Wing or vent window rebuild

[ol Curt]

Originally Posted by hAetWagon

Alan, can you get me dimensions on the pin you are talking about? I can probably machine one up at school.

Well, I hope you know if you machine one up, you might as well machine 20!

[hAetWagon]

Of course. No reason to set the damn machine up over and over again...lol
I'd be happy to do it too...
It'd be the closest thing I have to kids runnin around besides my dog.

[ol Curt]

Originally Posted by hAetWagon

Of course. No reason to set the damn machine up over and over again...lol
I'd be happy to do it too...
It'd be the closest thing I have to kids runnin around besides my dog.

He looks pretty fiesty! LOL

[Dinos63]

nice job alan !! i have rebuilt afew these my self but just used a revit gun.it was not the best way,but this is good help, and i think am going to get one of those tools thanks dino

[Woogeroo]

Good stuff Alan.

I had to do most of that when I got my truck, as the bottom pivot rod where the spring goes was broken off when I first got it. I had it welded back on, twice... since I wasn't sure which way that piece fit back on. That bottom rod has a stop on it, to make sure it only turns so far.

I now have the pieces to do the rubber around the vent windows and the rivets. Thanks a lot for taking the time to take photos of everything, I know how aggravating that can be sometimes.

-W

[hAetWagon]

That's not my dog. My dog would never use intravenous drugs.

[joe231]

I wonder how much interest there would be in someone to rebuild these and the '67-'87 ones also....maybe I need to start up a side gig......now that Alan has showed me how

[jason65]

Nice job Alan.

[Alan's Classic]

TTT for the new comers

[SCOTI]

Good info.... I was researching for a 'how to' on the web & came across this thread.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Good info.... I was researching for a 'how to' on the web & came across this thread.

I still have to rebuild one more when I have time someday. I'll have to refer back to this to see how I did it. LOL

[fryer1979]

Good post, I'm gonna have to rebuild mine so I'm bookmarking this one. Thanks

[Woogeroo]

I've been working on the other side this week... nice to review.

I'm pretty sure there will still be some cussin' involved this evening.

-W

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Woogeroo

I'm pretty sure there will still be some cussin' involved this evening.

-W

Hhmmm.... Alan must have omitted that step in his instructional.

[65Custom]

Great write up and pictures this is one of those post that I want to hang on too

[Woogeroo]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Hhmmm.... Alan must have omitted that step in his instructional.

some things must be discovered... and are self explanatory.

Actually, once you realize that you have to bend the snot out of the vent window assembly to get the rubber to fit down in it, it goes pretty smoothly. Then you use a vise to crimp it back down.

The putting in the rivets part goes a lot faster if you have someone else to hold it.

Tomorrow I get to wrassle with the rubber and the big dance of wiggling it all back together inside the door.

-W

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

Good post, I'm gonna have to rebuild mine so I'm bookmarking this one. Thanks

Originally Posted by Woogeroo

I've been working on the other side this week... nice to review.

I'm pretty sure there will still be some cussin' involved this evening.

-W

Cussing is optional. LOL

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Hhmmm.... Alan must have omitted that step in his instructional.

Do I have to tell you everything.

Originally Posted by 65Custom

Great write up and pictures this is one of those post that I want to hang on too

Thanks, I will have to refer back as well.

Originally Posted by Woogeroo

some things must be discovered... and are self explanatory.

Actually, once you realize that you have to bend the snot out of the vent window assembly to get the rubber to fit down in it, it goes pretty smoothly. Then you use a vise to crimp it back down.

The putting in the rivets part goes a lot faster if you have someone else to hold it.

Tomorrow I get to wrassle with the rubber and the big dance of wiggling it all back together inside the door.

-W

There is less cussin' when you have some help. LOL

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Cussing is optional. LOL



Do I have to tell you everything.

For those of you that don't know me well, cussing is typically involved w/the first step . This is usually followed by escalated cussing including extended rants that mention something about kicking some engineers arse.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

For those of you that don't know me well, cussing is typically involved w/the first step . This is usually followed by escalated cussing including extended rants that mention something about kicking some engineers arse.

that sounds just like me
damn engineers!!

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

This is usually followed by escalated cussing including extended rants that mention something about kicking some engineers arse.

Originally Posted by joe231

that sounds just like me
damn engineers!!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Present company excluded

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

....The kit I got only had 2 pivot rivets and had plenty of the others. Since I have to disassemble the one I had put together to replace the glass channel. I had to get another rivet. Tim Christian came thru for me on more rivets.

I started the 'detailed' disassembly process & wanted to verify..... Is it better to remove the hinge-pivot rivet or the 2 smaller rivets that secure it to the frame?

PPG K38 primer and PPG single stage black and I taped off the latch plate and the chrome beads on the main channel.

Are the 'chrome beads' required specifically for anything or just 60's 'bling'? If they're not required, I'm thinking about removing them when I sand blast everything & leaving them off.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

I started the 'detailed' disassembly process & wanted to verify..... Is it better to remove the hinge-pivot rivet or the 2 smaller rivets that secure it to the frame?

Are the 'chrome beads' required specifically for anything or just 60's 'bling'? If they're not required, I'm thinking about removing them when I sand blast everything & leaving them off.

I looked at the pics of mine and I don't see any rivets that hold the pivot bracket to the frame. I will have to go out and look and verify it.

I don't think they serve a purpose other than bling.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

I looked at the pics of mine and I don't see any rivets that hold the pivot bracket to the frame.

I've been trying to describe in better detail (in my head) what it is I'm questioning.....

The bottom of the vent window pivots on a stud & spring that goes through the window frame. The upper pivot has a SS rivet that connects the vent window frame to the divider bar via a small bracket. That small bracket attaches to the divider bar w/two smaller rivets.

I'll post some pics tomorrow. The frames are out in the truck & it's raining again.

[Alan's Classic]

Lower pivot



Upper Pivot