Pic Request: Doors

[53 292]

Well I'm determined to save these doors (they were free) even with their fair share of rust and everything, but most of it seems easy enough to repair (along the bottom). The spot that is giving me trouble is the piece that holds the outside window rubber mostly because it's not there to begin with for me to try to replicate it. It looks like it's spot welded to the outer door skin. If someone has pictures of either the driver or passenger side without the rubber that would be awesome! Thanks

[mr48chev]

see if this helps

[MARTINSR]

I am thinking what you want to do is instead of trying to recreate what was there make something that will work instead. Just a flat piece of metal going down with a lip at the end folding under towards the outside of the door, just for strength. Then you can urethane the rubber flap that goes there, that frankly does next to nothing anyway. Water goes in the door, big deal, water goes in every door on every car, that's why there are holes in the bottom.

But that rubber as I remember has a round edge that slides into the original channel. To make that all so it would work would be pretty difficult, not impossible but maybe using a different rubber urethaned to that piece I have described.

With that said, if you get that rubber and then find a piece of tubing that would fit over it. Clamp the tube to a piece of angle iron with a strip of metal right down the center of the tube. Take a die grinder with a cut off disc and cut the slot for the rubber. Then tack weld that tubing to the piece of metal I described earlier and weld the whole thing in there, done deal.

Brian

[mr48chev]

I can't get any better photos of that door or one of the others until Friday and have to remember to do it then. It's going to be a pretty good challenge to do it and try to work around the inner panel at any rate. I think originally that is just a folded length of sheet metal that you push the rubber down into as Martinsr said.
Here is the rubber that goes in it, It might be a good thing to have the rubber on hand when you go to make the metal piece. http://www.classicparts.com/1947-50-...tinfo/03-711/#

Best thing but not inexpensive would be to have a sheet metal shop shear and fold two strips of metal that you can spot weld in but it may cost more than you want to spend.

[MARTINSR]

Oh yeah, it is flat. Just urethane the thing to a flat piece, honestly, that would work.

Brian

[53 292]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! Looks like it'll be pretty simple with a flat piece of metal and not get all fancy with it. Now to tackle making the bottom patch panels..

[oldman3]

53 292, my pickup was made into a roadster, so I had to cut the top part off the door to make level with the rear of cab, so I had close to what you have now. These pics are not that good, but it should be clear enough.

Pic 1 shows cutting off the piece from top of door.
Pic 2 close to how yours looks now, with the rusted lip gone.
pic 3 right side is new 1/8" metal tacked to the out rubber channel.
Pic 4 back on door, here you can see the new 1/8" metal welded to the old door.
Pic 5 Here you can see new metal on the outside of door and the modified moudling on the inside.

I ended up using newer style rubber to help hold my glass in the door to keep from making noise, and help keep water out. I will try to remember to take a couple pic of how I did the new rubber and post later

Hope this helps...Jim