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Does anyone know a source for the glass on a 29 Truck.
Thanks.
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If you have dimensions or patterns your local glass shop can cut all of the glass for your truck. :cool2:  
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If you don't have the glass then you can make cardboard or plywood patterns relatively easily. In some cases the glass does not fit well particularly if it was replaced after original assembly. Way too often someone without the expertise to make accurate replacement has been there.
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This is not an endorsement, I've never purchased from them. But, there is a guy on eBay in Blachy Oregon who deals in replacement glass for antique cars - he didn't have your truck listed buy maybe he can help. There are come other classic car glass people on eBay. Beware and check out thier referenece though. Let us know. ebay user id is classic-auto-glass ebay store is http://stores.ebay.com/Bobs-Classic-Auto-Glass They have a web site: http://www.bobsclassicautoglass.com/about.html
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29LQ,
If the glass is flat, your local auto glass shop might be worth considering. I'll share our experience. The gasket was all cracked and brittle on the 35 Std windshield. The window itself was still good. Ordered the gasket and in the process of removing the windshield from the frame (it came out very very hard, it was like it was cemented it) the lamination separated and clouded the glass. So we figured we would buy a new piece of glass. Took the windshield to the local glass shop and they used it as a pattern for the new one. They traced the pencil line on the new piece and cut it. Apparently the new piece was slightly larger as we couldn't get it in. Took it back and they had this very large belt sander of which he ran the windshield around again to reduce its size. It was still to big, so they made another adjustment. Windshield and all the adjustments came to about $38.00 One thing to remember is that we did have a pattern but they were also close by to make the adjustments. Unless the one you buy is an exact match it may not fit correctly and you may need a shop to make the adjustments like we did. Also the replacement gasket may not fit the same as the original one and you may need to compensate for that with a difference in the glass size. Check with the local shop and get their input and recommendations. Good luck......Bill
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