<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Car looks great Jason.
How do you plan to install the body side molding mounting pins on the finished panels? I need to do the same on our '69! </div></div>
Well Marlin, I have given this a lot of thought and the quarters & doors used the factory weld on pins. The fenders where bolted on with clips. I was going to use a friend’s gun to install the factory pins but it would almost be impossible to do with the body work and blocking that needed to be done. I think it would also be impossible to buff the car out after color sanding. I even left the pins on the doors until last week. So by using the 2 factory holes on the door I am going to run a string along the side of the car to lay out the body trim. At the back of the quarters another hole will need to be made because the last clip for the quarter panel trim is bolted through the quarter panel. This should give me a straight line to follow.
So after the car is painted I plan on using the original quarters another set of original fenders with factory holes to measure and lay out my pins and holes. Most likely running some 3m tape down the side of the car and snapping a line is what I was thinking??? I plan on using these small stainless steel pin screws. They look just like the original pins but have a Philips head screw. You drill a small pilot hole and screw the pin screws in. They are only ½ inch long. I have used them before and they work great. Just a little lock tight and they won’t go anywhere. I bought a box of 45 pins at my local auto body paint store for 4.00 dollars. They look just like the originals but with a Philips screw face.
The company’s name is J&T fastener out of Syracuse NY. I took a picture of the front of the catalog and circled the two styles of pins they sell. I bought all my new hardware from this company and have saved a lot of money by doing it. The only problem is you have to buy bolts in large quantities like 25 3/8 x 1” bolts for the inner fender wells. But it still pays off.
Hope this helps Marlin? Again I will take some pictures when I am laying out the body side trim.
