I saw a guy in town with power windows on his 79. Anyone know what is all involved in getting power locks and windows to work on my 78?

Jason

 

Go to www.electric-life.com. They've got power everything to fit just about any vehicle, and an FAQ section.

 

What Pete said. They work good and my locks are tied into my alarm.

 

I just put Power windows and locks into my 78. I got a 91 E150 with a 351w MFI and an E4OD trans. So I put everything into my truck. It didn't take much work to make the power windows to work. just had to drill three 1/4" hole and they bolted right in.

 

Did you go with a EFI setup or carb? Why did you go with the E4OD?

Jason

 

I went with the MFI. I went with the E40D so I could get overdrive. I still have to change out my rear end. right now I have a 3.25:1 ratio and I need a 3.89:1 ratio.

 

Got some pictures of this ride?

Jason

 

Here are some before and after pics of the truck and under the hood. Next on the to do list is to find a better cab and box.
http://webpages.charter.net/theskes/...ine%20swap.jpg

 

Cool.

I've often thought about having a power window only on the passenge side.

Much later my GF gets a job truck-driving and found out they stole my idea!

I've known they've been watching me and reading my thoughts, but that's proof!

Alvin in AZ (holding still under my aluminum foil cap and looking side to side)

 

I know this thread is five years old, but I had to reply ..

I too am interested in power windows only on the right side of my 1974 F100 ranger .. I don't mind hand crank windows if I can safely reach them while i am driving .. I can't stand it when I'm cruising down the road and a rain storm hits, and I either have to pull over to roll up the passenger window or let my seat get wet.

I am even thinking about making the vent window power too.

Not interested in a complete power window kit for $$$, just looking to re-engineer some junk parts for $

I have been looking through these threads and some say the power regulators from 80-86 trucks will work if you swap them side to side, or 80's vans are practical bolt-in. Haven't seen any pictures of 80's van conversion. Anyone? Thanks.

 

Stuff can be had so cheap on E-bay now it'd probably be better to just get a complete kit and put it in your truck rather than trying to use junkyard parts from newer trucks. Unless you have the parts laying around already.

 

Got it together about a year ago and I really like it... :)
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoDash.jpg

The problem is they seem to be side specific? I need to
look into that in more detail for my old '75 since I have
a spare driver's side electric.

Swapping the drivers side over to manual was easy as
anything. Swapping one to electric is going to be more
involved.

What do you think of just having one control switch on
the dash? Or two switches, one on the dash and one
on the passenger door?

Alvin in AZ

 

I too have read a bit on this and have thought the exact same thing. Currently I'm thinking I'll try the 80's van stuff as I've heard the same as you (easy bolt in) but like you I've yet to see pics.

I do however have pics of our 70's window regulators next to some out of an 80's bronco/F-150 and they are different enough to look like they may be tricky to make work. PM me an email address and i can email them, or if someone wants to host them on photobucket that would be great. My photobucket account is close to full or I would.

I keep a word doc full of links and saved posts pertaining to upgrades I want to do on the crew so they are easy to find when I need. Whenever I see something helpful (like this thread) I'll save the link there. It's all organized by category so it's easy to weed through later. Below is the info and threads I have saved on this topic already if they will help anyone else searching on this.

Electric Windows – Ford Crew
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...8-crewcab.html

See post #6 https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...8-hawkrod.html


from a guy with a crew
Electric Life - FD41-K 2 DOOR FRONT KIT CONTAINS 2 COMPLETE REGULATORS WITH MOTORS ATTACHED
I started with these for the front doors, they bolt in, but you may need to elongate some of the holes in your door.

Buy another set for the rear doors, then get your original manual regs and compare to your new power units. Simply drill out the spotwelds on the new unit holding the arm on, then shorten the arm and re-bend it to match the length and bend of the original arms. Make sure that all regs are in fully up or fully down position so that you can compare apples to apples. Clock the new, shortened arms to mimic the position of the old regs, and plug weld the arms back on. Apply some cold galvanizing to the welds when done.

Then trim out the bulge in the upper access panels, weld on a straight mounting tab, and bolt in like this: http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1301170448
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ck-wanted.html
pics - https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayalbum.php?&userid=3231&albumid=376


From a guy w/ a 75 crew
The front power window regulators are factory Ford units from an early '80's Ford van - they are almost a bolt in item. The rear regulators are Electric Life units - they required a little fabrication and don't have nearly as much 'oomph' as the oem units, but that's OK, cause they don't get used too often. The switches were cabbaged from a heavily optioned Mercury Monarch/Ford Granada - I can't remember which.....
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I did basically the same thing. Pirated a set of pwr window regulators with motors out of a '90 F150. Swapped the rail out on the bottom of the window with the '90 rail. Got the motor located and drilled holes. I put miine into a bump. Had some minor issues with the hinges. Don't remember how the hinges are on a dent. If they do not extend inside the door it should be a piece of cake. For the record almost all Ford products had the same travel across the window pwr or not. ie: you could use units from cars also.