C2 midyear coupe side window installation tricks

[Bruce D.]

I have read a few previous posts about installation of the side windows on a mid year coupe.

I am asking if there are any additional hints or tricks for installation of these side windows with the new weather strips and vent windows (in or out)?

thanks

[Gary S.]

Re: C2 midyear coupe side window installation tricks

Here is what I posted a couple years ago after completely emptying my 67 coupe doors to redo/clean everything and this was with new top and side window run channels installed. However, for me, the key is to put tape for "handles" on the top of the window AND to feed the side window into the vertical channels starting at the very bottom of the door.

1. Put the vent frame in and leave loose. Remove the long screw at the bottom first.
2. Put the window crank mechanism in loose but with stem sticking thru the door hole for it. I could not get this in after the vent frame was in, so figured it must go in at this point.
3. Leave the bottom rear track loose inside the door (thus, don't put the black phosphate philips screws in the end of the door that hold that track in place)
4. Now, for the side glass, you might want a "handle"on the glass...run a piece of duct tape on the inside of the glass sticking at least 3 inches to the glass, then up about 6 inches above the glass and then down the outside of the glass another 3 inches at least. Press the glued sides together and now you have a handle. Maybe you want two handles...front of glass and rear or just center.
5. Put the side glass inside the door and drop to the bottom of the door
6. Position the sideglass in the bottom part of the vent frame window run
7. Twist the bottom of the rear channel so the opening faces about 45 degrees to the outside of the door.
8. Catch the rear of the side glass in the rear channel (at the bottom)
9. Pull the glass up the channels with the "handles"
10. The rear bottom channel can be twisted in place now.
11. Tighten all
12. Put the long screw in at the bottom of the vent frame run last.

What a great feeling it is when that glass slides up the two vertical channels for the first time!