Pinto Car Club of America
Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: flash041 on January 28, 2010, 08:09:17 AM
Does any one know how the luggage rack slats are attached and how to remove them with out breaking any thing?
Hey flash041:
The chrome slats are attached to a galvanized slat. You will have to carefully pry up the chrome slat from the galvanized slat. Start at one end of the chrome slat and work your way back to the other end. The problem is that over time (30 years) the galvanized slats have corroded to the chrome slats and it is very difficult to pry them up. Once you get the chrome slat off the galvanized slats are attached to the roof with rivets. You can drill them out and then remove the galvanized slats from the roof. If you need pictures of the removed slats I can send them.
Hope this helps!
77pintocw
...or you can be like me and Meanie...let 'em rust off! lol. :'(
Hey blupinto:
Yup, that's another way! :lol:
77pintocw
LOL! It wasn't funny when I was washing her and... clunk! She now has two less luggage rack strips. What're ya gonna do... ;)
I got them pryed off.Mine has plastic, not galvinazed slats underneath held in by metal clips not rivets. thanks for the help!
Hey blupinto:
:lol: The joy of having a 40 year old car!
Hey flash041:
Interesting! What year is your wagon?
77pintocw
KEEP IT UP DAVE!!! You will have it ready for the Milwaukee show season before you know it. When you are done, I have a project you can help me with ;D
my car is a 78 built Aug 15th 1977 in NJ