Has anyone eliminated the vent window and converted their door glass to one piece glass? I just got my door ready for sandblasting and would like to go with the one piece. I've seen conversion kits but they look very simple to convert.

 

I used these guys, I am pretty sure they will ship but we are on the left coast

Classic Truck Glass

Here is my thread, I cant remember but i dont think I went into the install process, but its not that big of a deal, ou will need to cut out a bit of the inside of the door where the Mirror bolted in and attach the new track ( we welded it in place, then some fine tuning and your in there, lol

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ld-thread.html

Ryan

 

I put them in my '57 and I think they look fantastic, but they weren't the Classic Glass kit.
The instructions I got we're a little hard to follow, but in hindsight it wasn't a tough install. I stayed with the manual operation and replaced all the rollers too.
I'm a little disappointed because when rolling the windows up they have a tendency to rock and bind, forcing me to pull the window up to assist the operation. I've talked to a guy who does fabrication and he says he can fix it, and I'll probably go with electric windows when I hand them over to him.

Short answer - totally worth it and I'd do it again.

 

I am looking for information concerning the parts for a rear door on a 1989 F350 Crew. The drivers side rear door does not have a knee brace to attach the door panel pull handle to like the front door, is this normal? I am also looking for a complete set of the factory shop service manuals. I am in the process of restoring the truck and any information, short cuts, "do not do's", etc. I can get will be greatly appreciated.

 

I wouldn't feel too bad, mostly stuff to be expected. I bought my 2005 6.0 in 2012 after I wrecked my 7.3. I bought it from a guy in Texas for $14,500 with about 159K. There were issues right away, but after redoing my 7.3, I expected most of the stuff and planned to spend additional cash. Put about $10K right away, doing normal Excursion mods, suspension, exhaust, brakes, power stirring pump and so on. It also had a bit of a shake I could never get right, I found out it was out of round wheels. I replaced with 18" Super Duty rims and 35s. That was the best money I've spent. I think the 35' an 18" wheels is perfect for my truck, looks completely different than it did. I also found a bit of ****ty body work. I did know the paint wasn't perfect and still plan to have it painted.

About a year ago, I started having a hard start, turned into a very hard to no start. I had another car to drive so I put of fixing. Eventually got into a shop, they went through everything and couldn't nail it down without digging into it. So, I let it sit some more, now, my son will be getting the Explorer I drive next month when he gets his DL. I finally got it into a good diesel shop and found the motor was shot at 240K, no compression. I have a quote for $10K for a performance long block. Then I decided injectors should be done, then the fuel system and intake manifold.

Now I'm at $15-16K! I knew going in I'd be spending money and got several years before the motor died. While I don't want to spend that kind of money, a new truck is going to be $60K plus, even used with 150K, still looking a a bunch of money. Besides, why are we all here? We love our Excursions! I couldn't' stand getting rid of it now, so rebuild it is! Still plan to have it painted someday. I'll be honest, I shed some man tears when I totaled my 7.3, I had hundreds of hours and many dollars invested, kinda becomes part of ya.

I'm excited to get the upgrades and see what it can do. I'll tell ya, I get compliments on this truck everywhere I go! IMHO, it's worth putting the money in it. If I can ever afford it, I'd like to have an F350 Excursion conversion.

Steve

 

Apologies, I made an entry that should have gone into a different thread.