DeTomaso Mailing List: May 2001, Message #121

In a message dated 5/4/01 2:55:44 PM, Michael.Thomas@F22.Boeing.com writes:
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>....edge of the roof where the door meets the drip rail, the drip rail 
molding seems to rise away from the door frame as you go from back to front 
between the B and A pillars.>

The drip molding simply lays against a raised edge of the roof and is held in 
with pop-rivits in the upper door area. A bead of some type of caulking was 
on my car between the seam & roof. The roof panel is more-or-less edge-welded 
all along both sides and curled under front & back. On some cars, the side 
welds aren't the best and/or the drip molding doesn't fit up well to the 
seam. I drilled out the pop rivits & removed the moldings before painting, 
rather than trying to mask off the whole area. Then I used sheet metal screws 
in the original holes to reattach the moldings. You can do this and slightly 
reposition/recontour the moldings at the same time, for a better fit. Cheers- 
J DeRyke