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On the ones I purchased for my 60 & the ones I took off of
a 60 parts car both had several dabs of glue on them. Not sure about the ones I
purchased, but the ones on the parts car were probably on the car since
new
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 10:06
AM
Subject: Re: IML: 60 roof inserts
--- clay-deb <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Happy Holidays everyone
>
> Has anyone
ever attempted to reproduce the roof inserts that were an
> option on
the 59 and 60 Imperials.?
> It just so happens that the
machine shop I work for has a fair
> selection
> of 303 and 304
stainless flat stock.
> It wouldn't be too hard to
make a template and glue a couple of
> pieces to
> the roof. (I
think).
> I have never actually seen the inserts in
person on an Imperial, what
> type of finish do they
have?.
> I did some searching on the web site
for a good close up photo but
> couldn't find
any.
> Any thoughts ,comments ,or suggestions
would be appreciated
.
>
Although not difficult to do in your shop, the inserts were cut and
then
stamped into their curved form. Getting the curve right may take
some
time. They have the rain-gutter shape molded into the long-edge,
and this
may take some time to get right - you'll want some originals as
templates.
Doing this would probably neccesitate building a
buck that you could use
to pound the metal into the correct shape.
The inserts are clamped onto
the roof (no glue) by the curved upper trim
and the lower edge goes under
the rain-gutter edge and is held in
place.
Done as OEM was, it should not make any movement if
pressed upon once
installed. This may take more time than cutting the
shape and doing some
bending to be pulled off correctly.
Question: Why not get correct parts and use a wire wheel to
refinish? It
is stainless, after all.
=====
Kenyon Wills
6o LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built
Car
73 LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious
San Lorenzo/SF Bay
Area
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