Yesterday I finally got my windshield installed! (1953 Chevy 3800) It was much more of a job than I had expected. I tried the method using a rope in the rubber groove to pull it in, but that didn't work at all. Maybe the rope was too large in diameter. I ended up getting it in using nylon tools I'd picked up at Harbor Freight. It took about three hours to finally get it all the way in, and I still need to do some fiddling with the center chrome trim. Having stainless trim around the windshield made it more difficult to get it in, I think. Ended up beating it in the last 1/8" with a rubber mallet!

Tim

I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.

Tim