Re: [DML] Re: California Car Covers

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Very doubtful. You'd have to cut an awful lot of stuctural fibreglass 
out underneath the fender - as it is, the manual antenna requires a 1.5" 
(ish) hole drilled to a depth of approx 18".

1458 Windscreen antenna only
2727 fender & w/s antenna
4426 (sept 81) electric antenna
6986 fender antenna
12171 (right-hand prototype) fender antenna, now filled but no space 
where the electric one would go because of additional brake servo - FWIW
Some right handers also have "bee-sting" antennas on the front of the 
T-panel, all factory original.

I have not taken the fender off my project car, 4426, but it may well 
have had a new fender. The PO was fanatical about it. If it has, it'll 
have a mahoosive hole underneath!

Martin

David Teitelbaum wrote:

> I think you meant the RIGHT front fender. I am wondering out loud here
> but it should be possible to put a power retractable antennae into the
> front right fender, that would solve the cover problem and use the
> hole in the fender to it's best. They make some very compact power
> antennae units now that weren't available back in the 80's. BTW even
> with a hole in the cover for the antennae it is awkward to put a cover
> on and take off with the antennae, it is probably best to not make the
> hole and just remove the antennae as you already do.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757