Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/3/9 18:03:08

New gasket from Steele, and I did double check the orientation to be sure that the correct side is out. I didn't see anything that looked malformed or anything on the gasket itself. It fit pretty well on the glass without much effort getting it on.

On the wire (I used nylon rope) I started in the center on the bottom, went to one side, then the other, the up each side. It's the passenger corner I can't seem to get in. Vertical dimension looks fine, and the overall fit of the replacement piece looks okay.

I didn't change the side pillars at all, and I can't imagine those things would bend....I can't remember how many layers of metal are in them, but it's a lot.

I don't know the side-side dimensions. But I'll measure corner to corner and see what it shows me. I know it won't be exact, but this type of gasket seems to allow for some misalignment.

-Kevin