Thread: 55/58 Chevy truck build

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those back glasses are fun . i fought the one in the 56 for a week before discovering there are 2 different rubber seals. the reproduction glass seal wont work with the stock glass. you get it about 70% in then it would lock up.
looks good , i know your getting excited now

Originally Posted by shine

those back glasses are fun . i fought the one in the 56 for a week before discovering there are 2 different rubber seals. the reproduction glass seal wont work with the stock glass. you get it about 70% in then it would lock up.
looks good , i know your getting excited now

You are right about the back glass giving fits. I did not install the glass did not want the headache I had a mobile glass guy do it. The Windshield went in easy only took about 15 min, but the back glass gave them fits. They were about to give up until I told them if you break the glass its on me. I will get another one. I did not have the stock glass so its all reproduction stuff. After a tough fight they got it in there with no damage to the glass.

spent a week on it. got the right seal and it fell in place in about 15 min . the repro glass is just a tiny bit too big. takes a bunch of dawn soap to get them to slide in . got an old nasty slick rope for them .

Originally Posted by shine

spent a week on it. got the right seal and it fell in place in about 15 min . the repro glass is just a tiny bit too big. takes a bunch of dawn soap to get them to slide in . got an old nasty slick rope for them .

Every shop needs a jumbo bottle of Dawn soap. Good for every kind of lube on soft parts, i.e., getting rubber parts to seat, vacuum fittings, and oh by the way - works pretty good with hot water on cleaning up stuff you get back from the machine shop - blocks, heads, cranks, etc. It's also good to wash up the hands (who would have thought?)

Word of advice - get you own bottle and DO NOT borrow mama's (ask me how I know this?)

This is right before my first real drive. I have a car buddy that is not doing so well these days so I took the truck to his house so he can take a look at it. The truck rides nice but the best part was seeing the smile on his face when he was checking it out.

Originally Posted by BAM55

This is right before my first real drive. I have a car buddy that is not doing so well these days so I took the truck to his house so he can take a look at it. The truck rides nice but the best part was seeing the smile on his face when he was checking it out.

My respect for you just went up another notch - one of the great things about hot rods is that they are so universally liked and appreciated. Your visit was therapy for an ailing friend. What a cool thing to do and here's hope's and prayers you'll be able to take him for a spin to local hamburger joint in this beauty before too long!

Regards,
Glenn

Originally Posted by shine

spent a week on it. got the right seal and it fell in place in about 15 min . the repro glass is just a tiny bit too big. takes a bunch of dawn soap to get them to slide in . got an old nasty slick rope for them .

Yep that is exactly what the glass man keep saying " This window is too big". But he saturated it with lubricate and kept working until it popped in.