To shave or to not

[knott67]

the drip rail that is.
mine are rusted out fairly bad towards the front of the car, and i don't think I could just fix it with a patch. So my options are to shave them or buy a replacement.
How hard are they to shave?
Oh and its for a 67 coupe

[gman]

I don't think they would be hard to shave. But they do perform a pretty useful job.

[tempoffroad]

I shaved mine and they were perfect. It took maybe an afternoon and maybe a few extra hrs when I blocked sanded the car. Now you would never know they were ever their.

[caveeagle]

I think it was the Terlingua coupes that I first saw with the shaved drip rails. I was not a fan of the idea until I saw it done. Its actually a decent looking mod. IMHO

[1965wildstang]

Mine are shaved also. Not that bad of a job to do. The only drawback is if its raining water will run in when you open the door. Not really a problem for me due to the car not being my daily driver.

[BIGRED]

I prefer non shaved

[2manyhobbies]

Shave em if you're doing a fairly wild moddified. November issue of modified mustangs and fords has a nice article on it. I like it on highly modded cars, true restomods I don't.

[ScottsGT]

No drip rails on my '95 convertible. I hate it when it rains and I have to get in or out of the car. Especially when water pools on the top and pours on my leg when I get in and the car leans a little.

[higher power racing]

Cut a few inches at a time and tack weld as you go. Mine are gonna be shaved too.

[tx65coupe]

I sure wouldn't do it. I think they look much better on the car than off.

[cds2]

I don't understand why anyone would

[Tarmac_69_Mustang]

I would do it.

Everyone has their own taste, just figure out what YOU want to do.

[Mustmatt]

Hmm, why not ask your wife or girlfriend...Honey, do you like shaved or not?

[chatas1]

I would and did on my 67 clone. I was going for a subtle restomod car. I think it looks awesome. The metal is a little thin in that area so take it slow.

[rusty428cj]

I would and have done it on a few