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73step · 04-24-2009, 12:33 PM

hello im new to the site i recently picked up a 73 stepside and i love it, but the other night some idiot kids shot out my vent glass window. where can i pick one up? i have tried everywhere with no luck thanks.

pokethesmot · 04-24-2009, 12:55 PM

lmc probly has one or u can try your local junk yard maby even one of the sight vendors have one

babyJay · 04-24-2009, 01:51 PM

Firstly, welcome to a wonderful discussion board.
You might try local salvage yards first. LMC does stock them, but I think I paid close to $300 for one a year or so ago.

babyJay · 04-24-2009, 01:54 PM

Holy smokes, they sell just the glass for it now. Here's a link. http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=3

I bought the whole dang assembly....of course mine had a broken hinge.

Damien · 04-24-2009, 03:42 PM

Check the classified section. maybe ask someone with an extra door.

73step · 04-24-2009, 08:27 PM

thanks alot everyone i like this place already

slugish · 04-24-2009, 11:44 PM

Yea ,scrap yard or try classic industries .com also or brothers .

dammitmitchell · 04-25-2009, 01:20 AM

there r plenty of trucks getting parted...
but remember you cant post a "wanted" unless you are a subscriber..
good luck..
and lately here in abilene.. 30 somethign vehicles have been broken into..
and the one they show on the TV was an old chevy... jerks..
just sinful

heavychevy79 · 04-25-2009, 02:17 AM

Hey you should be able to replace the glass without taking the frame out,
all you have to do is yank the window out of the junked truck and put it in
the old frame, you will have to use a block of wood and a hammer to get it
in there cause it's so tight.
FYI 73-80 and 81-87 vent windows are not the same shape.

You should fix the hoodrat problem before you fix the glass though.

73step · 04-25-2009, 10:27 AM

while i got the glass ordered i went out this morning and cut a cardboard template. then i traced it to some 1/4 in Plexiglas and wow it fits like a glove. It might just stay that way until the one piece windows are done. Now its time to get on the front end of the truck where i originally planed on starting. thanks guys.

trenchwarfare · 04-27-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 73step

while i got the glass ordered i went out this morning and cut a cardboard template. then i traced it to some 1/4 in Plexiglas and wow it fits like a glove. It might just stay that way until the one piece windows are done. Now its time to get on the front end of the truck where i originally planed on starting. thanks guys.

I did the same thing with lexan. The only problem is i can get into my truck no problem without the keys!

JohnC · 04-27-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

I did the same thing with lexan. The only problem is i can get into my truck no problem without the keys!

You can do that with a lot of stock ones too!

Truck looks good man, keep us updated with progress.

pokethesmot · 04-25-2009, 05:13 PM

u should post a pic

73step · 04-25-2009, 07:12 PM

ill get some up tomorrow she is a site tho lol. i guess i need some before pics anyway

73step · 04-26-2009, 05:55 PM

this is how i found it not best shape but far from scrap metal and as far as looking crooked from the back i am in a dip in the driveway lol

**N2TRUX** · 04-26-2009, 06:04 PM

Looks like a solid truck. Keep us posted on your progress.

dammitmitchell · 04-26-2009, 09:11 PM

wow i'll trade you no questions asked...
he he he

Driveway Dreams · 04-26-2009, 09:16 PM

Cool looking truck. The way you prefaced it, I expected WAY worse! Looks good though.

gchemist · 04-26-2009, 09:19 PM

Nice truck. Dual tanks to boot. I hope them kids are paying for the window!!

larrystone · 04-27-2009, 10:40 AM

Check out CL for Poconos PA and if you look under the auto parts section there is a gent who dissembles squares only in Mount Pocono (Cresco) and he will sell you the entire vent window with the frame for $35. I am sure he would ship something that small by sending him a money order.

Damien · 04-27-2009, 11:28 AM

looks very solid. Too bad someone got rid of the '73 front end.

*78 Chevyrado* · 04-27-2009, 12:23 PM

It looks to be in better shape then some Daily drivers I've driven for years at a time..... nice truck.

As far as the glass, price it around. a couple of years ago i got locked out and broke the vent window to get in, & at a local yard around here it cost me about $5 for a new piece of glass.

73step · 04-27-2009, 02:53 PM

i plan on trying to go back to the 73 front end.. i gotta do some research and thanks for all the reply's guys. all in all its not a bad truck, i was looking for a short bed but my wife made me get this one lol.

JohnC · 04-27-2009, 04:59 PM

Well if she MADE you get this one you are lucky. To have a wife that is really into it makes the project that more fun!

73step · 04-27-2009, 06:27 PM

yeah she made me i didnt have much of a say except it wasnt a bad deal lol

04-24-2009, 12:33 PM	#1
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	hello & help plz. hello im new to the site i recently picked up a 73 stepside and i love it, but the other night some idiot kids shot out my vent glass window. where can i pick one up? i have tried everywhere with no luck thanks.

