| Endre
(Andy) Bujtas |
This is the belt line weather stripping I'm using for the lower section
of the door window. This will be bonded to the steel frame I made in the
previous picture with Surethane Ultraflex. |
This shows the frame I made for the door window belt weatherstrip frame.
It is made of 22 ga. sheet steel and bent to fit the contour of the door.
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This is a picture of my belt weather stripping. I made a frame from 22
ga sheet metal. I cut 24 inch long strips 1.5 inches wide and bent a 1/2
inch edge using my brake. Then fitted the 2 pieces together (front &
back) and welded them together. I cut lines in the long (hidden) edge
so that I can bend the frame to fit the shape of the door. Belt weather
stripping from JC Whitney will be bonded and screwed onto this frame.
The frame also has some 22 ga clips I made to hold the frame to the door.
But I will also use Surethane to glue and seal the frame to the door as
well. |
Where the T-bird channel meets the mirror support panel I had to fill
in to conform to the window frame. The T-bird frame can not be placed
next to this panel because of the length of the AGP glass. Therefore,
I had to fill the gap - leaving a little gap for my mirror plate. |
To make the T-bird channel look nicer from the inside, I had to cut a
section off of the inner door panel. The IFG door is made of 2 pieces
glued together. I cut the area of the inside door panel so that I can
slip the channel into a groove. Then I filled in the cut area and shaped
it to conform to the inside window frame - similar to the way it was shaped
before I cut it. The piece you see is a cut section of T-bird channel
to illustrate how it fits onto the door frame. |
This is a cross section of the Thunderbird window channel. The T-bird
channel is actually longer than the Diablo window. Therefore, the frame
must be cut (shortened) in order to fit the door frame. In addition, the
AGP glass is not EXACTLY curved the same as the T-bird frame. The AGP
glass has a slightly greater curvature. This makes it a bit hard for the
glass to slide to the end (top) of the frame. To relieve some of the pressure,
I cut off the outer strip inside the channel. Now the glass moves much
easier in the channel and the glass tightly fits to the outer edge of
the channel. |
I had to move the window frame out a bit at the bottom. I cut out the
existing fiberglass lip and replaced it with a 1/8 aluminum lip. This
was done at both ends of the window frame. I'm using Ford Thunderbird
frames. |
