Refitting drop glass seals (early car)

[John A. Ross]

Time is passing by and while I have some time I am adding the rebuild of DDG doors here.

Dave you did a nice write up once before on what runner/drop glass/guides/quarters can be fitted in what doors. Feel free to add it here as well if you have time

I have some seals here but also have some rigid channel that fits both the guide and the door, althrough the door is a tad tight but the old one ws no picnic to get out in first place.

The rigid channel came from Frank / Roger but i only have two sections.

This is it so far, as can be seen the rigid channel fits nicely. More to follow as I need to find good glass for the 1/4 lights first and do those with new seals

[Dave Lane]

Someone has asked about door glass channels and variations so i thought it might help if i did this to show the differences between early Rootes and later Chrysler channels .
Fitting info , in other words what will and wont fit what .
You CANNOT do the following ---
Fit the later fluffy rubber glass runner into the early channel at the lock end
Fit a later channel into an early door at the lock end .
Fit a later fluffy rubber glass runner into the shorter EARLIER quaterlight channel .
You CAN do the following ---
Fit the later fluffy rubber AND its LONGER channel into any door regardless of its lock at the quaterlight end but they must match.

[Dave Lane]

Later rubber channel and runner - quaterlight end


Close up of fluffy rubber


Early cotton covered channel



Riveted to the metal runner


Late type at the top , early below - this is the lock end channel

[PMCG]

Handy info. there Dave. ^^