Ttop seal metal track rusted out

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02-08-2008, 09:44 PM

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Ttop seal metal track rusted out

Well I now understand why my ttops leak, does anyone know if the rail that the ttop seal fits into is available? The roof itself seems to be fine but the rail that is prettry bad in a couple of places. It is spot weled in and will be a chore to remove but dont know what else to do??????? HELP!!!!
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02-09-2008, 05:55 AM

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Re: Ttop seal metal track rusted out

Try Ebay?

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02-09-2008, 07:03 AM

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Yea, EBAY has a few of them floating around. Also try the classified section on here. I saw one a couple weeks ago I think in good shape. However, it is going to run around $100 for one. Just prepare yourself and take deep breaths.

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02-09-2008, 11:04 AM

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Re: Ttop seal metal track rusted out

Thanks for the reply, I think the cost of the rails will be alot less than rotted out floor pans and not being able to drive in the rain or wash it or replacing the carpet etc. It dosent just leak in runs in. We drove it to the MI nascar race last year which was rained out and the interior was soaked by the time we got home. So it isnt going out again untill I get it fixed it is in excellant condition except for the rails and is worth the efort it will take to repair.
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02-09-2008, 01:42 PM

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Re: Ttop seal metal track rusted out

You're talking about the channels welded to the body of the car, not the removable center bar between the openings, right?

Mine are the same way in places. I pulled the weatherstripping, took a grinder to the rust, and primed it. For a temporary fix I put the old weatherstripping back on and siliconed every spot were the channel was rusted out. That was back in September.

In about a month or so I'm going to fix it right since I've got new weatherstripping waiting to go on the car. I made some new metal channels to weld in place of the rusted/rotted ones on the car. Since I work in a sheetmetal shop I made mine for free. You could probably get them made for you pretty cheap at a local sheetmetal shop. The old ones will need to be ground/cut out and the new ones welded in place.