Originally Posted by RockinKees (Post 7774254)

Man!
You had a lot of work getting the one piece Windows to work!!
You're not the only one having problems to get it to work right so three attemps isn't bad at all ;)
Truck is looking great!!

Thanks for sharing pics of the SEMA show, some really nice trucks there!!

Originally Posted by lower50's (Post 7774275)

Your truck looks good in the sun. Glad you and your truck didn't get hurt. Love the first red c10

Originally Posted by svr (Post 7774453)

Very nice BC on the windows, my doors are mostly preped and ready to start the glass install, waiting for the glass channel to get here. My original regulators are toast so i have some new aftermarket ones to use hope they work as well. Have watched the Blackdiesel videos multiple times but seeing someone else get it done is comforting. A couple questions. What did you do to tie down the bottom end of the rear channel when you got it a working? And did you end up doing anything with the top end of the front channel to tie it down? Thanks for and suggestions

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest (Post 7774747)

Yes Slammed57 I have the stock door latches, and striker plates none of it original all brand new. I stress brand new because i saw a guy turn a corner on a frwy exit in his fully restored'56 Chevy truck and his passenger door flew open. I pulled along side of him and told him don't feel bad the same thing happened to me that's why you don't use the old door latches and mechanisms. He said he was going to replace'em asap. He was white as a ghost he nearly had a heart attack it scared him so bad.

Yep Bear claws are better way to go. But i haven't had any issues with my new parts so I am just going to stick with the old set up. I saw a '57 Chevy truck at the SEMA show with the manual one piece glass set up bear claws and couldn't figure out how he had the room to position the metal channel for the felt and window. I am sure there is some one on here that shows how it's done I just haven't searched for it yet.

Thanks for comin' by to take a peek. When you get the window figured out with the bear claws keep me posted I have a couple friends doing the same as you, but have not yet gotten to the point yet in their builds.

Originally Posted by Rods57 (Post 7775025)

Looking very good. Love the putting things back together part. very Jealous....

Originally Posted by Az. Hank (Post 7775873)

Wow! Thanks for the window link. I've been trying to find someone to cut the glass by me with no luck. I printed out Blackdiesel's pattern but I live in the boonies and there is nobody here to cut it.
I take it the glass fit OK? In Blackdiesel's thread they made the glass bigger than the ones that Brothers sells I think.

Originally Posted by lower50's (Post 7776276)

Such cool trucks!! How many do you think are driven?

Originally Posted by hotrod1 (Post 7776287)

BC, Great pics as always. I sure appreciate them.

I contemplated the whole bearclaw latch thing. Had some cheapies and I am sure I could get them to work to work with stock inside and outside handles, but it would take 500 hours and all kinds of levers and bell cranks (not worth the time). Then was going to go with new stock. I went down to a friends shop (Bones Fab in Camarillo Ca) and he had a beautiful truck there with new stock latches. I took pics of the door jams and interior. Went to close the door, and it would not close. I slammed it and still no close. I walked away leaving the door not closed all the way because I was afraid I was going to break something if I slammed it any harder. That swayed me over to the Altman latches. I was not happy about the price (crazy $$ for a latch), but they sure work well. Just barely push the door and it closes all the way.

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest (Post 7776610)

I won't lie to you, I have done almost everything to my truck except the Mustang II clip. But when I saw all the work involved with the bear claws I said the only bear claws I will be dealing with are the ones I eat from the donut shop. :mm::lol::lol: It's not a problem for you coz you got some mad skills.

I hate to say it coz he's gonna tease me about it but Kabwe aka Bam's 55/58 Chevy Truck Project did the bear claws and made it look easy, ok so some folks are a little more talented then others. The windows already kicked my butt I don't want to do nothing else to those doors but paint them, hahaha and eat a Bear Claw from Randy's Donuts.

Originally Posted by RockinKees (Post 7855386)

BC, how are you?
Just wondering if you're still wrenching your truck...