Weather stripping help
Race Director
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what do you mean by in? it is installed using weatherstrip adhesive.
http://3mauto.com/how-to-center/auto...-Adhesive.html
http://3mauto.com/how-to-center/auto...-Adhesive.html
Melting Slicks
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From: Cape Girardeau Missouri
There may be differences among the years but in mine ('79) there were rivets (3?) in addition to the adhesive. Standard 1/8" rivets. The rivets install from the inside and I seem to remember using two different lengths with longer ones used at the bottom. Look/feel for small holes on the back edge of the weatherstrip. You need to remove the trim pieces on the inside to really see the holes in the frame.
Melting Slicks
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From: Great Plains Iowa
I seem to recall them having two little **** on the back side to snap them into place (along with weatherstripping cement) or am I thinking about something else? I replaced mine about 6 years ago so my memory about it is a bit fuzzy..................
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On my 71 the weatherstrip slides into the stainless channel trim. Look on the back side of the weatherstripping and see if it has channels molded in. Of course you still need to use adhesive also. Start from the base and slide it up towards the t-tops.
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi VM,
At least in the early 70's cars there was a steel weatherstrip retainer pop riveted to the halo that the weatherstrip was glued into.
In addition in those years there was a single pop rivet through the rubber into the fiberglass at the bottom of the weatherstrip.
Maybe the same for 77?
Regards,
Alan
If you look carefully you can see the edge of the retainer running along the right side of the weatherstrip. It's what you see between the rubber and the interior quarter trim.
Inside… upper pop-rivet for retainer.
Inside… lower pop-rivet for retainer and pop-rivet for weatherstrip.
At least in the early 70's cars there was a steel weatherstrip retainer pop riveted to the halo that the weatherstrip was glued into.
In addition in those years there was a single pop rivet through the rubber into the fiberglass at the bottom of the weatherstrip.
Maybe the same for 77?
Regards,
Alan
If you look carefully you can see the edge of the retainer running along the right side of the weatherstrip. It's what you see between the rubber and the interior quarter trim.
Inside… upper pop-rivet for retainer.
Inside… lower pop-rivet for retainer and pop-rivet for weatherstrip.
Last edited by Alan 71; Nov 12, 2015 at 03:16 PM.
