Here's the photo of the finished job.

The red tape/wood stick items are for alignment. The two at the bottom use the windshield support flange...which also doubles as a resting place for the wipers. The top most is snug against a trim clip. I practiced caulking using the foam dam strips on the old windshield. Notice the chrome corner pieces with the pin receptacles for the T Tops. Since these pieces can't be replaced without removing the windshield, I had the new units rechromed....told the chrome plater to use an extra thick layer of copper plate to help protect them from corroding in the years ahead.

For caulking, I used a Milwaukee M12 electric caulking gun. It allows you to run a caulking bead without the distraction of hand pumping the caulk. I used Dupont 418 urethane caulk and if it's a cold day, it's difficult to pump by hand. The electric gun is fun to use. Instructions with the caulk tube show how to cut the tip to lay down a bead with a triangular cross section. I practiced by cleaning the old windshield, adding the foam strips, and then experimented with different speeds of laying the caulk bead down and also using different pumping speeds from the electric gun.

Watched many Youtube videos on replacing the windshield. The new windshield appears to be an exact duplicate of the original windshield. A label said the windshield was made in Thailand! I had my windshield made with the original Libby Owen Ford (LOF) logo and my original date code of January 1970. LOF was owned by Pilkington Glass Co, later bought out by a Japanese company. I assume it was this company that made the repro Corvette windshield and thereby had a legal right to use the LOF logo.

As you can tell, I one of those neat tidy garage owners. I hope my tidy garage didn't embarrass any of you messy garage folks.

 

Nice looks good 👍