Up-date on the colour.........its Bordeaux red...discovered under the rear lights!
Also , some advice, we aren't sure if seller tried and or failed to start engine last year, hoping to turn it by hand, then if it turns check its compression, or should we just assume it needs a rebuild?
Secondly, the inner rubber seal between body and doors with aluminium groove, is there a tool to use to replace the new one?
P
Hi Frank,
Sorry about the ever so slow response to this question.
I think that if you have the aluminium strip in place then you're at an advantage in that the position of the channel will be correct.
As far as the fitting of the seal goes, I have heard of people sliding the seal in (using a lubricant such as washing-up liquid!) but, having fitted the modern replacement plastic channels, I found that the only way to get the rubbers was to use a flat screwdriver and lever in a few millimeters of the rubber at a time. Slow but it works.
That said, i think i'm going to have to refit the lhs seals (not the ones in the channels, but the other one, that covers the 'seam' inside the main seal channel) as they are fouling on the doors.
Oh, and the new centre seals are far too thick and inflexible compared to the one original one I have, so much so that they can stop the first of the two doors closed opening again, if you see what I mean. Does anyone here will experience of pillarless lancia center seals know of a supplier of a better type of 'L' section rubber?
Great to see progress on the bodywork of your car.
W
