Re: Our 1932 901
Posted by Marty or Marston On 2014/3/14 13:49:38
The fenders with welting were installed without any big issues occurring. The running boards (RBs) were a different matter. The trim piece that goes on the outside of the running board was in bad shape as rust from the steel piece underneath had caused the outer brass piece (both right & left sides of the RBs) to split almost its entire length into . The photo shows the rusted inner steel piece (top) and how the brass piece (bottom) was split.
The fenders with welting were installed without any big issues occurring. The running boards (RBs) were a different matter. The trim piece that goes on the outside of the running board was in bad shape as rust from the steel piece underneath had caused the outer brass piece (both right & left sides of the RBs) to split almost its entire length into . The photo shows the rusted inner steel piece (top) and how the brass piece (bottom) was split.
The brass portion was soaked in "Krud Kutter", a phosphoric acid solution, for about 4 hours to remove the rust deposits. Then the split sections were silver solder together. The 4 trim pieces that go between the front and rear of the RBs were in good shape needing only to be re-chromed. However, I did not have the trim pieces that goes between the splash shield below the doors and the running board.
I made these from 1/16" thick aluminum bar that was 1.5" wide. This was accomplished with an auto body hammer and rolling the aluminum over a piece of 1/8" thick steel form. It was then filed, sanded and buffed to give it a nice smooth surface. The eight pieces were chromed, installed on the running boards and then installed on the car.
In place of the rusted steel that held the outer trim piece on, 5 small 'Clips' per side were made from 16 gauge steel. These were used in the correct position so the outer trim could be bolted to the fender.
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The fenders with welting were installed without any big issues occurring. The running boards (RBs) were a different matter. The trim piece that goes on the outside of the running board was in bad shape as rust from the steel piece underneath had caused the outer brass piece (both right & left sides of the RBs) to split almost its entire length into . The photo shows the rusted inner steel piece (top) and how the brass piece (bottom) was split.
The brass portion was soaked in "Krud Kutter", a phosphoric acid solution, for about 4 hours to remove the rust deposits. Then the split sections were silver solder together. The 4 trim pieces that go between the front and rear of the RBs were in good shape needing only to be re-chromed. However, I did not have the trim pieces that goes between the splash shield below the doors and the running board.
I made these from 1/16" thick aluminum bar that was 1.5" wide. This was accomplished with an auto body hammer and rolling the aluminum over a piece of 1/8" thick steel form. It was then filed, sanded and buffed to give it a nice smooth surface. The eight pieces were chromed, installed on the running boards and then installed on the car.
In place of the rusted steel that held the outer trim piece on, 5 small 'Clips' per side were made from 16 gauge steel. These were used in the correct position so the outer trim could be bolted to the fender.
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