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Hi all I have a 1960 I am just finishing up
when I built my doors everything seemed good until the windshield went on
and I have a pretty close gap on one side and a wider gap on the opposite side
i Don’t remember any adjustments with the post but maybe I’m wrong
i think it was Mike colleta that kind helped in my questions putting the doors together
I recall adjusting the posts to fit the windshield as one of the first steps when assembling my doors. But I started with the windshield, as it was one of the first things to install.
Looks like you need to call on your big reserve of patience, and do a little disassembly to fix it, unfortunately.
The driver side fits pretty nice, the pass side probably needs to move back at the bottom about 3/16", and the whole thing moved up a tiny bit, to make it fit right. I guess you need to figure out your tolerance first?
Mike
would adding a little rubber shim do the trick do you think?
I'm sure i still have a few around somewhere
Yes, I think so. I looked at it again, and the bottom looks pretty good, so if you can tip it forward, I think it will work out. You might consider using a couple small horseshoe shims, and cut the the ends off. Slide them in from the outside, toward the center. Sometimes, when you get too much rubber in there, it just compresses. Only put enough "snug" on those outboard nuts to hold it down. You can use some strip caulk to hide the edge, or paint the edge black. You'll never see them. Loosen the two 5/16 nuts, and loosen the #12 nuts along the leading edge a little past center. I would use a strong, nylon wedge, but you can also use a big blade screwdriver with some tape on it, and pry it up, just enough to slide the shims underneath the two studs. Pretty easy job.If it won't move loosen all of the lower nuts. Only "snug" those 5/16" nuts enough to hold the ends in place. If you tighten them too much, you'll just compress the rubber, and the windshield will be on a backward angle. Also those shims come in lots of thicknesses. My guess is that 1/16" to 1/8" will do it. I've actually had to use up to 1/4" on some of the rust buckets that I have worked on. Good luck.
Last edited by mike coletta; Jul 1, 2025 at 05:08 AM.
Window post adjustment
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