Anyone shaved the drip rails?

brrymnvette

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Oct 18, 2004
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St Louis, MO
I was taking off the window trim last night and had the thought of shaving the drip rails around the windows. Anyone done it before? How does it look?
 

Garage Hound

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Jun 22, 2005
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Independence, MO
brrymnvette said:
I was taking off the window trim last night and had the thought of shaving the drip rails around the windows. Anyone done it before? How does it look?

WOW, that subject line made me think of an old girlfriend of mine.
 

StreetBu

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Mar 21, 2004
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Yes it has been done before. I think it was CarCraft back in the early 90's did a compley malibu 2dr build up and they did it. Seemed ok from the pics, but in person it's always different so I'm not sure. I know that they basically had to weld the roof to the pillars and all the way along the seam, didnt seem that hard, just time consuming.
 

6spdmalibu

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Jun 25, 2009
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Unless it never rains in your area or it will be a show/race car, it'll be a waste of time. The roof is attached by the drip rails to the body structure. If not done properly the welds will crack weakening the overall structure of the car.
But a good idea if you have the means and will to do it right.
 

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