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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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Default Shaved drip rails?

I remember not too long ago a guy had shaved his drip rails off. Anyone have the thread handy?
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:47 AM
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Never heard of shaving them off. Most people just pull them off. Sounds much easier to me
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Sounds like all you need to do is take a grinder and cut them off, them grind them smooth.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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Sounds like all you need to do is take a grinder and cut them off, them grind them smooth.
Not quite that simple. The whole seam along the roof needs to be welded up. I did mine. Its a bit of a pain. I haven't finished fileing the welds and making it look straight but here is a few pics.

Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Very nice. Very clean looking.

Now if someone would just make some 1 piece windows....
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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I think there's a little more to it than just snipping them off, throwing some mud on it, and painting. Like two metal sheets that would need to be re-welded.

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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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See if I can get Rich to take pics. Experimented with it when I was about 17(oh god, that's about 10 years ago !), and it is a little tricky. But no rain when it pours. We we also shaving the drip rails on our fastback.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick.Simonds
Very nice. Very clean looking.

Now if someone would just make some 1 piece windows....
Ew, why? Wing windows are great. The only reason manufacturers did away with them is because they're more expensive than a one piece design.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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I like the look. Very unique on the stangs. I do like the wings though for the great circulation.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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I started doing that to my 65 coupe a while back and have yet to finish. It's not aas simple as it may sound. Like someone said earlier the roof has to be re-welded where the rail is cut. Will try to get some pictures later tonight.



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