Re: 1949 coupe interior - sunvisors and sill panel strips
Posted by HH56 On 2025/2/7 10:40:42
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Leigh, I don't think I can help much with this request as my 47 is a 4 door sedan so the B pillar will have a different shape and width from that of a 2 door.
What I can say is if the construction of the support is anywhere near the same as the 4 door, the piece is made of 1/8 hardboard and is held to the body by retaining pins which look like a fat serrated shank roofing nail. The pins are inserted thru the hardboard with the flat head flush with the front side of the support and held tight to that piece by a push on speednut clip over the shank in the back. The whole assy is then upholstered with the same material as headliner with a layer of padding under the fabric. Retainer pins are pushed into receivers which are inserted into holes in the sheetmetal to complete the job. The serrations of the pin shaft catch in the receivers making the piece somewhat difficult to remove without damaging either the hardboard or the receiver piece in the sheetmetal. Even though the board was dry and very brittle, I was able to remove mine by using a wide but thin pry tool inserted under the board so it was right next to the pins and could catch the head. With gentle persuasion minimal damage was done to the board although a couple of retainers did sacrifice the prongs that holds the pin serrations. No idea where to get suitable replacements on those as the size seem to be rather unique compared to modern stud or pin retainers.
Shapewise, the support is straight in the length portion and stops a couple of inches below the contours of the door or window frames. Based on how they treated the sedan, I suspect the top on the 2 door will also be straight in relation to the headliner meeting point. I have no idea where the lower end stops on the 2 door but suspect in a similar angle somewhere level with the top of the quarter upholstery panel or metal trim piece. Here is what the sedan looks like at the top and my thoughts on how they did the 2 door. Based of the angle of the 2 door B pillar, I would imagine the top and bottom of the piece would be cut at angles making it somewhat of a parallelogram so the ends would look something like the dotted line drawn on an interior view from the parts book.
I could be 100 % wrong on all counts so please don't take this as fact and with luck someone with a 2 door will confirm or correct my assumptions on finish and post photos.
Would it be pushing the friendship to ask if you can shed some light on the dimensions of the B pillar trim pieces? They are also completely missing on my car. I thought I'd be able to draw up a template for them without too much trouble, but I'd like to keep as true to the original dimensions as possible.
Leigh, I don't think I can help much with this request as my 47 is a 4 door sedan so the B pillar will have a different shape and width from that of a 2 door.
What I can say is if the construction of the support is anywhere near the same as the 4 door, the piece is made of 1/8 hardboard and is held to the body by retaining pins which look like a fat serrated shank roofing nail. The pins are inserted thru the hardboard with the flat head flush with the front side of the support and held tight to that piece by a push on speednut clip over the shank in the back. The whole assy is then upholstered with the same material as headliner with a layer of padding under the fabric. Retainer pins are pushed into receivers which are inserted into holes in the sheetmetal to complete the job. The serrations of the pin shaft catch in the receivers making the piece somewhat difficult to remove without damaging either the hardboard or the receiver piece in the sheetmetal. Even though the board was dry and very brittle, I was able to remove mine by using a wide but thin pry tool inserted under the board so it was right next to the pins and could catch the head. With gentle persuasion minimal damage was done to the board although a couple of retainers did sacrifice the prongs that holds the pin serrations. No idea where to get suitable replacements on those as the size seem to be rather unique compared to modern stud or pin retainers.
Shapewise, the support is straight in the length portion and stops a couple of inches below the contours of the door or window frames. Based on how they treated the sedan, I suspect the top on the 2 door will also be straight in relation to the headliner meeting point. I have no idea where the lower end stops on the 2 door but suspect in a similar angle somewhere level with the top of the quarter upholstery panel or metal trim piece. Here is what the sedan looks like at the top and my thoughts on how they did the 2 door. Based of the angle of the 2 door B pillar, I would imagine the top and bottom of the piece would be cut at angles making it somewhat of a parallelogram so the ends would look something like the dotted line drawn on an interior view from the parts book.
I could be 100 % wrong on all counts so please don't take this as fact and with luck someone with a 2 door will confirm or correct my assumptions on finish and post photos.
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