My cup shims have arrived. Everything I need to finish the Dana 44 rear end I now have – I hope! I need to finish up adjusting the driver’s door on the Chevy before I can get back to the rear end.
The sound deadening mat can be cut and fitted any old way – good coverage is better than look because only you will get to see it. I found the small roller very helpful especially when flattening overlapping joints.
One thing I discovered about Kilmat is that it is made in Russia. I’ll not be buying any for of it for sure – I’m not going to give Putin any more money to do the evil things he is up to!
I scraped off the factory sealing compound from the inside of the door before applying the sound deadening mat. I ended up with a ball about half the size of a golf ball. The thickness of the mat plus the factory sealant might have kept the door panel from sitting flat.
I finally got the door window to fit. It still won’t go all the way up. I’m hoping that the window rubbers will take a set and squish a bit flatter to allow the window the go all the way up – but then I may need a new motor. I adjusted the front track as far back as I could by using a dremel to oval all the two inner bolt openings. It was then a job to adjust the track stops (at the top of each track) and the tilting adjustment. I also had to flatten the front windshield side moulding that holds the front window seal and move it out as far as possible. There is something basically wrong with the door, but I can’t figure it out – very frustrating!
It’s near the end of the driving season and I’m expecting my donor motor any day now. So I’ll not start any new fix-it projects for the next little while.