Fitting a late bay roof to a december 71

[USwesty]

I have a compleat roof cut from a 79 westy and thought I could remove the roof cap from my van by drilling out all of the spot welds, Also one of the roof supports is flat so i will also have to swap this. Has anyone ever done this before? I did also think I could get a sunroof hole cut and weld this into my roof and still use the large late bay bunk? Will this work?

 

[Happystamps]

I have a compleat roof cut from a 79 westy and thought I could remove the roof cap from my van by drilling out all of the spot welds, Also one of the roof supports is flat so i will also have to swap this. Has anyone ever done this before? I did also think I could get a sunroof hole cut and weld this into my roof and still use the large late bay bunk? Will this work?

From memory, the rear corners are different- assuming your '71 has the half-moon vents. So unless it's cheap and you're on with keeping your rear corners, I'd say skip it.

 

[Tofufi]

Wouldn't a December '71 be a crossover with the late rear vents?

 

[Happystamps]

If you say so ;-)

 

[USwesty]

Yeah its has square vents like a late bay. Would my van be classed as a late bay roof then?