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I would like to remove the crankout windshield and frame altogether and put regular safety glass in its place to make it a regular windshield. Tired of the wind noise and leaks. My local glass shop wants $400 to do it and i believe it is not that difficult.Looks like you need to set the glass in some kind of sealer and put some kind of trim around it. What has anybody done to seal where the glass meets in the center? They do make a one piece windshield but do not like the way it looks.Has anyone ever done it themselves? Just looking for some feedback on what has been done by others.

thanks
Mike

I had glass cut for my 1942 in December by a local glass guy. He charged me $45.00 per side. I would tell your guy to go scratch. Some where i read to set it in urathane? sealant and forget the setting tape because it leaks?, I'm not at that point yet since i have some metal work on the lower pass side. My 2 cents.

Well in theroy its not difficult but... You have to be able to take apart the frame. Is your frame out and apart. If not try removing the center screws and pull the two haves apart. If it comes apart then its easy. I had to cut the center inside steel piece, cut the frame and reweld it. You can buy glass through many of the old parts supply places.

flat glass is cheap. Their labor charges must be outrageous.

You can do it. Just take your time...take your time...take your....

I had to buy a new windshield frame as my original was totally rusted out. I had a local shop cut the glass ( lamimated safety glass ), and set it with urethane sealant ( like what they use on the new cars ) - all in for $ 190.00
If you supply the glass, I would think the costs to install in the frames would be less than $ 100.

you can have the glass cut on a angle where it meets in the middle and use clear silicone to hold it together. you can use the rubber that they use on the s10 to finish the edge of the glass

You're talking about putting a fixed windshield in, and the joint in the middle is referred to as a v-butt. Like leonard said above, you can have them cut the joint on an angle, and use as S-10 rubber to finish the edge of the glass. Paint the outer 1" or so of the glass black on the inside first so that it hides where you urethane it in. The best thing for the middle is to use poster-paper to keep the halves separate and give a gap when you install it, then remove the poster paper and use aquarium seal (found at any pet store) to seal up the joint. Works like a charm.

take it out in the rain and drive it. where the water comes in is where the air comes in when the sun is shining. get new glass, rubber and a tube of 3m sealant and do it your self. get the rubber from steele. repeat first sentence and tweak from there. one of the nicest attributes of this vintage is the crank out window. more noise and air comes from the doors unless you have the seals.

i think with a one piece window it will pop out when the cab flexes

No, the window won't pop out when the cab flexes. This is a common hot rod modification to these old trucks, and there are hundreds on the road done this way.

I agree with Ashton on keeping the crank-out windshield. Amazing how many questions / comments you get about the 1940's style airconditioning. Definitely worth a little air infiltration.