a non rain day right now....which is pretty rare these days...Still need the expensive door weatherstrip and acrylic tape. I also have motorsport mudflaps to put on....(so I don't stone the $#$% paint job in the first couple of trips we take)
it is an actual 1970 challenger reproduction, it just happens to be the correct size ..just had to had a few holes on the unseen inner surface to attach it...best of all....it DOESNT have the dribble of shame out down the quarter panel. you'll want to start here in the thread http://www.ranchero.us/forum/index.php?threads/the-rock.13093/page-21
HR, Thanks, I thought that I had seen that somewhere but couldn't remember the place. I thought the price was a bit spendy on a repro till I saw what they wanted for a real one !!! Now if I can just find one in gloss black! May pick your brains on install finer points in the near future. Cheers, Doc
the paltry amount I was able to get done over the holiday...roof weatherstrip holders repainted, super expensive goo tape in place and reattached to car.
window weatherstrip apparently complete, that is some nasty adhesive, my first foray into replacing this kind of stuff. To my untrained eye the pieces I got from Dan Carpenter were excellent...fitted well, with metal frame reinforcement around the mounting screw holes. Used 3m super weatherstrip adhesive as directed. Cured with windows down in the garage for 24 hours. initial test fit i left the stuff attached at the ends then finger smeared the goo in the channel and on the top of the weatherstrip
He takes 100 years longer than he should, but I have to give him credit for the excellent work he does.
I must've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the way the stuff set so quickly I almost didnt need to tape it but I like to have that extra edge. you are too kind as always. Definitely take too long...and this stuff is way outta my wheelhouse.
Did you use the black cement or the yellow monkey snot contact cement? I thought you might've used the black.
I used the black....I was afraid the yellow would be noticed if there was any over squish. They had 3 choices at my local parts place, super yellow super black and regular black.
OK, that's fine. The good thing about yellow is you can let it completely dry, and it will still stick to itself (has to be applied to both surfaces) without any squish-out. If it's still liquid on one or both sides, then yeah, it could squish out. I used it on the replacement hatch seal on my Exploder, and nothing shows.
went with Dan Carpenter door rubbers and wasn't disappointed, came with some new hardware but you will need more screws than they send if you want to replace them all. No issues, great fit!
Looking good HR!Had no luck with repop glass rubber,Wind noise at cruise is horrific.Adjusted glass few times,finally raised white flag and cranked the deck up to drown noise out.Hope you got better luck.I need to rebuild bumper/guides tighten things up a bit.OE glass seal is going back in after paint..
Since my originals were completely rotten, and I've spent 8 months driving it without any......It sounds like a funeral parlor in there right now by comparison.....haven't been to highway speed yet though.
1.After a few baths the weatherstrip doesn't seem to be allowing any leakage into the interior. 2. Long term report on the polished aluminum drive pulleys....the power steering is borderline notchy when sitting still once the car is warmed up...I believe its a skosh under driven. NOS Maverick antenna....turned the wedge around and it seems to sit correctly on the fender.
