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Wood tack strip
I have the wood tack strips for the 26/27 roadster. The vendors sell a plastic tack strip that is flexible and would be one piece and waterproof. What is the wise words from you all on this subject. I am building a beater truck and not a show/points car
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Re: Wood tack strip
I made my own from the composit / plastic board from the lumberyard. I think about 4 years ago. Drive it alot and seems to be holding the tacks well. Oh ya mine is a beater pickup also.
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Re: Wood tack strip
awesome
How do you fasten it ? Wood screws from the cockpit out?
How do you fasten it ? Wood screws from the cockpit out?
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Re: Wood tack strip
Dallas
I need one of your doors
I need one of your doors
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Re: Wood tack strip
I started trying to fit wood trim strips from a respected supplier but the fit was such that I would have had to do a fair amount of steaming to get them to conform. I ended up doing as Dallas and making my own from composite strips I bought at Lowe's. I bought trim strips of the correct thickness and then cut them to size on a table saw. Using a heat gun and clamps, they went on super easy and are holding tacks well.
One caveat - when you heat the composite material it will soften somewhat so I cut some pieces of aluminum angle to distribute the pressure from the clamps so as to not make dents. It only takes a couple of minutes to harden to shape. I was able to do a whole seat with a single piece. I started in the middle and did one side and then the other, trimming the ends when I was done. After fitting, I removed the strips and painted them with rustoleum black (they were originally white.)
One caveat - when you heat the composite material it will soften somewhat so I cut some pieces of aluminum angle to distribute the pressure from the clamps so as to not make dents. It only takes a couple of minutes to harden to shape. I was able to do a whole seat with a single piece. I started in the middle and did one side and then the other, trimming the ends when I was done. After fitting, I removed the strips and painted them with rustoleum black (they were originally white.)
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Re: Wood tack strip
Heck
I’m used to boat building. I could steam bend some 3/4 square white oak. Maybe, I’m a little rusty
I’m used to boat building. I could steam bend some 3/4 square white oak. Maybe, I’m a little rusty
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Re: Wood tack strip
My passenger door has a few bullet holes in it but doesnt detract from opperation. Makes a good conversation piece to.
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Re: Wood tack strip
I like bullet holes
I have one in my dash and may make a couple somewhere else
I have one in my dash and may make a couple somewhere else
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Bullet holes are only 22 cents up to $6 a piece depending on the size. Maybe free to some?
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Re: Wood tack strip
You got that right
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Re: Wood tack strip
The wood tack strips add rigidity to the panels as well as taking the tacks. This may not be as important on the improved car bodies because of the way the tops of the panels are formed. The plastic type flexible tack strips do not add any rigidity. I am not familiar with the composite material Dallas used, unless it was MDF, so I use laminated strips of 3 ply.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
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Re: Wood tack strip
I used the composite strips that Fordwood sells. It’s pretty rigid and molds around the body using a heat gun to form it. Works pretty well or it did for me. It attaches the same way the wood strips do. I chose to use it for tack strips for my 21 Touring. It’s pretty tough stuff.
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Re: Wood tack strip
In my opinion the wood strips do not add that much rigidity to the seat backs. When I rebuilt my '17 Touring I used a combination of aluminum channel and reinforcing panels to give the seat backs more strength. It is indeed a problem that needs to be addressed. In my front seat back there were cracks extending from some of the screw holes on the top flange of the seat back. I was careful to stop drill them and to brace the area around them on the inside.
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