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I was attempting to install the door glass and after getting the glass fit into the felt, I tried to slide the glass up to the top to see how tight it is. Well I got it about half way up with a lot of effort and it wouldn't go any further. So I pulled it back out, hunted down the one old side glass piece I had and at the widest section where it goes into the glass support piece it is about 1/4" wider than the original. Is there someway to grind/sand down that section of glass without ruining it? Or do I need to take it to a glass shop. I bought all the glass pieces from Jim Carter. The windshield was cut wrong and they wouldn't do anything to help so I had the glass shop cut and install that piece to the tune of $350. The windshield glass was only $100 from J/C. Now the side glass is cut wrong and I see no reason to contact J/C as they were no help with the windshield. Any other options I might try before heading to the glass shop?

If you're brave, you might try using a sanding disk, but you risk breaking the glass. Ask the glass shop what they'd use as far as grit size. They may not charge you that much to fix it up.
You might double check the fit of the channel in the door frame, just in case. But comparing with the original glass probably confirms the incorrect size of the replacement.
I bought glass from Jim Carter as well, and had no issues with anything except the passenger side wing window, which doesn't reach the gasket at the top when closed by about 1/8", so it leaks when it rains. That might be an issue with my installation though as the driver's side fits just fine. I plan on replacing that wing vent window with one that's a touch larger.

That sucks. I'm surprised to hear that about Jim Carter, especially since the product was defective. Other companies, like LMC for example, don't blink an eye on returns for anything.

In 1936 Chevrolet started with a cab design that is now called "high cab". Later in the year they introduced a new style, similar to the '37 that we now call "low cab". Are you working on a '36 high cab or '36 low cab? Perhaps your glass is for the other cab version.
Kent

If the glass is tempered you aren't going to sand it down much before it becomes pieces. Laminated can be sanded down, preferably on a water cooled belt sanding machine such as a glass shop has.

It's a low cab and the new glass is about 1/4" wider at the widest part that gets put into the metal slide for the regulator. There's is only a section about 4" long that needs to be shortened. then it starts to decrease in size to fit the slope of the front door jamb. I have a original piece of glass that came out and it is smaller in the section of glass and the rest seems to follow the lines of the original window glass.

The flat glass can be made at any local glass shop if you have the old pieces to use as templates. They can use safety glass or tempered glass. It's usually a lot cheaper than ordering the pre-made kits.