Stainless Drip Rail

[ArtfulDodger]

Does somebody out there know what was required to have a Stainless drip rail on a D100?
My 71 has midbody trim full length as well as wheelwell and above the rocker panel molding, shiny grill and chrome bumper. No stainless trim in either windshield weatherstrip.
I have seen other with the shiny drip moulding, but no side trim.
What gives?

[LC]

Lc from PA the drip rail was an option on Adventuer trucks dont know if it could be ordered separte

[Russ]

That was standard on Adventurers and optional on any other truck. It's kind of unusual for a truck to be equipped like yours and not have the drip rail trim but it could have come that way. The side trim could be dealer installed but I doubt that the drip rail trim could be, or would be since you have to remove the windshield to install it. Rust formed around and under the drip rail stainless so it could have been removed for a fix and not replaced. Trucks that never had it have a short cover piece on the drip rail just above the vent window that is welded on while trucks with stainless have a short piece that is screwed on.
The shiney piece that was in the center of the windshield and rear window rubber was a clear vinyl over tin foil that is made onto the lock strip. That was also standard on Adventures and optional on the others. It wasn't very sturdy and peeled and faded over time. I used NOS lock strip on mine but I think the aftermarket ones from RS or Steele look and hold up better.

[cbody70]

I doubt that the drip rail trim could be, or would be since you have to remove the windshield to install it.

Russ: Not sure what you mean since I installed mine with the windshield in place?

[DocsTruck]

My '68 has the stainless trim around the drip rail/gutter. It also has that chrome looking strip in the middle of the rubber gaskets around the windshield and back glass.

[oklamopar]

Found mine at salvage yard long time ago. You don't have to remove windshield to install it

[Russ]

I doubt that the drip rail trim could be, or would be since you have to remove the windshield to install it.

Russ: Not sure what you mean since I installed mine with the windshield in place?

I was referring to installing it on a truck that never had it. Mine is factory installed. I was able to remove it with the windshield in place but re-installed it with the windshield out. I probably could have re-installed it with the windshield in because the holes were already there, but due to the angle and location of the screws across the top front, there isn't any way that I could have drilled the holes or used self-drilling screws with the windshield in place. The general consensus on this before has been that the windshield must be removed but if you were able to do it without removing it that's good.

[oklamopar]

I was referring to installing it on a truck that never had it. The general consensus on this before has been that the windshield must be removed but if you were able to do it without removing it that's good.

I don't remember how i drilled the screw holes. i must have been high or something. LOL

[CrazyMatt]

Ive neever seena truck with the ss moldings - but I own set.


Any pics on the net that can be looked at?

[cbody70]

I was referring to installing it on a truck that never had it. The general consensus on this before has been that the windshield must be removed but if you were able to do it without removing it that's good.

I don't remember how i drilled the screw holes. i must have been high or something. LOL

Used a cable chuck for my drill so it was easy to stay away from the glass. Suppose you could also use longer than standard drill bits with a bit of care.

[bigk]

anyone ever seen the stainlees drip rail on a crew cab?

[ArtfulDodger]

Hi;
Thanks to all who offered info. I figured it hadn't been removed as there were no screw holes.
Russ, your comment about the short piece welded on above the vent sounds right . I wondered how that thin stainless would be fitted past that.
C Body, I think I saw your truck on the front page of "Old Autos". Very nice!
I went to a glass shop and asked about the "Chrome" lockstrip for the weatherstrip.
The fella offered to do the re and re for me, but as there wasn't much call for it I had to order a roll of 50'. He would use what he needed and I could have the rest. I think he quoted about $60 bucks for the roll and $ 100 to re and re both front and back w/s.
No guarantee they would not break during the work.
As they are original, unmarked, and tinted, I wasn't willing to take a chance on breakage.
ArtfulDodger

[demulsion]

Does somebody out there know what was required to have a Stainless drip rail on a D100?

I always figured it came with the "custom" cab option, but I have no data to back that up.

[Hemikuda71]

Here are some pics of the parts that make up the drip stainless. I took these off of a truck in a salvage with the windshield still in it. Used one of those little screw drivers thats shaped like an s. The one with the straight tip on one end and the cross tip on the other. Very easy to do, just takes longer.
Here are the fronts

The sides

and the covers. You'll notice that the one that goes in the middle is differant than the side ones.



Hope these help.

[powerwagoncrazy]

I just layed my drill on the windshield after I put the trim on- the trim holes held the bit until it got started, but you gotta use a sharp bit!! Plus drilling slightly angle holes really sucks the trim down tight over the drip rail. And no, I've never seen a CC with that trim on it- and I have thousands of pictures of crew cab that I've downloaded over the years, and I've seen some of the most deluxe offered... I could be wrong though.

[jonw500]

Gentlemen,

I am new to the forum (in the sense that I haven't posted here b4, but with my project starting soon I hope to tell you and ask for your thoughts), anyway. I have a 1964 D200 crew cab which I have 2 door SS drip rail moldings for but I need a straight piece to fill the gap between the windshield and the rear door SS trim.
Ideas or thoughts on where I might find a piece to "fill" this gap? Or just don't use it. I do have the hood with the SS trim that goes down the front door (I picked up from a '61 D500 I got for parts) thought it would be nice to have some trim on the rig.

[PwrWgnDrvr]

Bring the 11 yr old thread back to life!!!
There is no such piece available. Take what u have and your wallet to a sheetmetal shop and have them fab up a piece to fit between. You'll also need additional little cover pieces for the joint. When they quote the price, you'll be able to determine how bad u want it.

[Wildergarten]

VERY useful post, thank you.

...you have to remove the windshield to install it.

Thought as much. I have one on a parts truck I was cotemplating using and was looking at that. Thanks for the confirmation. I'm assuming I can use an angled screwdriver to remove it without taking out the glass?

Rust formed around and under the drip rail stainless so it could have been removed for a fix and not replaced.

Was wondering about that. What about bedding the trim, sealing the top edge with caulk where it clips over the gutter rail? Methinks I'll weld up the gap in the rail before paint.

Trucks that never had it have a short cover piece on the drip rail just above the vent window that is welded on while trucks with stainless have a short piece that is screwed on.

In other words, if one is planning to use the trim on a truck that never had it, remove the clip and butt weld in a tiny scarf to fill the gap in the rail... hopefully before painting! Really appreciate this kind of detail.