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ratrod67 · 09-05-2003, 07:48 PM

Going to try and install my winshield and rear window. Anyone have any tips or shortcuts? Any help is appreciated!

crazy longhorn · 09-05-2003, 08:16 PM

Soap the chit out of that rubber, & start @ the bottom. When you get the bottom set/centered, start working up the sides. I like to use a "hook tool"(looks like a cotter pin puller). As you work up the sides of the glass, gently pat it into place......the top corners are the worst to deal with. Be very patient, & know that too many buds well meant helping hands will get you into trouble! I have set a few of them , & have about 10yr glass behind me.....still cuss evry one I set, but fortunatly I havent broke one! if you ask any good glass man "have you broken anything"? If he says NO......he is a d@mn liar! I have broken a few pcs, just not on the 67-72s

crazyL

ratrod67 · 09-05-2003, 08:21 PM

Do I install the rubber to the cab or glass first?

86SILVERADO · 09-05-2003, 08:24 PM

Haven't tried this myself but I have heard that if you run a bit of rope around inside the channel you can pull it from the inside and it pulls the inside of the seal over the lip as you go around. I am seriously tempted to pull the window in my 67 so I can paint the inside to keep the rust from doing a number on those top corners eventually. If I do I will try the rope trick and let people know if it works or not

crazy longhorn · 09-05-2003, 08:50 PM

Install the rubber on the glass 1st, then set the complete mess in.......DO NOT use a rope on the front sheild! That trick does work good on the rear (tempered glass)....crazyL

oldtrucknut · 09-06-2003, 11:50 PM

I would like to add that it helps to use both the rope and the previously mentioned hook tool. It is a really easy install, just take your time and be real careful.

**truckster** · 09-07-2003, 12:24 AM

I was in the glass business about 20 years, and the 67-72 Chevy was one of my least favorite windshields. The problem is the top corners. You can use a rope to get most of the windshield in, but you'll need to hook the top corners carefully. Liquid soap (mixed with water) works well, but I usually use lots of glass cleaner, because it's almost as slippery and a lot easier to clean up.

Put the rubber on the glass first, and then slide a 3/16 braided rope in the slot where the metal will sit, starting at the top center, so the rope overlaps in the bottom center. It helps to have someone hold the windshield in place, but like crazy longhorn said, not too much pressure, or it's going to break. Pull the rope slowly and smoothly towards the middle of the glass. When you get to the top corners, you can keep using the rope to put some tension on the glass, but you'll need your hook tool to get all that excess rubber over the metal.

The back glass is really easy. It doesn't have any sharp corners, and it's tempered, so it's really hard to break.

BTW, one of the first windshields I broke on an installation was a 71 Chevy. That was a lot of years ago.

ratrod67 · 09-08-2003, 03:18 PM

Thanks for all the help. I installed both the front and rear glass this morning. The upper corners were pretty difficult but got both in with out breaking anything. Thanks for your help!!!

09-05-2003, 07:48 PM	#1
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,269	Glass installation tips wanted Going to try and install my winshield and rear window. Anyone have any tips or shortcuts? Any help is appreciated!

09-05-2003, 08:16 PM	#2
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Soap the chit out of that rubber, & start @ the bottom. When you get the bottom set/centered, start working up the sides. I like to use a "hook tool"(looks like a cotter pin puller). As you work up the sides of the glass, gently pat it into place......the top corners are the worst to deal with. Be very patient, & know that too many buds well meant helping hands will get you into trouble! I have set a few of them , & have about 10yr glass behind me.....still cuss evry one I set, but fortunatly I havent broke one! if you ask any good glass man "have you broken anything"? If he says NO......he is a d@mn liar! I have broken a few pcs, just not on the 67-72s crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

09-05-2003, 08:24 PM	#4
86SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hills of Western Mass Posts: 626	Haven't tried this myself but I have heard that if you run a bit of rope around inside the channel you can pull it from the inside and it pulls the inside of the seal over the lip as you go around. I am seriously tempted to pull the window in my 67 so I can paint the inside to keep the rust from doing a number on those top corners eventually. If I do I will try the rope trick and let people know if it works or not __________________ 86 Silverado C10 back to 305 power! 67 C30 Dually Dump, with 350 transplant, Rockhauler 05 Duramax 3500 "If at first you don't succeed, try a bigger hammer" Member of the 1-Ton club!

09-05-2003, 08:50 PM	#5
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Install the rubber on the glass 1st, then set the complete mess in.......DO NOT use a rope on the front sheild! That trick does work good on the rear (tempered glass)....crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

09-06-2003, 11:50 PM	#6
oldtrucknut 67-72 truck surgeon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 155	I would like to add that it helps to use both the rope and the previously mentioned hook tool. It is a really easy install, just take your time and be real careful. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 1993 Toyota Camry LE 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty 4x4 diesel 2008 Dodge Charger Super Bee 1953 International R182

09-05-2003, 08:21 PM	#3
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,269	Do I install the rubber to the cab or glass first?

09-07-2003, 12:24 AM	#7
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,976	I was in the glass business about 20 years, and the 67-72 Chevy was one of my least favorite windshields. The problem is the top corners. You can use a rope to get most of the windshield in, but you'll need to hook the top corners carefully. Liquid soap (mixed with water) works well, but I usually use lots of glass cleaner, because it's almost as slippery and a lot easier to clean up. Put the rubber on the glass first, and then slide a 3/16 braided rope in the slot where the metal will sit, starting at the top center, so the rope overlaps in the bottom center. It helps to have someone hold the windshield in place, but like crazy longhorn said, not too much pressure, or it's going to break. Pull the rope slowly and smoothly towards the middle of the glass. When you get to the top corners, you can keep using the rope to put some tension on the glass, but you'll need your hook tool to get all that excess rubber over the metal. The back glass is really easy. It doesn't have any sharp corners, and it's tempered, so it's really hard to break. BTW, one of the first windshields I broke on an installation was a 71 Chevy. That was a lot of years ago. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

09-08-2003, 03:18 PM	#8
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,269	Thanks for all the help. I installed both the front and rear glass this morning. The upper corners were pretty difficult but got both in with out breaking anything. Thanks for your help!!!



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