I did some additional digging in the GM replacement parts archive and found that there was replacement weatherstrip sold in a 60' roll. Armed with the awareness that weatherstrip was indeed called for, I improvised my way through sealing all the way around the upper end gate and the side and lower edges of the lower end gate. I used some leftover higher-profile weatherstrip that the previous owner of my burb had mistakenly bought for the front doors. In one area, I cut and sanded off a part of the weatherstrip profile that was too high. In another case, I glued the weatherstrip on upside down. Whatever it took to get a profile to suit the need at hand. The whole area has a nice, snug feel to it when both gates are closed now. It looks pretty decent too. Also, I made some replacement rubber bumpers for the sides of both gates as the originals were shot. I also elongated the mounting holes on both endgates where they attach to their respective hinges to give some vertical or lateral movement to suck up some of the slack or minimize binding. Everything is a compromise between the ideal and the real. Dave

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