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Cowl buffer removal 1965 sprint
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Getting everything ready for blasting, body work and paint
This seems to be one item I've missed. How to remove this to replace rubber.It appears to be pinched in to cowl. I could cut the old rubber out and slit the new one and crazy glue rubber slit. But would be nice to do it right. TIA
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did u mean the rivet?
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just cut the rivet and ur rubber will be out, when u wanna put the rubber back juts put a new rivet bolt in at the old hole

good luck with the sprint and cheer mate
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I forgot to put picture up. Here is what I'm talking about, also drawing from parts manual. It really appears to be rivited on
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Old rubber looks ok to me
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Yea Looks good too me now that I see what it involves to get it out
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