08-18-2016, 12:29 AM | #1 |
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Belt rail?
29 special coupe. What goes between the top and the lower body? Is it a trim piece that curves aroun the body? And does any one make it?
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08-18-2016, 04:43 AM | #2 |
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Not sure if any are being produced, I guess I'm fortunate to have mine as some have said they are hard to find.! Because of the curve (body form), they are quite fragile and could easily be bent.
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08-18-2016, 06:00 AM | #3 |
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I have been told they are not being reproduced. If you find one, they are very expensive. Luckily I have mine. I have seen people use aluminum moldings. Drill countersunk holes in the molding and screw it to the body. Then fill the holes and paint the molding.
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08-18-2016, 06:57 AM | #4 |
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I wonder what happened to the fellow out of either Ohio or Michigan that was making them? He came to one of the Fordbarn Workshops several years ago, but I have not heard from him or about his mouldings in quite some time.
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08-18-2016, 08:24 AM | #5 |
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Tony Raffin from Michigan was making them and I think Snyders was selling them. They did not have all of the correct bends across the back and on the sides. The shop that was making the pieces went out of business and I heard Tony lost his dies.
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08-18-2016, 09:31 AM | #6 |
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08-18-2016, 10:36 AM | #7 |
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They are not being made. I searched for five years before I found an original set, 700 miles from home. I paid $250 and drove down to pick it up, because it was too risky to ship. They are very rare, very fragile, and very expensive when you find them. Then when you install them it takes a lot of caution and care to get it right without damage. Another thing I don't know how they accomplished on the production line.
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08-18-2016, 03:58 PM | #8 |
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I made mine for the Special coupe using a DD brass molding from Universal Tire. i centered a 7ft piece across the back , drilled and countersunk screws, filled,sanded and painted and looks identical to the original, been on there for 31 years.
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08-18-2016, 06:13 PM | #9 |
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I saw a 1929 Sport Coupe with an aluminum molding similar to what Barry described above. It was painted and looked very nice. About five years ago we saw six of them at Hershey as one of our club members was looking for one. Doug Born from Colorado had one priced at $600.00.
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08-19-2016, 12:52 AM | #11 |
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DD brass moulding? What is that and what is the cross section look like
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08-19-2016, 02:36 AM | #12 |
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08-19-2016, 03:12 AM | #13 |
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A google search of "DD brass molding from Universal Tire" brings up;
https://www.universaltire.com/wheel-...s-molding.html With the picture;
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08-19-2016, 08:43 AM | #14 |
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I was thinking a piece of rubber trim from a commercial cabinet supplier would work if you could find the proper configuration!
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08-19-2016, 09:47 AM | #15 |
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Most guys use hidemwelt until they can find original molding, but that DD molding might be a nice answer.
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08-20-2016, 12:05 AM | #16 |
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Just wondering, is that trim the same as on a standard coupe? If the "leatherback" were removed could a special coupe become a standard coupe?ub
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08-20-2016, 06:27 AM | #17 |
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The structure around the rear window is different from the standard coupe.
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08-20-2016, 08:32 PM | #18 |
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[QUOTE=vern hodgson;1341029]I was thinking a piece of rubber trim from a commercial cabinet supplier would work if you could find the proper configuration!
Universal Tire has the best contour to match the original , I bought several from them, they come as a straight piece 7 feet long shipped in a heavy cardboard tube and being brass it is fairly easy to form. The 7 ft. length will leave you with around 6" left over when used as the belt or cowl molding. At the time I did mine I looked at the other alternatives and I wasn't going to use cowl welting or aluminum as it would look wavy after fastening. Barry B/ ma. Last edited by Barry B./ Ma.; 08-21-2016 at 12:24 PM. Reason: sentence construction |
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I am lucky to have one for my coupe. However, somebody in the past had screwed it to the wood and I have holes about every 6 inches along the piece. since my car is not going to be a judged car I filled the dents and painted. when I install I am going to use the holes and screw it back on. I wish somebody was making them.
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