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Does anyone happen to have one of the right door corner seals? (the rare one) I'm looking at having a rubber manufacturer make a batch of them, however I don't believe mine are good enough to use a "template". Just to clarify this is the chunk of rubber that goes on the corner that seals against the firewall. I know the left side is available through the usual sources but the right is not.
Mine is pretty chewed up, but if you get a batch made, I'm in
me too
I will have to check all of my doors and see if any of them have useable seals. Hopefully one of them is good enough to be used as a template.
If it is the part I think you are talking about, I messed around with reproducing these a long time ago as a fun, maker-style project. I made a CAD model, then rapid-prototyped a mold and then made a couple parts out of two-part mixable rubber. I lost interest so I never really investigated it further. My original part wasn't very good, so I had to do some guestimating at the original shape to make the CAD model. The final parts had some roughness to them since they were based on a rapid prototype, so I don't think they would be a good original example either. This is the link to the original post: http://www.m715zone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9790
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I looked through my parts and couldn't find any of the seals. Guess I'll keep trying to find a good one to copy...
Could someone with CAD reverse the dimensions of the NOS left side rubbers to fit the right side?
Not sure what you need but I have ACAD. Easy to "mirror" a drawing.Quote:
Originally Posted by gerrykan
Could you "mirror" the driver's side door seal? (its the chunk of rubber that goes between the door jamb and the corner of the door.)Quote:
Originally Posted by rboltz
send me the file and i'll take a look. e-mail address in a PMQuote:
Originally Posted by riprock01
And then?
I know a couple guys with 3d printers...
Another idea occured to me. Ive got tons of different thicknesses of acrylic at the shop. And a laser. I could build an acrylic model manually, scan and burn identical mirror images, assemble them with acrylic glue, make silicone molds out of DittoII, and cast 2-part urethane. Maybe a little more work, but I think the finish would be a lot better than 3d printing.
Any idea what durometer (hardness) we'd be looking for?
Did this project ever materialize?
With the technology out now this could be successful with some effort. I have done some casting with Devcon flexane. For my wagoneer restoration I did. I don't have access to some of the tech that has been posted up already. But it sure would be exciting to see someone get after this.
One very interesting thing here for restoring old misshapen hard rubber parts. Fisherman, one of our members here found that long term soaking of those very seals in a jar of 303 protectant made them soft again and made them drift back into their original shapes. I have two sets of the seals soaking in 303 in the shop right now. They have been in a jar of 303 since I started my build thread. This thread reminds me that I need to go check them. I will do that in a day or so. And try to remember to post up. Anyway, I thought I would mention the long soak in 303. Don't toss those seals in a corner just yet. Try the long soak first.
I also have a set soaking in 303!
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Todd, (Fisherman) is coming out here in three weeks to help me reside my home. I will tell him that his discovery is helping others and it is a great idea.
I will check on mine later this week.
From what I remember, Pine Oil is used to rejuvenate rubber pieces as well.