Doorgunner's '68 Convertible Project
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I really had to work at it to get the center gauge cluster/Radio into place. The thick part of the wiring harness that runs in front of the airbox kept blocking the rear of the radio from sliding back far enough to install the side- mounting screws that hold the center guge panel in place.
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YES...in the last year I managed to lose the brand new radio ***** 
BUT..."me and the PTSD went 'round and 'round" until the dash was finished.
(Note: Need to install new foam in passenger seat)
The driver carpet is laid in place...will be smoothed and tucked in after shifter console is reinstalled.
BUT..."me and the PTSD went 'round and 'round" until the dash was finished.
(Note: Need to install new foam in passenger seat)
The driver carpet is laid in place...will be smoothed and tucked in after shifter console is reinstalled.
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Considering this project should have been completed 10 years ago...it's getting there!
(BUT...that's PTSD for Ya')
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Almost....there....
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alright!!!!!! thats usually how I find my stuff, its usually behind something else I put away.
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The "Final Assault" on the door glass fit has begun. A month of hanging on the pegboard has the top wrinkled again 
The front-top of the glass has a 5/8" gap and 1/4" gap oat the top rear of the glass. The entire front edge of the glass needs to move rearward 1/8".
The Blue tape is a guide for adjusting the glass upward.......
While I am adjusting the door glass I have the door panel on saw horses with 50 lbs. bucket on it to remove the arch which prevents the panel from sitting flat against the metal part of the door. I want a 1/2" concave arch on the panel which will be pulled flush by long "Resto-mod" panel screws.
Right now there is only 1/16" concave arch which will not allow the panel to lay flat....
Back to the garage.
The front-top of the glass has a 5/8" gap and 1/4" gap oat the top rear of the glass. The entire front edge of the glass needs to move rearward 1/8".
The Blue tape is a guide for adjusting the glass upward.......
While I am adjusting the door glass I have the door panel on saw horses with 50 lbs. bucket on it to remove the arch which prevents the panel from sitting flat against the metal part of the door. I want a 1/2" concave arch on the panel which will be pulled flush by long "Resto-mod" panel screws.
Right now there is only 1/16" concave arch which will not allow the panel to lay flat....
Back to the garage.
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are you using the directions in the AIM for the door glass adjustment...oit makes it easy....easier .....not as hard
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You may have to adjust the top to fit the glass. The AIM told me to adjust my glass to my hardtop then adjust the soft top down to fit the glass
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you can adjust the whole top up and down to get the alignment right as well
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I tried for 2hours (PTSD) to adjust the glass upward 1/2"...
.it didn't happen even with the upper stops removed following the manuals
So I raise the window on the passenger door and it went up perfectly into/onto the weatherstrip.
The problem seems to be something/long bolt installed in the wr..wr...wrong place.
I'll remove the felt strips tomorrow so I can see what is catching the glass on it's way up
There...now I can see whats out of adjustment
.it didn't happen even with the upper stops removed following the manuals
So I raise the window on the passenger door and it went up perfectly into/onto the weatherstrip.
The problem seems to be something/long bolt installed in the wr..wr...wrong place.
I'll remove the felt strips tomorrow so I can see what is catching the glass on it's way up
There...now I can see whats out of adjustment
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Measure how far the glass is sticking up out of the drivers and passengers side. It will tell you if the issue is something else
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Ahaaa...my little brain understands that point 
Passenger door good fit at top.......14 1/2"......upper stops are installed......
Driver door big gap at top/glass will not raise higher than 13 3/8"...something is not installed correctly/upper stops are not installed yet
I will take pics inside passenger door and compare them to mechanism in driver door to see what I did wr...wr...wrong
Passenger door good fit at top.......14 1/2"......upper stops are installed......
Driver door big gap at top/glass will not raise higher than 13 3/8"
...something is not installed correctly/upper stops are not installed yet
I will take pics inside passenger door and compare them to mechanism in driver door to see what I did wr...wr...wrong
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