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    Post by sasktrini Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:12 am

    I started ripping out the wooden "headliner" in the van. Do you remember what looked like screwheads on the top of my roof? Well I found about 7 wooden 2X2 crossbraces screwed in from the roof! I'll fill it in when I get my welder home.

    My question is: can someone post pics of what the roof supports are supposed to look like? The roof is smooth with that "H" shape. How are they secured to the top rails? How much of a gap is left between the cross support and the roof skin? AND would I just bend sheetmetal around a wooden template to fabricate new supports?

    Thanx,

    P.S. - just for laughs, I'll add a pic of the mess i'm dealing with when I can get it out of my camera... until then, I hope you can just take my word for it!
    sasktrini
    sasktrini


    Number of posts : 2067
    Location : Saskatoon, SK, Canada
    Registration date : 2008-05-20

    Roof repair Empty Re: Roof repair

    Post by sasktrini Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:16 am

    I saw a couple good pics of Vantiquity that may help... it looks like they fit quite close to the roof skin, not much of a gap at all. Still looking for advice to do this job. Thanx.

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