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| | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | Stripping the '51 5 window COE, I noticed the quarter windows have locking strips (originally chrome plated) but the rear window and windshield don't.
Why don't they match?
Other vehicles I've worked on either have window rubber trim everywhere or nowhere. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | Were chrome locking strips available as original equipment in '47 through 55.1? Not that I care. I like them!
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | All of the rubber on the truck is baked to a crisp.
When breaking out pieces of the locking strip that appeared to be black, little spots of chrome showed on the edges.
The question could be, why did the quarter windows have locking strips and not the other windows? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | One/both might not be original? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | certainly was a thought. The quarter windows are original tempered glass. Both the windshield and rear glass are broken. Were they broken again earlier and replaced once??
Does anyone know if the 5 window Deluxe COE cab had chrome window moldings in any years from 47-53? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Nope
But, the 1954 Master Parts Catalog show the same part numbers from 1947-1954 for the rubber (50' roll) and for the rubber retainer (50' roll). And, the rubber for the rear window.
My uneducated guess is the chrome-color retainer/insert is an after-market non-original decoration? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | OK then, black all the way. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | The rubber used in the rear cab glass of AD trucks is an industry standard Claytonrite rubber,usually in 1/4"x1/8" profile,it was used in everything from cars,boats and heavy plant machinery for many,many years. I can't say if the 'chrome' insert was ever a factory standard but as others have mentioned it may have been replaced over the decades. The 'chrome' and or plain black lock strip will easily interchange. I used it for the rear glass in my 3 window to add a little bling . The chrome one does however have a tendency to discolour over time,it also goes brittle.
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 209 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 209 | The "chrome" lock strip looks nice, but as jockbolter noted, it will discolor and or peel over time. It must be warm when installing, and be careful when installing not to scuff it with the lace tool. Use plenty of lube. John | | |
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