Floppy Roof!!!

[Paul F]

I was mucking about with my escort tonight and noticed that the roof was a bit....well....floppy. I assumed it was something to do with a dent, as other parts of the car are missing the required amounts of rigidity due to stretched metal! But then I looked over at my dad's escort, and running from one side to the other accross the middle of the roof on the inside there is like a strengthening panel, which mine does not seem to have! They're both 2 door mk2 escorts, so you'd think they'd be the same... I can only assume this strengthening panel would give me the firm roof i desire.... Can anyone offer any light on this subject, or maybe where I could get one?!

[mk1mexico]

you would be surprised how much stronger it seems with a headlining in mate

[Gareth]

M8,

My mk1 doesn't have that strengthener, but

 

my m8's mex does.

 

When he did his roof skin, the donor roof he got

 

which was a 4 door had it too....

 

I dont think all escy's came with 'em

[Paul F]

Thanks for your replies... I might have a pokey around my 4 door and see if that has one i can pinch! The plan is to have headlining (although I've heard it's a bastard to fit), so hopefully that'll sort it out...

[Tom]

mate, i think it was just the earlier mk2's and rs's that had them. mines a 75 and has one and it was only a pop

[Paul F]

my dad's is a 75, mine's a 79 pop which is probably why it's sans strengthener...