Re: Pro Glass windows

["amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Plumpy72@xxxx wrote:
> Hi all........
> 
> The windows for the Gremlin arrived yesterday. Pro Glass did a great job. 
> Each piece is an exactly the same shape and size. Since I'm on vacation next week 
> I'll be working to cut them down to fit. I'll start by cutting about five 
> inches (maybe less) from the top of the door pieces and gradually take them down 
> from there. I'd hate to cut too much off. I'll treat it like doing metal 
> work...........measure twice, cut once.
> 
> I've held off getting the doors into primer to make sure I could install the 
> window without having to cut the frame. I found out last night that the 
> installation will be no problem. A friend of mine came over last night and while he 
> was here we actually slid a full size piece into the door. It went in with 
> room to spare so I know I won't have to cut and reweld the frame. As Doc 
> says.........say Amen and AMC.
> 
> Ya'll remember the plastic/vinyl pieces I was trying to repair? Come to find 
> out, a co-worker had access to a plactic welder and he fixed them up for me. I 
> have already sanded them with 80-grit to smooth out the repair. I'll need to 
> apply a some spot putty before I'm done so I put a little on the back side to 
> test it for adherence. It will work just fine. Today, I'll put the two piece 
> in the sand blasting cabinet and roughen up the low spots and then I'll apply 
> the putty.
> 
> When I looked at the repair from the plastic welder, I decided to try 
> something on a cracked kick panel. The very bottom edge near a mounting hole had 
> cracked so I clamped the piece down and ran a heated soldering iron tip along the 
> back side of the crack. It worked great. After I was done I sprayed both kick 
> panels down with Super Clean and scrubbed them with a stiff brush. They look 
> so good now I don't think I'll even bother to paint them. 
> 
> I also went and picked up the pieces for my fuel tank. I have some measuring 
> to do and then I'll bring the biggest piece back to the shop so the can put it 
> in a sheetmetal brake and bend it to the propper shape. Maybe I'll have a gas 
> tank by the end of the week. 
> 
> 
> Ya'll have a good weekend.........
> 
> Rick

What are you useing for a windshield? and did you have to cut it when you chopped the top or did you lay the pillars back and are useing the stock one. 
"Doc"