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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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55 Door Weatherstrip

I guess this is what I get for buying a truck taken apart, but I did.
I was looking at the inside door openings tonight and noticed the spotwelds are huge. Before I get the grinder and bodyfiller out is there a seal that goes on the door opening that will cover that or just on the door?
Is there a better fix than old school fill and sand?
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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The door seal goes on the door only.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Thats what I was afraid of. BOY do I have work to do. Is everyones door opening that rough?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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I"ve just finished spraying some Epoxy-primer and was noticing the same thing...don't know if I'm to expect wind noise from the spots your speaking of or not, but just to clean things up I planned on filling them.
BTW, How is your curved upper door sill to the A and B pillar? ,
there's another area that needs attention...inside the cab at the dash and in the door opening itself...it's amazing how many imperfections you can see once the paint is on...
Good Luck!
 
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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I kept my 55 all original and since this is how they came from the factory, left them alone. Mine are not that bad.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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I have repaired the end of the dash area already. The top of the door isn't too bad but I think I will spend a week or so on those creators they called spotwelds.
Thanks Chris, I'm glad I'm not alone.
 
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