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Sun Jan 19, 2003 2:47 pm |
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| anyone here ever shaved their gutters? i've seen several in mags but no one says how it's done. i'm guessing air powered cut-off wheel. i have a saws all but i think that would be a little hard to keep straight and clean. any ideas? |
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| Jeremy |
Sun Jan 19, 2003 3:41 pm |
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A friend of mine hack sawed his off then used a grinder to take off the rest. it looked pretty clean after it was complete.
later |
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| keifernet |
Sun Jan 19, 2003 6:14 pm |
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| SAWZALL!!!! LOL!.... then grinder to smooth, I could cut them off like warm butter with mine.... |
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| Dominic |
Mon Jan 20, 2003 12:57 pm |
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I have a question;
Why would anybody want to do that?
Just wondering how other minds think.
I need mine to keep water out of my ride, but that's me.
LOL
DOM
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| thayer |
Mon Jan 20, 2003 5:37 pm |
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shit.. I would totally do that.. I have my 54 roach that has no hope for anything but customizing....
Thayer |
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| Kevdawg was here |
Thu Jan 23, 2003 8:21 pm |
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| Be sure to tack the shaved gutters as you go, or your lid could pop off. The roof is attached via the crimp made with the gutters. It is a very cool look to smooth it all out, but you need to think before you leap, or you'll have a real mess. Also make sure your doors close properly and don't stick out past the natural curve of the roof line. Otherwise it will look real stupid. For information on how to, look around for articles and how to's in street rod mags (Rod and Custom, Street Rodder etc.). They're doing this stuff all the time. |
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| j.pickens |
Thu Jan 23, 2003 9:24 pm |
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Kebdawg,
I have visions of the whole roof peeling back like a can of sardines. |
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| thayer |
Fri Jan 24, 2003 11:13 am |
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did I say 54? I meant 65.
Thayer |
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| [email protected] |
Fri Jan 24, 2003 3:17 pm |
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| thanx kevdog, i completley forgot about the roof seem. i think i'll hold off on that idea for now. |
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| lenny copp |
Sat Jan 25, 2003 12:59 pm |
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Peeling that off is a sure way to have a convertible. LOL
Lenny |
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| itizmyne4 |
Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:13 pm |
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| My brother and I have shaved the gutters off on his '63 looks so much cleaner. solid as a rock. Just do it in sections. Gonna do myne when we are ready, and we have a better idea of how to do it. since his was the "test" car. Ive seen a blue one where i live with gutters shaved, thats why we did the '63. Might be a problem selling it i hear, but only if your selling it to a purist or something. Both our cars are going to be custom, so gutters or not, it wont be the deciding factor. Why would anyone do that? Cause not everyone wants to have the same looking Bugs. Gotta be different somehow |
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