Possible production of Clamshell Weatherstripping

mine aren't too bad actually. better to preserve what i've got in case reprod ones never surface....

 

-count me in if you get the production going..........

 

Me as well!

 

there is a company in hemmings who can make the gasket but they are expensive. a gasket for my 59 was estimaqted between $1800-$2500 for a single gasket about 15 yrs ago . if you guys cheap in and make a bunch it would probably be chaeper per gasket. the straight extrusion can probably be purchased thru steele rubber or restoration specialties but the molded corners are the problem

 

Any update on the possible production run for clamshell weatherstripping?

 

Presumably not, or we would have heard something in the last two years.

It is unlikely that any manufacturer will offer weatherstripping for the back windows on these cars because the demand is just too small to justify the investment. Comparatively speaking, few people are restoring these cars, and even fewer are using them as daily drivers. They have a dedicated but small, emphasis small, following.

 

Just wait a couple of years, maybe sooner, and you'll be able to get 3-D printed reproduction weatherstripping.

 

Why do we have to wait? 3-D printing is here now.

Why stop at weatherstripping? Why don't we just make a 3-D printed reproduction of a complete car?

 

I was in contact with a company in California and I also have some originals to use as templates, then my car was wrecked and it put everything on hold. Eventually, after I find a parts car I'll get back to the point where I can once again focus on the rear weatherstrip problem.