One piece door window
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One piece door window
Got all the glass out of the old 53 yesterday, and I really like the way it looks without the window divider in it. So now my ques. is, where can I find a one piece glass for the doors, or do they even make them?
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Mid-fifty has two types one that has a solid piece a little smaller than the vent window, then the one piece window, if you want a true one piece they said you have to use the repr doors. I plan on putting some in my 55 in a couple of months after getting it painted.
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Thanks, I'll check that out, I just sent mid-fifty a e-mail, I ordered a cat. over a month ago, still no cat. jaye are you going with elect. windows? I didn't know that I have been sanding on a 2 hundred thousand dollar truck, grandpaw would turn over in his grave.
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You might do a search on the Classic Trucks site. They did a "how-to" article on one piece glass for both the 56 and the 53-55 years. As I recall the pre 56 require some trimming on the door. The 56 does not.
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Not to discredit Jaye, but I believe one of the two Mid-fifty options involves modifying the upper door hinge a little to enable the glass to clear it. I suspect it would be the curved glass option. The other option is likely the one with the small filler piece in partially in place of the vent window . This is likely the one that uses flat glass and therefore requires trimming the inside top edge of the door where the glass comes up and out of it.....(I think their kit includes a template for the necessary trimming).
My understanding is based strictly on what I've read recently in their catalog (as I am very interested in this topic as well)....
My understanding is based strictly on what I've read recently in their catalog (as I am very interested in this topic as well)....
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Originally Posted by ferguson777
Not to discredit Jaye, but I believe one of the two Mid-fifty options involves modifying the upper door hinge a little to enable the glass to clear it. I suspect it would be the curved glass option. The other option is likely the one with the small filler piece in partially in place of the vent window . This is likely the one that uses flat glass and therefore requires trimming the inside top edge of the door where the glass comes up and out of it.....(I think their kit includes a template for the necessary trimming).
My understanding is based strictly on what I've read recently in their catalog (as I am very interested in this topic as well)....
My understanding is based strictly on what I've read recently in their catalog (as I am very interested in this topic as well)....
The Classic Trucks article is about the one piece flat glass where you have to straigthen the channel.
anyhow.. I want the solid one piece curved glass and will mod the pocket .
(plasma cutter to the rescue!)..
just wondering if anyone else had experience to learn from, or whether I'll the bleeding edge again!..
Sam
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one of the ''hazards'' of the 1 piece in a slant cab is that the glass leaves the channel when it goes down and has to go back in when it comes up. One solution to this is to cut the glass a few inches taller than the opening so that it has a little extra meat in the channel (inside the door) This will help to stabilize the glass as it moves up and down
I bought the 1 peice kit for my 57' from John's F-100's. Haven't installed it yet though. Soon hopefully.
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Originally Posted by fatfenders56
one of the ''hazards'' of the 1 piece in a slant cab is that the glass leaves the channel when it goes down and has to go back in when it comes up. One solution to this is to cut the glass a few inches taller than the opening so that it has a little extra meat in the channel (inside the door) This will help to stabilize the glass as it moves up and down
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One piece window
I just installed a one piece window in my '48 F-1. It was really easy once you get started. Also put in power windows and kind of a neat swithch. You use the original window crank on this switch that replaces the winding mech. The kits are sold by Auto-Loc and are pretty cheap. After tracing out the opening for the window I made a template and worked with it until it fit just right and then took it to an auto glass shop and for $65. a side I got two pieces of tinted glass that fit like a charm.
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10-4 I left the glass about 4" below the opening so it would tract in the channel because the door is straight up to the opening and then it tails in. Like someone mentioned above, it's hard for the glass to follow if there aren't any parallel edges to guide the glass. One other thing I found out is you need to put a stop at the bottom so the glass doen't go down to far as it will drop behind the metalwork and when you raise it, big problems. Maybe an anti rattle piece just inside the frame would also work, but a stop is for sure.
Jim
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