Neil -
All those holes you speak of should be caulked so that you don't have trunk
leaks. Since a lot of things were 'missed' in the course of assembling the
'57s, this could have been one of them ? Is this the first time Horace has
been disassembled ?
Ron
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From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:46 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Rubber buggy BUMPERS, Baby!
> Don't let anybody tell you that (all of the) frame "donut" bushings
> can't be installed while a body is still 'mounted' to the frame!
>
> I , previously, mentioned that I thought that there were 12 bushings,
> per car; there are actually 14 of them, and they look just like the ones
> that Gary Goers sells.
>
> My body shop was able to install 10 of the 14 bushings, by slightly
> lifting/separating the body, from the frame (I wasn't there to witness
> it); they said that the remaining 4 bushings (located about 1' apart, in
> the vicinity of the firewall, on each-side, naturally, ) had
> inaccessible attachments, unless the fenders were removed, BUT, they
> didn't appear to be in "critical" locations , AND the 47 y.o. O.E.M.
> bushings (several of which I took with me, as souvenirs)
> were, essentially in EXCELLENT physical condition!! Amazing.
>
> With the rear window stainless-trim pieces removed, the "mystery" of
> how/why/where trunk and rear parcel-shelf leakages occur is 'solved'.
>
> There are a series of LARGISH trim-mounting holes, all around the back
> glass area, any of which could leak like a sieve!
>
> I especially "like" (not!) the hole, located right-AT the spot where
> all the roof run-off
> water, via the drip-rail, 'lands' on the quarter-panel!! That's almost
> as 'neat' as the fact that the 1/4 panels, internally, have no real
> means to dispel any water that gets into them
>
> whew! I may be getting really tired of waiting for Horrie's paint job to
> get done, but, he's really BUSHED!
>
> Neil V.
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