door eyebrow replacement?

kevinkatz · 07-31-2009, 11:03 PM

i managed (with great disappointment) to find my door eyebrow for my 65 caravel broken. have not been able to come up with a replacement.
so is there is way to make one? is there aluminum channel that can be bent? are there any other products that i can use? i have even been coveting aluminum chairs at mcdonalds. i just need something with the right radius.
ideas?
kevin

bredlo · 08-01-2009, 12:55 AM

That sounds like a toughie, but this is absolutely the place to find out. Perhaps an English Wheel or some other kind of roller, but I seem to recall that mine had little cuts along the edge of the lip where it turned.
Oh well - good luck!

ROBERTSUNRUS · 08-01-2009, 02:40 AM

Hi, I'm sure someone on this forum sells them or can make one.

truckasaurus · 08-01-2009, 09:57 AM

One of the major resto projects had one. I'm guessing it was Carlos or A-Merry-Can but if I'm sure someone will have a link at hand. I think they used the original as a template then cut a new piece and formed/ massaged it to shape.

1956Safari · 08-01-2009, 10:10 AM

Try David Winick: vintage airstream and other classic travel trailers

kevinkatz · 08-01-2009, 01:49 PM

1956safari
thank you very very very much for this link.
i had been searching and couldnt find one.
kevin

1956Safari · 08-02-2009, 06:51 AM

Kevin, I tried to make one myself without much success. I have limited metal working tools and its tricky. So I had David make me one and it fit perfectly.
Jaime