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| | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 | I've tried to buy these gaskets from Chev's of 40's but the're out of stock and don't know when they'll get more...anybody else sell these things? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 | Not sure about these in particular, but i've made mounting gaskets for several odd ball things from an inner tube. Need to be careful trimming so it doesn't look hacked though.
40 Chevy 1/2 ton
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I cannot remember the appearance of the gasket that came in the NOS package; but, either the NOS gaskets or the Chev's of the 40's gaskets (I had a set of each) were simply a flat piece of rubber (shaped to the flat mounting edge of the bullet). One set of gasskets had a lip that sealed agaisnt the bullet.
DennisM's suggestion is a good one (I have used sheet rubber and inner tube rubber).
I do not see the gaskets listed in the Steele catalog (but I might have looked in the wrong place).
Tim | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Look for '39 Chevy taillight gaskets. I think this is it: 60-0122-15. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 44 | A few months back, I was cruising around on ebay and found a guy that had some for sale. Shoulda saved his name but didn't. You might check there. They were around 6 bucks.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 | I have made gaskets by using RTV silicone. Just make sure you coat any surface you don't want it adhering to with vaseline. (Maybe another use for WD-40 also.) Wipe the vaseline off so it's only a thin coating. Make sure you have your part shimmed properly to achieve the thickness you want. Goob it up with the silicone and mount it. (You can use a finger to go around the bead and smooth it, or just wait to trim it later. I usally smooth the bead and trim the little excess that squeezes past my finger later.) Go out there the next day, disassemble it and trim the gasket as needed. An X-Acto knife works really well. For larger areas you may have to wait up to a week to allow adequate cure time. The RTV is usually available in a number of colors too.
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