How I Replaced My Wood Roof Rails

[Mark Gregory]

Right or wrong this is how my 90 year old father and I replaced my roof rails which are all rotted out .  I could not find any other details showing how to do it . There is no wood kits for a 1931 Reo Royale Victoria . I also did not want to use a lot of metal brackets so I used all wood . I hope this helps another hobbyist .

Thanks for posting the pictures for me John . I am going to glue the two pieces of wood together and use the bolts to draw the wood tight . So the wood will be like a one piece roof rail . The smaller piece will go behind the the existing tenon on the B Pillar and the sheet metal on the car .

Edited May 15, 2016 by Mark Gregory (see edit history)

[Spinneyhill]

Hey Mark, you might have mislaid the photos?

[keiser31]

Here are the photos....

[wayne sheldon]

It is amazing what you can accomplish by a little creative thinking!