Window Glass Rubber Install - Gone With The Wind…

Next the front seal is installed in the vent window assembly frame…

…followed by the vent window itself. Note the relation of the items on the vent spring pivot.

This is where things get tricky as it’s time to attach the vent window to the assembly frame.

It’s a handful, but a few careful blows with a hammer gets the rivet installed and the two pieces assembled as one.

At this point, installing rivets should be second nature so attaching the vent window assembly to the division bar is easy.

I like grease as it makes things operate nice and smooth and since I want my windows to operate effortlessly, I apply some grease to the teeth and drive gear of the window regulator…

…as well as any of the contact or friction points on the mechanism itself.

One thing that really helps making those doors shut nice and solid-like is a few strips of peel-and-stick insulation material. It doesn’t take much and makes a world of difference.

The door glass run in the ’67-’72 C10s simply pushes into place, making the installation a snap.

One of the welds on our lower door glass channel broke, so we opted to simply replace it with new items from LMC, which is shown here.

Now it’s time to drop in the glass. I use 3M weld and spark deflection paper for all kinds of things in the garage, and it works great to protect glass from scratches. Simply drop the door glass in and line it up onto the sash channel.

The vent window assembly goes in just like it came out, only in reverse. It’s a bit nerve racking trying not to scratch anything, and as you can see, I really don’t want to damage that pristine paintjob!