Drip rail removal - Lateral-g Forums

z0sick · #1 08-20-2012, 01:36 PM

I'm no pro... just a guy in his garage. Never messed with a drip rail before and never done body work at all prior to this car, so take it for what it's worth (not much).

A good place to start with drip rail removal is with a decent drip rail.

After you find a decent drip rail, you'll need a good way to destroy them.

I prefer the grip and bend the hell out of it method.

After it's all bent, its time to chop. I took a page from someone else's book and did the chop/tack weld method. (6 inches at a time)

After the whole thing had been chopped off and tacked, I welded between the tacks and cleaned it up with a flap wheel.

End result = no drip rails...

cencalc6 · #2 08-20-2012, 06:47 PM

Great Job!

**214Chevy** · #3 08-20-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by z0sick

I'm no pro...

Hey, I thought you said you were not a pro...looks damn good to me. Not to mention the money you saved doing it yourself.

Richio1 · #4 08-20-2012, 08:59 PM

Yeah for never doing anything like this before you did a damn nice job.

z0sick · #5 08-21-2012, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Richio1

Yeah for never doing anything like this before you did a damn nice job.

Thanks... anyone can do it once you get over the fact that once you cut, you can't go back.

clay69camaro · #6 08-26-2012, 11:34 PM

Great job. I will be following this method this week!

Thanks for posting

z0sick · #7 08-27-2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by clay69camaro

Great job. I will be following this method this week!

Thanks for posting

Let us know how it goes! Feel free to post some pics here.

Jgpclone · #8 09-03-2012, 10:54 PM

looks great

i like how it looks now u convinced my but im not a pro also how much time did it involve

z0sick · #9 09-04-2012, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jgpclone

looks great

i like how it looks now u convinced my but im not a pro also how much time did it involve

It took me about 5 min to cut them off and 30 min per side to weld and grind. Not long at all. I could have/should have spent more time and made them look even better.

Black93GT · #10 09-04-2012, 07:55 AM

I envy you for having a decent drip rail to start with. Replacing my quarter panel led me to a discovery of rusted roof and rail. We'll see how it goes from here.

Looks good though. You give me hope for when it's my time.