Pinto Car Club of America

Can any one tell me how the crusin wagon panels are attached to the body?

Quote from: wedge446 on March 02, 2008, 06:13:39 PM
Can any one tell me how the crusin wagon panels are attached to the body?

The panels have a folded-in lip all the way around. On the front and rear they are flat with the panel and screws are installed to the body of the car. There are trim rails that glue over the screws; rubber ones in front, aluminum for the rear. The lips on the top and bottom curve in and tuck up to the spot-welded areas in the window openings and are screwed there (where the window weatherstriping goes). There are 'clips' that also attach to the lower part of the window opening that hold the lower part of the interior panels, and the upper, front, and rear of them are held in with clips on the interior panels. The plastic interior trim ring is held in with the rubber that holds the window in. There are gutter extentions that keep water from getting under the rear of the panels; each one is attached with two screws.

The panels themselves become the template to locate all the holes that need to be drilled into outer body of the car. All the ones in the window openings can be drilled in new locations to make installing easier. The good part is that they are all small holes and can easily be welded over, and the clips removed to convert to car to a normal wagon again.

IMHO: With the sealer Ford used, they really did not need screws.


Bill