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Forum Name: Four Doors and Wagons
Forum Description: Technical discussion for 4-doors and station wagons
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Topic: Weatherstripping
Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Subject: Weatherstripping
Date Posted: 11-September-2013 at 12:38PM
So I like almost anyone with a sedan or wagon had very leaky windows when I got my Torino.  I read and searched everywhere and came up with the same answers I'm sure everyone has seen...not much. I tried the PlastiDip, even tried cutting the back ind inserting rubber vacuum line to try to seal the gap. No luck.  I bought a roll of universal 3M self-adhesive weatherstripping - part number 8651.  It didn't quite fill the space the OEM weather seal filled, but it sealed the window! It is available in many part stores.  







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Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 11-September-2013 at 12:46PM
Nice find! 

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Griffin
1973 Gran Torino station wagon
1972 Gran Torino 4 Door
1976 Gran Torino station wagon
1971 Maverick 2 Door


Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Date Posted: 11-September-2013 at 12:50PM
Originally posted by GTW GTW wrote:

Nice find! 

Not a show car fix, but since mine's a driver it's good enough.  I've been thinking about filling the gap with black RTV or something so it looks a bit better.  I overlapped the corner a little to help fill the area under the corner of the glass.


Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Date Posted: 11-September-2013 at 12:54PM
Here's a few other pics:

Window up


Front of window track



Posted By: JoeKarasinski
Date Posted: 11-September-2013 at 2:08PM
I don't know if this would help but you might be able to make something closer with one of these.
 
http://www.steelerubber.com/sponge-extrusions" rel="nofollow - http://www.steelerubber.com/sponge-extrusions


Posted By: NwOh_Starsky
Date Posted: 12-September-2013 at 1:13AM
Originally posted by JoeKarasinski JoeKarasinski wrote:

I don't know if this would help but you might be able to make something closer with one of these.
 
http://www.steelerubber.com/sponge-extrusions" rel="nofollow - http://www.steelerubber.com/sponge-extrusions


Looks like a similar product, just different shapes.  I'll give them a good look over before doing the other windows.


Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 12-September-2013 at 1:59AM
Wow, this is what I have been looking for. The original owner filled the gaps in the original weatherstripping on my wagon with Great Stuff. Obviously did not work, as the car leaks badly.

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino       
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)


Posted By: theomethod
Date Posted: 19-September-2024 at 12:01PM

Hello,

I work for a police department and we are trying to restore a 4dr, 1976 Torino as a police car for an anniversary celebration. I need help finding window seals, can anyone assist? 


Thank you! 



Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 23-September-2024 at 9:40PM
 far as i know nobody makes any of the seals for the 4dr'sCry

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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION


Posted By: gpd294
Date Posted: 24-September-2024 at 7:07AM
I have been looking for good seals as well ever since I got my wagon way back when. 

Every now and again I'd come across some NOS stuff on EBay, but I havent seen anything in the last few years.  Ya also have to remember even the NOS stuff, if you can find it, is 50+years old. Ouch

Please post if you find something close that will work. 

Good luck on your project! Thumbs Up


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Carlos....1975 Gran Torino Squire Station Wagon restored to look like a 1973 Torino Station

Wagon my Dad bought new from McAnary Ford on June 6, 1973 in Gary,Indiana


Posted By: Inkara1
Date Posted: 24-September-2024 at 11:46AM
For the rear window on the wagon, I used this stuff:
https://www.autozone.com/sealants-glues-adhesives-and-tape/weatherstrip/p/ameriseal-1in-x-9-16in-x-10ft-dual-durometer-weatherstrip/1219181_0_0?searchText=weatherstrip" rel="nofollow - https://www.autozone.com/sealants-glues-adhesives-and-tape/weatherstrip/p/ameriseal-1in-x-9-16in-x-10ft-dual-durometer-weatherstrip/1219181_0_0?searchText=weatherstrip

I wish it were a little thicker so it would seal better at the bottom of the window, but it seals fine at the top of the window. I then used peel-and-stick foam weatherstrip from Home Depot for the metal part of the tailgate, which I could stack to get more thickness.

For the windows, I bought the seals for a 1973-74 LTD from Rubber the Right Way. I cut it to fit the driver's door, but when rolled up, the window wasn't pressed up against it. I have since adjusted the window, so I might try again. In the meantime, I used gray putty to fill in the gaps on the old window seals, then colored it with a Sharpie, but that ink never stays dark, and I still have hella wind noise on the highway.


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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.



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