Windshield mounting Question

[Johnny]

Alright, I have my windshield mounted solid and I have a 3/16" gap at the bottom between frame and top of cowl. Anyone else have this happen? If so, what do you all do to fix this? A strip of rubber? Waterproof caulk? Body filler? I know there has got to be a way to fix it.

Thanks

 

[Rick]

Alright, I have my windshield mounted solid and I have a 3/16" gap at the bottom between frame and top of cowl. Anyone else have this happen? If so, what do you all do to fix this? A strip of rubber? Waterproof caulk? Body filler? I know there has got to be a way to fix it.

Thanks

Speedway sells a rubber gasket for this prolem,
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Model-T-Windshield-Rubbers,779.html

 

[Johnny]

Thank you so much, Rick. That'll get ur done!

 

[fordsbyjay]

This was covered awhile back and I think it was said you need to leave that open so there is not so much pressure on the windshield. Mine is open. If it is raining then that is the last of your worries.

 

[Rick]

This was covered awhile back and I think it was said you need to leave that open so there is not so much pressure on the windshield. Mine is open. If it is raining then that is the last of your worries.

That was Teds preference Henry Ford didn't worry about pressure.

 

[Francis Blake]

That rubber gasket won't cause enough pressure to worry about.

 

[putz]

I installed the rubber gasket it didn't change anything. But looked better.

 

[Chief-T]

I installed the rubber gasket it didn't change anything. But looked better.

I had to put a strip of glass setting tape under my gasket to get a proper seal. Worked great.

 

[fordsbyjay]

Cool thanks for the feedback.

 

[Ted Brown]

What is there to worry about sealing anything??? it is an open car, that gap under the frame lets the wind through a bit to ease the back draft, if it were open more, your hair would flow back instead of forwards, windshield brace rods help hold the frame in one place at speed, as that is a lot of leverage or pressure on the corners of that fiberglass body if the posts do not fit as intended...