new roof

[mercious]

i was wondering if anyone has cut the roof off one explorer and put it on another one, a friend just recently rolled one and caved in the roof beyond repair

 

[91exploreron37]

Isnt that somehow illegal because the roof could collaspse while driving? Maybe not but maybe someone else will chime in who knows more

 

[Charlie]

I've got to believe it wouldn't be safe, and the cost to make it safe would be prohibitive and would just be cheaper to buy a new vehicle. I might be wrong though, if anybody knows otherwise please speak up.

 

[Tbars4]

...there is a thread on here by fatcat i believe...a couple guys have rolled their trucks and i believe they used the same company that fixed the infamous mcneil truck...it is costly from what i understand and there are limits to what they can do...there are certain areas that once they are damaged they can't be replaced...
...thats why alot of people find another used vehicle and their truck becomes a donor of the good parts...

 

[mercious]

well i was thinking of putting the top back on from another vehicle to make it look more stock, i know it wouldnt be as strong as before thats why i was thinking of putting in a rollcage while i got the welder out to help make it safer, its not a vehicle that sees a lot of high speeds rather than around town and offroad

 

[RangerX]

I had a new roof grafted onto my Ranger after one of my rollovers.

 

[91exploreron37]

You could find a truck with blown engine or something and swap bodies, I'm not sure how hard that would be since I haven't personaly done it before but it might be cheaper and safer than a new roof. IMO

 

[91exploreron37]

Were you planning on doing this yourself or have a professional do it? The strength of the pillars holding the roof is extremly important as the roof could complety collapse in a rollover and in some extreme cases just while driving. One lady had her neck broken after her roof collapsed on her while driving. She had just purchased on those "rebuilt wrecked" vehicles.
Furthermore if you are doing this yourself then like you were saying mercious a rollcage would be a really good idea.
http://www.safetyforum.com/roofcrush/

 

[mercious]

how well will a rollcage do in a rollover on the streets, i know it'll help while off roading but how will in town or even on county roads

 

[little x]

It depends on the roll cage. Most trucks have fabbed roll cages made for off road which will only hold up in slow speed crashes (it will certainly be better then nothing in a high speed crash though). You can pay the extra $ to have a cage built that will withstand almost anything (look at pro rally race cars and what they live through). But you may need to go to a guy who works primarily on race cars, not trucks.

 

[Tbars4]

...i'm thinking the cages built for the baja trucks would work...plenty of baja cage fabricator's in cali...

 

[mercious]

thanks for all the input guys

 

[Tbars4]

...keep us updated on what you decide to do...

 

[mercious]

heck this might end up in a write up.. since its been raining here a lot lately its going to be awhile before i get started but hopefully in the next couple of weeks

 

[X spensive]

mine has a different roof on it and i wouldn't of bought it if i would have noticed it looks totally unsafe wouldn't do it if i was you

 

[91exploreron37]

mine has a different roof on it and i wouldn't of bought it if i would have noticed it looks totally unsafe wouldn't do it if i was you

Any pics?

 

[wood1]

X2, nothing like carnage pics...

 

[mercious]

i'll get some pics when it stops raining so i can get out there