56 Ford Truck Drip Rail Removal/Install (Click Image To Zoom In)

Shaving drip rails is nearly common place on most hotrods these days. It adds certain "flair" and gives most trucks a "finished look. This truck dared to be different, however, by adding a set of drip rails after the original ones were shaved. It truly adds a unique look.


Once the factory drip rail was removed, some 3/8 round stock was shaped into place

The new rail tacked in place around the front corner of the cab

Moving down to the rear corner of the cab

Bar stock tacked in place

You can see here where the rail will end and blend back into the cab

The bar stock is welded in place and filled with weld for a smooth transition

Front part of the cab with the bar stock in place

The upper section of the rail is filled with sheetmetal to smooth the look

You can see here the difference the sheetmetal makes in the transition

Sheetmetal welded over the driver's side door

Passenger side

Tacked in place over the wind

Fully welded, ready to be ground

Fully welded ready to be ground

A little reshaping of the cab corners was necessary to achieve the right look

Ground smoothed and metal finished over the windshield and drivers door

Cab above the driver's door completely smoothed and finished

Read view of the driver's side cab rail
   



 
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