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Re: mylow53 build
Cajun-
My doors are tight. I physically have to push them in slightly before trying the unlatch them. I know that won't work when I am relying on the solenoids. We shall see. Marc |
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marc i used this to seal the doors the one on the right it's thin enough to fit in and still seals. it has a sticker on the back, so no need for glue
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oops this one is what i used
it's about a 1/2 inch wide GT
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I might have to give that a try. But without the use of glue, how will I be able to make a mess of things?? I wish I had seen this prior to glueing my seals on. I did get them from Steele, but I think they where the factor seals where yours look to be more universal. Thanks for the info. Marc |
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it should do one door or very close to one door. i would get 3 for 2 doors
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heres some photos. you will notice i removed my old seals that were glued in as well
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So you used this seal you mentioned earlier on your doors in place of the Steele original replacements and like them? Good to know, since I'm getting closer to having to figure this out on mine....
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so far there the only ones that allow me to close my door. my truck has had drivers side door issues for as long as i've owned it. i would try the oem first but if it won't close you might try this... i have oem on the passenger door and it closes fine.
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Your the man. Thanks for the pictures. I noticed in the last picture, you are not using any weather stripping on the bottom. Did you remove this in order to fix your drive door that was not closing? Thanks Marc |
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nope just haven't finished. i need some more weather striping...
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Look a little deeper in the catalog for the proper weather strip for the doors on the AD truck. He has the right ones for our trucks and they work great
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I used the ones from Steele that are made for AD trucks and they are too tight. This is the same issue Greg had, so he came up with these universal ones from Steele. I will be giving them a try.
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ok i said i would drive this truck didn't I? well i took it to work yesterday cause i haven't driven it for weeks due to the rain. got to work ok but i had to work real late. so i'm driving it home taking la brea in la. and i blew an air bag. dropped the left front on the ground. thankfully it didn't hit the frame! called aaa and asked for a flat bed. by then it was midnight, Not the best place to hang out... the tow truck driver arrived and was happy to drive me to thousand oaks provided i pay him in cash $315.00!!! and no they dont take credit cards. so after a trip to a getto atm he had his money and we were on the way home.
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Did you figure out what is was wearing on/against?
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man thats crappy! sway bar endlink?
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I'm sorry to hear about all that trouble man! but luckily, as you said, it didnt hit the frame....
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Wow, that is a fear of mine as well. I guess, I really need to add back my rubber snubbers before I make mine road worthy.
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Hey bud truck looks awesome.. Got a quick question what backspacing are you using on the front? Been following your build for awhile and I got alot of ideas from looking at yours, our front ends are the same mustangII I got 15x7 and going with the gangster white wall instead of mags..
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the braded steel brake line was rubbing aparently.... hard to see that when the truck is on the ground.
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firestone but i don't fault the bag it stuck in there for 5k before failure
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i think around 8 months or so. i didn't build it just to look at!
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