1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard

[L78_Nova]

Rear window channel. Right side of rear window channel was a little rough... a little too far gone to use the old JB Weld trick.

I made patches from scrap with pre-bent edge for two reasons. First, the break along the edge better resists warping. Second, in some places the pits were all the way around the edge.

I didn't have a piece the perfect width so I did this in two halves.

Top side cut open



Here you can see how rough the lower edge was. This will be cut out later.





Top side welded in. Bottom edge has now been cut out.







Fitting the lower side patch. Here you can see the shape I used. Had to use two pieces on the bottom (depleted my scrap pile)



First bottom piece welded in



Little bit left to go... put the camera away too early... sorry.



Also made a couple small patches to the face of the channel further to the left, no pics

[Keith Seymore]

Nice work, and thank you for posting and documenting all this.

I hope you don't mind if I go back a few pages and capture some questions:

Originally Posted by L78_Nova

Rear window channel. Right side of rear window channel was a little rough... a little too far gone to use the old JB Weld trick.

What is this "old JB Weld trick" of which you speak?

K

[Keith Seymore]

Do you all know if these little posts are available as a repair?

My Chevelle is missing a couple, apparently from the factory.

K

[Keith Seymore]

What is this?

(lol)

K

[L78_Nova]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

What is this?

(lol)

K

Ha Ha, The base of my Drill Press with some added ballast.

The spyder thingie is a raw base from a medical IV pole (our company quoted a job for those).

[earntaz]

Yes - had to replace a few on my Nova ... I'll have to look at my records and see where I got them from ... Craig

They are available from Classic Nova (pop rivet style) and SS396 (screw in style)

[L78_Nova]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Do you all know if these little posts are available as a repair?

My Chevelle is missing a couple, apparently from the factory.

K

Au-Ve-Co makes a replacement screw stud for molding clips (I will look for the PN at home).
On the internet as 4492963K available from Summit, Speedway, Classic etc.

[L78_Nova]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Do you all know if these little posts are available as a repair?

My Chevelle is missing a couple, apparently from the factory.

K

Au-Ve-Co trim stud repair screw
Most body shop supply stores carry Au-Ve-Co

[L78_Nova]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Nice work, and thank you for posting and documenting all this.
I hope you don't mind if I go back a few pages and capture some questions:
What is this "old JB Weld trick" of which you speak?

K

If a window channel is pitted up in some areas (but no perforations) a guy could use all metal filler or something like JB weld as a filler layer to smooth it out. If it is sanded out and sealed over with paint you will be able to get an adequate seal to the butyl for glass install. (It is more durable and water resistant than bondo but not a great repair for larger damage)
Gary