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Title: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?
Post by: drummingrocks on July 09, 2011, 03:43:49 PM

I've got a Metuchen-built '69 Mach 1, built June 5th, 1969.  The previous owner took the car apart, and I'm trying to figure out what kind of hardware I need to use to reattach the roofrail channels that hold the roofrail weatherstrip.  I'm really more of a '65-66 guy, and I know you can buy the correct flat-head philips screws for those year roofrail channels, but I'm not sure if that's what should be on a '69.

Did my car originally have screws or rivets holding these channels to the roof?  I tried looking in the Osborne manual, and the picture that's there really doesn't leave me much to go on.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?
Post by: MattDoscher on July 09, 2011, 07:58:34 PM

I helped a friend re-install these weatherstrip channels in his '70 Boss and we used the flat head phillips screws you mentioned.  I'm pretty sure they were used on '69's as well.

Title: Re: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?
Post by: 69 black r code on July 10, 2011, 11:34:19 AM

Screws.

Title: Re: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?
Post by: Andrew@MagMustangs on July 11, 2011, 12:42:49 AM

+3. The Screws.

Title: Re: Roof rail weatherstrip channels: Screws? Rivets? Both?
Post by: J_Speegle on July 11, 2011, 01:57:31 AM

Agree with screws - just can report on the head design nor shape as I haven't seen enough NJ fastbacks/sportroofs to have a clear understanding