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Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:29 pm

Hey all. I need some help form anyone with a semaphore car. I am trying make cemaphore cans for my '53 (which was restored without them), and need the following info: Distance from the rain gutter to the tow of the opening, the full length of the opening, and the full width of the opening.

All help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:21 pm

From the bottom of the rain gutter to the top of opening ...one side is 5-3/4" the other side is 5-15/16" (original paint car), the opening is 7" top to bottom and 11/16" wide.....

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:43 pm

Thanks alot. I really appreciate it.

Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:23 pm

Are you sure that the semaphore cavities aren't just covered up? I would think that ALL '53 bugs had semaphores.

Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:46 pm

well, the dim-witt that restored it replaced the whole roof clip, including the semaphore cans with a '57 roof clip (cuz it was cheaper apparently). The posts dont have the pointy-indentation on the door jam part beside the openings, which is why i believe they are gone completely.

Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:04 am

Yeah I think we can fix that ......theres another roof sitting here 1953 too!

Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:47 am

Great. Just sent you an email Reinier, about that incorrect stuff that needs to be fixed.

Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:05 am

5vert6 wrote: From the bottom of the rain gutter to the top of opening ...one side is 5-3/4" the other side is 5-15/16" (original paint car), the opening is 7" top to bottom and 11/16" wide.....

Mine are 5 7/8" from gutter to top (both sides) measuring straight down more like 6" with a bendible ruler, 7" length and 11/16" wide...

Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:09 am

OK, thanks. I will have to see. I may have a lead on the real deal cans, but its still good to have the exact measurements to get em dead-on in place.

Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:36 pm

5vert6 wrote: From the bottom of the rain gutter to the top of opening ...one side is 5-3/4" the other side is 5-15/16" (original paint car), the opening is 7" top to bottom and 11/16" wide.....

Cool so its not just my 53 that they are not evenly spaced from 1 side to the other

Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:37 pm

Ok. Guess I'll try and perfect the distance on mine.

Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:14 pm

So what is correct, equal on both sides or one lower than the other?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:21 pm

Say equal on both sides. The factory would have tried to make it equal.

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:36 pm

Ive had 3 original semaphore cars and All of them were off by a little bit side to side...

Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:38 am

5 7/8" from gutter with bendable ruler. Equal on both sides. Chris' bug is RHD - so who knows anyways ;)