<VV> rear side window gaskets for Vair Wagons

[Rt66Vairs at aol.com]

Hank,
 
A big thanks from a wagon owner and a ceremonial "Bite Me" to go with  it.
 
Tim Abney
 
Inland Empire Corvair Club
 
 
In a message dated 10/13/2006 6:48:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
kaczmarek at charter.net writes:

Good  Morning All.

After recent discussions in this forum on the availability  of rear side 
window gaskets for Corvair Wagons...While at work at Steele  Rubber Products.....

I was called into Engineering yesterday to look at  a set of originals sent 
in by an owner in Sylva, NC.   Looks like 2  different extrusions are required 
to make these gaskets.  I asked the  engineer to get with  the toolroom 
manager to get their heads together  and figure out what molds must be made for the 
corners,(if any) and let's get  started.  

I also stopped into the President's office, and  explained to him that there 
are plenty enough wagons out there that need these  gaskets, and I'm not 
thinking that the  tooling required will be very  costly.  I asked him to "press 
down" on the Toolroom and Engineering to  see if we could have a prototype 
available for the NC Fall Affair in 2  weeks.   

Our Toolroom is NOTORIOUSLY slow in making dies and  molds. Especially 
considering about 3 million bucks worth of CNC equipment  they have down there. 

My opinion on that is well known in the company  and shared by most of the 
employees.  Since I've learned the hard way  it's not a good idea to rub salt in 
open wounds  if you want to keep your  job,  it's a can I don't care to open 
too regularly. By making the  President aware of the situation, we'll see what 
shakes out.  

At  this point I'm about 90% sure that we will be reproducing the gaskets. 
WHEN is  the unanswered question.  I'm going to speak with the toolroom 
supervisor  this morning, and see if a fire can be lit under his tail. 

Thought you  Wagon Owners would appreciate the heads up.

HANK