AlV 69 Dodge GTS project

67redcudavert said
I've been following your build from the beginning, it's looking real good. I'm also a big fan of blue cars.

I have to install the door glass in my 67 cuda. I see from your pictures that you recently put the glass back in your car. I'm wondering if you have any tips or tricks you learned while doing that you could share with us.
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Hi! thanks for checking us out and for the kind words.
We did the windows recently so It's still pretty fresh in my old noggin lol

First off the side glass is easy compared to the quarter so you're starting out ahead right there.
Since you've been following us you probably read about the removal and how the side glass sits in the frame. Installation is the reverse and it actually drops in to the frame nicely.

Tips, basically a brain dump of stuff:

  • First thing I suggest is protect the paint. (I'm sure you were already thinking that :0
  • Tape the top of the door but stop about a half inch short of the vent wind frame otherwise the tape gets trapped under the vent window seal. Ask me how I know :).
  • Tape the area on the end of the door where the seal would go maybe about a 5" x 5" could be larger. Keep in mind I removed the seal to have a clear path to the window track
  • If you have the rear window track out go ahead and install it first.
  • to reduce potential hangups I removed the front adjuster and the lower adjuster before installation and reinstalled them after the frame was in.
  • You'll need a helper since the side glass and vent window frame go together as a unit into the door.
  • Don't forget to loosen the pinch block.
  • Once you get the foot of the vent frame into the door (keep in mind that you will need to rotate the assembly slightly to clear the foot) you want to align the front and work it forward and down so it lines up in the pinch and in the rear track. And lower the vent frame down.
  • With your helper holding the assembly you'll want to put in the lower frame adjuster on the foot of the frame. I took mine out to keep the area clear.
  • Have your helper hold up the side glass and install your regulator. I slipped the roller into track first and then bolted it to the door. Keep a crank handy to rotate the regulator to help align the bolt holes.

Only thing left to do is install the front adjuster and holding bolt of the frame and adjust the windows.

Take your time and don't rush.