doorgunner

White piece of paper is in the area where the tab is missing on both door pillar fiberglass panels.....





"While I'm at it" I need to repair the tabs also.....can someone provide a close-up pic of the "tab"?

Thanks.

Alan 71

Hi D,
This is a 69.
I don't know if a 68 was a different configuration.
Regards,
Alan

doorgunner

Alan.....do you have a "not so close" pic of the one with the door open?

Thanks, Tony

chazde3

Best I can do until I get home this evening...

Alan 71

Hi Tony,
Sorry, but no.
The photos are from about 5 years ago.
I have more of the area of the door that meets the quarter and lid, but not of that area of the lock pillar and lid.
Regards,
Alan

doorgunner

Thanks Alan.....it looks like the '68 convertible has a "rain trough".....That seems to be what I am missing on both pillars.

Does your '69 have a built in trough to channel rainwater?

Thanks Chazde3....a pic from overhead with the door open will show me what the '68 looks like.

chazde3

I got you Gunner.

My passenger side is broken like yours so it doesn't look great, but here ya go.



My driver's side



And lastly, through the use of modern technology...a mirror image of the driver's side to show what the passenger's side should look like.

NRAROX

I believe that there is a very small part missing from this photographs. As I recall in this area there is a very small two prong tab that sticks out and is used to attach the facia. Does that sound familiar?

chazde3

Could be. My car was missing plenty of little pieces here and there.

doorgunner

Thanks Members! I think I have enough great pics to reproduce the pieces on both door pillar panels!

NRAROX

This is the tab to which I referred. I believe I can see remnants of these same attaching points in your photos. These are quite thin and fragile.

chazde3

Yeah you can see where mine were ripped off at some point. I didn't have any interior trim at that location when I started the project. It was a race car, so damage happened.

doorgunner

NRAROX Thanks for the pics. They may have been designed "thin and fragile"......but this Rookie is gonna' beef 'em up.

I'm saving ALL pics in this thread to my build thread!

ronarndt

Not sure if this is what you want. Driver side with and without the little weatherstrip piece. RA

doorgunner

Thanks RA!

Can you guys give me some measurements in the pic below.....maybe I can start fabricating the drip troughs tomorrow.......





You may have to enlarge the pic to see the dimension lines better.

NRAROX

I may be able to get to this today, but I have never pulled that seal. Ron, will you have time today to take these measurements? Your seal looks like it's already removed. Or is that an old photograph?

Ben N

Hi Doorgunner,
I THINK this is what you're looking for.
It's my '69 though, but I'm thinking probably the same as a '68?

I hope it helps...
Ben

NRAROX

Here are the measurements from my car. I would not be offended by another '68 owner doublechecking my work. Below this photo I will insert a photo indicating what I used as the take off point on the right. As you know, this edge is concave.

NRAROX

This shows how I took the measurements from the right after taping a stir stick to the car following the final arc of the edge. All measurements are perpendicular to the direction of the car, i.e., a right angle to the drive shaft. The screws are 1/2" x 1/8" (ignoring the threads). I don't have any reference screw to say if they are #x, y, or z. Appear to have been black manganese phosphate, but difficult to tell. As I said in the photo markup, I would drill the holes after you acquire the part and use that as a template.

doorgunner

Thanks NRAROX. My car was/is a basket case project, so I'm just trying to reproduce pieces that do the job intended. Those measurements are perfect for me to reproduce pieces for both door pillars.

Forum Members are great!