Eliminating T Tops - Who Has Had Problems?

[impcon]

Has anyone had problems after the fact when they have glued the clear T roofs into a styrene body? It seems to me that I have read where the filler used to finish the roof after the panels are glued in can crack after a period of time. I want another non t top second generation Camaro but I have concerns about gluing the panels in. If there are issues, I suspect because the clear plastic is different somehow that that which the body is molded in and it likely has something to do with different rates of expansion and contraction with age and temperatures. I know that this can happen on 1:1 cars.. any input or advice on how to make a roof into a solid roof will be appreciated.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Use an epoxy or polyester-based two-part filler, mixed and applied correctly, and I doubt you'll have any problems...assuming your bond between the panels and the car body is stable and strong, and you're not relying on the filler to supply structural rigidlty.

[GeeBee]

The only time I have done this was on a mk1 Toyota MR2 it was a commission build, I used liquid cement to fix them in place and 2 part bondo to fill the gaps, once smoothed and painted it looked like a solid roof.

Edited November 5, 2014 by GeeBee