Windshield Frame

[78Ragtop]

Anyone know how tough it is to replace a C3 windshield frame? Can it be done without taking the clip off?

Mine was bent pretty bad when I bought it as a rollover, now that it's time to replace the windshield I want to get it a little closer than it's been for the past few years.. I don't know if I should try to straighten this one more or just replace it.

 

[Pasquale Carelli]

I can't help you with your question but I have to tell you, your car looks great!'


Pasquale

 

[69autoXr]

The w/s frame on my 69 was rebuit with new pillar posts, upper corners, and header bar. The guy who did it did not have to replace the lower corners, and therefore did not have to remove the front clip.

Chris

 

[69autoXr]

Here's a picture.

 

[78Ragtop]

Pasquale, thanks for the compliment. I'm proud to say that all work was done by me - custom parts, all the way to the paint job.

Chris, how close to the top of the dash was the work done on yours? Mine is bent somewhere below the top of the dash.. Did the guy who did your work build the parts from scratch, or can I buy them? I was under the impressio the whole frame was one bolt-in piece.

Thanks for the input
Rob

 

[69autoXr]

All the work on my car was done above the dash. In the picture I posted, on the right side of the car, you can see the seam seperating the lower corner from the pillar post. The lower corners are the same, the posts, upper corners and header are new. These pieces are available from Corvette Central, but if you need all the way down through the door pillars, you may need to find a donor car, because I don't think the door pillars are available as new parts. In that case, I'd guess the front clip would have to come off, so that the job could be done right.

Chris