Good evening all Well its evening here in Great Britain now I am a new member to the forum and will be a regular visitor to this site looking for info and asking lots of questions about various things I own a 1950 Suburban which I am trying to get back to a useable condition as when I bought it last year it was not great The former owners had not been kind to this Burb and so much was just lashed together with little care for fit and finish Its going to be a family Hot Rod so has to be safe for my partner and her boys Currently running 350 SBC and possibly a supercharger is in the engines future although a gallon of gas over here is an eyewatering £7.00 / $8.68
I want to put sliding windows in just the middle sections and have read Mark Smiths post about doing this job The help am after is a clear picture of the rubber profiles and a lead on the stainless steel trims that go onto the slider glass The ones with the push/pull plate and ideally the little locks
Very little is available here in the Uk and what there is normally is very expensive but if I can get some idea of what I need we do have trimmers etc who may be able to help out
I have a shipper in California so getting stuff over the pond is not difficult but I would like to know where I can get this stuff if anyone can help OR does anybody have a set of the stainless trims for the glass
Thank you guys/gals Paul
Last edited by Peggy M; 09/18/20236:49 PM. Reason: added more info to the title
Gonna move your post to our Panels & Burbs area. They'll have the best answers there. Plus, Mark is the moderator there and you seem to have read a few of his posts.
Again, Welcome to our virtual garage.
Peggy
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Trying to find those original stainless pieces is tough here in the states, too! Best course of action might be to place a wanted ad here at Parts Wanted Forum. You could also follow eBay and get lucky. I'm sure others will be along with more suggestions.
At the top of this forum, I pinned a link for a place that sells the stainless trim that is pretty close to the original pieces in appearance. If you're good at fabricating or know someone who is, you might be able to fabricate and weld some handles to the trim. It looks like the company has the trim in stock, but they are warehouse pick up only. Hopefully, a member might live close by that could help you out if this becomes an option for you.
As for the rubber, I have no profiles pictures of the stuff. I do plan on, when I repaint my Suburban, installing new weatherstripping on my side windows. When I do, I plan to take better pictures for the tech tip. I can also take profile pictures with measurements of the rubber that our suppliers offer. The only problem is, I've been threatening to paint my Suburban for 3 years now. Maybe the fourth year will be the charm!
Hi Mark Thank you for coming back to me regarding this What supplier did you use please? I have looked at Jim Carter and Chevs of the 40's (who dont want to send to England which is a pain !) for the rubber and also found a company that will sell a complete middle and rear set of rubbers and channels for well over $200 which is a lot for what I need
Do you happen to know what the glass thickness is please? I can possibly get some of what I need over here from auto trimmers but its the rubber that goes behind the fixed pane I really need to locate Some of the old Mini's had sliding windows so maybe I can track down some stainless trims from one of those
Any help will always be appreciated so thank you again
Good evening Mark What a top bloke you are I have been in touch with these guys and think im going to place an order Jim Carter has the glass templates and lock tabs so that wont be a difficult task to get
Thank you for sending me the link and I have passed it onto another friend here in the UK We have our own little Facebook group over here and as far as we know there are only 10 Suburbans in UK!! Rare beasts for sure
Does anyone have a picture of how the sliding window locks work and locate please? Guessing they screw to the body or garnish trim and then you lift them away from the glass and slide the window forward OR am I completely wrong
Paul: Why didn’t you look at Steele Rubber? They were the premier supplier of weatherstripping for our Suburbans? The set from classic parts looks identical to Steele. Probably the same manufacturer at the same price.
The window handles I directly sourced from West Marine.
I dont need the door rubbers so will stick with the Classic kit Bit cheaper too I don't need handles as such but I think the stainless U channel that goes onto the front of the slider section has something like a thumb /finger push pull tab which is what I am after I don't think the Classic kit comes with those Got to get the window lock tabs from Jim Carter and possibly the sliding /fixed glass templates as Classic dont do them apparently Shame as I have to get parts from all over and get them sent to CA
Have you any pictures of the window lock tabs I can look at ?
Went out and took a picture of my '58 window pull and lock tab for your viewing pleasure.
I think I dipped my lock tab in liquid rubber, but don't remember anymore. The uchannel is what is sold by West Marine or any boating store. It a stainless steel curved pull for boat windows. I think there is a link in my build story.
Regards, Mark
Last edited by Gdads51; 09/23/202310:18 PM. Reason: cleanup image link characters from text
Maybe too late but here are a couple of pics of my pull tabs/bars on 52 GMC. Have more pics of patterns in plywood for forming the run channels and also installs.
Richard in sunny AZ
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Mother.Trucker, this is the later version, correct?
Originally Posted by Gelmonkey
Good evening all
The help am after is a clear picture of the rubber profiles and a lead on the stainless steel trims that go onto the slider glass The ones with the push/pull plate and ideally the little locks
Paul
Mark, I believe they came off of a 1954....
The OP specified that he wanted the small separate pull tabs so, that was the set up I dug out for the pictures he requested.
| 1953 Chevy pickup restored-sold to purchase Toy Hauler trailer | 1964 GMC long bed Pickup 305 big block V/6 bought to restore with son and his 14 yr old son
