1939 Pickup door windlace

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ktgarcia

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I am getting ready to install my windlace around my 1939 Pickup door and have seen various ways that it has been done. In some cases, I have seen the rounded part flush with the floor on the front and back. In other examples I have looked at, the rounded part extends down past the floor and is held in place with a screw (this one looked a little odd to me). If I did that, would the round thickness cause any problems with door closure?

I have read that you should take out the rounded part of the windlace but keep the material and extend it past the bottom trim plate. If I do that, then I will have to cut the stitching which could make it unravel. I think I am going to have to cut at least one end as it is too long and will need to be trimmed. Then the unraveling becomes an issue, but just on one end.

If someone has experience with this installation, I would appreciate any tips before I start cutting open the round part of the windlace or cutting it off flush with the floor.

Thanks in advance.
 
Can you cut it to length, then pull back the outer, making the round liner stick out, cut off the liner, then pull the outer back down?

Just thinking out loud. I'm not that hot on trim.

Mart.
 
Usually there are a few extra inches of windlace that you can experiment with.
If I understand this right you can roll the fabric back on the core, cut the core and then unroll the fabric to regain it's length for hiding or fastening etc.
 
I have just done this part of the interior of my 1939 pickup and this is the easy part. The rubber core is cut to the proper length and the stitching is cut and the exterior of the windlace is turned inside out. It gets real interesting as you attach the 1/4 panels and the headliner.
 
On the 35-36 pickups the windlace continues past the floor and down over the rocker panel where it is attached with a screw. Don't now about 39.
 
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