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**jaros44sr** · 08-30-2009, 09:18 PM

SNAFU...PO has me POed

Seems like my windshield was replaced at one time for some reason, rust,collison, who knows, but I do know it has come back to bite me in the arse! While mounting up the 1/2 top it was obvious it didn't want fit well at the top of the windshield. Taking a diagonal measurement from the top of the w/s frame to the top of the bed, passenger side is 1" longer. It looks like if I winch the passenger side down and back it would be a better fit...problem is fiberglass and glass do not take well to pressure and stress

Wonder how far I can move it without bad things happening, all the gaps look to be within factory specs.

Of course on another note, I have brand new repop window channel rubbers for a double wall top and this thing takes single wall top window channel rubber

08-30-2009, 09:18 PM	#1148
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,853	Re: PO has me PO'd SNAFU...PO has me POed Seems like my windshield was replaced at one time for some reason, rust,collison, who knows, but I do know it has come back to bite me in the arse! While mounting up the 1/2 top it was obvious it didn't want fit well at the top of the windshield. Taking a diagonal measurement from the top of the w/s frame to the top of the bed, passenger side is 1" longer. It looks like if I winch the passenger side down and back it would be a better fit...problem is fiberglass and glass do not take well to pressure and stress Wonder how far I can move it without bad things happening, all the gaps look to be within factory specs. Of course on another note, I have brand new repop window channel rubbers for a double wall top and this thing takes single wall top window channel rubber __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 08-30-2009 at 09:33 PM.