Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.

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In the process of putting back in all the regulators (manual) etc from all side glass on the 74 cuda.
Any tips from aligning etc?
Thanks,
Dan
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2005 - 03:21:58 PM »
Once you get everything back in just do a rough alignment with the window all the way up and then very carefully and slowly begin to close the door and check where it aligns with the seal and posts. Then do your fine tuning... front-rear-top in and out....  Good Luck
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2005 - 04:08:25 PM »
All help here would be great since I'm going to be tackling this very soon myself!!   :thumbs:

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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2005 - 09:53:11 PM »
4c do what 67vette said.....just make sure your top is up  :ack: :laughing:

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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2005 - 02:14:32 PM »
the guides have slots in the bottom of the doors to tilt the windows in or put , the stops can be adjusted up & down there is also adjustment to move the windows forwardor back in the doors
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2005 - 04:38:49 PM »
I Hope this helps

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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2005 - 04:43:57 PM »
Might need this too. ;)

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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2005 - 05:26:44 AM »
Hey Dilligaf, I just heard about what your name means last week. LMAO!!  :laughing:

I was like oh yeah. Then I saw your name I thought, hmmmm I've seen that before....oh yeah!! Now I remember.  :laughup:


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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2005 - 08:37:07 AM »
Hey Dilligaf, I just heard about what your name means last week. LMAO!!  :laughing:

I was like oh yeah. Then I saw your name I thought, hmmmm I've seen that before....oh yeah!! Now I remember.  :laughup:


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Hi NZ,
Pretty darn neat eh?
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2005 - 03:15:16 PM »
Hi NZ,
Pretty darn neat eh?
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2005 - 07:18:57 AM »
the guides have slots in the bottom of the doors to tilt the windows in or put , the stops can be adjusted up & down there is also adjustment to move the windows forwardor back in the doors
I am getting it, slowly.
The big question at this point is, how much of the rubber seal on the front of the rear quarter glass gets covered by the back of the actual window?
If all the windows were up, how much of the "rubber" should you see between the front and rear glass.
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2005 - 09:27:53 AM »
not much , i would set it up with approx 1/4 " between the rear of the door glass & the chrome strip on the 1/4 window

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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2005 - 09:46:08 AM »
not much , i would set it up with approx 1/4 " between the rear of the door glass & the chrome strip on the 1/4 window
Thanks, I will give it all a good effort tonight.
I now have all the glass in, just have to lign it all up nice, so I can put on the door panels etc.
I did recieve new rubbers for the chrome strip on the 1/4 window but can not figure out how to get the old ones off.
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Picture of properly set up windows
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2005 - 03:19:53 PM »
If someone can take or has photos of their windows in the closed position it would be great to have a look at how the windows meet up, what the alignment looks like etc.
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Re: Tips for re-installing side glass and mechanisms - ligning up etc.
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2009 - 03:26:31 AM »
Just did the quarter windows on my car and noticed something I thought I should add to this thread:

The upper track adjustment is an offset screw - different positions will adjust the horizontal angle of the glass.  At least they do on mine ('72 'cuda).

It helped me get closer to the original factory compromise.
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