Drip rails
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Drip rails
I also posted this in the forum that covers th 78 truck. I need a replacement drip rail for my 78 on the pass. side. LMC doesnt list one. Any ideas wher to find one? I really dont want to build one if i can keep from it.
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Good luck with that one. I decided just to shave mine off, considering how thin the sheet metal is in that area of the cab, and what you need to do to replace it. I like the look without, but it is not for everyone. The best source I have seen is a donor truck in a junkyard, then lots of patience and very low heat with a welder to splice it back in, then lots of time sanding to get things back straight. Even just block sanding the roof, you need to be careful to prevent it from tin canning and warping. It is probably as much work to replace it, as to shave it off, so it is just a matter of preference as you will need to weld things either way.
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Originally Posted by Rocket Racing
Good luck with that one. I decided just to shave mine off, considering how thin the sheet metal is in that area of the cab, and what you need to do to replace it. I like the look without, but it is not for everyone. The best source I have seen is a donor truck in a junkyard, then lots of patience and very low heat with a welder to splice it back in, then lots of time sanding to get things back straight. Even just block sanding the roof, you need to be careful to prevent it from tin canning and warping. It is probably as much work to replace it, as to shave it off, so it is just a matter of preference as you will need to weld things either way.
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if you do sell it on ebay! I like the retromod 'shaved' look and all newer rigs don't have the rail....and snow and rain splatters on the seat too.
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As original, the drip rails are in two sections. The inner rails are part of the roof panel and cab corner. The outers were available as separate parts and were tack welded to the inner rails. A bead of paintable caulk was laid over where the rails joined, and the cabs painted. The drip rail mouldings then went over the outer rails.
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I have decided to do away withthe drip rails. I like the lines it leaves and is not going to take alot to mold every thing in. Down the back side I may have to put in a peice of metal and mold it in to fill the extra gap left from removing the drip rail. I cut the tack welds up to where the two peices join at the top of the door. I took my saws all and cut the rest off as flush as I could and used my grinder to get the rest flush with the cab, well a little under flush to give me room to mold it in. I think it will look good when I am done.
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