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"Flashing" Under the Door Sills

Discussion in 'Mondial' started by Mondial 1985, Jan 16, 2014.

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  1. Mondial 1985

    Mondial 1985 Formula Junior

    Jun 13, 2012
    344
    Greenville, SC
    Full Name:
    Mark Alan Day
    #1 Mondial 1985, Jan 16, 2014
    Hey guys, that piece of aluminumn "flashing" (or molding) beneath the door sills (has the cutouts in the front and rear for the jack); is that piece supposed to be screwed in place or rivited? Mine appears to be both (yeah, it was worked on befor I got it) and I haven't been able to see any others up close enough to tell.
    Thanks
     
  2. TheMac

    TheMac Formula Junior

    Sep 5, 2009
    452
    Alberta
    Full Name:
    Jon Mac
    #2 TheMac, Jan 16, 2014
    I wondered the very same thing, since mine is riveted and screwed on as well! I believe it is supposed to be riveted the whole way along.
     
  3. PV Dirk

    PV Dirk F1 Veteran

    Jul 26, 2009
    5,401
    Ahwatukee, AZ
    #3 PV Dirk, Jan 16, 2014
    Factory is all rivets but they brake. One respected tech replaced all rivets on a customers car as he regularly pulls the panels off and beats them straight again and reinstalls. Plus, if you do rivets each time I believe a bit of rivet gets left inside the frame rail each time you drill them out. I don't listen to me so mine are riveted back on. Except for one that broke.

    There are threads about people working on them and some fabricating new ones. I straigtened mine, filed off rounded bottom portions and used gun bluing to turn the fresh aluminum black to match. A suggestion I got around here somewhere.
     

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