Windscreen Frames

[T Creighton]

Hello All,
I have just rebuilt the windscreen frames and had new glass fitted.
Now I will have to make the rubber sealing strips that fit around the outside edges.
If someone has any details of these I would appreciate some advice.
Regards Terry

[Phil Waterman]

Don't know about New Zealand, but every time I've needed the windshield for one of my CMPs I've been able to buy it through glass supplier generally call "T" gasket used in several different commerical application generally have to buy a 25 or 50 foot roll.

Cheers and good luck

[Rob Beale]

I have bought rubber strip from Caravan / motor trimmers. However I think the strip I got protrudes too far, 20mm from the windscreen edge. I would look for a narrower strip so it doesn't foul the side curtain studs on the front pillar.

Rob

[Tony Smith]

Have a look at Scott's Auto Rubber. If they don't have an agent in NZ, I'm sure postage on a roll wouldn't cost too much.

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Just doing my own windows. For a Chev the "T" rubber appears to be 5/8 or 16mm from the bottom of the "T". Thats to say it will protude 16mm from the window frame. There is also a strip 1 3/4 in. flat medium density rubber that runs along behind the top hinge. Repeating that this is for Chevs, don't know if Fords are different in this regard, But it certainly would not be by much.
BTW. why does the Chev have the little handles on the bottom of the windscreen, and the Ford not?? Just to get in first...no the ride isn't so smooth the Ford does not have rattly windows.
Must admit that the window frames are the worst bit of design on a Cab 13, the profile is very difficult to replicate and appears to be designed to hold water. A miracle that they have lasted so long.
Anyone had anything to do with polishing the scrtaches out of the glass? have heard that they use rouge to polish imperfections in telescope mirrors. True? Any commercial products out there?
Cheers
Rich.

[Keith Webb]

BTW. why does the Chev have the little handles on the bottom of the windscreen, and the Ford not??

Hi Richard

The diecast handles were a Holden improvement to lock the windows and were a standard Holden part seen on other vehicles. They have also added tabs welded on to latch them. The Canadian Chev frames are the same profile as Ford. Aussie Fords used imported frames and glass (and the lower half of the cab) so this is perhaps why the Holden built ones are different - sourcing local profiles.
They seem to be thinner than the Canadian product which is why they are more prone to rust.
A lot of restored Chevs seem to have Ford screens. At least they are interchangeable.

I took a couple of Chev frames from a wreck in the Birdsville tip a few years ago - the anti-squeak was bitumenised cloth with a piece of string to form a lip on the outside when bolted together. I notice also that bitunenised canvas was used for antisqueak as well as rubber - probably saving war materials.

[Mike Kelly]

This place in Melbourne has a wide range of Auto. rubber

http://www.autorubbers.com.au/products.htm


Mike

Another one in NSW .

http://www.spectrumrubber.com.au/contactus.htm

[T Creighton]

Thanks for the replies,

I do have a couple of local catalogues that show the T profile rubber.
They all look a bit flimsy so I thought of using 3mm thick strips of neoprene but not sure how to get it to stay in the channels.
Richard- how thick is the strip behind the hinge plates? my frames look like they need to come foreward as they are inside the main roof supports up near the hinge level . Or is this normal?
It would be neat to see a description of the machine that made these complicated steel frame profiles

Cheers Terry

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Keith
Had heard that the handles were used on early Holden Quarter vent windows, and had assumed that they were an Aus. addition, but when I looked in MBC1 for their orientation they were shown. However I have just had another look (to double check before committing myself) and found they are no longer shown. Hmmm definatley loosing it, because I definatley saw a line drawing just recently, handles pointing to the sides of the individual screens. First time that I have noticed the long extension arms are not shown either. The Canadians miss out on all the good bits...
Terry
The top anti-squeak rubber appears to be no more than 3/16, but am willing to be corrected as it is original and in poor shape. Iwould imagine it would be the same as that used between the nose and the cab, but a little wider.
The "T" rubber (I have) is only about 1.5mm, but I don't have a lot of choice at the moment so it will have to do.
I would be fascinated to see how they made the profile, asked the local Sheetie how he would make it and said the same way I was doing it.(Make in 4 parts and weld together)
Cheers
Rich.