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09-27-2020, 01:08 PM | #1 |
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Inner fender to fender rubber seal
How do you attach the rubber seal that goes between the inner fender and the fender itself. Original were something like staples bent over but the rubber seal did not come with staples. What do you use to attach the rubber to the inner fender? circled in attachment.
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09-27-2020, 07:39 PM | #2 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
The tbird suppliers sell staples separately. I didn't want the regular steel staples, so I got some same size stainless wire and made my own. Easy to do, but a little time consuming.
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09-28-2020, 09:01 AM | #3 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
I used 1/8" pop rivets. Put a washer between the rivet head and the rubber. Got both at my friendly ACE hardware.....
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09-28-2020, 11:56 AM | #4 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
All the normal suppliers sell both stainless and regular staples. I bought the stainless. They are a little to big wire diameter so I drilled all the original holes and put them in. I actually drilled the new rubber to match also.Then bent them over with 2 pairs of plyers.
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09-28-2020, 03:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
Back in the days when I was restoring my '55, they sent staples with the rubber seals.
But another way to do it is get a roll of solid copper wire of the same guage from your local hardware store. Cut off pieces and use needle-nosed pliers to bend the corners. Start the first one at the very end and drill holes thru the rubber to match the holes in the inner fender. Insert your home-made staple thru the original staple holes, and bend over the backside using same needle-nosed pliers. |
09-28-2020, 07:05 PM | #6 |
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10-04-2020, 04:17 PM | #7 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
Another inner fender question. There is is a rubber seal that is above the control arm. In the part book it shows another piece that goes over this rubber to attach to the inner fender. My 56 did not have this piece so asking was this a 55 piece only or do I need to try and dig them up somewhere?
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10-04-2020, 07:35 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
These metal pieces were used on the 56 Birds so I imagine they were used on the sedans.. The Birds MAY be the same as the sedans. The group number is 16050 (Metal Retainer for Apron Seal). Repos are available from the Tbird parts people, if they are the same. Check with Hill's Restorations, they may know if the Bird ones are the same as the sedans. Hill's restores sedans as well as Tbirds. Also check with Concours Parts - they may know if the same.
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10-05-2020, 11:16 AM | #9 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
thanks for the info. Concours T-Bird has the part. Send a message asking if it is the same as the car.
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10-05-2020, 01:51 PM | #10 | |
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The staples should be inserted from the BACKSIDE through the rubber first then thru the metal, so that the back portion of the staples are facing toward the engine. That way, the back of the staples don't rub the paint off the inner fender apron. |
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10-06-2020, 10:41 AM | #11 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
Jay from Concours sent me the measurements for the one used on the T-Birds. I will take that and try to make a template to see if it will work on the full size 56. It is 18" x 5"
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10-06-2020, 10:42 AM | #12 |
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Re: Inner fender to fender rubber seal
on the staples used for here and the inner fender anti squeak seal can you use regular staple gun staples or are they too small in diameter? I have some stainless ones but do not know if the diameter is big enough.
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