Lining up rear centre valance/quarter valences

[roger.england]

Started to put these back on yesterday but the profile of the rear centre valence is a more gentle curve than that of the corresponding line of the quarter valences. Equally, the overrider cut-out seems to match the quarter valence profile and not that of the centre valence.

Is this usual - if so is a bit of surreptitious "pressure" required to make it fit?

Advice gratefully received......

Roger

[100+]

Hi Roger,

I know what you mean.  When I did mine, (which were also newly painted, so I was also ultra-careful), I put some anti-rust gloop on the insides, then went for a rough-assemble, where I put all the fixings for these panels in place, but left them all slightly loose to allow a bit of 'breathing' space.  Once jiggled into the correct alighnment (fairly easy - didn't take long) I nipped up the fixings and set about the overriders.

Remember, rear overriders are handed, to account for the 1/4 valance being slightly further forward where the overrider meets it.  So maybe try the other overrider for size if the gaps are massive.  Also, any repro panels will make life difficult for you.

Have you got the little black rubber gasket between the overrider and panel?  This can be used to good effect to hide gaps etc.

Finally, remember to gloop behind the overrider too!

Good luck!

ps. How about some photos of your new paint then?  (Or are you going to refit it and then impress us..... ;D

[roger.england]

Many thanks 100+ - didn't realise that the overriders are handed - could well account for the poor fit of the one I tried. (Lets face it, if its handed, its always the wrong one that I try first!) Yes I do have the little plastic gasket, but had forgotten them!

I've had the inner faces of the panels stone-shipped so hopefully that'll keep the rust at bay for a year or 2.

As for pictures - hmmmmm.... I think I'll wait until its all back together. At present the roof hasn't been bolted back on which is just as well as it has to go back to the bodyshop as they appear to have missed prepping the bottom rail under the rear window opening and it looks like they have painted over the rust as its all a bit manky. So it looks like the 13 weeks at the body shop is about te be extended. Art least I've got the rest of it to get on with.

Regards
Roger

[heraldcoupe]

Align everything together, including the overriders. I have a Herald Coupe here (not mine) which has been put together without thought for the rear overriders. To get them to fit will need the valances taking off, this after everything ahs been sealed and final paint applied. Just getting those pieces of chrome to fit is going to become rather expensive.
Cheers,
Bill.

[100+]

Hi Roger, glad to help.

Good job you spotted the shortcut your sprayers took on the roof.  Honestly, traders are such a nightmare, aren't they?  I try to keep them away from my car at all times... In fact, it pains me to hand it over at MOT time.  I tend to hover like an expectant Dad.  the testers probably hate it, but they didn't spend 15 years restoring it, so, frankly, tough!
(Actually, most of them seem to like having such a clean old car to look at....)

Anyway, enjoy the refit.