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tucnnuts · 04-19-2009, 07:30 PM

has anybody seen or know of someone that has made the back glass in one of the trucks roll down...iam goin to do it , just wanted to get some ideas before i dove into it, thanks for any info on this guys!!!

Andy4639 · 04-19-2009, 07:34 PM

Look for the old station wagons with the rear tailgate electric window. It took a key to operate. There are other options also.Keep us posted on how it goes.

tucnnuts · 04-19-2009, 07:40 PM

yeah i was thinkin of like a balzer rear window reg , or some type of universel type , i pretty sure but not positive iam goin to have to get a new glass cut with a lil add to the bottom...to help guide it in the track alil better..

Andy4639 · 04-19-2009, 07:44 PM

The 67 truck in the new fast furouis movie has either this mod or no glass at all. Check out the video of it doing the burnouts and the passenger's arm is hanging out the window.

**LockDoc** · 04-19-2009, 07:52 PM

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There are some threads on here about it.

LockDoc

tucnnuts · 04-19-2009, 08:04 PM

can you give me the link to it, i must not be searching right ...lol

Beetle · 07-07-2009, 10:57 PM

Here ya go, I may do this when I get a truck. How wide is the backglass on these trucks though?
http://www.mtgparts.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=PART

lts70 · 07-08-2009, 10:12 AM

We had a member that used an electric window regulator out of an 86 Chevy blazer. Narrowed the sash a little, cut out the pinch weld around the back window and weld in a window channel, cut out the back of the cab and add a 1" box to the back for the window to roll down into it, fabricate a custom stand to bolt the regulator to and then got a piece of custom tempered glass cut 3" taller than the factory glass. I don’t know if he ever finished though and I can't find the pictures I had of his project. I do have a picture of a finished truck that was on eBay a couple years ago that had one; I will attach it to this post. Sadly I do not have the info on how he did it as I would like to add this mod to my truck.

BarryB · 07-08-2009, 10:36 AM

Certain Gm pick ups had this option. I used to work with a guy that had one. His truck was all beat up 85 model??, I saw him leave with no back glass, I just thought he'd taken it out for the summer(Redneck style). Nope it was a power back glass.

tucnnuts · 07-08-2009, 11:10 AM

woah , barryb i love to see on of those stock trucks with it, it has to be pretty rare...thanks its70 that what i need to see is pics like that...ok now i know that it can be done i have to do it ...i whish we could find some more on how the guy done his....o well , guess theres one way to find out right...do it....want be long iam goin to try it!!! thanks guys!!!

big_al_71 · 07-08-2009, 11:45 AM

the toyota tundra crewmax hgas it as a standard option. I could email you a diagram in monday of what it looks like all apart maybe it could give you an idea.

lts70 · 07-08-2009, 11:50 AM

No problem tucnnuts. Send me your email address and I will send you a few more pictures I have that will not post for some reason.

Beetle · 07-08-2009, 11:53 AM

lts70, I am also interested and I have tried the search to no avail. I thought a limo partition would work but cannot find one wide enough. Thanks.

lts70 · 07-08-2009, 12:03 PM

Just PM me your email adress.

**StingRay** · 07-08-2009, 12:04 PM

While I think this would be super cool I can't help but think of the draw backs. With a roll down any water that runs down the glass has to go some where. You'd have to make sure to give it a place to drain to. You could also lose cab space and these trucks are tight already. You'd have some work to do trying to get the back of the cab stiff again after making room for the glass.

piecesparts · 07-08-2009, 12:09 PM

I am working on a "POP-OUT" rear back window. where the bottom opens up like a side window on an Astro van.

big mike71 · 07-08-2009, 06:50 PM

I saw a 75 chevy truck that had one and the guy said it was a factory option. It looked factory to me, but it's the only one I've ever seen.

william-theglassman · 07-08-2009, 07:05 PM

i have never seen it as a factory option but a friend of mine has an aftremarket one .i will see him again tomorow.and get the brand .

tucnnuts · 07-08-2009, 07:15 PM

yeah thought about the water issue..was thinking that some kinda stainless steel enclosure with a drain...ill pm my email to ya its70..

LONGHAIR · 07-08-2009, 07:20 PM

There was a thread about this not liong ago.....but I can't seem to find it right now.
There was a company that made a kit to do this, but I can't remember the name. I installed one many years ago in a square body dually, but it was at least 20 years ago.
It was really well made. The track was nice and it did incorporate a drain tube that went through the floor.

