Re: Conversion of 1941 hydraulic windows

Posted by HH56 On 2009/12/6 16:56:14

Agree with Turbopackman on lack of any 6v kits--even 6v air conditioning components are almost non existant.

If you are going to try, then think option 1 would be to find a parts car with 6v electric windows such as early 50's Ford products and adapt the mechanicals. Probably lots easier said than done. As I recall, their windows were not as tall so some linkage changes would be needed. Ford systems were also fairly elaborate with a large relay to do the directional switching so a bit of expense & complexity involved. You MIGHT find all the parts at the various Ford suppliers but a relay alone on Ebay was $199.

Option 2 might be to buy a modern mechanical kit and see if a custom motor shop can rewind that motor to 6v or adapt one that could be reworked. Turbopackman also found a place that had a 6 to 12v inverter that worked with motors. Believe it was a windshield wiper place. Anyway, if the capacity is sufficient maybe something like that would work although it might take one per window.

The hydraulic cylinders and solenoid valves for the pre war cars are being reproduced. It might be worth looking in that direction if you still have the other components. Using a modern hydraulic fluid instead of paint remover brake fluid would eliminate a lot of the old headaches. If interested in that route, there is an ebay store owned by The Convertible Doctor which carries them