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Donny the bug guy
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 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject: anyone with a Semaphore bug, please read... |
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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.
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Chick Iverson
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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.....
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Donny the bug guy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks alot. I really appreciate it. |
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Motorhead55
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Are you sure that the semaphore cavities aren't just covered up? I would think that ALL '53 bugs had semaphores.
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Donny the bug guy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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59 dormi
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Yeah I think we can fix that ......theres another roof sitting here 1953 too!
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Donny the bug guy
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| Great. Just sent you an email Reinier, about that incorrect stuff that needs to be fixed. |
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sparkleplenty
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| 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...
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Donny the bug guy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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john7
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| 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
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Donny the bug guy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok. Guess I'll try and perfect the distance on mine. |
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AlteWagen
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| So what is correct, equal on both sides or one lower than the other? |
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Donny the bug guy
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Say equal on both sides. The factory would have tried to make it equal. |
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OvalTeenAZ
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Ive had 3 original semaphore cars and All of them were off by a little bit side to side... |
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Atlantic
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:38 am Post subject: |
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5 7/8" from gutter with bendable ruler. Equal on both sides. Chris' bug is RHD - so who knows anyways  |
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