LSGarage · 07-08-2009, 08:03 PM

I have thought about this also, I was thinking about using a power sun roof mechanism that will draw the glass inward then crank it down. That way the OEM look can be maintained. I've stared at my Suburban sun roof for years trying to engineer this in my mind. I think it can work on my truck because I have a small window cab.

**LockDoc** · 07-08-2009, 09:34 PM

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Here is the only other thread I could find on it.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3225071

I know there was another, more concise thread on it but the person that started the thread may have deleted it.

LockDoc

ChevLoRay · 07-08-2009, 09:54 PM

Back in the '80's, I remember seeing a rear window called a "Flexthru" used in place of the back window on a cab. The outer ends could be opened up, because the glass (if it was glass) flexed. I'm sure it used something like the side windows on a van, or the extended cab side windows but I'm also gonna bet that the window was Lexan, and not glass.

tucnnuts · 07-10-2009, 07:24 PM

ok i did some google searchin and couldnt really find anything ...so i went to the local pull a part , where me and the cordless sawzall did work, and a few batterys later and a few bolts.... and i had me a back half of a 70 cab!!! i wanted to practice first...so i got the cab here in the shop a got to lookin at it ....looks like the 5 deg or so of slope the back of the cab has is not going to let the window just slide straight down...got to lookin at the truck that has been done already and you can tell that the window is close to the outside of the cab at the top and a lil in at the bottom to take out some of the incline.....huh looks like goin to be some thinkin and drinkin goin on on this ..hahaha oh yeah got a few good window trim pieces out of the deal ..anybody need them...

ok back to work!!

Chad71 · 07-10-2009, 07:30 PM

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04-19-2009, 07:30 PM	#1
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	rolldown back glass has anybody seen or know of someone that has made the back glass in one of the trucks roll down...iam goin to do it , just wanted to get some ideas before i dove into it, thanks for any info on this guys!!!

04-19-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: rolldown back glass Look for the old station wagons with the rear tailgate electric window. It took a key to operate. There are other options also.Keep us posted on how it goes. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

04-19-2009, 07:40 PM	#3
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	Re: rolldown back glass yeah i was thinkin of like a balzer rear window reg , or some type of universel type , i pretty sure but not positive iam goin to have to get a new glass cut with a lil add to the bottom...to help guide it in the track alil better..

04-19-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: rolldown back glass The 67 truck in the new fast furouis movie has either this mod or no glass at all. Check out the video of it doing the burnouts and the passenger's arm is hanging out the window. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

04-19-2009, 07:52 PM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,818	Re: rolldown back glass - There are some threads on here about it. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

04-19-2009, 08:04 PM	#6
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	Re: rolldown back glass can you give me the link to it, i must not be searching right ...lol

07-07-2009, 10:57 PM	#7
Beetle Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 725	Re: rolldown back glass Here ya go, I may do this when I get a truck. How wide is the backglass on these trucks though? http://www.mtgparts.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=PART __________________ Jason TEAM C10 HOT ROD POWER TOUR 689 Short Step 68 Step Trucks Sold: 70 GMC, 72 K5 Members met: Andy4639 GCncsuHD CSGAS zicc1835 hotrod farm truck Mingrao Bhelton brenthiggins

07-08-2009, 10:12 AM	#8
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,038	Re: rolldown back glass We had a member that used an electric window regulator out of an 86 Chevy blazer. Narrowed the sash a little, cut out the pinch weld around the back window and weld in a window channel, cut out the back of the cab and add a 1" box to the back for the window to roll down into it, fabricate a custom stand to bolt the regulator to and then got a piece of custom tempered glass cut 3" taller than the factory glass. I don’t know if he ever finished though and I can't find the pictures I had of his project. I do have a picture of a finished truck that was on eBay a couple years ago that had one; I will attach it to this post. Sadly I do not have the info on how he did it as I would like to add this mod to my truck. Attached Images __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.

07-08-2009, 10:36 AM	#9
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: rolldown back glass Certain Gm pick ups had this option. I used to work with a guy that had one. His truck was all beat up 85 model??, I saw him leave with no back glass, I just thought he'd taken it out for the summer(Redneck style). Nope it was a power back glass. __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

07-08-2009, 11:10 AM	#10
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	Re: rolldown back glass woah , barryb i love to see on of those stock trucks with it, it has to be pretty rare...thanks its70 that what i need to see is pics like that...ok now i know that it can be done i have to do it ...i whish we could find some more on how the guy done his....o well , guess theres one way to find out right...do it....want be long iam goin to try it!!! thanks guys!!!

