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ratrog64

ratrog64

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I believe these were part of the order that the guys from Euro Nova made up. I got them with cars I bought or maybe both from the S069 car I bought from Ranger / Brian.

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B57-1974

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Is this what the original cars came with? Mine looks completely different. Mine is a D shape with a hollow center.
 
ratrog64

ratrog64

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To my understanding it is the same as original. What became available later was the d-shape. That is what I installed in the #114 car.

BTW, there is still one left.
 
letterman7

letterman7

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Yep, the "flapper" gasket was OEM. Problem was, it typically didn't fill the gaps enough. I put a D gasket under mine (red car) to push the other out. Seemed to work. I wish JC Whitney still sold the profile I had on 114 that Roger has now - those worked great!
 
ratrog64

ratrog64

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letterman7 said:
Yep, the "flapper" gasket was OEM. Problem was, it typically didn't fill the gaps enough. I put a D gasket under mine (red car) to push the other out. Seemed to work. I wish JC Whitney still sold the profile I had on 114 that Roger has now - those worked great!
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I never got a chance to test out what Rick had on the #114 car. And to be honest, I only tested the D-shape once or twice since I never had any real intention to drive the car in the rain. In Florida, rain is a possibility just about every day it seems *laugh*

The couple times the car got rained on I think the side windows leaked more then the canopy seal. Personally I think of my Sterlings more as fair weather cars then daily drivers in all weather conditions.
 
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B57-1974

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I drove mine with the D shaped gasket in the rain many times over the seven years that it was a daily driver. Never had an issue with it. The side window gaskets did leak until I adjusted them to be sure that they had contact all the way around the perimeter. After that, no leaks. This is in Virginia Beach, VA. Not as much rain as Florida (I lived in Orlando for about a year), but we do get rain here. Since my side windows are removable, my biggest problem was anticipating the rain and getting the windows installed in time to keep the rain out.
 
nbb350

nbb350

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Brett Proctor

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Nobody that I could see stated what size they used, so with that being said maybe use some modeling clay and place some along the sealing lines of the canopy and body, then close the canopy to compress the clay. Then open the canopy and measure how much of a gap there is between the canopy and the body. Then you'll have an idea of what size to get.
 
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