Wow, I posted the e-mail below way back in Nov 2009? After writing that e-mail, I purchased a window roller from ecparts.net for $25 or so. But it wasn't until last weekend that I finally got around to installing it. Turned out to be much easier than I thought. Everything is easier AFTER I do it the first time. We had a car show in town last weekend. I put the door panel and window mechanism of Clustertruck back together for the first time in years. Then I grabbed my "For Sale" sign, and parked in a very visible spot near Black Top Nationals (attracts approximately 100,000 people each year). Still not a single phone call. That ugly paint work is definitely a sales killer. I still wish I could keep Clustertruck, but the longer I have it, the less interested I am in doing all the projects I originally had in my head for it. I will do one of the following: a. stick parts on it here and there so that maybe I can drive it a little this fall/winter, and keep the for sale sign in the window b. put it on ebay with a very low minimum bid c. donate it somewhere d. ? Anyway, the car show was a great experience. Probably a few gearheads on this list who are used to going to car shows, but they're a little bit of a novelty for me. This is the first one that I've gotten to enjoy with my son, now that he is old enough to spend a few hours there and not complain. I brought a wagon for him to ride....smart move, and one I couldn't have done without an El Camino to carry the wagon downtown! One of the cars on display was a '76 El Camino. I usually prefer factory cars to custom jobs like the one in the photo, but this one was nice. I even liked the custom hood (had a hand-made scoop on it shaped similar to the eagle decal on the late '70's Trans Am. Sorry I didn't photograph the hood. Saul '76 GMC Sprint '73 GMC Sprint "Clustertruck" ________________________________ From: Robert Adams <ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 12:44 PM Subject: [elky] Re: Fw: Broken window roller > Thanks Robert. I'm gonna check with ecparts.net for the moment, but > hopefully will be removing the old one soon if they don't have one on hand. > My existing window roller literally crumbled. I didn't know they could do > that. And to think, the airplanes that I work on are 15 years older than my > Sprint! > > By the way, here's the stuff going on: > 1. Inner door panels for my Sprint have been sitting in my garage for a >long time now...taking up space. > 2. I have inherited a very nice set of tool boxes from my Dad, but I >don't have keys for them, so that'll be my next errand. > 3. Need to clean the garage to make room for the tool boxes. > 3. Don't want to buy any new tools til I open up the old tool boxes. >Although would be nice to get an inspection mirror and whatever tool I need to >remove the existing window roller. > > One of these days soon I will have a nice, organized garage. This has been > long overdue. > > Saul The one at EC parts is really over priced. IIRC there is still an aftermarket roller available for just a few $. Will look up and shoot you the info when I get a chance. You also need a tool to put it on as it's like a rivet. Robert Adams Rules: Please play nicely with others. -List members page (text & pic links): http://www.myelcamino.net/eclist.htm -List members page (all pics): http://www.myelcamino.net/ec_list.htm
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