I'm in need of redoing a chop on my '54 and want to use a '50 Ford rear window but there isn't a frame to the glass I have a lead on. Has anyone made their own frame or know of a link on how to do it? I searched on here but didn't find anything. Thanks,
I had thought about making my own rear opening for my '54, but decided I'm going to cut down the stock glass for mine. Since that ship has already sailed for you, I would suggest you do what I was going to do and use a '53 Chevy 150 rear window. I think it matches the car better. But in any case, do you have a shrinker/stretcher? I would brake a strip of material to 90 degrees, and shrink/stretch the material around the perimeter of the frame leaving enough room for the rubber. I would then brake another strip and shrink/stretch it to match the first piece, and spot weld them together to make a "Z" shape. That gives a flange for the glass to sit in, and a flange to field weld into the car. You could do a corner weld instead, but that's just the way I would do it. Does that make sense?
When I chopped my 54 Chevy I ended up making a rear window frame. Unlike shoeboxes, you have very little real estate between the trim belt and the glass. As soon as you lay the glass down the lower arch keeps going up. I used two chevy 49-52 rear frames. The top half was from a sedan and then I took the top of a Fleetline rotated it 180 degrees and used it for the bottom half. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I made my rear window surround for my Chevy truck using a hammer form. I realize that I'm comparing apples to bananas , but maybe it will spawn an idea. Although I made mine in one piece , you could approach yours with the idea of making multiple pieces and welding them together. Just throwing it out there . Bill
Thank you, I appreciate it! The glass is glued in from the outside with a flush fit tee molding. Bill
I've looked through my digital pics and can't find anything better. But it's really close to S-10 windshield molding. Bill
That looks great! What was the hammer form made from? Wood? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thank you! I used 1" MDF - medium density fiberboard. It holds up pretty well for making multiple pieces. Bill
I'm not sure what you need? Would it be that section of roof with the window recess or the exterior trim. Maybe it helps maybe it don't but I made these 1/4 windows and rear window not to mention the entire back half of the car.
Weekend road trip to Wisconsin? I suppose I could ship this if need be, but I'd have to trim it down some, and also charge for time plus the shipping. Still, might be worth it if the only other option is to make one from scratch. Lots of hours in that.
Thank you. I really appreciate it! Thanks again, I really appreciate it. I'm hoping to inspire some ideas for the OP , Bill
What you have is perfect! Could you get me a quote on shipping? I have a lead on just the glass itself in Toledo but, as you can tell by the post, I’d have to build everything to fit the glass. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thank you! But you shouldn't be envious. This is something everyone could do with a little instruction. The most time consuming part is putting in the art work. But making a hammer formed part isn't that hard to do. I bet all the guys on here can do this. Hey, if I can do this so can you guys. Bill
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