Removable back windows conversion
Melting Slicks
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From: Chester Virginia
Re: Removable back windows conversion (Dwayne 76)
There are no kits. You will have to buy the pieces individually on ebay or at swap meets. Use the search function for previous posts showing the parts needed. Also there is an article at http://www.corvettefaq.com on this.
Roger
Roger
Instructor
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From: Emerald Coast FL
Re: Removable back windows conversion (Dwayne 76)
Here's the link:
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/RearWindow.pdf
Let me know if it helps or if you have questions.
Slick
http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/RearWindow.pdf
Let me know if it helps or if you have questions.
Slick
Safety Car
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From: Charles Town WV
Re: Removable back windows conversion (Dwayne 76)
Having a removable rear window in my car, I can say I never use it. It's a pain in the butt to remove and store, and the chances of breaking it increase by an order of magnitude. It's also just another thing to leak now. More power to you if you want to do it, but I could think of a lot better things to spend the money on.
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Re: Removable back windows conversion (Steve Straus)
I disagree completely. Mine is almost never in.
OK I will admidt it's a pain to get in and out :bb
But I do love having the windows down and the back window out :D
OK I will admidt it's a pain to get in and out :bb
But I do love having the windows down and the back window out :D
Melting Slicks
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From: Katy (Houston) TX
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Re: Removable back windows conversion (427V8)
I too leave mine out 90% of the time. But I have another question. Do you put some kind of block or something in the place where the clamp normally holds the top of the window when it's normally in? When my window is out, those chrome clamps dangle around like crazy and are quite anoying. I was thinking about making a small block so they can clamp on to keep them still.
Anybody else have this problem or have an alternative fix?
Sorry to hijack the thread.
Anybody else have this problem or have an alternative fix?
Sorry to hijack the thread.
Melting Slicks
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From: Crescent City, CA
Re: Removable back windows conversion (tshort)
My rear window is out most of the time (except when washing the car).
I love it. It sits on the carpeted rear wheel wells. Nice mod, air pulls through the cockpit and you can hear the exhaust.
The clamps at the top should have springs that hold the clamps open. If yours are broken, I think you can drill the pin and replace them.
Terry
I love it. It sits on the carpeted rear wheel wells. Nice mod, air pulls through the cockpit and you can hear the exhaust.
The clamps at the top should have springs that hold the clamps open. If yours are broken, I think you can drill the pin and replace them.
Terry
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From: CORVETTE 77 385 C.I. TEXAS
Re: Removable back windows conversion (Dwayne 76)
Thought about doing it. Duntov made fixed to eliminate that buffeting backdraft at speed "140". In a conv., hair is blown forward not back as in the movies.
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From: Bloomington MN
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Re: Removable back windows conversion (trw)
I like having it too, especially in a no-AC car with black vinyl interior. I need all the ventilation I can get. The clamps I have don't rattle with the window out. They stay tight.