41 Woodie tailgate seal question

[41woodie]

Anyone with a 41-48 Woodie that can answer a question or two about the installation of tailgate seals. I'm attaching a photo with arrows pointing to the seals that have me stumped. Need an explanation or phone photo showing exactly where these pieces install. Thanks

[woodiewagon46]

The two top pieces attach to the body and make a seal between the lift gate and the body. The two side pieces are held in place by the left and right tailgate hinge brackets. The strip on the lower right goes into a groove in the bottom edge of the lift gate and is held in place with a metal strip along the entire length. When the tailgate and lift gate are closed this flap goes over the tailgate to make a seal. The piece at the lower left attaches to the bottom edge of the tail gate just below the hinge and is also held in place with a metal strip. If you are missing the metal strips I can see the confusion.

[41woodie]

No problem with the two upper pieces that attach to the rear quarter posts. Also no problem with the "flap" that inserts in the groove on the bottom of the upper half and is held in place with a metal strip.
Perhaps I'm missing the metal insert that would normally hold the seal at the very bottom of the door but I don't see any holes where screws would have been. I'll check it out closer tomorrow. The ones that really have me stumped are the two flat strips that seal the sides of the lower gate. Each one has two cutout rectangles that don't seem to align with anything on the tailgate or quarter posts.
Can you explain in more detail where those pieces attach. Sorry to be a pest, thanks

[Detonator]

Sorry, no answers for you -- but a question: where's you find these seals? I'd like to find some for my '38. Thanks.

[41woodie]

Originally Posted by Detonator

Sorry, no answers for you -- but a question: where's you find these seals? I'd like to find some for my '38. Thanks.

They came from Bob Drake parts, try this link:

https://www.bobdrake.com/Images/CAT2.../CAT29-604.pdf

[Bill]

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The weatherstrips in question mount vertically between the steel reinforcements at the outer edge of the lower gate. the cutouts are for the mounting hardware of the reinfocements. The cutouts are covered by the steel piece. See pic.. Bill