jere1970

I need install instruction on side door windows. I bought the project with glass out of the doors and can’t figure out how they go back in. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Olds64

Hopefully someone can help. Post some pics when you can.

The Factory and Chassis Service manuals are pretty necessary for such an old project. Don't bother with a Chilton's or Hayne's manual.

2blu442

Both front and back seat doors?

4R5

The front windows are not that bad, if you follow the Fisher body manual. If I remeber, you have to remove the vent window frame 1st.
The rears? Good luck. The Fisher manual details the Cutlass wagon with the shorter rear doors, but the VC rear door design is different. I tried getting the rear door glass out of my '71 and gave up. I'm sure it can be done but I could not figure it out. And I consider myself pretty good at figuring that sort of stuff out.

Olds64

FWIW, after I installed new weatherstripping on my 71 98 the doors wouldn't close with the windows up. I have the instructions in the FSM & CSM, but couldn't figure out how to align the front and rear windows (since it's a 4 door hardtop). I took it to a glass & window shop in town to let the pros do it.

2blu442

Well, I don't know if the OP is still watching this thread. But I've got some loose 1970 Vista Cruiser doors I can take pictures of. One of the previous posts describe the front doors as being in the Fisher Body Manual. If your going to work on your car I'd encourage you to get the Body and Chassis manuals, on ebay all the time. Then a member here has made very nice copies of Assembly manuals that he sells. If you got all three of those I believe that would answer most questions that come up in your restoration project. But for now, I've take a bunch of photos of the rear door. Please look these over and let me know what questions come up. Its kind of hard to get good photos of the insides, but I can try to get more of anything that's not clear. If your missing any parts I would be willing to remove and sell you whatever you need off these as they are spare parts.



Door Lock

Another view of door lock


Door lock that connects to the latch in right side of photo

2blu442

Door latch release

This is a short rail that bolts to the door and has a wheel running in it when you roll the window up and down. This is the left fastener

Clip in the middle

Right fastener for short rail bolted to the door

View with glass rolled 3/4 of the way down

Another view of the glass rolled 3/4 of the way down

2blu442

Short channel bolted to inside of door, with the clip, upper right corner of photo is the one between the two bolts.




This is the vertical channel at the back of the door. The horizontal rod near the center is the door handle release lever. The chrome bolt is attached to a bracket on the channel.

Lower view of same vertical channel

2blu442

Regulator roller in channel attached to glass

Same as last, but wider view

Looking at the regulator roller in the channel, from inside bottom door looking up

Window rolled 3/4 down, regulator roller in channel

Same as last but wider view

This is view through smaller opening in door, near front

Same as last but wider view