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Hello guys
First post here- have a 51 suburban, or a lot of rust that once was a 51 suburban:)
Question-the side windows, can I get window gaskets that are for solid (one piece) glass? Where? Any help appreciated.
Merry Christmas!

A guy on ebay sells them truckman parts


Tim

Thanks Tim! Love reading this forum... Much to learn.

if all you need is the rubber seal, check with a local auto glass place, they should have a profile by the foot that will work, which is what any of the vendors will be selling

Bill

Duke daddy also if you are going to have someone put glass in they will have the seals that they like to use. So ask before you buy. Ask me how I know

Bill and 49bourbon
Thank u both- great ideas!
Also the outside side window garnish molding/trim is pretty well gone. Can I just use the rubber window gasket material? (Have the side windows look like the windshield-no trim) I really like the pain-jane look. Not into chrome too much.
Thank you guys again! This website/forum is manna!
John

I believe the Truck Shop has what you are seeking:

www.truckandcarshop.com

Thanks Tony I'll check!
Have a good evening I appreciate your feed back.

Or try this:
http://www.classicparts.com/1947-54-Suburban-Side-Window-Weatherstrip-Kit/productinfo/01%2D505/

Fabguy,that won't work,he is going custom one piece windows.


Tim

Oh I see, There is a guy in Fullerton Ca. ( 15 min from here) that sells the kit on Ebay. Pretty good kit from the way he described it.

I did a tip on TF that may or may not help.

Hello guys,
Thanks for the ideas and feed-back. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I'd like to show you what I am working on... My wife calls the suburban project, my "unicorn"... Crazy wife:)

Thanks again!
John

Bartamos and TClederman

Bartamos- what a great "how to" on the stationary windows! That is exactly what I want to do!!! (And with your tips-i might actually be able to pull it off)

TClederman- thank you for sending me the proper link!!! I really the effort/help.

Thanks again and respectfully!
John (duke daddy)

It will be very rewarding. Let us see your progress.

Hi Dukedaddy,

I see you're in NC. I'm not sure which part you're in, but you have two local sources you can also check out. One is steel rubber. They are pretty much the leader IMO for weather stripping and window parts, however they are expensive. Also, Clester's may have a source as well. walking Steelrubber's warehouse is pretty neat

http://clestersauto.com/default.aspx

http://steelerubber.com/

Plummber is right. I would not do any other Rubber but Steele.

Pplummer and Bartamos
Thanks for the info. I will check the sources- $ is always an issue, but I prefer to buy the best products possible, when possible. Thanks again!
Also I am 20 mins east of Raleigh.
Please keep the good info coming!
John

Hey, just picked up a 'burb shell myself, and came across this post. Am going to go the solid windows route myself, so I'm looking for any info that will help me out along the way.

Did you get yours in yet?

Great info thanks guys

Thats a good ? i was wondering the same thing about running the side windows without the garnish molding mine is shot too id like to get it in some day but id like to run my burban around in the mean time if i couldnt find some before the windows went in

???

Anybody done this or know if it can be done?

Tony,get a hold of this guy and ask how he recommends it done.He sell the kits on ebay one piece glass


Tim

Tim i just emailed him ill post his reply when i get it thanks Tony

BigTony55
Sorry I was away for a while. See my pictures of the side glass on my photobucket. I had a local glass guy cut a one piece glass from a template I made. He caters to vintage cars and he used a rubber moulding seal that fit around seam in the window and had a rubber insert that held it inplace. If you need further pictures send me a PM and I will shoot some for you.

Thought I'd let people know that the gentleman on ebay (truckmanparts) sells one-piece glass to be installed with his own seals, which are a glue in type. They're not designed for the two piece or self-sealing weatherstripping on the pinch weld.

This does allow you to use the outer garnish(if you have it), and maintain a more original look though.

Tim here was his response

"Dear bigtony55,

you need the outer trim so it will hold them in place. that trim and the rubber make it a solid fit. thanks manny

- truckman4787"

I figured i would ask this here since its a side window topic instead of starting another topic and taking up bandwidth my 49 suburban has alot of rusted hole in the drain areas and im going to go with one peace side windows so can i do away with the drains all together and replace that area with flat metal?

Anyone know ?

Tony, I don't see why not. The drain system is designed (poorly) to remove water that accumulates in the slider window channels. Drain Unfortunately they did not figure in leaves and dirt, this all goes into a short hose that drops it into the bottom sheet metal. When the debris sits for awhile it ends up clogging the small drain hole in the sheet metal, hence we get lots of rust out in these areas. There are no other drain systems that use this channel, so closing it up and sealing it will not be an issue.

Thanks G

Hello.. did you end up closing it up? I'm in the same situation myself at this moment. Are there any issues if those channels are gotten rid of? Or if anyone else knows? Thank you.

How will you drain the water if you have no drain holes?

My guess is that rust-out around the base of those windows was/is due to plugged drain holes (no drainage).

I also make sure the exit "holes" at the bottom of the insides remain clear for full/final drainage.

other recent post on this topic

That definitely sounds logical. I'll continue on as planned then. Thanks again Tim.

Yo..........5 year old post.

FYI, Bigtony55 hasn't posted in 3 years. He just rusted away. I'm with Bart, start a new topic.

FYI, Bigtony55 hasn't posted in 3 years. He just rusted away. I'm with Bart, start a new topic.

He has posted another recent thread on this topic.

You might try a Private Message to bigtony55 and/or GMONIZ (but, neither member has posted in a few years)?