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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 | Hello, after installing rubber door seals on rocker panels my doors stick out from the body. Is ther a way to prevent this such as heating the rubber and stretching it to decrease the thicknes? Has anyone else come across this problem?
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Al | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Al, if your talking about the little rubber strip that goes at t he bottom and is attached to the cab YES I had the same problem. So much so that when I closed the door it caused the bottom half of the door to stick out. I ended up taking a razor blade and just trimming the rubber off. Problem solved for now.
I must add this. My metal door panels were so bad that I covered them with a think piece of foam and then thin upholstery fabric over the foam. I'm sure this didn't help the situation very good and I could see the rubber imprint in the foam/fabric.
Its my opinion however that the foam and fabric, compressed, should not have made that big of difference.
The 37 is the first pickup I did a FULL restoration on and now that I am retired I'd like to take the 37 back apart and do it again to straighten out some stuff from door hinges and door panels to re-locating the gas tank. (Right after I get finished with the panel, maybe a studebaker and and and....:) | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 | Thank you! I'll give the razor blade a try.
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