Project '86

[Chlsnk]

Originally Posted by dv8customs

The side glass is tempered so you can't cut it.

Score it and break out the belt sander! I have seen this done! Clean up and bevel the edge with a sharpening stone. I would suggest getting a spare set of windows from Pick and pull to do this on incase you get carried away and break it.

[dv8customs]

The windshield is laminate so it can be cut.

[lolife99]

Learn something every day. Thanks.

[ratty 46]

Use a wet or dry belt & keep some water on it ....... it'll do it!!

Ratty 46

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by Chlsnk

Score it and break out the belt sander! I have seen this done! Clean up and bevel the edge with a sharpening stone. I would suggest getting a spare set of windows from Pick and pull to do this on incase you get carried away and break it.

Originally Posted by ratty 46

Use a wet or dry belt & keep some water on it ....... it'll do it!!

Ratty 46

Sounds sketchy guys, I have seen that method used on laminate windshields before but never on tempered glass.

[Chlsnk]

Originally Posted by dv8customs

Sounds sketchy guys, I have seen that method used on laminate windshields before but never on tempered glass.

I think you will be very pleased if you try it. I talked with my uncle (bodyman 35+ years) And asked him about what to do about glass in a chopped car and he said score the front windsheild and burn it at the line you scored (not quite sure what he ment by this)and for side windows he said have it ground down .

[The_BullDog]

dude that was the best 2 hours i have spent out here yet. great build. great skill. great truck. just blowin my mind at every turn. keep up the good work.

[QUOTE=Chlsnk;3725228]I think you will be very pleased if you try it. I talked with my uncle (bodyman 35+ years) And asked him about what to do about glass in a chopped car and he said score the front windsheild and burn it at the line you scored (not quite sure what he ment by this).


didn't see anything about you getting the new front windshield. get it yet? when you tried to cut it yourself how big of a section off the top did you try at a time? and what his uncle was talking about was putting a little bit of lighter fluid in the score and lighting it to melt the lamininate inside so it would snap. cutting windshield glass is kinda a hobby of mine. gotta do something to make up for the fact i can't fab like you guys!

[smashingchuck]

ok, I'm with you on not wanting the wing window longer. How about a belt sander as already mentioned on the regular window? Glass is pretty easy to come by in the pick and pull so it might be worth doing some experimenting on some.

Also, I was just looking at Percy's website and the speed glass is made 1" oversize in all directions. I think for the amount of time you would be looking at modifing the doors (not to mention I think it will throw off the proportions by widening the door in that area)that the speed glass is a deal.

http://percyshp.com/store/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=8

[dv8customs]

From the speed glass website

Q. “Can I use Speedglass in my factory side window regulators as a functional side window?”
A. We do not recommend making Speedglass side windows functional. However, molded
Speedglass sides have proven very functional in many applications. Percy’s does not guarantee each side window application to install like the factory glass. Adaptors or brackets may have to be fabricated. If Speedglass sides are to be used functionally the user should make sure the wiper seals are very clean and free of dust and debris.


That sounds to me like there is a good chance that the windows will get scratched up from going up and down. All the research I have done about tempered glass says it can not be cut.

[smashingchuck]

I hadn't seen that.... you've picked my brain for sure. I was planning on using the speed glass until I saw that.

Custom 1-piece windows are about $3k.

[dv8customs]

Well, so far I only have about $3,000 in this build and that includes the purchase of the truck so custom windows arent going to make the list.

I just marked out the 1/2" that I need to widen the door frame and then used Photoshop to move it over that amount. The frame looks a bit odd at the top radius but that is because I didn't carry my cut over far enough when I made the lines.

As it is now


Moved over 1/2"


As it is now


Moved over 1/2"


Given that that part of the door is next to the wide portion of the cab, I don't think the end result will be very noticable.

[smashingchuck]

it's not as noticable.... I say do it.

[dv8customs]

Tempered glass can not be cut without annealing it first and then re-tempering it. To cut tempered glass you need two tools, a belt sander and a broom.....

[dv8customs]

I was able to get what I needed from a buddies truck but thanks for the effort.

[dbmx66]

meee likey so far

[Chevy623]

Awesome work dv8! That tailgate mod is fantastic. I'm new here but so far i love this website, especially this thread. And the progress pictures make it like watching a child grow. Keep up the good work.

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by dbmx66

meee likey so far

Originally Posted by Chevy623

Awesome work dv8! That tailgate mod is fantastic. I'm new here but so far i love this website, especially this thread. And the progress pictures make it like watching a child grow. Keep up the good work.

Thanks guys, I am going to try cutting my windshield tonight if the rain holds off. It has a few rock dings in it already so it's really no loss if it breaks.

[menace121978]

Good luck man!! keep the broom handy

[dv8customs]

Guess I have more luck with metal than with glass...

It didn't work and I really didn't expect it to but you don't learn if you don't try. Like I said, I needed a new one anyway so nothing lost and some experience gained. I talked to a local glass place before I cut the top that can cut down the windshield for me because I wasn't going to bank on doing it myself.

[87 chevy silverado]

i love this truck more pics please

[Driveway Dreams]

Did you shatter it?

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

Did you shatter it?

It ended up with a crack or two or three....



Once it got a crack in it i wasn't careful with it anymore. I wanted to get the top cut off though to see how I did on size. For now it will help to keep the insides dry.

[Dudewith4x4]

Sorry for your loss :P

If only glass was like metal. With your metal skills you would have had it perfect in no time!

[texasfunk]

looking good! we tried that once cutting the glass ourselves for a chop c-10, went, well, about the same looking good though! are you going to suicide both doors? i think it looks good either way!!

[dv8customs]

Both doors will be suicide