04-24-2009, 12:55 PM	#2
pokethesmot profeshinaly unimployed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: hazlehurst, GA Posts: 1,232	Re: hello & help plz. lmc probly has one or u can try your local junk yard maby even one of the sight vendors have one __________________ my ride click here my myspace "having mud flaps is like asking for a smaller trophy"

04-24-2009, 01:51 PM	#3
babyJay Arrived on a Pale Horse Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SnagTown Indiana Posts: 2,524	Re: hello & help plz. Firstly, welcome to a wonderful discussion board. You might try local salvage yards first. LMC does stock them, but I think I paid close to $300 for one a year or so ago. __________________ Jason 87 V30 350TBI/400 White w/Boss V-plow 89 R3500 CC SRW

04-24-2009, 01:54 PM	#4
babyJay Arrived on a Pale Horse Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SnagTown Indiana Posts: 2,524	Re: hello & help plz. Holy smokes, they sell just the glass for it now. Here's a link. http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=3 I bought the whole dang assembly....of course mine had a broken hinge. __________________ Jason 87 V30 350TBI/400 White w/Boss V-plow 89 R3500 CC SRW Last edited by babyJay; 04-24-2009 at 01:55 PM.

04-24-2009, 03:42 PM	#5
Damien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmington, MN Posts: 928	Re: hello & help plz. Check the classified section. maybe ask someone with an extra door. __________________ I can still count my vehicles on two... wait three hands.

04-24-2009, 08:27 PM	#6
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. thanks alot everyone i like this place already

04-24-2009, 11:44 PM	#7
slugish Slugish Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earlysville, Va. Posts: 1,024	Re: hello & help plz. Yea ,scrap yard or try classic industries .com also or brothers .

04-25-2009, 01:20 AM	#8
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: hello & help plz. there r plenty of trucks getting parted... but remember you cant post a "wanted" unless you are a subscriber.. good luck.. and lately here in abilene.. 30 somethign vehicles have been broken into.. and the one they show on the TV was an old chevy... jerks.. just sinful __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

04-25-2009, 02:17 AM	#9
heavychevy79 Cheyenne Super Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 545	Re: hello & help plz. Hey you should be able to replace the glass without taking the frame out, all you have to do is yank the window out of the junked truck and put it in the old frame, you will have to use a block of wood and a hammer to get it in there cause it's so tight. FYI 73-80 and 81-87 vent windows are not the same shape. You should fix the hoodrat problem before you fix the glass though.

04-25-2009, 10:27 AM	#10
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. while i got the glass ordered i went out this morning and cut a cardboard template. then i traced it to some 1/4 in Plexiglas and wow it fits like a glove. It might just stay that way until the one piece windows are done. Now its time to get on the front end of the truck where i originally planed on starting. thanks guys.

04-25-2009, 05:13 PM	#13
pokethesmot profeshinaly unimployed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: hazlehurst, GA Posts: 1,232	Re: hello & help plz. u should post a pic __________________ my ride click here my myspace "having mud flaps is like asking for a smaller trophy"

04-25-2009, 07:12 PM	#14
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. ill get some up tomorrow she is a site tho lol. i guess i need some before pics anyway

04-26-2009, 05:55 PM	#15
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. this is how i found it not best shape but far from scrap metal and as far as looking crooked from the back i am in a dip in the driveway lol Attached Images

04-26-2009, 06:04 PM	#16
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: hello & help plz. Looks like a solid truck. Keep us posted on your progress. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

04-26-2009, 09:11 PM	#17
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: hello & help plz. wow i'll trade you no questions asked... he he he __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042



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04-26-2009, 09:16 PM	#18
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04-26-2009, 09:19 PM	#19
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: hello & help plz. Nice truck. Dual tanks to boot. I hope them kids are paying for the window!! __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

04-27-2009, 10:40 AM	#20
larrystone Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: White Haven PA Posts: 59	Re: hello & help plz. Check out CL for Poconos PA and if you look under the auto parts section there is a gent who dissembles squares only in Mount Pocono (Cresco) and he will sell you the entire vent window with the frame for $35. I am sure he would ship something that small by sending him a money order. __________________ 1992 C1500 WT LWB 4.3TBI 700r4 4.10 limited slip= Work Truck 1986 C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 4.3-4V TH350C 2.73 ac cruise tilt= Cowboy Cadillac Last edited by larrystone; 04-27-2009 at 10:45 AM.

04-27-2009, 11:28 AM	#21
Damien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmington, MN Posts: 928	Re: hello & help plz. looks very solid. Too bad someone got rid of the '73 front end. __________________ I can still count my vehicles on two... wait three hands.

04-27-2009, 12:23 PM	#22
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: hello & help plz. It looks to be in better shape then some Daily drivers I've driven for years at a time..... nice truck. As far as the glass, price it around. a couple of years ago i got locked out and broke the vent window to get in, & at a local yard around here it cost me about $5 for a new piece of glass.

04-27-2009, 02:53 PM	#23
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. i plan on trying to go back to the 73 front end.. i gotta do some research and thanks for all the reply's guys. all in all its not a bad truck, i was looking for a short bed but my wife made me get this one lol.

04-27-2009, 04:59 PM	#24
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: hello & help plz. Well if she MADE you get this one you are lucky. To have a wife that is really into it makes the project that more fun!

04-27-2009, 06:27 PM	#25
73step Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hurlock md Posts: 82	Re: hello & help plz. yeah she made me i didnt have much of a say except it wasnt a bad deal lol

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