Drip rail deleting and flush mount window opinions

[benno440]

Hi Guys,

what do you guy reckon on the 2 options for removing the drip rail?

option 1: cut off the drip rails and weld the 2 x joining surfaces together?

option 2: cut 50mm or so off the roof and add/weld a strip which joins to the u channel of the drip rail?

also with flush mount windows i am not reusing the old windows as i dont have any so when the time comes i will get some custom made ones but to bring the height of the sheetmetal up higher so the glass is flush would it be better to remake the window flanges or just weld in spacer blocks? spacer blocks would be hell of a lot easier.

 

[benno440]

you can see in the attached photos what the roadster shop guys did, but i dont quite understand how they accomplished it, but the sort of look i am going for.

 

[HYRDGOON]

My initial thought is call Roadster Shop. Some of these shops have no problem giving another car guy info

 

[not so famous bob]

My initial thought is call Roadster Shop. Some of these shops have no problem giving another car guy info

racecar stuff, why bother for a street car. very minimal for et`s too.

 

[HYRDGOON]

Personal taste stuff when trying to achieve a look/appearance that you prefer over stock?

 

[benno440]

racecar stuff, why bother for a street car. very minimal for et`s too.

got nothin to do with et's or racecars.
its appearance and putting the custom/one off to work.

 

[benno440]

My initial thought is call Roadster Shop. Some of these shops have no problem giving another car guy info

they are about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, dont share anything.

 

[Stevearino]

If want to get a custom windshield for a Charger that you can mount up flush Cinema Vehicles in California bought the company that supplied the glass for the Fast and Furious 7 movie cars. They had flush fit front glass and they supplied me with my custom side glass. They may have the molds from the original company as they did for my glass from those movie cars. The number there is 1 818 780 6272. The only issue may be that you will have to have someone local to you that can sand the edges to fit your opening perfectly. It is a real time consuming job and each windshield opening is slightly different. That is why they used the big rubber moldings and the stainless trim.

 

[rolling_Thunder]

I shaved my driprails on my 68 Charger about 9 years ago - - - didn't do flush glass because I liked having some window trim to break things up --- I literally took a grinder and cut the rails off and then used a small strip of metal and covered the seam that was left behind where the drip rail / roof skin mated together.

 

[5.7 hemi]

So how does the trim attach? Got any pics?

 

[HT413]

I shaved my driprails on my 68 Charger about 9 years ago - - - didn't do flush glass because I liked having some window trim to break things up --- I literally took a grinder and cut the rails off and then used a small strip of metal and covered the seam that was left behind where the drip rail / roof skin mated together.

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I had a tough time visualizing one of our cars without the drip rail... but damn that looks good.

 

[747mopar]

I had a tough time visualizing one of our cars without the drip rail... but damn that looks good.

Agreed .

Give any thought to leading it? Lead being a great sealer seams like a good option after you get it spot welded. I believe I'd rework the channels if it were me but that would require buying more tools lol. This is what happens when you want full custom.... you either buy the tools to do it or you compromise. I like the ideas

 

[rolling_Thunder]

So how does the trim attach? Got any pics?

The window gasket channel screws up from the opening - so it is not effected by removing the drip rails -- the drip rail trim is no longer used - I also deleted the belt molding and didn't have a vinyl top so none of the trim looks "out of place"

The appearance looks a bit different because you don't have the visible window gasket strip then the drip rail strip "stacked" in appearance from the side... this way you only see the gasket track.... I polished it so it looks better and looks more streamlined. If my car was a grey or silver I would have had the trim powder coated black so it "disappeared" - but with the white the brightwork brings out a lot of contrast and looks better than blacked out trim IMO

 

[benno440]

I shaved my driprails on my 68 Charger about 9 years ago - - - didn't do flush glass because I liked having some window trim to break things up --- I literally took a grinder and cut the rails off and then used a small strip of metal and covered the seam that was left behind where the drip rail / roof skin mated together.

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looks great, the small strip was it a solid round bar or folded plate?

 

[rolling_Thunder]

looks great, the small strip was it a solid round bar or folded plate?

It was a small flat piece that i hammered to just give a smooth appearance once it was welded on - took a while but I think it worked really well

 

[themechanic]

I could swear Stacey David showed how to do this in one of his GEARZ videos. Search YouTube maybe.

 

[Brandy]

Trying to imagine what a 67 Coronet would look like without the drip rails?

 

[benno440]

I could swear Stacey David showed how to do this in one of his GEARZ videos. Search YouTube maybe.

 

[benno440]

Trying to imagine what a 67 Coronet would look like without the drip rails?

cant look bad thats for sure

 

[Brandy]

cant look bad thats for sure

Yes well, i'll have to have a sit down on the 'ole Home Depot bucket and study that for awhile. Would be the only one around these parts, that's for sure.