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Ok so here are the pictures of some more progress...

So these are really all the tools that you will need to de-skin the glasstop...Some chisels, blades to clean off the glass gunk and center punches for the Blair Spot well bit...



You have to start by removing all the gunk left from the glass or else you will have hard time finding the spot welds!



Once you found your welds and Center punched each one, you can then go to town with the spot weld remover! I love this Bit!! I will make your life so much easier!!



Once you have them all drilled out on the front you can take you chisel and start separating the top skin from the rest of the roof!









Once you somewhat get the front started, start separating the sides with the chisel from the inside!





Go all the way around...





Once I had that all lose I started drilling out the spot welds in the rear and that's when I got a little to anxious with the drill and broke the main bit!



So no more spot drilling for me today!
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nice updates on the car. ive never seen anyone swap the glass top over like that.. are you just replacing the roof skin or the reinforcements inside to? im in for more updates on this....
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Ok so here are the final pictures from today! I actually got a lot done today! I don't think I have 8 hours into this as well! I take brakes here and there, I take pictures I stop and play with my dog! So If I really wanted to, and had not broken my bit I think I could have had the skin off the roof in one full 8 hour day!

I am very confident I will have the skin off tomorrow!! If that is the case I might be starting on actually stripping the car apart tomorrow so I can prep it for the cut, and install of the top itself!!



So here are the final pictures from today! As you can see if it not for the rear the skin is practically off!!









Make sure you stay tuned and don't miss out on any of the fun!!!
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nice updates on the car. ive never seen anyone swap the glass top over like that.. are you just replacing the roof skin or the reinforcements inside to? im in for more updates on this....
Replacing the skin...I've learned that all JDM/EDM/UKDM CRX's have the same roof structure!! Glasstop/Sunroof/Full Roof...it's just the skin that is different! So none of the internal structure support on my car is going to get cut or chopped!

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Damn you and all your nice sh*t. Haha. Pisses me off when I see you doing 90% of the stuff I want to do and I'm just starting while your's is nearly complete, lol. Nice work though man, as always. Glad to see that you're doing this the right way. When an acquaintance of mine did his glasstop, I told him about drilling out the spot welds and what not to remove the skin but he didn't want to listen and ended up cutting his roof off and welding in the new one. When he did, his doors wouldn't close and neither did his hatch. He called me up complaining about it and all I could say was, "Told you so."

Thanks bro! But what you have to understand is that my car was not built overnight homie! It's taken me 7 years to get my car where it's now! My close friends know how much soul I've put into this, how many countless hours of laboring over work...not to mention all the tears I've shed!

So my advice to all of you is just stay the course...and take your time!! I think you will appreciate your car more when it's taken you a couple of years to put it together then a few months!
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Awesome Marlon. Can't wait to see this done.
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oh yeah, no doubt man. I was just giving you a hard time. I know mine's gonna take some time. like i said, just joking around. also i was wondering, where did you get the bits from if you don't mind me asking? I saw that they are Blair bits but didn't know if you had a local store that carries them or if you had to get them from online or whatever.
A local Auto Body Supply store carries them...but you can order them online a quick google search and you come up with them pretty quick!

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VERY NICE updates Marlon!
I am really glad you decided to keep her!
That glass top will certainly set it off!

I think I really need to get off my ass and start up dating you guys on my CB7 already it seems like everyone is showing off the goods but me!
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ok so there are spot welds in the windshield and hatch, what about the rain canals down the side? 6 in cutoff wheel or more spotwelds?
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ok so there are spot welds in the windshield and hatch, what about the rain canals down the side? 6 in cutoff wheel or more spotwelds?
All Spotwelds!!!

Thanks Kevin! Hopefully I will have the Skin off tomorrow, and I can start on the actual car side!
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All Spotwelds!!!

Thanks Kevin! Hopefully I will have the Skin off tomorrow, and I can start on the actual car side!
I think its going to rain on Friday.

Marlon, what about near the windshield? That "little trouble spot". I think I remember Carlos saying he placed it over the existing front portion of the roof skin.
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I think its going to rain on Friday.

Marlon, what about near the windshield? That "little trouble spot". I think I remember Carlos saying he placed it over the existing front portion of the roof skin.
Looks like you are right Bill I've just seen the weather report, and if it holds any truth to it...Looks like I won't be doing much this weekend as rain will put a stop to everything! As for my little rust spot I am going to try and cut it off/Grind it down and apply some kind of sealant to keep it from spreading!
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