Glass Install

I installed the two back windows in my '40 Ford coupe today.
I used the trick many have described here of using dish soap and a cord,
in the groove that fits over the metal lip on the body, my bro' held slight
pressure on the glass, applied on the inside of the car, as I slowly pulled
the cord out to flip the rubber gasket out over the metal lip, while carefully
urging the rubber out with a special tool obtained from a Chippolte restaurant
( a plastic knife)
I think I have a ghost in my shop...

 

Do you plan on paint, if so you will have to remove the glass to paint around the window. Just a thought.


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I use dish soap and 2 flat screw drivers and it works just fine

 

Good deal always nice when things work as hoped and your not holding broken glass.

 

Yeah it will eventually get paint but for now it will wear black primer like when we
did them in high school in the 60's.
I mainly wanted to learn how to do glass install.
Next is the two piece windshield. YIKES!

 

you will need 2 plastic sporks for that....

 

How ironic; I just put my first windshield in today using the same method and for the same reason. At 67 years of age I had to try it on my '54 Chevy sedan delivery.

Steve

 

I like to use the rope and silicone spray lubricant because it doesn't dry out as fast as soap. The window almost installs itself.

 

Good show Steve! I'm 69 and it was my first window install.
The "geezers" are rising up!

 

Silicon spray and areas to be painted don't mix. Will cause fish eyes.

 

Thanks for the warning 325W.
I was thinking about trying it on the windshield install.
Any tips on the two piece '40 Ford windshield install with center post would
be much appreciated.
I have a Bob Drake gasket (and 2 sporks :>)

 

new glass is pretty tough (within reason) but if your using the old glass be very careful

 

I have glass that's never been used but it is a few years old.
I'm assuming the gasket goes on the glass before the install, and
it is installed from the inside of the car, the same as the back windows.

 

Did the rear loading door glass in my '54 Pontiac hearse this summer. I'm 55 years old...used windex and 1/4" cord, first glass I've ever done. It mostly popped right in.
Gonna cut out the factory original front windshield rubber in a couple of weeks. I had the rock chips/star cracks repaired in advance of trying to remove the windshield. The passenger "A" pillar has a rust hole that I have to fix before replacing the glass.

 

I think mine was also the original rubber; I started cutting it with a dull hook billed knife and it just kept breaking apart but was tuff. I then tried a sharp razor knife which seemed to work better. Good luck on that.

Steve

 

I was looking for a 50's Pontiac sedan delivery with a straight 8 to use as
a tow car for my Chassis Research dragster in 1964. Never found one but
settled for a '53 Chevy sedan delivery with a 6 cyl. It never really had as
much power as I needed to push start the dragster. It struggled!
Then I got drafted for the Vietnam fun. The dragster was stolen while I
was gone protecting the freedom of the thieves. I wasn't killed though!

 

Well sure. Anybody can do it if they have James Dean to help.

 

It must have been "JD's" help for sure.
I'm kind of like your avatar!
BTW,WTF is nfs?