Topic: Need help on install lower rocker mouldings for a Mach I

[joe747]

i have a mach 1( 1970 )  from n.j . i am ready to send it to the paint shop next week . before i do i want to install the lower mack 1 clading or mouldings  , but all  tabs are broken of. i also purchase the fasten kit fron ndp . would be nice to see some pics to help me all
thanks guys for any info you can give me 

[cobrajetchris]

First off I would install the moldings after the car is painted so the lower part of the car gets paint coverage, I am sure your paint shop will tell you the same thing. The installation of the fender, qtr. and door moldings are installed with metal t-bolt type fasteners that nut on the back of the panels. The rocker moldings have a retaining strip that is pop riveted to the upper edge of the rocker panel and the molding slips over the lip and the bottom of the molding is secured by screws. I don't believe the rocker retaining strip is being reproduced yet and are getting hard to find, so I hope you have this strip as the rocker molding will not go on without it.

[joe747]

yes i want to install after paint ,but i want to make all the holes before paint . i have the strips .does any one have any photos

[J_Speegle]

Not sure if this will but here is one picture

[joe747]

thats a great pics i see the holes in the door .any shot oh holes in the fenders
thanks again jeff

[cobrajetchris]

IF your doors were not originally drilled for the moldings you will also need to drill a much larger access hole in your door shell. From my memory these holes are almost a inch in diameter and are directly in line with the holes in the outer panel so you can access the retaining nuts. The way I would do it is find a original door with the holes and make a template out of 2" masking tape and punch out the holes and mark the templates front & rear and align them to the lower body line as a reference. Then install the template on your replacement door and your ready to drill. If you find a 70 MACH with the moldings already off you can do this on the rest of the panels it works great, just make sure you mark everything lt. and rt. front and rear. 

[joe747]

that is w2hat i was thinking too , but it will be hard to find an old door with these holes .do anyone make these template or have photos

[cobrajetchris]

GIve me a few days and I will make a template off some MACH 1 doors I have. CHRIS

[joe747]

great news

[joe747]

anyone else have any more pics of the holes in the door and the fender or even at the rear of the qtr. panel

[cobrajetchris]

JOE, I went up in my attic and made inside and outside templates off a pair of original 70 mach1 doors. I used 6 inch masking paper and shaded the holes in with a pencil and marked the edges. Email me so I can get your address to send out the templates. CHRIS....email is c_knobbe@charter.net

[joe747]

sometimes i get down on the world , but when there are guys like Chris i feel good again .thank you very much for the templates , i still can not beleive this happened . i guess the holes are big in the inside so a socket wrench will fit . do you have any shots of the inside . AGAIN THANK YOU   

[cobrajetchris]

No problem JOE, glad to help you out. I uploaded a shot of the inside of the door shell I used for a template. Note the 2 inch cloth tape that covers the holes after the moldings are attached. Good luck on your project!.......CHRIS

[joe747]

HEY CHRIS TEMPLATES  WORKED( FIT ) LIKE A GLOVE . I HATE TO ASK FOR MORE HELP ,BUT DO YOU HAVE  ANY PICS OF THE HOLES AT THE REAR OF THE FENDER AND AT THE FRONT OF THE REAT  QTR. THANKS AGAIN

[RichK1]

No problem JOE, glad to help you out. I uploaded a shot of the inside of the door shell I used for a template. Note the 2 inch cloth tape that covers the holes after the moldings are attached. Good luck on your project!.......CHRIS

inside and outside templates off a pair of original 70 mach1 doors.
Anyone still have a template saved ?