Re: BigKev's 1937 115-C Convertible Coupe

Posted by BigKev On 2023/9/10 16:07:48

A few things done today. I took the rough bronze "eyelet" casting that Flackmaster sent me and ground it to shape. This is part of the convertible top B-pillar swing arm doo-dad. My passenger side one are some some brewed replacement that was nowhere near the correct shape or geometry. This rough casting was made to work on the left or right, but then you had to grind away the excess material to make it either a left or right. Also being a rough casting none of those holes were drilled. So that was part of the "machining" that needed to be done.

It was originally riveted to the channel with 3/16 solid rivets. I used 3/16 carriage bolts and locktite.

I also worked on replacing a rotted layer of metal on the rear end of the running board. There was originally a sandwich of metal there that captured the end of the running board rubber between them. Without this sandwich the board would be about 3/16" short. So I. had to make the piece that rotted away. I'll fill replace the rubber with some sheet rubber I have and then just pop rivet this back together.

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