Pic of door panel fix
04-16-2009, 12:08 PM
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04-16-2009, 07:58 PM
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I epoxied small metal plates to the top of my door frame last night then installed screws down thru the weatherstrip into the plates and all is well and I know it will stay forever. I beleive this is the best and easiest fix to date the I have read on the forumn.
Hope this helps some people out
Hope this helps some people out
05-20-2009, 10:08 AM
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I finally fixed mine
I used aluminum plates, rivets and 2 part epoxy. That should hold it for a very long time.
Here’s pics.
Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
Here’s pics.
Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
Any questions
06-24-2009, 06:20 PM
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can someone spoon feed me please
where the hell do you guys get these materials ie, the rivets, the thing that turns what appears to be a nail into a rivet, the pattern to make the rib etc.
Can you get more elementary for someone who doesn't know beans?
Thanks.
This is a wonderful fix but I would love more info.
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Can you get more elementary for someone who doesn't know beans?
Thanks.
This is a wonderful fix but I would love more info.
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06-24-2009, 09:14 PM
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hey jgclark, can i buy some of those brackets from you for the ribs? for both sides? i dont have a clue or would want to make those. they are a work of art. please.
08-02-2009, 03:13 PM
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Excellent! Thx for sharing!
Just my opinion, but I think jgclark put the finishing touches on this; gussets on both sides of the ribs.
Rivets have a tendency to sometimes cause "spidering" in plastics (cracks that radiate out from the hole.) By putting gussets on both sides you are much less likely to see future failures.
For those of you attempting this at home, I would recommend using aluminum rivets with aluminum mandrels (nails) so you don't put too much squeeze on that plastic.
Just my opinion, but I think jgclark put the finishing touches on this; gussets on both sides of the ribs.
Rivets have a tendency to sometimes cause "spidering" in plastics (cracks that radiate out from the hole.) By putting gussets on both sides you are much less likely to see future failures.
For those of you attempting this at home, I would recommend using aluminum rivets with aluminum mandrels (nails) so you don't put too much squeeze on that plastic.
Last edited by basselope; 08-02-2009 at 03:17 PM.
08-04-2009, 03:33 PM
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It's a great idea i think you can do it
1.make a template out of cardboard
2.trace it onto aluminum
3.cut out with jig saw
4.drill holes in pairs so they match
5.rivet together
Good luck
1.make a template out of cardboard
2.trace it onto aluminum
3.cut out with jig saw
4.drill holes in pairs so they match
5.rivet together
Good luck
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08-05-2009, 01:47 AM
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Sounds easy enough, but I suck at fabrication. Hmmm. I still wanna just buy a set. But thanks for the information. Surely one of these guys will be willin to hook a vette brother up!!