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06-12-2005, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Turner,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Antique and collectibles, 351W, 370HP
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winsdhield
Hi,
Straight to the point, when you install the windshield on an A&C, do you let it sit down tight on the body, or do you hold it up a smidge (playing card thickness) to allow for any flex or movement of the body? Thanks
Wayne (still building) Zimmerman
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06-12-2005, 03:12 PM
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Location: Vienna,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft #101, 342 stroker
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I don't have an A&C, but there must be space between the bottom of the windshield and the body to allow for a non-stressed fit. The two outside corners of the frame may touch in some models, but the rest of the frame should have a gap. That is why there is a rubber seal along the bottom of the frame.
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06-13-2005, 02:59 PM
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Location: Fairfield, NJ, USA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: A & C, 351W, Tremec 3550. Exiled Member: Club Cranky
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Wayne,
My windshield sits on the body. Or at least on the two escutcheon plates where the frame goes into the body.
Roscoe
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06-13-2005, 04:36 PM
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Thanks for the help, both of you. I have heard horror stories of people who had recurring windshild fractures and wanted to get this right. Thanks again
Wayne Z
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06-14-2005, 06:33 AM
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Wayne,
Just make sure there is no stress anywhere when you install the windshield. Not only at the point it rests on the body but when you bolt the frame to the inner cowling. Make sure you do not 'pull' it to one side when you tighten the bolts up. Use spacers if you have to.
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06-14-2005, 07:59 AM
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While i do not have an A&C, i might share a way i used to test a replacement window or frame on the originals, before mounting.
Rather than just measure everything, i would disassemble the frame/window set and install the L & R near verticals. Then slide the window set in-between the mounting braces and observe the clerances or lack thereof. You will then have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done to mount the entire assembly later in a stress free mode.
Particularly, this is helpful if the chassis has been bent or twisted in an accident. Why take the risk of cracking the windshield?
And the poster above is certainly correct in pointing out the need to avoid any contact between the lower of the windshield frame and the cowling. That is why the rubber seal exists. Leave plenty of space...it's free and safe.
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