1953 Suburban weatherstrip installation

[1inxs]

I'm scrambling to complete the final touches on my 1953 Chevy Suburban. I purchased the front door weatherstrip from Classic Parts (of course). Does the weatherstrip start at the bottom middle of the door and run continuously around the door meeting back at the bottom middle?
If anyone is interested here is a link to my project journal with pictures.
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=25573&page=1&reverse=1

 

[ol' chebby]

Yes, start at the bottom. The long part goes to the outside. Use the weatherstrip adhesive all the way around the door and the weatherstrip first. Start at the bottom and work about 1-2 feet at a time. put on another coat of weatherstrip adhesive, smooth it out, and press on immediately. Do not pull or stretch on the weatherstrip to make bends, it will shrink up eventually. When you come to the end, cut it a little long, then cut the two pieces at an angle to each other, glue the ends together, then put on the metal lock strip over the top. This is much easier to do with the door off the truck, as the hinge is very hard to get behind on these things. Good luck, Russ

 

[rtnnhazel]

sorry im no help with the weatherstripping. i was looking through your web journal and was curious about the offset perches. were the perches offset or did you offset them on the springs? im having the same problem. also how are the yukon seats working? i have a 51 AD and am looking for a good seat choice. those look nice. thanks and nice suburban- robert

 

[1inxs]

ol' chebby
I will take your advice and remove the doors yet once more. Thanks for the help.

rtnnhazel
The perches are home built. There are holes drilled about every inch to accept the head of the spring bolt. With this design you can move the rearend forward or rearward to fit the wheel opening. The seats worked out super. I replaced the driver seat wiring harness with the harness from a passenger seat. I had to do this to eliminate the memory seat computer that is standard in the Yukon. The rear seat access isn't great due to the seat track limits.