{"id":349,"date":"2011-02-04T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=349"},"modified":"2011-04-13T13:25:55","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T17:25:55","slug":"1974-v-12-coupe-rear-hatch-drip-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2011\/02\/1974-v-12-coupe-rear-hatch-drip-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"1974 V-12 Coupe Rear Hatch Drip Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Custom Drip Channel for a V-12 2+2 down under - here, it is shown on a '66 FHC donor tub in the shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

This project was a special request from a customer in Australia, whose ’74 V-12 2+2 had very bad rust in the rear hatch drip channel – despite the fact that the car was from Texas, USA!<\/p>\n

What happens very often on E-Type Coupes and 2+2 models is that the small drain hole in the bottom center of this drip channel get clogged with dirt, leaves, etc. – and then water lays in the channel, and once the rust sets in, it accellerates quickly.\u00a0 The only way to get an off-the-shelf version of this channel from England is to purchase a rear lower tonneau patch panel, and that is an expensive proposition to simply cut the drip channel off – and even then, it is very little of the actual channel.<\/p>\n

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Wow - that's some pretty bad corrosion!<\/p><\/div>\n

This car probably has the worst drip channel I have ever seen.\u00a0 When we initially discuissed the project over e-mail, I thought he needed the bottom section, as is usually the case.\u00a0 So I made the piece to cover the entire bottom and the lower corners.\u00a0 This piece took ALOT of time!\u00a0 There are 3 dimensions in this world – this piece seems to bend in 4…\u00a0 The end result was very rewarding and I was excited to show the customer their new piece.<\/p>\n

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The first piece I formed was designed to cover the area I usually see rusted away - the bottom and lower corners.<\/p><\/div>\n

Imagine my surprise when they replied, “That looks fantastic, Chuck!\u00a0 But, it’s not enough…” It turns out that the need the entire bottom section, PLUS THE ENTIRE RH SIDE!\u00a0 So, I made a new piece that included exactly what he needed plus 3 extra inches, and I’ve included pictures of that second piece as well.<\/p>\n

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Here's the final version of the piece, covering ALL of the customer's problem areas in one shot - this should do the trick!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here's a close-up of the upper section - which curves in two directions, AND TWISTS as it goes up! This was a challenging, but in the end, fun piece! If you have a similar challenge in the metalwork on your E-Type, give us a try!<\/p><\/div>\n

If you need a rare, special panel for your E-Type, contact us and we’ll see what we can do to get YOUR car back into shape!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This project was a special request from a customer in Australia, whose ’74 V-12 2+2 had very bad rust in the rear hatch drip channel – despite the fact that the car was from Texas, USA! What happens very often … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allposts","category-custom-panel-fabrication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349\/revisions\/689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}