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1968 Side stripe install... what a PITA....

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dalorzo_f

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I'm just going to scribe a line with a pair of dividers. Hold them horizontal and use the inner edge of the fender as the guide. There is a setback dimension in "the Book", but I'm on the road and don't recall the value... I'll probably cut some tempaltes from paper and mock it up to see what setback looks pleasing to my eye... was thinking that it woudl probably look best at the base of the flare.
 

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Here are several photos of the factory stripes on my HCS. Hope they help. If you need other specific measurements just let me know.

Measurement from line connecting tops of stripes on either side of front wheel opening:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.28.20.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.28.42.jpg


Stripe measured down from body line; rear of front fender:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.33.32.jpg


Stripe measured down from body line; rear of wheel opening in front fender:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.33.46.jpg


Stripe measured down from body line; front of front fender:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.34.11.jpg
 

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Measurements of curved cut of stripes to follow wheel opening contour.

Rear of front fender wheel opening; bottom, middle, top of stripes.
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.31.51.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.31.38.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.32.08.jpg


Front of front fender wheel opening; top, middle, bottom of stripes.
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.32.27.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.32.41.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.32.57.jpg


Measurement horizontally from stripes to wheel opening:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.34.59.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.34.35.jpg


Measurement of stripe width (height):
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.31.14.jpg
 

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Marty, as much as my car was butchered, when I disassembled the car, I found the side stripes wrapped around the front of the fender 1/2 inch between the fender and the fender extension (head light bucket). These were remnant of the factory installed stripes.
I just looked at my HCS and the stripes don't seem to wrap into the head light bucket. They look like they were trimmed right at the seam.

Driver's side front of stripe at head light seam:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.17.06.jpg

Passenger's side front of stripe at head light seam:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.17.21.jpg
 

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I do know for sure that the stripes did not wrap the scoop on the HCS because the scoop stripe was not applied untill it reached a 51 DSO dealer.

Mine wrap around the front of the scoop (into the screen area) but don't wrap the back. As you said, they were installed on the car for the HCS's.

HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.37.38.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.36.31.jpg

More general photos of various wrapping locations of the stripes:

Wrapping around the back of the door into the jamb:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.37.10.jpg


Wrapping where the front fender meets the door. The stripes wrap around both edges. I couldn't get a good shot from inside showing this.
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.38.26.jpg


Wrapping at the trunk and rear quarter panel extensions:
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.39.28.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.39.35.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.40.02.jpg
HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.40.13.jpg HCS stripes 2014-05-04 13.40.22.jpg
 
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