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Re: [oletrucks] Inside Door Window Garnish Moulding

To: "Stkcode" <stkcode@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Inside Door Window Garnish Moulding
From: "joe" <chevy1@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 19:27:28 -0700
Recalling from memory, one moulding has an extra screw hole down by the
vertical glass guide that I had to weld up.

They do have the same shape so you should be able to notch the vertical
channel guide slot on the moulding and install it.

Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Stkcode <stkcode@yahoo.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Inside Door Window Garnish Moulding


>Hi Joe,
>
>Thanks for the reply.  Mine are not stainless, they
>are painted on the viewable side and on the inside
>where the felt was stapled is rusted.  Do you happen
>to know if the windows from the 47 - 50 are the same
>shape as the 51 - 53?  If so, I would like to just get
>the ss mouldings, then notch them for the window vent?
> Just took a look and the seams fine.  One crack is
>where the cutout is for the vent window.  Who ever
>welded the crack got it too hot....it has turned color
>and is britle.  It has a big bow where it was welded.
>I would really like to replace them with the ss ones,
>give it a nice polish to give it that nice chrome
>look.  The truck is a 53 deluxe cab but is missing a
>lot of interior trim....
>
>Jon
>Mod 53 3100 Deluxe
>
> --- joe <chevy1@jps.net> wrote:
>> I've only ever seen the inner door moulding in SS on
>> the 1947-1950 one piece
>> door glass.  I have two set's for my projects and
>> that took a few years of
>> hunting them down.  They were both on deluxe cabs!
>>
>> Are you sure it didn't just crack in half at the
>> factory weld seam?  If it's
>> not too bad you could have it rewelded and polished.
>>
>> The moulding on the 1947-1950 are the same "one
>> piece door glass" and then
>> the door switched in 1951 to add the vent wing
>> window so the moulding is
>> different.  I've actually welded up the little notch
>> on the moulding for the
>> vertical glass channel guide to make one steel
>> moulding up for a one piece
>> door glass.
>>
>> Time to hit some swap meets!!!!
>>
>> Joe
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stkcode <stkcode@yahoo.com>
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 1:16 PM
>> Subject: [oletrucks] Inside Door Window Garnish
>> Moulding
>>
>>
>> >Hi all,
>> >
>> >Was the garnish moulding that went around the
>> windows
>> >on the inside of the doors the same for all 47 - 53
>> >series 3100 trucks?  I've noticed that some are s/s
>> >while others are not, such as mine are not...is
>> their
>> >a reason why some are and some aren't?  Maybe the
>> >deluxe cabs mouldings where s/s and not the
>> standard
>> >cabs?  One of mine is damaged, in fact, chopped in
>> >half and someone poorly rewelded them back
>> together.
>> >I was looking at replacing both with s/s ones if I
>> >could find them but I wanted to make sure that if I
>> >get a set from an earlier year they will fit ok.
>> Any
>> >suggestions where to get them besides *bay at a
>> decent
>> >price and with no dents?
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Jon
>> >Mod 53 3100 Deluxe
>> >
>> >
>> >
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