door seals

[thinwing]

His car looked like this

[carusoam]

 

See if this is the same thing... plate says ‘1949’

I snapped the pic while cruising up to Bar Harbor.  The airport and the harbor are pretty close together...

Snapped spline shaft sounds like a Mooney landing gear motor challenge...

it is important to select the right materials, and finish the process, to avoid getting the stress magnifiers...

in ‘49 less was known about stress magnification. Machining wasn’t nearly as finished as it is today. It is easy to leave rough surfaces that can initiate a crack...

PP aviation thoughts, stretched a bit... 

Best regards,

-a-

[PT20J]

Maybe you guys should try one of these:

https://www.classicnation.com/list-of-the-most-popular-classic-car-forums/

I’m still trying to find the best option for replacing door seals. 

[0TreeLemur]

On 10/31/2019 at 3:06 PM, Seth said:

I used some basic foam weatherstripping to help the door seal.  Amazing and inexpensive.  I followed the advice of people on here for that (I think Jose).

My wife no long feels a draft and it's much quieter in the cabin.  Best $4.00 I spent.

Yes, it may not be legally compliant.

-Seth

Seth, can you upload a photo?   I bought the expensive seal from knots-2-u and I did backstop it with some of the foam stuff where the door is vertical along the hinge.  But, it still makes a lot of noise in the upper left hand side (inside looking out).   How did you apply the foam to help?  Thx.

[DonMuncy]

4 hours ago, carusoam said:

 

 

Anthony,

That one is a TC. They started the TD in 1950. The TCs were right hand drive. The TDs (sold in the US) were left hand drive.

[DonMuncy]

8 hours ago, thinwing said:

His car looked like this

 

That is definitely a TD, and a nice looking one. 

[thinwing]

Sorry for the tread drift to high school cars...

[Andy95W]

3 hours ago, DonMuncy said:

Anthony,

That one is a TC. They started the TD in 1950. The TCs were right hand drive. The TDs (sold in the US) were left hand drive.

I always wondered the difference.  Thanks, Don!

[Shiny moose]

 back to the door seal!!!!  Who is having good luck and what are you using. I bought knot2u door seal and Im not impressed with the sealing capabilities,  my door is noisy.