'81 Door Gasket question

[George F.]

I have an '81 that has previously gone through judging. It was written up for 'Missing door gasket' on both doors. I have looked over both doors, and each appears the same. I can not see where there might be a missing gasket.

My question(s):

1) Could someone possibly post a picture of an '81 door, both front and back showing gaskets, so I can compare?

OR

2) Does anyone know of a 'commonly' known problem/missing gasket on this year/model? And if yes, where it would be located....

Thank You in Advance,
George

[Joe L.]

Re: '81 Door Gasket question

I have an '81 that has previously gone through judging. It was written up for 'Missing door gasket' on both doors. I have looked over both doors, and each appears the same. I can not see where there might be a missing gasket.

My question(s):

1) Could someone possibly post a picture of an '81 door, both front and back showing gaskets, so I can compare?

OR

2) Does anyone know of a 'commonly' known problem/missing gasket on this year/model? And if yes, where it would be located....

Thank You in Advance,
George

George-----


The only gaskets I can think of would be those for the access covers found on the forward area of both doors. These covers are retained by 2 hex head screws and have a gasket which slightly "overhangs" the perimeter of the covers. They are also a relatively thick gasket and the edges can be rather easily discerned. Long ago discontinued by GM, these gaskets are available from Dr. Rebuild and, possibly, other Corvette vendors.