Large side window's leak like crazy, they don't sell the same size windows on my van anymore, smaller ones need metal work, larger ones are ridiculously priced and personally 1 would rather the van didn't have windows at all.
What to do about old van windows?
I don't see where you can get upper side body panels to fill in large windows on a 77 Dodge. And I haven't seen any at the salvage yard that were in good enough shape to bother pulling. That changed yesterday when I came across this.
It's a 2003 and not a single dent in her. I must admit that I'm a little apprehensive about doing this. I'm inexperienced and while I know the panel's should work, it didn't help that the yard was trying to talk me out of it. They thought I should just buy sheet metal and fab the piece. I wouldn't even want to try with that curve, middle flaring, and my skills. I didn't have time to pull it so the owner let me write do not crush on the side and I'm going back next Saturday.
I'll sawzall as far up and down on each side as I can & cut it down the middle to take it in two pieces. More to come (Unless I chicken out or the wife puts her foot down!)