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FRANKENSTEINC10 · 07-10-2014, 07:02 AM

So I got some "new" weatherstripping for my doors this past weekend for my 72. The type that you press on from an early 90 ' s chevy. It fits nice and snug and is much thicker than the oe stuff. My question is how did you guys do the bottom part that goes to the floor. The truck I got it from has a lip that it clips over, but mine doesnt. Do I just need to glue it to the floor or am I missing something obvious here?

**nlped** · 07-10-2014, 07:44 AM

Mine has that "lip" all the way around the door opening, but mine is a '70 model. Are your rocker's toast? My passenger side "lip" is missing where the rocker is shot... Just a thought.

**LockDoc** · 07-10-2014, 08:05 AM

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Ed is correct. There should be a pinch weld all the way around the door opening. The sill plate will probably hold it in place to a certain extent but I don't know how well it will seal.

LockDoc

FRANKENSTEINC10 · 07-10-2014, 08:12 AM

Alright thanks fellas. Our rockers were replaced in the mid 90s by my dad's friend that painted the truck. He probably trimmed them off which might also been the reason there was no stripping down there now. :/ I will just put my own lip on there with some scrap stainless I have I guess.

**Tom Vogel** · 07-10-2014, 09:00 AM

Dont your sill pates cover that area anyway?

07-10-2014, 07:02 AM	#1
FRANKENSTEINC10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: DALLAS, TX Posts: 268	Weatherstripping question So I got some "new" weatherstripping for my doors this past weekend for my 72. The type that you press on from an early 90 ' s chevy. It fits nice and snug and is much thicker than the oe stuff. My question is how did you guys do the bottom part that goes to the floor. The truck I got it from has a lip that it clips over, but mine doesnt. Do I just need to glue it to the floor or am I missing something obvious here?

07-10-2014, 07:44 AM	#2
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,148	Re: Weatherstripping question Mine has that "lip" all the way around the door opening, but mine is a '70 model. Are your rocker's toast? My passenger side "lip" is missing where the rocker is shot... Just a thought. __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

07-10-2014, 08:05 AM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,773	Re: Weatherstripping question - Ed is correct. There should be a pinch weld all the way around the door opening. The sill plate will probably hold it in place to a certain extent but I don't know how well it will seal. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-10-2014, 08:12 AM	#4
FRANKENSTEINC10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: DALLAS, TX Posts: 268	Re: Weatherstripping question Alright thanks fellas. Our rockers were replaced in the mid 90s by my dad's friend that painted the truck. He probably trimmed them off which might also been the reason there was no stripping down there now. :/ I will just put my own lip on there with some scrap stainless I have I guess.

07-10-2014, 09:00 AM	#5
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,565	Re: Weatherstripping question Dont your sill pates cover that area anyway?

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