The tool john is refering to is priceless. Its just a thin piece of strong wire. Push the wire thru the seal from outside to inside. Wrap each end of the wire around a short stick or even OE wrench. One person on inside & 1 outside, with a sawing motion, pull the wire thru the seal all the way around the glass. You may have to go around twice to make it easier to seperate when you lift the glass out. Try to be careful and NOT hang the wire up on the edge of the glass. It will chip.
When its time to reinstall, use butyl rubber ribbon sealer NOT the sealer in a tube. The ribbon sealer may be harder to find, but it allows the window to flex independently of the body. The tube sealer gets hard and forces the glass to flex with the body. Leading to cracks.
IF you need one, the windshields are available from the aftermarket. I've seen them at swap meets for as little as $109. If yours is chipped/crazed from 40 years of use, the replacements are not bad. Some say slightly thinner than OEM, but the trim on my elky fit back on fine.
Good luck
On 4/3/06, KW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, and good idea about the spread sheet. Thank goodness the pictures
look much worse than it really is!
I agree about doing the body first. My "ideal" engine/transmission has
already changed about 10 times, if I were to put the drivetrain together
first I know I wouldn't be happy with it by the time I finished. (plus I
would probably never completely finish the body because I would be driving
it around!)
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike f" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Project '68
> It rough but looks like a great project. I suggest,
> you get a plan together. Identify everything you want
> and can afford to do. Write it down on paper or a
> spreadsheet. It will change but at least you have a
> basic plan. Here are a couple of things that
> disappointed me.
> My freshly powder coated frame was trashed at the body
> shop.
> Get any vendor to set time frames. That way the car is
> not sitting for years at someones place of business.
> Get the body work done first.
>
> regards
> mike
> --- KW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Well, I think it's about time to get started. I am
>> sure I will have LOTS of questions. Actually I
>> already have one, what is the best way to remove the
>> windshield and rear window withour breaking them?
>> All the trim is already off.
>>
>> Anyway, here it is
>> http://members.cox.net/chevelle68/index.html
>> Take a look, give me some ideas and some
>> encouragement!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Keith
>
>
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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino
