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Old 03-28-2009, 01:58 PM   #1
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Anybody thought about doing this?

I remembered seeing this in a magazine a while back and found it again online. Have any of you guys thought about doing this to your trucks? I wonder how hard it would be...


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Old 03-28-2009, 02:03 PM   #2
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That's habanero...one of the finest one-off trucks I have ever seen.
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:13 PM   #3
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Someone on here was considering doing that using a Honda Del Sol rear window regulator. Might have been Frizzle Fry with one of his trucks...
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:20 PM   #4
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Looks expensive. Be nice to have,but not on my budget
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:23 PM   #5
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Im goin to do this on my 65
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:32 PM   #6
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Re: Anybody thought about doing this?

They did it to the 67 in fast & furious truck if you look at the video with the burn out's on it the guy has his arm sticking out the back.Also you can use a old station wagon rear window out of the tailgate that is electric and it would work pretty good I think.
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:40 PM   #7
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why not use the motor out of the 73 up blazer its made for this size glass and its more available
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Never thought about doing that, but I must say that interior looks awesome..
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Old 03-28-2009, 03:13 PM   #9
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That would be way better than a slider, IMHO.
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I remembered seeing this in a magazine a while back and found it again online. Have any of you guys thought about doing this to your trucks? I wonder how hard it would be...


I thought about doing it with a split window and two regulators but i didn't think they made a regulator strong enough for the whole thing.
I don't have the time or the money for that anyway
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Old 03-28-2009, 04:07 PM   #11
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I don't know about on a 67-72, but there is a kit made to to this to square bodies (73-87) It is fairly straight-foreward, but there is a little "bravery" involved. Many people are not comfortable with the cutting that is required on something like this. I did several of them many years ago, back when removable hard top kits were popular too. I don't even have a guess about how many S-10, Nissan Harbody, Isuzu P'up and Dodge D-50 roofs I cut off back them.
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I knew a guy who did one on a 85 using parts from an old stationwagon
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:13 PM   #13
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I have another plan. I have made the rear glass for mine, so that the glass will pop out at the bottom, like a side window on an Astro van.

The glass had to be drilled and hardened to allow this, but that was easier than I thought it would be.

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Old 03-28-2009, 05:26 PM   #14
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i have another plan. I have made the rear glass for mine, so that the glass will pop out at the bottom, like a side window on an astro van.

The glass had to be drilled and hardened to allow this, but that was easier than i thought it would be.
did you do this does it leak
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:37 PM   #15
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did you do this does it leak
Still in construction, however the use of the rubber sealing material that I used from Trimlock will not let it leak. There are latches on sides of the cab and the pivots will be just above the latches on the top of the galss.
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:43 PM   #16
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Re: Anybody thought about doing this?

the toyota 4 runners have a rear window that does the same thing
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Re: Anybody thought about doing this?

There was a new guy on here the other day that said he did it. It was a bagged truck in flat black primer with suicide doors.
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Old 03-28-2009, 07:05 PM   #18
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man that looks cool any pic of the whole trucks
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here
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Re: Anybody thought about doing this?

I'm more mechanical than body so I think an A/C would be less hassle. Just my personal comfort factor.
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:19 PM   #21
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Re: Anybody thought about doing this?

I know the new tundras have this, I was just wondering how much fabrication would be involved to do it to our trucks...
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Old 03-28-2009, 09:21 PM   #22
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I know the new tundras have this, I was just wondering how much fabrication would be involved to do it to our trucks...
2003-2004 Tundras had a roll-down rear window. I've been mulling the idea for a while, but coming up with a cheap donor would be tough. Been casually keeping my eyes peeled for one though.

Looks like a lot of fabrication. Anything is possible given the right motivation and $$.
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I was considering something similar. I had the idea of having the rear window cut into three pieces. I was thinking of having the sides smaller and stationary while a wider section in the middle was operational. I believe that the section would be light enough that a standard window regulator could easily provide operation. I would imagine some sort of H-channel could be found to work as a track for the center section. Okay, maybe I have spent a lot of time thinking about this, LOL.
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Old 03-28-2009, 09:36 PM   #24
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I like that. I think it's pretty neat.

But, there's an old axiom that goes something like, "Everything old is new again."
IIRC, the original idea was probably in use 70+ years ago.

If I had the abilities, I'd do it.
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anyone thought about using an explorer sport trac rear window? it has three sections, the outer two are stationary and the larger center section rolls down. and the entire glass, track, motor is an assembly that bolts in(to the sport-trac). www.car-part.com shows several in this area for $100-$150 complete.
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