My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up

[Kim57]

Lots of good info here.
Thanks BC.
Kim

[hotrod1]

Wow, that is great. Sure appreciate u posting this.

[BC Toy chest]

The new location for the shortened wing window track is pretty straight forward.

If my photos don't help watch Blackdiel's video http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=366078&page=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iI5wEinY9E#t=213

[BC Toy chest]

The new location for the shortened wing window track is pretty straight forward. Move to the area circled in red.

[BC Toy chest]

The new location for the shortened wing window track is pretty straight forward.

[Kim57]

Nice work BC.
Kim

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Nice work BC.
Kim

I don't know Kim, it aint done yet. If I can get the windows to roll up and down with out a glitch lol then we can say nice work, hahaha.

[BC Toy chest]

Now I am going to lengthen the window roller track/slider 3 1/2in. You will need to buy one roller track/slider from off of E-bay or some Classic online Chevy car/truck site. Note: Tri-5 Chevy cars window tracks are the same as the truck except for the screw holes. Don't worry about the holes, you will use the existing holes of your truck's roller track.

Again you only need one roller track/ slider for both doors. Just cut two 3 1/2in. sections and weld them to the ends of your original roller track/ sliders.

VERY IMPORTANT: Weld the 3 1/2 in.extensions on to the end of the track/slider that has the screw hole hole 2 3/4in. from the end.

Bevel the ends to be welded together for a stronger bond and good penetration.

[BC Toy chest]

Lengthen the window roller track/slider 3 1/2in. You will need to buy one roller track/slider from off of E-bay or some Classic online Chevy car/truck site. Note: Tri-5 Chevy cars window tracks are the same as the truck except for the screw holes. Don't worry about the holes, you will use the existing holes of your truck's roller track.

Again you only need one roller track/ slider for both doors. Just cut two 3 1/2in. sections and weld them to the ends of your original roller track/ sliders.

VERY IMPORTANT: Weld the 3 1/2 in.extensions on to the end of the track/slider that has the screw hole hole 2 3/4in. from the end.

Bevel the ends to be welded together for a stronger bond and good penetration.

[BC Toy chest]

Making modifications to the window mounting bracket & new glass vs old glass, will be in my next post.

But for those in a hurry here is where you can get quality 1-piece tempered door glass. I got mine for $55.00 each (for clear) ....tinted glass might be a little more.

http://www.autocityclassic.com/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-1959-CH...VRSeSU&vxp=mtr

[ratty 46]

WOW - lots of intricate work there ... nicely done.
R46

[Advanced Design]

Nice work and nice details BC.

[BC Toy chest]

Thanks ratty 46 & Advance Design

[RockinKees]

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

RockinKees I thought you might like to check out this Buick project on here with Jag suspension using the cage as well. check it out. This guy does some amazing work.

Bride of Young Frankenstein - 1957 Buick Super
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...653170&page=13

Check out his truck project. He took a pick up and a Suburban and made a '72 crew cab which was never made by Chevy in '72
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426382

http://www.build-threads.com/build-t...ew-cab-pickup/

A side note, I took the photos of the truck when it was all ready completed because I spotted it outside of a BBQ joint I was eating at in Memphis TN. last year while visiting family. The owner (Drew)was in the restaurant too but we didn't meet until I posted photos on here.

Thanks BC!
I already follow the Buick build, great engineering!
I like the Crewcab also
Shame Donnie sold his 55, really nice car!!

It's a lot of work to get the one Glass doors to work properly. Many people are grateful to you to post so many pics to see what have to be done.
That's why I like this board so much, everybody is helping everybody in any way they can!!

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by RockinKees

It's a lot of work to get the one Glass doors to work properly. Many people are grateful to you to post so many pics to see what have to be done.
That's why I like this board so much, everybody is helping everybody in any way they can!!

...........and that's why I am posting way too much stuff on glass and installation LOL. We have all struggled and paid way too much for something when there was a less expensive way of doing the work or buying a part.

Here is some glass from AUTO CITY CLASSIC at a reasonable price if you got to get all the glass. They do one piece door glass, small back window & windshield combo, or big window back glass, or wing/vent window or tinted glass. Prices from $310.00 - 399.00.

I paid $55 ea. for my one piece door glass.

http://stores.ebay.com/autocityclass...56+CHEVY+TRUCK

[BC Toy chest]

The part that holds the glass needs to be modified. Before and after photos with old glass mounting bracket and new glass and rubber.

[BC Toy chest]

The part that holds the glass needs to be modified. Before and after photos with old glass mounting bracket and new glass and rubber.

The rubber channel has a flap that mounts toward the outside to deflect the rain from going down into the door.

[BC Toy chest]

When you do mock up of the one piece door glass to see how things fit in the door it's more than likely that you will need to enlarge or elongate the mounting holes (circled with a marker)for the window regulator in order to fine tune your adjustment.

Also sense these trucks are notorious for body panels and other parts not fitting right from the factory you may need to enlarge(slightly) the hole where the window hand crank mount.

[Kim57]

Nice work BC.
Kim

[RockinKees]

BC, did you by chance seen this?

http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/interio...power-windows/

One can never know too much

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by RockinKees

BC, did you by chance seen this?

http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/interio...power-windows/

One can never know too much

No I didn't. Thanks for the link, appreciate that. I know it will be a help to the folks that are going the power route.

I have had my fill of power windows & power door locks , I'm sick of them. I have replaced 1 p/w motor in my Suburban and 2 motors in my Ford EXPLODER But now there are complaints about the aftermarket manual window regulators for '49-'59 Ford and Chevy trucks not holding up. I guess the next time I go to a swap meet I will buy a couple of old ones just to be on the safe side.

[Green 1959]

How's it going? Love this thread!

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by Green 1959

How's it going? Love this thread!

Hey Green '59 thanks for the compliment & dropping by. I haven't given up on the truck, as I said before many other times, "Life happens" and I don't get to spend the time with it as I would like.

The up coming photos is where I'm at now .....kind of picking up where I last left off.
The one piece door glass install. The left door glass is in and works gr8 and currently working on the right side. Also I have been working on my '67 El Camino another reason I am behind in getting my truck done.

[BC Toy chest]

So I need to back track to explain how I screwed things up.

I did not know at the time when I sold my old wing/vent windows just like the one in the photo below that I would need some of the parts to make my new one piece windows work properly when I install them.

So to fix my problem I went over to my friends house Donnie with the '57 Chevy truck with the Jag suspension I have been posting photos of on my page.

I had to remove one of his vent windows to measure and take pictures of a part & make a card board template, I need to make for my truck. Then I went out and got some scrap metal and started the fab work and follow the directions posted by blackdiesel http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=366078&page=4

WELL "stupid is as stupid does" when I went to my friends house to measure the vent window channel parts I failed to measure the actual channel opening and width. Of course when it came time to put everything together it should have been no surprise certain things didn't fit right and the window did not roll all the way up. I will show what I did to fix it.

[BC Toy chest]

WELL "stupid is as stupid does" when I went to my friends house to measure the vent window channel parts I failed to measure the actual channel opening and width. Of course when it came time to put everything together it should have been no surprise certain things didn't fit right and the window did not roll all the way up. I will show what I did to fix it.
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