We took the roof off of the Rover this weekend. Removal was straight forward, but not easy. We encountered some expected challenges including fasteners that hadn’t seen a wrench for decades. And some unexpected challenges; the roof was exceptionally heavy. I’m attaching a few pictures for my own notes:

Most fasteners were 7/16. We found a few metric fasteners, which I am assuming were added by the previous owner(s) as repairs. Note the moisture on the bolt. The post in the right rear corner was full of water. Something to watch in the future.

 

The front edge of the top was fastened to the top of the wind screen.

There were plenty of odd wires (installed by prior owners) to contend with in addition to the factory applied fasteners.

Once all the fasteners were removed, Spencer and I carried the top off and placed it on a pallet. There are a few tabs to be considered and other items interfering with setting it straight on the ground, so having some pallets around was definitely helpful.

With the roof removed, the Rover had a totally new look.