[Tigers] Side trim molding

[Lynn Wall]

You should probably be doing the door alignment while in primer, before
final paint.  That is the time to drill new holes.  I can just tell you that
it looks soooooo much better then having slightly out of aligned SS.  I have
a beautiful car (in my opinion) and I am always drawn to the SS being poorly
done.

 

Look at a Dale A restoration.  The SS is perfect.  It kind of makes me want
to cry when I think about my car.  Although my SS is close, it is not good
enough for my tastes

 

Good luck and stock up on brave pills.  Assembly of a painted car will
require a large supply.

 

Lynn

 

PS.  In my opinion you would be asking for trouble using the adhesive.  The
lines of the car have a slight bow and  the SS is VERY narrow.  Being hollow
in the back I'm not sure how you would get enough surface area to make a
good adhesion and hold the straight SS along the curved body of the car.  If
you do it I would love to hear how it worked.  Keep us informed

 

From: michael king [mailto:michael.s.king at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:01 PM
To: cars at wt-inc.com
Cc: coopdvm; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Side trim molding

 

Or they will weld them up.. not put the stipes back on.. and paint the car
beautifully.. then when you are the guy who wants to put them back on you
are terrified of drilling and hitting the weld and ruining the beautiful
paint job... I still havent had enough brave pills to re-install the side
trims.. am debating if i use the new automotive adhesives.

On 20 June 2012 00:17, Lynn Wall <cars at wt-inc.com> wrote:

Professional restorers will weld up all the holes. Hang and align the doors
and then align the SS in a perfect straight line and drill new holes.  I am
not a professional restorer and I wish I had know this prior.  Otherwise
your SS will be close but not perfect.

Lynn


-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of coopdvm
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 7:26 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Side trim molding

On my Tiger, the side trim had been eliminated on a previous repaint, but I
found the original holes from the inside of each panel by feeling for the
body filler used to fill the holes. There are 7 clips used on the long piece
for the front wing, the first is just behind the front where the headlamp
ring attaches. I don't have the measurements, but if you can't find the
original holes, you will still need to know exactly how the piece lines up
latitudinally as well as longitudinally.If the front fenders are from a
Tiger originally, see if you can locate holes like I have done. If not, I'll
try to get some exact measurements for you.Bill
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