for AC's post-war 2 Litre Saloon
This is a new section (July 2007) to be added to later.
Rubber Components (body/window seals, etc.)
I have made scale drawings, shown below, from the rubbers fitted to my 1949 Saloon. I believe these to be the original items, with the possible exception of the rear window rubber. I have made allowances for shrinkage of the sponge rubber parts, in view of their age. Most, but not all, rubbers are covered here so far. Although these are mostly body/chassis rubbers, I've included the top radiator hose since this is of an unusual design. Also included is the plastic wing piping.
Bonnet Rubber
The bonnet rubber was fixed onto the bulkhead with brass escutcheon pins. Unfortunately, these gave an easy path for rain water to attack the plywood bulkead, and so the pins will either need to be effectively sealed in, or else ommitted altogether. The front flange needs to be trimmed to a slight taper at each end, as shown in the drawing below. A remake of this seal (produced in the 1980s) differs slightly from my original seal.
Windscreen Outer Seal
The screen rubber (outer) is shaped to permit the windscreen wipers to park off the screen, and cross the seal without too much damage. Later ACs had wipers parked on-screen. Care needs to be taken when fitting this rubber around the screen corners, as the outer flange is prone to cracking. Warming in water can help with shaping any rubber seals.
Quarter Light Seals
The above seal is fitted to the front edge of the quarter light window, on cars up to 1953. Quarter light design was revised during that year, and I believe the newer version was fitted to all 4 door Saloons (except perhaps the prototype?). The seal illustrated differs slightly from a remake produced in the 1980s.
This seal fits at the bottom of the quarter light window, on the inside.
Door Window Rubber
This is fitted to the door outisde the main drop-window, and clamped in place by an aluminium strip.
Side Window Rubber (early type)
This is fitted to the outside lower edge of the side window frame. This is for the early type of fixed window, as found on ACs up to chassis EL1317. My original seal had evidently been trimmed along the flange from whatever the commercially available size had been.
Rear Window Rubber
The rear windows have no frame, and are secured with panel pins (rather like traditional old house windows). The head-cloth edges are tucked between this window seal and the wooden body frame. The rubber that I measured for the scale drawing, does not look original in terms of aging, although it is certainly pre-1970.
