1979 Oldsmobile Starfire Project

[79oldstar]

I'm starting up work on my project car once again and the first thing I need to fix are the doors. I put some new weatherstripping on the doors which was a match to the original shape but slightly bigger. The doors now no longer close. I assume it is because the weatherstripping is a bit bigger. For this reason I was wondering if there is somewhere I can look to find the correct weatherstripping for the doors for my '79 hatchback? I also have a problem with the door latch on the drivers side. Before the new weatherstripping the "first-stage" latch worked, but it wouldn't close all the way. I was wondering if anybody else had this problem and if there are suggestions as to why it may not close all the way. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[gerbsinmd]

I actually had to replace the latch on my drivers door, as it had the same issues as you are describing, not wanting to catch other than the first step.

[cjbiagi]

The latch on the body is adjustable. You can loosen it and slide it around to get a better fit. Most new weatherstripping makes it hard to close the dorrs for a while. Eventually it will conform to the body and compress a bit.