Square in a round hole. 33 ford pickup

Im working on my door windows, they are square. The window frame is rounded at the top and bottom.

My question is... The window rubber lays in the channel and does not curve at the top, the top removable panel gets a straight piece...so does it leave a gap at the top corners???. Do I just live with that gap.??

I think it looks like poop at the top.

 

The gl*** goes up into the top of the door and seals against the rubber on the removable panel. When it stops the gl*** is above the radiused window opening. No gap will show.

 

It looks bad with the window down.... Has anyone done a trick to make it look good, or better.

 

I think that you are doing something wrong. How about a picture. I hate when windows look like poop........

 

All the pieces of window trim,(rubber) are straight, but the window frame is curved, I couldnt mess that up if I tried.

It just dont look finished with the gap at the curve, on the top of the window.

 

It's a 75 year old truck built to haul ****!! They never were made to be a show vehicle. They do not leak air with the reproduction weather stripping properly installed. You can spend a lot of money at a custom fabricating shop to alter the door if it bothers you that much but personally I enjoy the old time look.

 

I'm having trouble visualizing the issue here, probably because I haven't had my morning coffee yet. Can you post a picture of the offending issues? Thanks.

 

Maybe lower the lower bump stop. Then the gl*** will go down farther. I think that your talking about when the gl*** is rolled down ??

 

This is what Im talking about.

If this is what its supposed to look like, then I guess thats how it will be.

I just thought it looked unfinished.

 

Am I being too picky.

 

I see what you mean now. Is that the way it's supposed to be? Mine's not nearly as far along as yours, or I'd check mine.

 

I guess thats the only way it can be.

 

I bet the bodyline from the door to the cab be off bothers the **** out of you too. Remember, fords were built to be cheap.

 

Yea, matching that body line was real important. I went through alot to get it right, I cut the cab to get everything lined up with the doors, then cut the bottom of the cab front and back to match the bottom of the doors.
I just want my stuff to look better than the next guys.

As far as that gap with the window rubber goes, I am going to fix that too.

 

On my F-1, the door is similarly constructed, the top/rear of the door and gl*** is radiused. There are sheet metal tabs in the radiused part of the door (between inner and outer skin) that are used to anchor the felts, creating a matching radius. The tabs are just spot-welded on. You could do something similar real easily (if you haven't painted yet, anyway)