[FC] Time to Restore The Wife's Greenbrier

[Merv Krull]

    Windshield rubber - CU (perfect fit!)
    rear window rubber - Clarkes (not installed yet, but should be easy 
peasy)
    weather strips - CU (not installed yet... should be easy, plan to do 
that while doors are                 sitting on the bench)
    fuzzies - CU (after a looooooong wait... needed a little bending to make 
them fit better)
    fixed glass gaskets - Clarkes (very frustrated, see note below)
    miscellaneous rubber stops - re-using some, some from Scotts Super 
Trucks in Penhold             Alberta (Scott owns a rampside!) 
www.scottssupertrucks.com
    window felt tracks - Rainbow Glass here in Salmon Arm, BC. (not 
installed yet, but                         previously used them in 53 GMC 
restoration.... perfect!)
    Vent window/window hard channel - CU (not installed yet)

I would love to hear how you get the fixed side windows back in..... I have 
almost given up in frustration and plan to bring it to Rainbow Glass. The 
owners of RG also restore 55/56/57 Chevys and they have a lot of tricks up 
their sleeves. Wanta 5/6/7 Chevy? Got $60,000?

toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mikeamauro at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 4:48 PM
Subject: [FC] Time to Restore The Wife's Greenbrier


> I'm getting ready to have the wife's 64 Greenbrier restored. In prep,
> besides media blasting, all fixed glass, chrome, and trim will be  pulled. 
> Going
> back in, after metal replacement, priming, and painting, I'm  going to 
> REPLACE
> ALL


>
> Question and a favor: can anyone, who has already restored a FC to this
> level, supply a list (with vendor and part numbers) for the items 
> appearing
> following "...REPLACE ALL ..." in the previous sentence? My initial search 
> of  all
> the likely vendors (or "suspects") revealed a lot of statements like "may 
> not
> be exactly as original." I've done this level restoration to  early cars,
> and, with cars, the degree of uncertainty was no where near what it  seems 
> to be
> with FC vehicles. A note about how well the selected parts actually  fit,
> would also be much appreciated. Again, I've done complete restorations 
> myself and
> by hire before, so basic restoration tips are not needed...what I  need 
> are
> leads (as specific as possible) on good rubber, trim, and felt parts  for 
> FCs.
>
> In trade, I've air conditioned the Brier, very successfully, and would be
> happy to share that information.
>
> Much obliged,
> Mike Mauro
>
>
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