Hi there,

just started to put together my '41 bought partially assembled.
According to some source, the only door seal that originally came with the truck would be a bottom seal hold in a retainer?

If that is correct there must have been a lot of draft and noises in the cab.

I understand that the truck does not have been designed for fast cruising, but I guess it can be improved a lot.

Anys suggestions?

Gab.

 

My 41 doors only have the bottom seal.

Several after market companies make a foam seal with sticky backing that can be applied to the door seal area. Bob Drake and Obsolete Ford Parts have them. I haven't tried em though, so I can't tell you if they actually work. I think it's probably your best chance at getting the doors to seal without adding a more complicated and modern door seal.

If you try them out, let me know how they work. I might want to install some on my truck.

 

I just checked out your gallery.

Looks like we are working on very similar projects. My 46 has the Ranger chassis and a 2.3liter four cylinder (soon to be turbo).

I know a lot of people don't understand my project, but it's nice to see someone else moving away from the standard V8 instalation.

 

You are correct about there being a bunch of draft and wind noise. It seems like a modern seal should be able to be used. I have an old S-10 that only stays on the farm which I've been meaning to use as a seal donar, to see if it will work.