ChrisS Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I need to remove the half roll cage from my 90 Black for blasting and powder coating. It's bolted on in four places, wing top near wind screen and above the rain gutter. Are the nuts captive, or will I need to remove the interior trim in the roof? (It never seems to go back as well when trim is removed). I've put my hand up inside the wing from the from the bonnet, but I can't feel any nuts let alone get a spanner there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 the ones in the wings are very likely to be captive ones, but i'm not sure about the roof ones. Try undoing them and see if anything happens if they keep turning then you know they aren't captive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Chris, if you can post a picture it'll help others know what kind of roll cage you have and thus some kind of help in dismantling it Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thanks for the replies. Here are some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 do the bars on the roof bolt onto an internal hoop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't know. They were a factory fitted special edition thing. Do i ned to remove roof trim to find out? There's no internal structure visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't know. They were a factory fitted special edition thing. Do i ned to remove roof trim to find out? There's no internal structure visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Chris, Have you tried removing a couple of the bolts from the plate ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 I've just got around to trying the bolts as suggested and everything seems to be captive nuts. I've loosened everything off and started to remove the bolts - then CLUNK! as the bolts on the roof bracket are removed - captive nuts drop inside roof. I can see the clip thingy for the captive nuts through one of the holes for the bolts. How do you remove the appropriate trim without damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 Managed to loosen enough trim to get fingers onto captive nuts and hold them in place. O.K. BUT whilst the rest of the bars are ready to ping off, the bars to the roof are not budging despite the bolts in the plate being off. What's holding them in place? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Is there a rubber isolater between the cage and the roof ? These can be very sticky after a few years in place ! Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 This look very similar to the 50th Anniversary cage On these the bar on the front wings bolts to a plate with captive nuts and a rubber seal between them the lower part is more like an angle plate which is bolted to the bulkhead bolts holes a la front wing rear, then a oplate at the top with welded nuts On the roof similar rubber seal, but the capitive bolts go into plates which I think was removable so they will fall away, but easy enough to refit HTH Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thanks Mo and Nige. Yes it was just stuck with rust and rubber - took a yank to shift. Removing the upper seatbelt mounting and prising back the trim, I can reach up to the captive nuts on their plate for refitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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