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I’ve got a ‘50 3600 that I am restoring and am getting ready to paint the doors. The cab windlace is installed, and I’ll be installing the door weatherstripping after the doors are painted.

My question is this:

There is a retainer strip on the edge of the cab floor at the door opening, and there is a retainer strip along the bottom of the door᠁. But I have no idea what either of those retains and what it is supposed to look like after assembly. Does anyone have any detailed pics of these two areas? I have no idea what to order as far as rubber for those areas, either᠁

Thanks for any help! Here are pics of my progress:

[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/tqK3PQ3yuLMdWrQn7[/img]

There's a windlace piece that goes along the floor that 's held down by the metal strip. Link

The metal strip that goes on the bottom of the door secures the weatherstrip there that goes all the way around the door.
Jerry Kassis covers installation of that metal strip in this video starting at about 15:45.

Great- thank you!

I’d have to check my ‘50 1/2 ton, but my 51 (with 53 doors) has little retainer clips along the front edge of the door tucked in between the cab and door lip. I think there are 4 (or 5). Put them on easily while the doors are off. Not so easily if they are on.

Thanks. I was wondering how the lower edges are,retained. I am still fumbling with the lower cab windlace strip- it looks like he ribbed portion of the strip goes under the metal retainer bar, so that only the short chunky edge protrudes along the cab edge?

Really appreciate the help here!

Dave

Theses are the clips on the front side by the hinges . I think these are on Canadian trucks

There was nothing like that on my truck (built in Oakland), so you're probably right that they're just on Canadian trucks. Do they just press in place or are they held by a screw?

Dave, yes, the chunky part of the weather strip goes toward the door and the flat section under the retainer.

I will go take a picture of mine but if I remember there is a spot welded bracket that creates a slot for them to slide in and catch on the clips teeth shown in the picture

Here is we’re the clips go ,there are 4 on each door. If not all the trucks don’t have them it would not be to difficult to make the brackets that are spot welded to the door to aid in holding the rubber seal.

I finally found an old picture of my cab with the door open and it shows the windlace retainer setup- the chunky edge is under the retainer and the wider ribbed section is against the cab side᠁ now I’m really confused!

[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/xnWEAc2ddRzuZE49A[/img]

Dave you may be correct, I dug up a picture that shows that windlace the same way with the thinner section toward the door.

This is my 52 panel.....it may help with the questions about the lower cab trim . Not sure just kicking this in from my 52.

Great pics guys- very helpful! Thanks a million.