Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/3/10 11:47:06

I think I may have found my problem. After removing the windshield from the car, I pulled back the gasket on the passenger side top, and saw that the rear pane of glass (windshields are two pieces laminated together) sat about 1/4" higher than the front pane. I didn't get time to check the lower edge. I noticed this when I first saw the glass but didn't think it would be an issue, and promptly forgot about it.

I suspect that the mismatch in the two panes is making the glass too tall to fit within the pinch welds on the passenger side. Whatever car it was in first might have had slightly different dimensions than mine does.

I'm researching ways to carefully grind down glass without damage. Luckily I have several pieces of broken windshield to practice on.

-Kevin