WTF- How does this happen????
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: detroit area
if you look near the front of the glass by the door hinge, it looks like it started there....from the spidering...track it back.. could be an over tightened window flet thingy and might have just found the spot of weakness...... or maybe there could have been too much pressure from the upper weatherstripping/t-top and could have pushed the window against a blt in the door.....sort of like torqueing the glass........ with a meduim amount of pressure on a pin point, glass would shatter....
good luck
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Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
Originally Posted by big_G
Maybe you over-tightened the glass mounting parts when you had the glass out?....Maybe a temperature change aggrivated the mounting....C-3 'vert glass is different than coupe glass, but 68 has extra holes in glass that 69-75 don't. They can be found in Corvette salvage yards, G/L 
that sucks. I cracked windows and valve covers by over-tightening them. I rotated the tires on my volvo yesterday and couldn't crack the lugs. I was thinking who the f&^k tightened these lugs w/an air gun. Then remembered I did it by hand six months ago. :o
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Downey California
Originally Posted by PRNDL
just to make sure... are all your garage door springs intact? I've had em break and shoot off the broken piece like a bullet. 
if you look near the front of the glass by the door hinge, it looks like it started there....from the spidering...track it back.. could be an over tightened window flet thingy and might have just found the spot of weakness...... or maybe there could have been too much pressure from the upper weatherstripping/t-top and could have pushed the window against a blt in the door.....sort of like torqueing the glass........ with a meduim amount of pressure on a pin point, glass would shatter
You weren't riding my kids around were you? I tell them all the time "you don't have to slam car doors!!"
No but I have slam the door more than a few times 
I just checked my suppier and they do not have the galss, I will check some of the others and get back to you.
Thanks. I gotten a few emails from people who might have one but nothing yet.
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Downey California
Originally Posted by 69Myway
I have a spare glass from an 81. Its yours cheap if you think you can make it work.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Denver CO
I guarentee you this is not from torquing the glass. You can bend tempered quite a bit before it breaks. This is probably from the spanner nuts hitting the inside edge of the mounting holes in the glass.
The edge is the week point of tempered.
This should help http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question508.htm
http://www.alumaxbath.com/tech/tgp.htm
The edge is the week point of tempered.
This should help http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question508.htm
http://www.alumaxbath.com/tech/tgp.htm
Last edited by Glasman66; Feb 9, 2006 at 08:16 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2005
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Dr. Rebuild carries new date-coded glass. I replaced both door windows on mine and their stuff is great.
http://www.docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/WINSHLD-2.PDF
http://www.docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/WINSHLD-2.PDF
Last edited by shafrs3; Feb 9, 2006 at 08:34 PM.
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