or option 3..... body filler.
If its under 1/2" thick, is good!

"opton 5": can you heat shrink the high spots with the oxy, and tap down?
 
"Deano style" gasless is also now 'Mk1 Escort Dave" style as well  for those following along on Youtube.
Remember to swap the polarity over with gasless.
Need to learn Tig next I think.
 

Looks good though Marty considering the three (?) panels that make up the roof and the heat from tacking and stitching it all together.

I like the pop out part, would be good on my boat!
great pics Marty, pictures are as good as a thousand words..
 
Deano remind me never to let you make a pizza for me, 1/2" filler, heathen

These caps come in black chrome too, might get one and see which is best suited to the cars colour once completed.
Here it is in stealth mode

All I did on our Monday holiday was do some final bracing and welds to secure the sunroof frame in it's place. These are factory supports but lightly modified for the skinnier Escort roof

The bracket behind it is for the actual sunroof to stop flailing about at the back and supports it better when fully opened. I used nutserts as a quick and solid holding point. I've had this kit a long time, very handy..

Hey Mark thanks, I first seen the fuel caps on kindig customs and needed to check them out, luckily I found them on AliExpress pretty cheap compared to USA shops.
Sticking a cross brace at the back could be possible with the 4dr roof having one from factory, but I will be going to install a roof lining to hide the sunroof frame and drain tubes which have yet to be finalised on the path to the outside world.
Deano had a good idea about 3d printing the speaker mounts which I will be fitting in the rear door opening, the front speakers will be hidden under the dash panel..I'm slightly copying the guys on Retro Power Cars with their 2x mk1 Escorts, the flared arches were hand beaten into shape, took over 5wks for both cars, those guy know how to fabricate and execute a fantastic vehicle. The 2x Allegras (Austin allegro body on a Honda Integra floor with all Honda running gear) are works of art . If you've not seen them, it's a must watch series.

Err I did have a tv in the shed but one day the shed decided to leak rain in and was directly over the TV, end of that idea..
I'm not really liking the stoopercars now, or even 30yrs when this garb 5.0 series started, outdated motors and it was based on the Holden rolling platform. Not a fan of the commentary either, makes it even boringer but I'll watch the support racing all day long.
Bring back Muscle Car Masters and historics. I like the Legends racing cars as well... also called Aussie racers for some silly reason.. They came from America ffs lol

I'm hoping to catch some track action during smoko n lunch breaks today if it's on normal TV. One thinking I absolutely loathe about the tv broadcast is when there's a support race on, they'll go to another studio and talk about cooking pasta and some haberdashery shop, they always do it... But if mkr was interrupted with some random Motorsport knowledge there would be a war...

I'm up to date with Dave's Garage so far , but he might bung another clip on yt overnight as he is due for one..
I think he feels hard done by.. the Wales gument, they can only drive 20mph (32kph) throughout Wales to stop pollution, haha it'll make it worse.