That looks great Charlie.
I'd imagine you didn't take pics along the way did you??? This would have a been a good write up "How To" tech thread showing all the steps. If you did take pics and wouldn't mind putting a step by step Hot To together it would certainly be appreciated. You'd get your claim to fame for participation on GMSB and most likely end up as a sticky in the window/glass section for many members to see. I'm sure it would be one often found via web browser searches as in Google and such. Good Job though even if this is all you got.
The big foamypirate wrote this about 5 1/2 years ago - check it out, it really is a
great tutorial. The visuals he provides are outstanding.
http://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/vent-glass-seals-diy.5224/
The following may be a bit off-subject, but FWIW: my friend Jim at Granite State Glass gave me this heads up some time ago.
Jim says that the rubber between the vent glass and the steel frame is on the shelf (at any auto glass place). That I kind of figured.
What I didn't expect was that the rubber does not come pre-formed in that U shape. It is a flat strip (the thickness varies with the application) that only takes on that U shape when the glass is pressed into the frame. It is heated and forms a water-tight seal when pressed in. The width is oversized and any excess is trimmed after the bond sets up.
He knows that I am restoring an old truck (and shooting for a real good end result), so he offered me a word of advice:
If you are looking for a near mint condition end result on your vent windows, remove the frame from the rest of the vent widow assembly and bring it (along with the glass) to the shop before you do the final steps. In other words, don't do your final finish coating until after the glass is locked into the frame or you'll probably end up doing it over.
The reason is that, the process of jamming the glass into the frame is fairly violent. It almost always results in some scratching and chipping of the frame finish (be it paint or chrome).
