<VV> FC Weatherstrips, Fuzzys, and Gaskets
Mikeamauro at aol.com
Mikeamauro at aol.com
Tue May 23 22:23:04 EDT 2006
The time has come to do a glass out restoration on the wife's 64 Greenbrier
(this is the one in somebody's Corvair A/C book, and also viewable at this
link:
_http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=49614270&security=kzfFvn_
(http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=49614270&security=kzfFvn) ). Anyway, I already have replacement
gaskets for the fixed glass in the rear doors (from Clark's) and I'm
considering buying the body-to-glass gaskets for the rearmost, fixed glazing. I
already have a nearly new front windscreen gasket--having installed--a new glass,
there, about 1-1/2 years ago...that was a Clark's 1-piece gasket, and it fit
fairly well....planning on reusing that gasket.
Questions (I'll number em' to keep things straight):
1) Has anyone used either or both of Clark's back & side gaskets per above,
and, if so, to what degree of success? How bout any other suppliers?
1.5) The sides look like a real bear to R & R....what's up with those?
Should I just leave then alone? Money is not the primary concern, here, but
finished quality is.
2) I'm going to buy Clark's fuzzys, all around...I've used theirs over the
years for cars, and I'm assuming the FC version is just as good?
3) What about the channel felts? Does Clark's, or anyone else sell ready fit
product like OEM style? I speak not only of the channel the windows slide up
& down in, but also the same felt material that goes completely around the
window opening and is pressed into the slot the window pushes up into.
Never being one to "cheap" my Corvairs; the outcome I'm aiming for is as
good or better than new stock...my philosophy is if you don't aim at the bulls
eye, you won't even hit the field.
Comments and suggestions appreciated. Thank you.
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