55.2-59 Kick panel vent gasket - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**popeyestruck** · 12-24-2022, 10:54 AM

I bought a set of gaskets online and I'm not really happy with them. The material is kind of cheap and I cant get them to fit real good. I'm thinking about grinding off the rivits that hold the 2 plates together and installing a solid piece of rubber then bolt it back together. Possible use a piece on inner tube. Anyone done something like this?

Daze57 · 12-25-2022, 08:44 PM

popeyestruck

i used truck tire innertubes and just traced out from the plates --didnt drill out rivits
i just carefully pryed open the plates and fit the rubber in --wd -49 helps --then i carfuully hammered the plates closed .
truck inner tubes are in my opinion thicker and i find much better ,
hope this helps

duramax55 · 12-25-2022, 09:28 PM

i just drilled out rivets and cut some felt i got from a craft shop then put back plates together with pop rivets

**mr48chev** · 12-26-2022, 12:06 AM

I'm with Daze57, I'd hit my buddy at the tire store for a Truck tube that they can't repair that has enough square inches of decent rubber left to make a gasket or three.

**popeyestruck** · 12-26-2022, 07:04 AM

Thanks . I'm going with some inner tube. The gaskets that I bought are a joke

12-24-2022, 10:54 AM	#1
popeyestruck Senior Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Longwood 59 chevy Posts: 317	Kick panel vent gasket I bought a set of gaskets online and I'm not really happy with them. The material is kind of cheap and I cant get them to fit real good. I'm thinking about grinding off the rivits that hold the 2 plates together and installing a solid piece of rubber then bolt it back together. Possible use a piece on inner tube. Anyone done something like this?

12-25-2022, 08:44 PM	#2
Daze57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City Posts: 1,835	Re: Kick panel vent gasket popeyestruck i used truck tire innertubes and just traced out from the plates --didnt drill out rivits i just carefully pryed open the plates and fit the rubber in --wd -49 helps --then i carfuully hammered the plates closed . truck inner tubes are in my opinion thicker and i find much better , hope this helps

12-25-2022, 09:28 PM	#3
duramax55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Aubigny Posts: 212	Re: Kick panel vent gasket i just drilled out rivets and cut some felt i got from a craft shop then put back plates together with pop rivets

12-26-2022, 12:06 AM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,710	Re: Kick panel vent gasket I'm with Daze57, I'd hit my buddy at the tire store for a Truck tube that they can't repair that has enough square inches of decent rubber left to make a gasket or three. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

12-26-2022, 07:04 AM	#5
popeyestruck Senior Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Longwood 59 chevy Posts: 317	Re: Kick panel vent gasket Thanks . I'm going with some inner tube. The gaskets that I bought are a joke



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