Tinman's '51 Cabover lowbuck build
09-14-2014, 06:38 PM
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She's got glass....
I started installing the glass.....
The front and back went in pretty easy, but those little 1/4 windows were a bugger
. Looks good with some windows!
Now on to the door/vent glass...fun!
09-14-2014, 06:47 PM
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Nice job on the windows!
09-14-2014, 07:32 PM
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You've made some pretty good progress. Its really starting to look like something now that you have glass installed.
09-15-2014, 11:01 AM
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Did the back glass install
09-15-2014, 01:22 PM
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Did the back glass install
Yup, BB rear window from the inside - windshield from the outside.
09-15-2014, 06:47 PM
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Yup, BB rear window from the inside - windshield from the outside.
yes, and the 1/4 widows also went in from the inside as they are cut down rear window openings
09-15-2014, 07:03 PM
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Nice job on the rubber for those quarter glasses! I can't find the seam?? Nice view of the dash thru the quarter, too!
09-15-2014, 07:44 PM
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09-15-2014, 09:27 PM
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Nice job on the rubber for those quarter glasses! I can't find the seam?? Nice view of the dash thru the quarter, too!
HAha, the other side didn't turn out quite as good.....which is why I took the pic on this side.
The seam is at 9 o'clock.......
09-16-2014, 12:11 AM
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Was the quarter glass harder to install because it was smaller and less flexible? Or some other reason I'm not thinking of?
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Do you really need to put sealer on the front & rear glasses or can you just put them in and let the rubber seal?
09-16-2014, 02:08 PM
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Do you really need to put sealer on the front & rear glasses or can you just put them in and let the rubber seal?
I sometimes use sealer/adhesive to hold the rubber onto the glass, but not on the window opening......it may be possible, but every time I've tried it just makes a huge mess. If the rubber fits the opening right, you should not need sealer.
EDIT Wayne: Yes, small pieces of glass are much harder to install. Plus I think it might have been cut a shade too big.
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That is what I was thinking.
09-17-2014, 12:01 PM
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Looks nice with the glass in.
09-21-2014, 08:35 AM
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The tank is from a '52 panel, luckily I saved the mounting brackets, was basically a bolt in deal. After I moved the filler pipe and pickup tube.
That is an interesting solution to the gas tank relocation issue.
09-14-2014, 06:38 PM
. Looks good with some windows!
