Has anybody out there in tv land chopped a 61, 62 or 63 t-bird? If you have what did you do about the back gl*** and the side gl***? It's curved and tempered, no gl*** shop will touch it. I have access to an old time gl*** cutter that uses sanding belts, does anybody know if that will work on tempered gl***? I've seen pictures of chopped t-birds, makes me wonder if they're running side gl***. I know I can lower the back gl*** into the trunk, but it would be nice to have one the right size. Thank's for any info!!
to my knowledge there is no realistic way to cut tempered gl***. I've heard many people say they can but never seen a successful attempt. In my opinion your best bet is to find a suitable laminated piece (from a windshield) and cut out the portion you need and then chop the car to fit the gl***.
There are custom gl*** makers out there but not sure what they would charge.Vintage Gl*** does custom and Antique gl***.You might want to contact them here is there info. Vintage Gl*** website www.vintagegl***.com email vintagegl***@hotmail.com Big Dave's cell number 423-335-2588
Get ahold of OZ Kustoms. They should be able to help you out. I ran into that problem some years ago and just decided to cut the whole top off and go Roadster style. Excuse the unHamb friendly wheels. New owners choice.
You can't cut tempered gl***...period. Well, maybe. I've told this tale before, so bear with me. Dave Simard, at a top chopping seminar, told us he was chopping a lot of late model pickup trucks, and found a way to cut the tempered gl*** vents and door gl***. He had to find out what temperature they were tempered at, then have a gl*** place "untemper" the gl***, then cut it, and have the gl*** place re-temper it. It's not a 100% perfect way, but it works most of the time. The critical thing is the temperature, and the different manufacturers used different temps. Having custom gl*** made is pretty expensive, the Chrysler City Coupe had a large back window made (reaches high up into the roof) and it was about 10,000, if I remember correctly. Your other options are plexi (Yuck!) or sinking the gl*** into a channel you'll have to build. It's an old trick, but it works. I think for your side gl***, if it's chopped. you could probably just use straight up flat gl***. You'll have to use universal window channel, and perhaps fab up different supports, but it should work...if you supply templates, the Gl*** House in San DImas can make you flat tempered gl*** for the doors and vents. I helped chop a 66 T Bird with my old boss back in the 80s and it looked very cool...good luck with yours!
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