1951 Pontiac Chieftain

[PhilA]

Just in time to think about boarding the garage back up again, there's the possibility of two hurricanes early next week.

[MLOR]

^Good Luck

[PhilA]

20200821_171659.jpg (457.31 KiB) Viewed 3777 times

Loaded both cars up into the garage. Going to board it up over the weekend. Great fun.

Piece for the window assembly arrived though.


Phil

[PhilA]

20200823_201733.jpg (394.46 KiB) Viewed 3745 times

Got creative tonight and used a length of wire insulation to go over the end of the glass, to allow the sash channel to grab. Not perfect but it does go up and down now with care.

Phil

[mercrocker]

Had to resort to similar modifications* with the Cowley, they mostly work now! I still can't get the front passenger one to go fully down - thought I'd fixed it but it still needs help. As I have put my good door card on it and a (bin-liner!) membrane I don't really want to strip it again. Mrs Rocker is quite happy as she can preserve her hair-do much better with only half a window open.....

[Hooli]

That reminds me of the halogen conversion I fitted to my Midget, the lip on the lamp unit was too thin for the clamps on the headlight bowl. That got the outer insulation from mains cable around it so it fitted. It was still there about eight years later when I sold the car.

[PhilA]

20200824_180546.jpg (486.14 KiB) Viewed 3702 times

Pulled the glass out of the back door and got the sash channel gently eased onto it. That's now holding the glass flat.

20200824_181537.jpg (313.42 KiB) Viewed 3702 times

Got the machinist freed off and the top bar back into the fixed runner. Put the glass back in and got it going up and down.

20200824_202009.jpg (353.47 KiB) Viewed 3702 times

Fixed the rear vent brace in, stuck the loose window channel back in with semi flexible adhesive which should be set by tomorrow.

That brings me to all windows operational, which is a good thing in summertime.

Phil

[PhilA]

20200825_201253.jpg (370.29 KiB) Viewed 3669 times

Gave the glass a deep clean. Discovered why the rear right mechanism falls out of the runners, the plate that screws to the door on the inside has a stop on it.

20200825_165224.jpg (415.77 KiB) Viewed 3669 times

Naturally, that piece is missing from my car.


Phil

[PhilA]

20200826_160559.jpg (260.05 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

Next up, driver's side windshield. Significantly grubby, most of the glass is covered to some degree in clear-coat overspray from when the roof was done.

20200826_161841.jpg (307.59 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

Thorough cleaning saw it much better. I have since removed the Joint Auxiliary sticker because it was out of date, I'm not part of it and the Louisiana inspection sticker has to go there.

20200826_161825.jpg (364.18 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

A clear improvement.

20200826_185042.jpg (322.34 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

Next, I removed the rear view mirror because it wouldn't stay clipped in the daytime position.

20200826_185146.jpg (390.51 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

Screwdriver to carefully pry the front cover off and it all fell apart.

20200826_190326.jpg (413.63 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

Cleaned the glass and the finger plate (yuk), and straightened the little arms up that hold it to the glass. They'd become slack over the years and the plate was moving in relation to the mirror and as such the spring would never go over-center and stay there. Hopefully that fixes it.

20200826_190813.jpg (374.87 KiB) Viewed 3647 times

I tried scrubbing the case because it was nasty and covered in years of cigarette gunge but it wouldn't come see clean as I would like, so it has gone in the dishwasher and should come out all nice and shiny tomorrow morning.

Phil

[mercrocker]

Just seen the news....Hope you OK down there Phil...