I tried talking nicely, but still no luck frown . Heres a picture of the ring, its the original ring with new rubber and clips from Classic parts.

Heres the inside:
http://i55.tinypic.com/15re3r5.jpg

and outside:
http://i54.tinypic.com/a4prwi.jpg

I really hope I overlooked something stupid, these rings are just about the hardest part of restoring this truck dang