In case you're interrested, my 57 3/4T has 3 screws in the door bottom where
the original weather seal may have been attached, but the current door seal
is glued on. Don't know if the screws were original or not.
Jim Phipps
57 3600
----- Original Message -----
From: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
To: oletrucks list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 7:25 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] TF door weatherstrip metal retainer
> I've seen the metal retainer on the bottom of early TF doors, but not on
> later ones. I don't know when the cutoff was...but 55s have it, and 59s
> dont.
>
> They also changed the weatherstrip style somewhere along the way. The
> early doors used a thinner weatherstrip like those on cars, while the
> later ones used a fat round weatherstrip. Steele Rubber is the only on
> I know of that sells the better round one.
>
> Jim
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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