Brents65 wrote:

So my passenger side drip rail looks to be made of Swiss cheese.  I have looked around and it seems no one makes any type of replacement yet for the 65 coupe.  What has any of you done?

So your area where the as trim mounts to is rusted out.  Use a ole bottle cap opener and pop off the trim.  Then remove the seam sealer and whip out an air grinder and cut out what is bad replace probably with about 18 gauge?? Sorry can't remember the gauge haven't done the body for a while now.  For the steel just go to local metal supply and they can cut it or they might have it in the scrap pile for the price of nuts and berries. or get on to eBay or other sources. and grab some steel probably 6ft x 2" that way you have extra to work with. Some times when the drip rails go it gets in the roof.  After you have your steel is then just tacking in the new for minimal heat distortion. Also don't forget that tin snips straight right and left are your friends for metal fit up. Then for the trim get a small trim anvil and a small finishing hammer usually with a leather face shield put on it works well. For the hammer I love my 1427 plumb cross peen.  Eastwood sells the trim anvil or you could make one. And I don't recall who but theres manufacture online that sells the anvil hammer and the leather shield as well although I dont recall who. Or just like the anvil the sheild could be made out of several things.

Last edited by True74yamaha (4/02/2015 6:26 PM)

Keep it simple, Just like steve said:
 
1)Go to the steel section at home depot
2) Buy a piece of steel angle(like a $1.25) that has the width of the drip rail, thickness may most likely be thicker and flat(Can grind it down and round it out to its shape once its welded)
3) Measure, mark, and cut how much you want to put on there.
4)Weld,grind to its shape, Done

Thanks for the tip. Did you use a metal brake and fold the outside edge over? It looks to me to be thicker than 18 gauge.

I had to replace most of my drivers drip rail. I bought a roof section from a crushed mustand and removed a section of my roof and grafted it in. It took probably four hours to do the whole thing. I ended up with a small ripple in the roof that I was able to bang out. Not a fun project, so you may want to go down Rameses' route if you can.

BobN