sedan delivery rear door drip rail needed (yes or no)

As most of you prolly know I am building a 28 chevy sedan delivery out of a 2 door coach. I have built a rear door for the car, and have fabbed a drip rail for above it. Do you guys think it is a feature that is needed to complete the look. yes or no...John

 

Yes, the drip rail is required. It's a design element that helps reinforce that there is a door there, not just a rear window.

Looks good!.

 

If your door openings have them, then yes- if not...

John,

Picked up the spare '28 engine the other day and am tearing into it over the holiday!

 

I would say YES ... Henry installed them on his
( I know yours is a Bow-Tie )

 

It looks like it was a good idea for the drip rail so far. Spare engine? I have my hands full with one engine...John

 

i like the drip rail.. but also must emphasize it should be shaped like the deuce delivery pictured above.. straight with sharper curves at the ends..

 

It really depends on how your door seals and channels are designed. From an engineering standpoint, if properly done, the channel is not needed. My A does not have one on the rear door and I have no regrets.

So, it is really up to you to decide what looks better.

 

If I had your car and you had a feather. Well lets just say I wouldn't have to finish building mine.

 

I think it would look better with one.........

 

I vote yes, it would finish off the job.

 

Yes please.

 

Yes

 

yes yes yes!

 

definitely yes

 

Not only do I personally think it's necessary it also aids in additional strength to the top area. It also gives it a finish look.

 

Drip rail looks good leave it.

 

Gotta have it.....

 

Yes!

 

si.

 

Unfortunately ... I do NOT own the beautiful delivery
I took the photo off Carnut to show how I thought the drip rail should be done

 

yes

 

It should seal up tight hopefully. The way I designed it there is a L channel that the door sets into with a thin ruber seal. Did your 31 A delivery have one initially? nice car by the way.

I am going to install the drip rail because I think it will finish off the look, and it was no contest on the voting...John

 

John,

One thing I thought of- you might want to look at "A" Sedan Delivery drip rails or other makes of the era for shape ideas. Yours has a nice bow to it like a '32 Ford's, but it doesn't match/follow your door line.

Again, just a thought, Bill

 

Thanks. That is the one thing that I dont like about it. If I could find another 28 chevy side rail I would use it on the back. You should have seen the curve in it before I put some relief cuts in it. Hmm.... Maybe a few more cuts in it...John