Originally Posted by Marty68 (Post 8634893)

To this

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo (Post 8635023)

That sure looks better. I like the black and the natural (I hate to use this word) patina.

Originally Posted by Marty68 (Post 8635287)

I de arched the bumper. By slotting over the square bolt holes. I cut the curved end of bumper off then rounded the ends. Welded all up ground iff. I wanted to leave it but.. the son of a painter in me made me epoxy it. Assembly tomorrow

Originally Posted by Marty68 (Post 8634893)

To this

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1575074538

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo (Post 8635408)

My last one was de-arched and tucked:

Originally Posted by DransportGarage (Post 8637449)

We went "round 4" trying to put my windshield in today. This is, once again, with my pro installer who has worked in the glass business since he was 12. We tried a different repop windshield this time. He has never seen anything quite like this. To provide a little sanity, we're trying to find an original windshield we can borrow, just so we can check the cab.

The way it looks, the windshield needs to be ground down about 1/8" at the upper corners. It's wrong in a COMPLETELY different way from the last repop window we tried. My guy has a grinder, and will be back to my place in January. (I'm having some minor surgery on 12/10 and will be out of commission for at least the rest of December. No big deal...)

I'm starting to wonder how many garbage windows are floating around, being sent back for lack of fit, then sent out again by the suppliers. They always want them back when there's a problem, so what else could they be doing with them?

Originally Posted by mick53 (Post 8637698)

maybe they just pass the bad ones around until someone breaks it.

Originally Posted by DransportGarage (Post 8637832)

Bingo! We're going to grind on this one, and the heat and vibration has been known to start a crack. We'll see, in January.

Originally Posted by mick53 (Post 8637861)

I have a small glass shop where I blow , cast, bend ,cut and drill glass. Windshield glass has a high COE (coefficient of expansion), probably about 120. This makes it easy to cut but subject to cracking due to the high expansion rate. What you want to avoid is temperature differential. Warm glass is easier to work with than cold glass. warm up the entire piece and use warm water. I like to submerge if possible. Also a couple of suction cups help with vibration. Your expert probably knows this I just thought I would throw it out there.

Originally Posted by Dyslexic Dog (Post 8637446)

Not sure where to post this but has anyone had issues with Gearhead Ent. in Iowa? I got a Must II front end a year ago. The parts were not machined properly, I got hand written instructions, and when I asked for a parts list for replacement items, I got hung up on twice.

You look at the ebay site and it says they are a wonderful 99% seller. I question that. Many build sites say to stay away from them.

Originally Posted by Dyslexic Dog (Post 8637446)

Not sure where to post this but has anyone had issues with Gearhead Ent. in Iowa? I got a Must II front end a year ago. The parts were not machined properly, I got hand written instructions, and when I asked for a parts list for replacement items, I got hung up on twice.

You look at the ebay site and it says they are a wonderful 99% seller. I question that. Many build sites say to stay away from them.

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo (Post 8638582)

Several of those positive feedbacks are from me. Lots of parts on my truck are from Gearhead. Always great quality, low prices, fast shipping and excellent service. The lowering springs for my MII front end were right on the money.

I'd trust their Ebay seller rating more than forum gossip. I've seen too many unreasonable customers go on crazed vendettas, joining every forum solely for the purpose of single-handedly destroying a seller's reputation - including one paranoiac on this very forum who accused me of being the seller operating incognito and then followed me from forum to forum to harass me (I see he's still a registered user here, although moderators have removed most of his posts). I couldn't post anything anywhere without this guy answering back that I was a cheat and a thief, when in fact I'd never met him ever.

Sorry if you were wronged, but Ebay has a procedure for a money back guarantee if purchases are not as described. You'll get more satisfaction that way than going public with your beef.

Originally Posted by Dyslexic Dog (Post 8638648)

Wow, I have them a positive when I got my shipment, after that, no way. I understand everyone can have a different opinion, but the material and information I received was not how I would do business.