chopped my windshield
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From: Rancho Cucamonga ca.
Pilkington Glass... thats probably it when he told me over the phone I scribbled it down
quickly probably wrong.
nordvick... Interesting Idea are you planning not to cut the glass at all ?
quickly probably wrong.
nordvick... Interesting Idea are you planning not to cut the glass at all ?
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From: Glen burnie MD
Yeah i dont want to chop the windshield figured i would learn from your misfortune and try a different route so we could learn together the different possible ways to make it work and possibly help others in the future.
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I did have to widen the sides a bit but nothing crazy most everything i had to cut was on the inside header and i can just tack that back up to help brace up top when finished. Other than that i think running the seal around the bottom of the windshield will hold it in place and cut and glue around the top where it sits inside the cab. I couldnt see myself sinking it into the dash because i would loose the use of my wipers and air vent and i think the air vent is one of the coolest things about these old trucks, lol... O yeah i forgot your so smart AX what would we do without you?
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Yes thats right it's finally in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FTE to me is a place to learn and share and that's what this thread is about.
I hope others will learn from my mistakes and save themselves alot of time and money.
To sum up how to chop a windshield i'll lay it out here.
1. make a fiberglass template off of an old windshield.
2. cut the template as close as possible.
3. reshape the sides of the window frame to fit the template.
4.buy the right brand of glass. "pilkington"
5.The glass is not cut it's sanded thats right sanded the guy who sanded mine uses a large wet belt sander says it took him 3 days.
picture of the fiber glass template note the pieces of rubber trim holding it.
picture of frame cut out
picture of frame being rebuilt
picture of frame re-welded
picture of finished frame
picture finished
FTE to me is a place to learn and share and that's what this thread is about.
I hope others will learn from my mistakes and save themselves alot of time and money.
To sum up how to chop a windshield i'll lay it out here.
1. make a fiberglass template off of an old windshield.
2. cut the template as close as possible.
3. reshape the sides of the window frame to fit the template.
4.buy the right brand of glass. "pilkington"
5.The glass is not cut it's sanded thats right sanded the guy who sanded mine uses a large wet belt sander says it took him 3 days.
picture of the fiber glass template note the pieces of rubber trim holding it.
picture of frame cut out
picture of frame being rebuilt
picture of frame re-welded
picture of finished frame
picture finished
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Fabulous!!.. great pics too.. tell us about the gasket.. stock only shortened?
got a wider angle view of the hood/cab with the glass installed?
what/how much did you end up removing from the glass?
Sam
got a wider angle view of the hood/cab with the glass installed?
what/how much did you end up removing from the glass?
Sam
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Congradulations Keith, I knew that given the time you'd get it figured out and it looks very professional. Great pictures of great work,this will be a big help to all those who wish to chop a 56
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Keith, congrats! I hope that when you show your truck the judges will appreciate what you have accomplished.
Perhaps you should write an article on what you did, why, and in hindsight what you might have done differently to help prepare others that are contemplating chopping their 56?
I'd suggest cutting the gasket to take the glass back out for painting, a new gasket is far less expensive than risking that glass.
Perhaps you should write an article on what you did, why, and in hindsight what you might have done differently to help prepare others that are contemplating chopping their 56?
I'd suggest cutting the gasket to take the glass back out for painting, a new gasket is far less expensive than risking that glass.
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From: Carnation, WA
Nice One Keith,
Back on track and looking Awsome!
Cant wait to see this in final paint, if I recall you are going with Orange, same as me. Have you picked the final colour? I am thinking of "Electric Orange" its a genuine Ford colour used on the Focus ST models over here in the UK.
Cheers
Lee
Back on track and looking Awsome!
Cant wait to see this in final paint, if I recall you are going with Orange, same as me. Have you picked the final colour? I am thinking of "Electric Orange" its a genuine Ford colour used on the Focus ST models over here in the UK.
Cheers
Lee
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sdetwell... yes the gasket is stock-cut-down. The crome trim is from mid-fifty -cut down on the sides re-bent on the corners and because the windshiled is wider on top a piece was added to the top. maybe I'll take some pics out in the sun over the weekend so you can get a better look.
Thanks ax but Im not much of a writer maybe thats something you might want to do?
Lwlandy...yes still thinking orange / silver two tone.
thanks guys
Thanks ax but Im not much of a writer maybe thats something you might want to do?
Lwlandy...yes still thinking orange / silver two tone.
thanks guys