FJ45 Rear window rubber

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Hey guys,
I have been in the process of restoring the body of my 1963 FJ45. I have been wondering if anyone is making the rear rubber for the sliders? Mine are there and complete but is cracked and weathered condition. It would be a shame to spend this kind of effort to just have this crappy old stuff in the car.
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Is that the ol pumpkin truck?
I"m hoping to send a good set of sliders to Moab for possible 3d emulation and possible re-creation by another 45 section member. Right now there are no re-creations. I do have a bunch of stuff to see about making a mold at home but no time or knowledge is possessed by me.
I would continue to wait and see what happens.
 
Is that the ol pumpkin truck?
I"m hoping to send a good set of sliders to Moab for possible 3d emulation and possible re-creation by another 45 section member. Right now there are no re-creations. I do have a bunch of stuff to see about making a mold at home but no time or knowledge is possessed by me.
I would continue to wait and see what happens.



I am not real sure on this 45's history. I am quite sure it is out of Placerville CA and from people I have talked to spent most of its life there.

From what I had read that's what I though. At least I have the ones that are in there!
 
On a temporary basis the best bet might be to go w/ a single pane for each opening and commercially available strip, sealed together at the ends.

I've not heard of a source for the slider rubber.
 
is the driveshaft painted like a barber pole? If so it was Tony's.. it's been years since I saw it tho.

I'm hoping we can re-create this gasket with help from the 45 section.
 
I know another mudder who is looking for replacement rear window rubber as well. Abecker. His searches have not turned up anything and he will more than likely go the single pane route as well. One thing you may be able to do if they are still in the truck is reskin the rubber in place. Abecker got a tube of rubber from a glass shop and if your careful, you may be able to run a skim coat over the gasket in place.
Just a thought.
 
Here's the scoop on this rubber.

1. No it is not available anywhere. Period. I have invested days worth of time searching the ends of the earth.

2. It is so odd in shape, and complex in design - it would take a master to create a mold. Even if you were to glue sections together, it wouldn't work because of the "slot" design that allows the glass to slide. So I doubt any chance of a reproduction.

3. Here is what I did on my 45 and what I would recommend on yours - assuming you didn't trash it and destroy it removing what you have.

a) Get a tube of "FIP-G" from Toyota.
b) Lay out your pieces and soak them in armor-all or "Goop" hand cleaner (both contain rubber restorative stuff). Soak them good (I soaked for 3 days).
c) This will not spring them back - but it makes them pliable and workable. I then dabbed off the excess and let them rest for a day.
d) Use the FIP-G to glue it all back together and then cover the entire exterior of them with FIP-G, just a thin coat.
e) let them dry good and you'll be golden. Just carefully re-install (insert glass first) and then pull through with rope or use those plastic paddles I used on my windshield.
f) I also used a little white grease to help them slide in, then just wipe off the excess and clean the glass and surrounding areas. It was a pain - but was not too bad.

4. That is about your only choice to make the windows OEM.
5. Another choice that I have seen (and looks really clean) is to take your truck to a windshield/glass shop and have a single solid piece cut for each side - they will have a gasket to install the glass. You wont be able to slide or open, but it will look clean and offer a nice seal.

I hope this helps, I just went through all this last fall.

dallas
 
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