How To: C8A restoration in Holland

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Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

I restored a number of years ago a PUTR which had been cut very similar to your own, just below the waist line meaning a complete rebuild of both frame and skins. Did exactly the same as yourself and used a donor 13 cab roof section for the rear to both save on making the corners and you should be able to just get sufficient length on the roof profile to take it to the rear of the sliding roof section.

Thanks Ian , with a little adjustment I indeed have just enough material to make it to the rear of the sliding roof, the only bad thing is the round hatch on the donor roof so I have to weld in a small piece of sheet to make it square again.