i`ll get some pictures tonight,post em up tomorrow, been busy building front wheel tubs so i can finish my hood tilt

 

sam i am having same trouble i shortened the track also do u have any measurement or pictures of motor and track and size of spacer u used thank for info ure the man

 

I don't have any pics of the power lift. I'll try to find a pic of the unit i bought

Here is what I used http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COMPL...ef769010010923

The spacers were 3/4 in

Sam

 

that the same kit i bought how long was the tracks after u cut them off
and did u center the track in the center of the door

 

Yes the track is roughly centered in the door

I don't have any measurements, and very few pics of that part of my build.
here is one as I was installing the windshield and rear glass..

the arrows point to the screws for the track mount.
and the mechanism is shown thru the access panel hole.

and note that the upper part of the track is just behind the hole for the door latch handle

sam

 

Sam

Using the manual rollers with the lift extension that Mid Fifty recommends. I'll keep you all updated, I plan to install it this weekend if everything goes well. I hope it was just something minor.

They said something about having the window glass shaved or something but it's hard for me to believe the person installing it just didn't have it backwards or they didn't want to spend a lot of time on it. We will see. My fingers are crossed.

 

great!.. never seen one with a manual crank. I would test the glass sliding before putting in the lifter.. one thing the manual lifter tracks usually do that the electrics don't is have a little set of rollers to allow front/back movement of the glass as it slides up & down. the extended lift arm is supposed to supply that for the longer glass

Sam

 

Got the driver side in finally. The paint shop had the rear channel backwards, plus felts brand new so prob had a little difficulty going all the way up.

Still gets kinda hard to push down toward the end. I cut the sticks out like recommended at 29 1/8 to get the right width for the channel spacing. I wish I hada cut them 29 3/8. Directions say 29 1/8 to 29 1/4. I should split the difference. I might have a glass company come out and put the rear glass in, the whole "slapping" thing makes me nervous.

Also to fix/alleviate the side glass sliding down kind hard. I took some needles nose pliers and opened up the channel with the felts in there, it seemed to help a lot.

Ill post some pics once I get the window regulators on there. They look great so far.

Patrick

 

Well, got them both in. Sometimes the windows are kinda hard to push down. I realize it is "new" felts but it feels like I dont have enough width, because Ive worked the felts over.

Mid Fifty recommends 29 1/8 to 29 1/4. I cut the sticks out to 29 1/8, I shoulda split the difference to fix the problem in my opinion, but hind sight is always 20/20.

Do your alls windows go down freely without any assistance, traveling pretty freely in the channel? Mid Fifty recommends kinda "loose" in the channel is better. I would describe mine as "tight"

I think I might take the windows to a glass shop and have them shave a 1/16 off each side. What do you all think? I dont think its worth reworking the hinge hole for the channel to gain a couple 1/16s of a inch.

 

the vertical part of the front channel is inside the door, so why don't you move it closer to the front of the door? you might have to enlarge the mounting hole in the channel support or grind a little off the top door hinge to accomplish this..

the back channel can't move, so its gotta be the front.

I really don't remember what I cut the spacer to.

mine are tight right at the top, (last 2 inches) but move fine the rest of the time.

Sam

 

Because I sincerely and whole heatedly hate jacking with the hinge part. Ill get the windows shaved before I do that.

 

Shaving tempered glass doesn't sound too easy!

Sam

 

An old trick my Dad showed me many years ago was to use some soap on the felts, as in hand soap. Just slide it up and down the felts a few times, you will be amazed how well that works. And of course over time they will become easier.


John

 

Dry bar soap?

Sam

 

Yep, works like a charm John