Body Gaskets?

A 1966 CJ5. What is the material used to not have metal to metal contact on the fender to cowl and the fender to grill attachment? The PO used clear silicone but I think there should be a better way?

 

Welcome.

MoreTite, or cotton webbing?

Mortite Caulking Cord | Frost King® Weatherization Products

 

Thank-you for the welcome.

 

Mine looks just like the Post pic only in Olive Mist

 

Familiar with Mortite.
Cotton webbing not so much.
What did the factory use? Thanks for your time.

 

I just used the Mortite recently on my build. Seems to work well. Used it on headlight buckets as well.

 

Thank-you.

 

Thanks for the attempt, Cap.
That might as well be in German but I’ll figure it out.
My problem, not yours.

 

1 meter Green canvas webbing strap Willys MB GPW Dodge WC M38A1 M35 serie 1meter

 

Thank-you very much!

 

Just located and ordered gasket material for fender to cowl and fender to grill.
1/16” x 1” x 10’ (grill) 1/16 x 2” x 10’ (cowl) Neoprene. Self adhesive. $30.00 free shipping.
sales@rubbersheetwarehouse.com

 

The product I use between the fender and body tub, floor plats to tub, etc is "GacoFlex Roof Tape". Its a 2" wide self adhesive seam tape made from butyl and EPDM rubber thats about 1/16" or less thick. A scissors cuts it down to thinner strips, and the strips can be doubled for helping to seal the tunnel floor plate to the tub.
-Donny

 

Did you use the neoprene or silicone strips?

 

I did not use them yet but they are neoprene, according to the vendor.

 

Sounds good. Thanks for the ideas.

 

I have an aluminum body, so all the steel parts are insulated from the aluminum with pieces of plastic milk jugs, the bolt heads are all insulated with fiber washers, and the bolt shanks are all covered with plastic tube coated liberally with NoOX. The only exception is the dashboard, where I insulated it from the body completely, so I could add or take things away without a lot of trouble. So far, anything I've taken off or fooled with has had no oxidation at all. I grew up with really rusty cars, can you tell?

 

What, if anything, did they leave the factory with?

 

The ones I've seen were assembled with butyl tape/rope, like Mortite. Between the tub and fenders, and fenders and grille, as well as the floor plates. I presume on the fenders it was put there to stop squeaks and rattles from steel-on-steel. On the floor plates it stops water from coming in.