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Title: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: plyonsMC9 on November 05, 2009, 05:50:20 PM
Greetings, I am posting this for a new member f rollins:

Has anyone convertered a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05? Both windows were removed and made into a single window. A make shift frame was made to hold the glass, but I am looking for rubber to cement down and hold the glass in place without the made shift frame.

Thank you,

f rollins

Title: Re: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: luvrbus on November 05, 2009, 06:14:49 PM
This is going to be tough without pictures not knowing how the guy built the door.
Fwiw most of us build the door for the 1 pc Eagle window or just measure the opening and have Jeff at In Motion build a slider for the opening.
On the Eagle factory sedan door the 1 pc glass is shorter than the 2 pc glass so that trim won't work any measurements for us Phil.
Suggest you call Ed at Jefferson and see if he has a rubber moulding that would work shouldn't be that hard unless he removed the flanges for the 2 windows gasket.
Phil if he didn't lower the top and make the window shorter he will always have a problem with leaks on the door  been there done that


good luck
Title: Re: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: gene lewis on November 05, 2009, 06:38:00 PM
When I built my one piece door the glass for the window was glued directly to the frame.  It is working fine - no extra frame and no rubber molding.

Here is an article on how I did it.  Maybe it will be helpful to U.

http://users.cwnet.com/thall/gene_lewis.htm

If I can assist feel free to contact me.  Lots of busnuts have helped me in the past.

gene
1968 - 05 Eagle
Title: Re: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: Ericbsc on November 06, 2009, 07:34:15 AM
Look at Austin Hardware on line. They carry a big assortment of rubber. I made my o5 door with .125 skin. Used rubber with interlock.

(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb21.webshots.com%2F45588%2F2659168730053449967S500x500Q85.jpg&hash=2f2c9f2e882d0228b14f0fa68228027e86b81a89) (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2659168730053449967WiQZCr)
Title: Re: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: EagleRun on November 09, 2009, 06:59:22 PM
Can you give us a better "up close" picture of the door glass inside and out?  Also, do you have the number for the rubber you bought from Austin Hardware?  I have been on line but couldn't find anything that would work.  There is no lip/flange inside the frame.   We bought rubber for the inside frame of the body/door.  We also, bought a stainless steel hinge from them to hang door, might ad it was very reasonably priced.

Floyd Rollins
Title: Re: Converting a 2-piece door into a one-piece door on an Eagle 05?
Post by: Ericbsc on November 09, 2009, 08:00:05 PM
I will take some close ups tommorrow to post.