Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2014/10/30 10:16:31

making those wire clips from bare wire is proving to be futile, so I gave up on that. I have feelers out to a couple of suppliers and will know something soon. I do have one more idea on how to make the 1.5" wire clip that I'm fairly sure will work, but I want to exhaust all leads first.

I did find the 1" tall beltline molding clip on eBay that I'm pretty sure would be perfect. its either that or since I can get to the holes from the inside of the door, etc...I'll just put studded spring clips on it and a nut from the inside. I'll just hope I never have to remove a trim piece, cause that would require removal of a door panel, etc. for the ones behind the rear panels, I 'll get my wife to reach in with her dainty hands to put the nuts on.

the lower 1.5" wire clips at the bottom would be hard to replace with spring clips as I can't reach the back side to put the nut on the stud unless I drilled holes in the inner rocker panel. which I don't want to do.

the best news though.....wait for it....wait for it.......

I'M FINISHED WITH THE PAINT!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO YAAAAAAAA

now I can take the front fenders off and mount all the pieces to the firewall and to the fenders....mount the radiator, etc. etc.

I also tested the new rubber metal roofing washer and 10-24 locking nut on the trunk emblem. works great as a replacement.

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