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Originally Posted by GTM
Thanks. I'm trying to avoid using a piece cut from another car. Frank's is a good place to get used parts, but expensive. I think I'll just try the fabrication route.
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This really is an easy one to fabricate from scrap..Doesn't have to be from another car. All you really need is a little sheetmetal. I prefer scrap cut from other cars myself...but that's just me.
It's kind of hard to explain but you really just need to cut two strips of metal maybe one inch wide and the length and curvature needed. One piece is the horizontal piece...that needs to be cut to match the curve....and the other is the vertical piece...It will be bent to match the curve.
That is, the horizontal piece is cut to the curved shape of the corner. The vertical piece is bent to conform to the shape of corner. Weld the two pieces together and then weld them into place. Grind away the excess.
Actually, you can do this first with poster board, beer can, whatever. Once you get the proper dimensions figured out, cut the metal to the shape of the templates.
I hope I explained that clearly....here's a pic of mine that may help.
If you do this, make sure to check it against the shape of glass reveal moulding.
In the photo below, I cut the corner piece as a 'J' shape..that's what I'm referring to as the 'horizontal' piece. The other piece is welded to the 'J' in a perpendicular fashion after it has been shaped to conform to the window opening and insuring that the reveal moulding fits.
Harder to explain than it is to do!
