I'd very much appreciate a discussion with somebody who has actually installed a windshield in a '46-48 Ford with stainless trim. We have a car (actually a '40 with a hand-made '42 windshield frame), a Dennis Carpenter gasket for a '42-46 with stainless, and a set of stainless moldings that came from a '46 Ford convertible. We are having difficulty ***embling all the bits and getting them to look like they do in an original or restored Ford. I'll be happy to go into much more detail if I get a response from somebody who can really say, "been there, done that". Either here on the main board or in a private conversation is fine. Thanks in advance.
The gl*** is installed from the inside out- the mouldings go in the groove before you install the ***embly- the centre bar and inside centre bar after the gl*** is set in- it is tight- use a lot of soap -a rope and a couple friends- Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks, AA. Do you mean that the gl*** literally goes in from the interior side? The gasket kinda suggests that, but it seemed unlikely to us. Is this the correct orientation of the molding to the gasket, with the gl*** in the wide groove and the pinch weld in the narrow one?
You will have both windshields in the gasket and install from the inside out( a little awkwad to handle inside the car and over the steering column) the rope will go in the outside groove and be pulled over the pinch weld-from the outside-just put the trim in that 'inside groove ' before you rope it in-almost impossible to beat it in after the gl*** is in place- the flat side of the SS trim will be facing 'in' if you will Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Let me jump in here with a question or two since I'm the one who is actually wr***lin' this thing in there. Is the gl*** actually a bit larger than the opening defined by the pinch weld? If that section of trim in the picture above were on the bottom of the gl*** right above the cowl, the grooves would suggest that the bottom of the gl*** is actually about 1/4" lower than the top of the pinch weld.
I am thinking the gl*** will be slightly smaller than the opening and ' floats' in the rubber gasket . Now you got me thinking-I will have a look at mine and report back Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Actually I installed my gl***/ gasket first, then installed chrome afterwards. A bit of grease/ soap on the stainless and worked from the corners towards the center and it went right in. As the gl***/gaskets going in you'd think it would never fit but keep pushing and wiggling and it'll go.
The gl*** goes in from inside the car. You have to ***emble both halves of the windshield into the gasket then take the ***embly inside the car. It takes at least 3 people . Two holding each half of the gl*** , and one working the string while seating the gasket. Use lots of soap and water. Stainless goes on after.
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