txstang84
Well-Known Member
Hey, have any of you guys ever thought about permanently sealing your vent windows? By that, I don't simply mean drenching them in RTV or butyl rope, I mean modifying the window frame and glass to never open and be sealed by a flush rubber gasket that won't leak.
I just installed new seals in these a few months ago thinking the wind noise and air leakage would drop a little, but it didn't do much good. They're not shrunk up like the originals, but they still leak and it's irritating...and after seeing mods in others' resto threads like drip rail elimination, I figured the idea might work. I've looked around for 73-up doors as that would also meet my goal and be arguably simpler, but it seems everywhere I look, the doors are either chewed up with rust, missing all guts, or prohibitively expensive (or some combination thereof).
Any constructive ideas are welcome...thanks.
Jeff
I just installed new seals in these a few months ago thinking the wind noise and air leakage would drop a little, but it didn't do much good. They're not shrunk up like the originals, but they still leak and it's irritating...and after seeing mods in others' resto threads like drip rail elimination, I figured the idea might work. I've looked around for 73-up doors as that would also meet my goal and be arguably simpler, but it seems everywhere I look, the doors are either chewed up with rust, missing all guts, or prohibitively expensive (or some combination thereof).
Any constructive ideas are welcome...thanks.
Jeff