Enter your username:
Do you want to login or register?
  • Forgot your password?

    Login / Register




    Results 1 to 5 of 5
    1. #1
      Join Date
      Jan 2002
      Location
      Italy
      Posts
      746

      power vent windows

      Hey all,

      My buddy Ed just came up with a great idea, instead of me switching to 69 doors on my 68 Chevelle I could get hold of some Buick or Oldsmobile power vent window motors and parts. Anyone out there done this?
      Someone maybe also have those parts for sale??

      Full Revs!!!
      André - Tigergutt



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Harriman, Tennessee
      Posts
      1,306
      Country Flag: United States
      Quote Originally Posted by Tigergutt
      Hey all,

      My buddy Ed just came up with a great idea, instead of me switching to 69 doors on my 68 Chevelle I could get hold of some Buick or Oldsmobile power vent window motors and parts. Anyone out there done this?
      Someone maybe also have those parts for sale??

      Full Revs!!!
      André - Tigergutt
      I have done this mod on a '56 and a '57 Chevy. On the '57 we used a power window motor out of a Caddy. On the '56 we used a modified aftermarket power window "kit".

      However, aren't the vent windows on the Chevelle/Cutlass/etc the kind you just push open? I have no idea how you would go about modifying ones like that. The ones on the '50s cars were the crank kind. If you want more details, just pm me and I'll go over it a bit more.

      Shiny Side Up!
      Bill K
      72 442 "Inamorata"

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Jul 2002
      Location
      Mesquite, TX
      Posts
      4,941
      Country Flag: United States
      '69 El Camino vent windows have a crank instead of the little latch... believe other years do too, but no first-hand experience with those.

      Should be a little easier to make it power when it's already expecting to be turned.

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Jan 2002
      Location
      Italy
      Posts
      746
      Thanks for replying.
      They have a crank on my 68 Chevelle

      André

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Harriman, Tennessee
      Posts
      1,306
      Country Flag: United States
      Quote Originally Posted by Tigergutt
      Thanks for replying.
      They have a crank on my 68 Chevelle

      André
      When my brain is fully functioning (I just got up) I'll try to write up how we made the power vent windows on the '56.

      Shiny Side Up!
      Bill K
      72 442 "Inamorata"




    Advertise on Pro-Touring.com