Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I had to make good use of the nice weather today so I ventured out for a junkyard crawl, and ended up grabbing a sliding rear window out of a 1996 F150 4x4. It's about the best one I've found so far, and it's the OEM Ford window as well, so that's a bonus (It fits well). With a little cleaning up it should look and work OK for what I'm doing (and for the $35 bucks it cost me). From the little bit I've read, the 1995-1996 sliding rear window had a much better latch than the previous versions? This one is still intact after 23 years, so I guess that says something. Anyway, I have all winter to get it cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 I had to make good use of the nice weather today so I ventured out for a junkyard crawl, and ended up grabbing a sliding rear window out of a 1996 F150 4x4. It's about the best one I've found so far, and it's the OEM Ford window as well, so that's a bonus (It fits well). With a little cleaning up it should look and work OK for what I'm doing (and for the $35 bucks it cost me). From the little bit I've read, the 1995-1996 sliding rear window had a much better latch than the previous versions? This one is still intact after 23 years, so I guess that says something. Anyway, I have all winter to get it cleaned up. Jim - You are a busy guy. Cory - Good score! What are you going to do to "clean it up"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Cory - Good score! What are you going to do to "clean it up"? I've already disassembled the window. The aluminum channels are a bit corroded and the seals and guides are all dirty and gunked up. Just going to clean and paint everything individually, and reassemble it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Cory - Good score! What are you going to do to "clean it up"? I've already disassembled the window. The aluminum channels are a bit corroded and the seals and guides are all dirty and gunked up. Just going to clean and paint everything individually, and reassemble it. I would love to find the silver aluminum frame style slider for my F350, but the issue of having to replace all of the seals and felts in the channels turns me away from that idea. I'll just keep he solid window and opt for the chrome insert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I would love to find the silver aluminum frame style slider for my F350, but the issue of having to replace all of the seals and felts in the channels turns me away from that idea. I'll just keep he solid window and opt for the chrome insert. Where can you buy the channel seals and felts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Jim - You are a busy guy. Cory - Good score! What are you going to do to "clean it up"? I was! Got new studs for the heatshield, painted it up bbq aluminum, pulled some more broken corral fence sections to the scrap pile while that dried, finished welding up the guardrail as it got dark, touched up the paint by headlight, pulled the cluster (again! ) found nothing, put it back and Ta Da, the indicator lights are back! Ill add pics when I get to WiFi...Edit: And a picture for Gary of where my perch says 7.5/460 only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 I was! Got new studs for the heatshield, painted it up bbq aluminum, pulled some more broken corral fence sections to the scrap pile while that dried, finished welding up the guardrail as it got dark, touched up the paint by headlight, pulled the cluster (again! ) found nothing, put it back and Ta Da, the indicator lights are back! Ill add pics when I get to WiFi...Edit: And a picture for Gary of where my perch says 7.5/460 only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Well done! BBQ silver should reflect the heat well. So, what did you think was keeping the indicator lights from working? Are they going to fail due to that again? As for the perch, I particularly like the 7.5L/460 perches since they use two studs and can keep the engine in place w/o having to hold it up w/a jack. Should make installing a transmission easier. Yes they do, beasts are stiff enough that installing the E4OD in Darth wasn't too difficult, worst part was the pan configuration wanted to roll on my transmission jack. Once I got it on my guide pins it went together easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Yes they do, beasts are stiff enough that installing the E4OD in Darth wasn't too difficult, worst part was the pan configuration wanted to roll on my transmission jack. Once I got it on my guide pins it went together easily. My tranny jack has a really small plate on it and that causes problems, so I usually add a piece of plywood to increase the area and spread the load out. Then I strap the tranny to the jack. But it is a delicate operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I had to make good use of the nice weather today so I ventured out for a junkyard crawl, and ended up grabbing a sliding rear window out of a 1996 F150 4x4. It's about the best one I've found so far, and it's the OEM Ford window as well, so that's a bonus (It fits well). With a little cleaning up it should look and work OK for what I'm doing (and for the $35 bucks it cost me). http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n43809/IMG_9212.jpg http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n43809/IMG_9211.jpg http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n43809/IMG_9217.jpg http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n43809/IMG_9219.jpg From the little bit I've read, the 1995-1996 sliding rear window had a much better latch than the previous versions? This one is still intact after 23 years, so I guess that says something. Anyway, I have all winter to get it cleaned up. That bumper though... piece of art work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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