07-08-2009, 11:45 AM	#11
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: rolldown back glass the toyota tundra crewmax hgas it as a standard option. I could email you a diagram in monday of what it looks like all apart maybe it could give you an idea. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

07-08-2009, 11:50 AM	#12
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,038	Re: rolldown back glass No problem tucnnuts. Send me your email address and I will send you a few more pictures I have that will not post for some reason. __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.

07-08-2009, 11:53 AM	#13
Beetle Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 725	Re: rolldown back glass lts70, I am also interested and I have tried the search to no avail. I thought a limo partition would work but cannot find one wide enough. Thanks. __________________ Jason TEAM C10 HOT ROD POWER TOUR 689 Short Step 68 Step Trucks Sold: 70 GMC, 72 K5 Members met: Andy4639 GCncsuHD CSGAS zicc1835 hotrod farm truck Mingrao Bhelton brenthiggins

07-08-2009, 12:03 PM	#14
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,038	Re: rolldown back glass Just PM me your email adress. __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.

07-08-2009, 12:04 PM	#15
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	Re: rolldown back glass While I think this would be super cool I can't help but think of the draw backs. With a roll down any water that runs down the glass has to go some where. You'd have to make sure to give it a place to drain to. You could also lose cab space and these trucks are tight already. You'd have some work to do trying to get the back of the cab stiff again after making room for the glass. __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada



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07-08-2009, 12:09 PM	#16
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: rolldown back glass I am working on a "POP-OUT" rear back window. where the bottom opens up like a side window on an Astro van.

07-08-2009, 06:50 PM	#17
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: rolldown back glass I saw a 75 chevy truck that had one and the guy said it was a factory option. It looked factory to me, but it's the only one I've ever seen.

07-08-2009, 07:05 PM	#18
william-theglassman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lake charles louisiana Posts: 94	Re: rolldown back glass i have never seen it as a factory option but a friend of mine has an aftremarket one .i will see him again tomorow.and get the brand .

07-08-2009, 07:15 PM	#19
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	Re: rolldown back glass yeah thought about the water issue..was thinking that some kinda stainless steel enclosure with a drain...ill pm my email to ya its70..

07-08-2009, 08:03 PM	#21
LSGarage Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 86	Re: rolldown back glass I have thought about this also, I was thinking about using a power sun roof mechanism that will draw the glass inward then crank it down. That way the OEM look can be maintained. I've stared at my Suburban sun roof for years trying to engineer this in my mind. I think it can work on my truck because I have a small window cab. __________________ 67 GMC 4x4, 305 V-6, 4-spd 86 S-10, 2.8 2WD LWB 01 Suburban (family hauler) 13 Honda CRV (wife's wheels) 03 Malibu (daughter’s car)

07-08-2009, 09:34 PM	#22
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,818	Re: rolldown back glass - Here is the only other thread I could find on it. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3225071 I know there was another, more concise thread on it but the person that started the thread may have deleted it. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-08-2009, 09:54 PM	#23
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: rolldown back glass Back in the '80's, I remember seeing a rear window called a "Flexthru" used in place of the back window on a cab. The outer ends could be opened up, because the glass (if it was glass) flexed. I'm sure it used something like the side windows on a van, or the extended cab side windows but I'm also gonna bet that the window was Lexan, and not glass. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

07-10-2009, 07:24 PM	#24
tucnnuts if they can make it so can I! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 97	Re: rolldown back glass ok i did some google searchin and couldnt really find anything ...so i went to the local pull a part , where me and the cordless sawzall did work, and a few batterys later and a few bolts.... and i had me a back half of a 70 cab!!! i wanted to practice first...so i got the cab here in the shop a got to lookin at it ....looks like the 5 deg or so of slope the back of the cab has is not going to let the window just slide straight down...got to lookin at the truck that has been done already and you can tell that the window is close to the outside of the cab at the top and a lil in at the bottom to take out some of the incline.....huh looks like goin to be some thinkin and drinkin goin on on this ..hahaha oh yeah got a few good window trim pieces out of the deal ..anybody need them...ok back to work!!

07-10-2009, 07:30 PM	#25
Chad71 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hamilton Ohio Posts: 50	Re: rolldown back glass subscribed __________________ 1971 Chevorlet Custom Deluxe C10 2007 Chevorlet HHR- lots of mods

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