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WINDOW TRACS 2DR BELAIR SEDAN

 
smuv59 smuv59
I love my Chevy Chevette! | Posts: 1 | Joined: 06/09
Posted: 06/29/09
04:16 PM

i need to replace qt windows in my 59 belair 2dr sedan and the bottom tracks are rusty can i use any year model from 54-76 i can't find them on the market anywhere i need them to and front and back glass molding clips  

 
waynep712 waynep712
I have an SS396 tatoo | Posts: 358 | Joined: 12/07
Posted: 06/30/09
08:35 PM

do you want the stuff for the windshield and rear glass... or the door and quarter glass..  

as for the little studs that hold the trim on...

the trim clips are available...  through a bunch of suppliers...

the studs are a different matter...   there are replacement screws that are the right shape...

there are replacement pop rivets that are the right shape and designed for this use..

ever seen a stud welder for pulling dents on cars...    the machine welds little studs that you can catch with a special slide hammer to pull dents and creases without drilling holes in the panel...   you can also grab rows of them with special tools to yank out a bunch of of the dent..

now that i have told you what a stud welder is.. and does.. they have optional studs that can be welded on... that have the proper height flange to mount the trim retaining clips on after you take off the top of the stud with a grinder...

have you picked up a printed copy of superchevy magazine.. and gone through the ads/

pick up a copy of low rider magazine... there may be different ads in there...

auveco is one of the companys that sell the spring clips to hold the trim on around the window...  

they also had the rivets.. and the screws...  i forgot who has the studs... probably one of the stud welder suppliers..  i would bet they are available at almost every auto paint supply store... where they mix colors and sell spray guns and body work equipment...

if you are talking about window tracks... for the door glass...   59 and 60s may work..  but i have not tried interchanging them...    you might want to see if hollander has produced a parts interchange for that year..

hope this helps a ***


and if things are rusty.. but not rusted away... do like everybody else...  clean it...  derust it.. have it plated or zinc coated... put it back in...

one more thing...  if you have rusted out windshield frames...   that is why a lot of sheet metal working equipment is being purchased now a days...      you can spread out some thin plastic wrap over the area...    mix up a big glob of bondo with hardener properly mixed in.. spread it out carefully on the plastic wrap... so you can duplicate the shape of the metal there..

when that hardens...   take it out and over to a sheet metal shop... have them bend you a few lengths of sheet metal so you can use pre bent sections to cut and fill in the holes... so many different ways to do it...  if one is without metal forming tools... but has a wire feed welder...  

 

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