The longest build thread ever, at least it seems like it!

[Kaiserjeeps]

Some other parts got sprayed too. The hole in the glove box top is for a LED light. Hey it is a restomod..



Onward.

[Flingarrows]

I will have a look tomorrow and see if the FSJ single post dual spray head might work. I am pretty sure I have an extra for you George. Hey Jon, did you use what I am describing or did you use two individual spray nozzles in front of each side? The wag or J truck nozzles go dead center just behind the hood. I am not sure they will spread far enough apart for a flat windshield.

That’s awesome, thank you!

[Flingarrows]

Great progress! I am saving the windshield and frame for last

[Kaiserjeeps]

I can't mention how long it took to see which side the lock strip went on. I checked the online manuals and didn't really find much. I figured it went on the inside and after searching this thread's first couple pages, I got my confirmation. So I got the glass in and I did not break it. It was actually a loose fit. I bedded in the bottom and sides with some never drying paintable flexible caulking. I also heated the glass with a heat gun from a distance to at least have it be somewhat warm. And kept putting silicone spray on the lock strip as I worked around the frame. Glad to have this behind me.



Got the wipers in and put some of the same caulking on the top side of the new cowl gasket in the upper channel just behind the front lip edge. It is looking like a truck now. I hooked up a battery to the wipers and parked them. To put the arms and blades on. Then the hood supports with new welting. Moving onward to the front sheetmetal soon.

[Flingarrows]

Looking good Al. I don’t know if I will do the windshield myself. What a task

[Kaiserjeeps]

It was not bad George. Actually the glass could have been just a shade bigger. The corners are almost not covered. I had some paintable flexible non drying round strips of eastwood caulking left over. I rolled the near pencil diameter strips down to a much smaller and longer piece. I tucked it into the lower glass channel and ran it up the sides and stopped by the upper corners. Then I used a very wet silicone dampened rag and ran it all the way around the lock strip and the grove it needed to sink into. The gasket kind of soaked it up and I had to reapply it as I went. I had the stand you see and after cleaning the glass very well I tucked in the lower edge in the gasket. Looking at each side I was able to center it by looking at each lower corner. Then with gloves on and some silicone spray and a blue shop towel I used two PLASTIC trim tools to pry up the lock strip upper lip while pushing down on the lock strip to tuck it in and under the lip. Then slowly moving in the direction I chose. One trim tool was a pretty small round tip about a 1/2 inch wide. The one I pushed the lock strip in was a wide blade about 1.2 inches wide. If it had silicone on all of it including the tools, it went slow but sure. I decided to heat the glass evenly just a bit. My shop is cold and hard to heat for anything like paint or ?? I just got the glass warm. I believe that helps it flex. I did not see any real flexing. It seemed to go very well. Despite a not very warm shop, I ended up in a Tee shirt and it made me sweat some. I was pretty glad to do the last 3 inches... I had the stand to get it started. But laid it flat by the time I got across one side of the bottom. Gravity assist... Keep working all the way around by pulling the lock strip lip off the edge of the glass and flip it up so it lays on the glass. This made a difference in how easy the tools progressed. One thing I noted... The glass appeared to have been cut out of a big sheet with dull rocks. The edges were a mess of chips and ragged cuts. I will pretend I never saw that. Anyway.. My 18 cents worth adjusted from .02 cents for the bidenomics conversion. I am just kidding for all you 3 letter agency types.

[brute4c]

Al...you are seriously committed in a great way! Wish I had half the time at home that it takes to do that stuff...gone 6 days a week coming up to the 5th week in a row...gets tiring...i hope to win the lottery soon so I can get off the road and get some stuff I want to do done...like you are!

Keep it coming...great stuff!

[Kaiserjeeps]

Al...you are seriously committed in a great way! Wish I had half the time at home that it takes to do that stuff...gone 6 days a week coming up to the 5th week in a row...gets tiring...i hope to win the lottery soon so I can get off the road and get some stuff I want to do done...like you are!

Keep it coming...great stuff!

Thanks Jon. At least you are earning money. I honestly need to either sell my home and move on to new horizons or if I stay here, I had better get a real job soon. There is no real money here. People seem to bring it here. I have a pretty good assortment of parts I make. But they are for Jeeps and they most certainly are not Lamborghini's. They just keep me busy as well as working on this truck. I am trying to finish it so it is easier to trailer out of here. Only God knows what I am doing next. I sure don't. I missed the memo.

[brute4c]

If someone with your skills cant make a living then I am doomed...wish we went through your area...I would help you move...you know....have truck will travel.

[Flingarrows]

Thanks for the detail Al. What did the piece of glass run you?