thanks ill just put them in the dumpster with the rest of the stuff

 

I did get spare parts this week, just wanted to re-enforce the proper install as posted by Julie.

In hind sight I wouldn't throw any thing away again, these parts are harder and harder to come by. I don't how I would have managed to install vent windows if I hadn't found the frames at a wrecker.

Always someone looking for a rare piece to complete their project.

Tom

 

heres a pic of the way thay should be i have 6 vent windows from 3 diff trucks every one of them is this way so makes me belive its the right way
i can take it apart and take pic of the parts in order if someone wants i need to anyway

 

it only toke a couple secs to take it apart so heres the order the screw driver would be were the frame is

 

Yours had a washer between the window stop and the frame in the upper half. Mine had one on both sides of the frame - that's the "Extra" washer I called out in Post #16 above.

However oddly, the body parts catalogue only calls out one of the two. On yours it was assembled above the frame, I reassembled mine below the frame to act as a bushing for the spring pressure and deleted the additional washer - works very smoothly.

 

I installed glass into vent frames today; glass was slightly less deep as original so I used 3M adhesive moderately to ensure glass would not shift. the plywood jig was like a spare set of hands.

 

Good thinking!

 

Thanks Julie; every now and then I get an Idea I can use.

It did make the install easier.

I got the frames completed but won't get to install them into the doors for a week; work getting in the way once again !

 

Bad news is, we'll probably steal your idea! Gotta watch us all the time!

 

Julie
Do you know where i might find vent window frames or pivits? 48 50 ford

 

I'll be keepin' that in mind too, that's all coming up soon.
thanks....
Mervy

 

The only difference between the 48-50 and 51/52 vent windows is the 51/52 has a locking button on the handle. These can be easily changed out and both styles (of handles) are available after market.

About once every month the pivot bolts show up on e-bay. Vent windows themselves show up there about once every three months.

I'd check on e-bay and look at guys who are selling lots of parts from a newly acquired parts truck. They may have a set but not have them listed.

There are two guys with trucks parting out selling stuff at the moment. One here in San Diego - it's a 51/2 panel I believe, and the other is a 48-50 in Kingman Ca. He parts out lots of these trucks. He has a couple hoods and some doors up for sale currently.

You may want to send a PM to "51 PanelMan" to ask if he has any at the moment.

 

Just FYI, these showed up on e-bay today.

49 50 51 52 Ford truck lower vent pivot-NOS-1949 1952: eBay Motors (item 130400823705 end time Jul-15-10 14:19:10 PDT)