Rogillio Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Wieldshield I bad cracked. Was gonna take odd remove glass have sand blasted and powder coated and put in me glass. Screws would not budge. Will let soak in Liq Wrench and see if that helps. If not I wi grind them off. Any tips on the glass? Can/should I get safety glass? Just take the frame to glass shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Safety glass for sure. Since you are stripping the frame, try heat on the screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Windshield off. Glass out. Minimal blood. Edited June 22, 2015 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I would definitely use safety glass. I had a local glass place do it but I did have to supply them with a template. I made the template out of 1/4" poster board and the glass place was able to cut the radius part no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 The parts book has actual drawings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 I was gonna take the frame to the glass shop after I have it sand blasted and powder coated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) I got the windshield frame back from powder coating. Next stop at the glass shop. The glass is 1/8". The frame 0.350". Meyers has 4 different sizes of glass seating tape. Best I could figure I need the thickest. 5/64". Here is my math:0.350 slot on frame - 0.125" glass = 0.225"Tape on 2 sides so divide by 2 = 0.1125/64 = 0.078Marigin : 0.034" or 34 thousandsShould be snug. Hope it's not too tight. Thoughts? I had to drill out the old screws that hold the frame together to get. I re tapped the holes out to 10-24 screws.I was gonna take the frame in to the glass shop today but decided to wait till the tape comes in so they can account for the tape thickness. 0.078 x 2 = 0.156 so glass needs to be at least 0.156 narrower than the frame openings side to side and top to bottom. Edited July 13, 2015 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 1/8" glass sounds a bit thin? I would have thought it was nearer 1/4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 1/8" glass sounds a bit thin? I would have thought it was nearer 1/4".Good catch. My bad. Yes, .250 glassThe frame 0.350". Meyers has 4 different sizes of glass seating tape. Best I could figure I need the thickest. 5/64". Here is my math:0.350 slot on frame - 0.25" glass = 0.1"5/64 = 0.078 x 2 = .156Yike! Tape is too thick. Darn!Thanks! Great catch. Better call Meyers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yep, 0.1"/2=0.05" or 3.2/64". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 The parts book lists the glass at 7/32" thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Bill. Best I can measure, it looks like .25. Edited July 15, 2015 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yep, 0.1"/2=0.05" or 3.2/64". Yes, that is what I concluded. Glass Setting Tape available from Meyers: 1/32in. thick = 0.0312 x 2 = 0.0625 3/64in. thick = 0.0469 x 2 = 0.094 1/16in. thick = 0.0628 x 2 = 0.125 5/64in. thick = 0.078 x 2 = 0.156 I have 0.1" total gap after the glass is installed. I decided to get the 3/64ths tape.....it's gonna be tight but I guess that is good. The tape should compress a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It probably doesn't matter if 1/4" is used. All I'm stating is what is referenced in the parts book. The glass you're measuring could have been changed in the last 90 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 It probably doesn't matter if 1/4" is used. All I'm stating is what is referenced in the parts book. The glass you're measuring could have been changed in the last 90 years. Good point! Based on other 'evidence' this car has crashed before. The front bumpers are not original...one of the brackets that hold the front bumper is bent....the road that connects the two headlight holders is missing...and one of the rivets that hold the left fender strut to the fender are broken. So entirely possible the windshield has been replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I would let the glass shop use there own setting tape. They will know the best fit.I don't like to bring my own bread to the restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 I would let the glass shop use there own setting tape. They will know the best fit.I don't like to bring my own bread to the restaurant. I was wondering about that! I haven't taken it in yet as I was gonna wait till I got the tape from Myers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) When did they start using laminated safety glass, i.e. with plastic sandwiched in the middle? That is plain glass. Edited July 15, 2015 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 When did they start using laminated safety glass, i.e. with plastic sandwiched in the middle? That is plain glass. I don't know. I took the frame into a glass shop yesterday and they will be cutting laminated glass for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogillio Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) It took 2 months for my local glass company to get the laminated glass but I finally got it back today. They set the glass for me and it looks awesome. Spent the last few hours getting it reinstalled. Only one trip to Lowes to get some different screws because what I had bought did not work. Then spent 20 minutes looking for where I put the support arms. Nice feeling of progress. The passenger side window was plexiglass so I ripped it out and got 1/4" glass cut and edged. I will work on that tomorrow. Edited September 4, 2015 by Rogillio (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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