windshield install

[Stephen D Stierman]

All knowing ones, I am in process of trial assembling the body of TC 2911 after more then a year and a half of building and skinning a new tub, and stripping and reparing and priming all panels. I wonder if some kind soul might take some measurements for me of the bolt holes needed for windshield installation. Perhaps measurement from center of the holes to the front and rear and bottom edge of the scuttle would help me position this correctly. I had to weld new metal into the scuttle to replace the bondo the windshield was bolted to, so I do not have a good reference. Your kind help would be most appreciated, many thanks! S. Stierman TC 2911

[Gene Gillam]

Steve wrote:

>I wonder if some kind soul might take some measurements for me of the

bolt holes needed for windshield installation. Perhaps measurement from center of the holes to the front and rear and bottom edge of the scuttle would help me position this correctly.

[Stephen D Stierman]

Gene, Afraid the inner wood was nothing more then rotten kindling thanks to the padding installed by the works, it is long gone! But thanks Steve --- Gene Gillam anngene@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Steve wrote: > >I wonder if some kind soul might take some > measurements for me of the > bolt holes needed for windshield installation. > Perhaps measurement from > center of the holes to the front and rear and bottom > edge of the scuttle > would help me position this correctly. > Steve, > > Been there, done that and don't know if my "hole > measurement" would help > you at all. I rebuilt the entire tub on my TC (wood > kit and all) and > was lost when it came to mounting the windscreen. I > ended up installing > the top bows and stretching them out to where they > would normally > connect to the windshield, set the windshield in > place so the bottom was > parallel to the scuttle edge (or near enough) and > marked the holes. I > did this several times (trying to build up the nerve > to drill the new > holes) but when they always lined up in the same > place I took drill in > hand and did it. Amazingly when I finished both > holes that go through > the brace on the inside of the tub hit the two holes > that were in it > dead on. That's your second option - if you haven't > removed those > braces you might be able drill from inside out to > get the hole location. > > Best, > Gene Gillam > Saucier, MS > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.13/47 - > Release Date: 7/12/2005 > > >

[Jim and Shirley Mink]

Steve, might I suggest that you mount your side curtains and then fit the windscreen. Then fit the top. That should make everything line up. Jim

[JohnHWSteedman@aol.com]

Sorry, you don't give your first name. I dug this out from my restoration notes of 3 years ago:- On most contemporary photos the bottom of the windscreen bracket mounting rubber is between 1/8" and 1/4" above the horizontal metal scuttle - tub seam. Measuring about 3 local unrestored TCs I came up with (the surprisingly consistent) :- Front bolt hole: 4" from the tub wood face measured parrallel to the scuttle- tub seam. Rear Bolt hole: 5" from the edge of the scuttle metal (MEASURED at RIGHT ANGLES to the face of the dash. Having said that, I'd wait until you and a friend (absolutely vital to have asssistance) have test mounted the fully assembled w/s assembly in this position, before you do any drilling, to see how much "fettling" the scuttle is going to need. Best wishes, John TC0301 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]