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10-13-2017, 09:00 PM | #1 |
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Roadster Tack Strip?
What is this piece called on a 1930 Standard Roadster? (The rusty channel on top of the belt rail) It appears to have wood inside of it. How did Ford get wood in there? How to I get wood in there? Maybe use material from a plastic cutting board as suggested for the top bows? Do any of the parts suppliers supply this piece of sheet metal? Sorry for all the questions.
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10-13-2017, 11:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: Roadster Tack Strip?
When I got the wood strip from LeBaron Bonny many years ago for my 31 Deluxe Roadster, it looked like it would never fit. Called them.. They said "Start in the center and work out in both directions. It will form itself as it goes." And it did. Fit well.
Do not know who makes the channel. Maybe Brookville?
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10-14-2017, 06:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: Roadster Tack Strip?
That is not wood but a material that looks like compressed leather. No one makes the channel. I thought about reproducing it at one time but never have tooled up. Here's the deal, the door fit on a roadster body is dependent on that tack strip as being rigid to hold the width. While wood can be substituted, the wood needs to be one solid piece, -not three pieces screwed down from the center out. Unfortunately, many don't realize this until it is too late.
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10-14-2017, 07:41 AM | #4 |
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Re: Roadster Tack Strip?
Brent, would an additional piece of heavy sheet metal tack welded to the top of the tack strip negatively affect anything. If not then new countersink holes could be drilled in the additional sheet metal to hold the screw heads. Is there a better solution?
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In this application, because the Lift-a-Dot fasteners are almost like a small lag screw, it will work fine within the Kwik-Poly bedding however Kwik-Poly sets up hard and does not work well for retaining nails, tacks, & brads because it does not give to be elastic around the fastener. Kwik-Poly was originally invented for the Equine industry where the Ferrier could mix up something quick to apply and reshape for correcting horses hoofs. When they nailed into it, they often bradded the nail over to keep the nail in the hoof. |
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