James Pickard wrote:
Steve,
> Wow! Thanks for "The Book of Steve", or at least one of the chapters.
Appreciated.
> Haven't tackled the side windows yet, but the back seal is in place and the
> windshield seal is going in deceptively easy.
Bet you have/will have some trouble with the stainless and clips in the rear
window. It can't be done as usually advised. The Secret is
available for a nominal charge.
>I have a question about the
>corner seals though. What do you use to attach them besides self tapping
>screws and washers? I saw some kind of bracket in the Rootes shop manual,
>but I don't have any such parts and have never seen them in the Sunbeam
>Specialties catalog.
Your right, it's not cataloged. It is a triangular piece of sheet steel with
slightly rolled edges. It fits in the recess of the rubber, between the
sheet metal screw heads and the rubber bottom. Smaller for the "newer" design,
as only three screws are used. I think I mentioned I had to
cut-down the older style rubber to fit the newer style space available to clear
the continuous seal. If you could do it all over again, I would
highly recommend the slight modification of two small metal channels for the
corners to convert the design. The rubber is softer, allows the
top to "move" without dragging the rubber across the paint, and seals all the
way around.
Try a swap meet, or get a look at one and make one from sheet metal to conform
to the hollow inside the bottom of the corner rubber.
Steve
Jim Pickard
B9473298
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James Pickard wrote:
Steve,
> Wow! Thanks for "The Book of Steve", or at least one of the chapters.
Appreciated.
> Haven't tackled the side windows yet, but the back seal is in place and the
> windshield seal is going in deceptively easy.
Bet you have/will have some trouble with the stainless and clips in the rear
window. It can't be done as usually advised. The Secret is
available for a nominal charge.
>I have a question about the
>corner seals though. What do you use to attach them besides self tapping
>screws and washers? I saw some kind of bracket in the Rootes shop manual,
>but I don't have any such parts and have never seen them in the Sunbeam
>Specialties catalog.
Your right, it's not cataloged. It is a triangular piece of sheet steel with
slightly rolled edges. It fits in the recess of the rubber, between the
sheet metal screw heads and the rubber bottom. Smaller for the "newer" design,
as only three screws are used. I think I mentioned I had to
cut-down the older style rubber to fit the newer style space available to clear
the continuous seal. If you could do it all over again, I would
highly recommend the slight modification of two small metal channels for the
corners to convert the design. The rubber is softer, allows the
top to "move" without dragging the rubber across the paint, and seals all the
way around.
Try a swap meet, or get a look at one and make one from sheet metal to conform
to the hollow inside the bottom of the corner rubber.
Steve
Jim Pickard
B9473298
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> Maybe I ought to publish "The Book of Steve", and sell it for $80 {9->.
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> Maybe I ought to publish "The Book of Steve", and sell it for $80 {9->.
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Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
B9472289 < one first love, and >
< one first win, is all >
< you get in this life. >
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