not clear what this 'kink' is, got pictures? which series you workin on? you're talking about 3 different designs of cheap, mass produced consumer goods, bound to be variations, especially 50-60 years later .... maybe point out the 'compromise' here

sometimes a bit of frustration with fit and finish, especially if you're trying to use pieces that weren't part of the truck originally and, if you don't understand the 'compromises' the engineers were working with

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics