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55 Door trim removal. Ugh!
The '55 Star Chief doors that I picked up are rock solid & I thought I would pull this deluxe trim off, cause if a Chebby guy buys the doors, well he wont give a rats gluteus about the trim.
It's too nice to not save. To get the big stainless "sweeps" off, the glass likely should come out but the 2 top screws are covered by the trim on the door tops. Now to get the short forward trim piece off, there is 1 stupid screw that requires pulling the weather strip & then the vent window out. Lots of screws. Wow. To strip & paint the door would require a ton of labor just to get to this screw!
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They certainly didn't build them with any thought of refurbishing them 60 odd years later, for sure. I have just been through this same process when I stripped all the stainless of my '57 to repair and polish, so I feel your pain.
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cheers Russell My 1957 Pontiac StarChief powered by a 5.3 LS with a 4L60E transmission, on 18" US Mags Big Slots. Webmaster for the American Classic Car Club Auckland. Visit us at www.americanclassiccars.org.nz |
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That trim may be worth nearly as much as the door.
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