Bill,
Pictures from someone will be worth a thousand or more words on this
question, I suspect. Let me know if you don't get better advice, and I
can try to tape paper to my car and draw a template that might help,
maybe.
The angle of the windscreen could be set by using the sidecurtains as
guides, but only if you have good sidecurtains that you know fit properly
at one time.
Is it possible that the restored tub has the holes but that the holes
were filled with lead? If so, could a pencil-shaped magnet, or a
magnetised screwdriver be used to find the lead?
Can you see any holes from inside? I looked into the TD Service Parts
List for bolts or screws, but neither is listed. Fastenings are not
often listed in this book, alas.
I did read that "toughened" glass seemed to be standard from the first
TD and that "laminated" was fitted to chassis 22315 and later. Wasn't
"laminated" a requirement for all cars sold in USA after the mid 1930s?
My windshield glass was replaced in 1976; I'm quite sure that the
original was laminated, though it would not appear to be so from this
parts list.
Bob
On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:09:52 -0500 "Bill Snyder" <wtsnyder@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> Hello list. I am to the point in my '53 TD resto where I need to
> install
> the cowl mounted windscreen support brackets. The problem is that I
> have a restored tub (professionally restored in 1964 and stored since)
> that has no screw holes. Can anyone get a few measurements with or
> without photos from their TD's to help me properly locate the screw
holes. I
> guess measurements could be made from the bottom edge of the cowl
> and from the front or rear edge of the cowl. Any and all help and
advice
> appreciated.
>
> I am also assuming the the best way to mark the holes is to have
> the brackets attached to the windscreen and then to set the entire
> assembly on the cowl for marking. Any corrections or better ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bill Snyder
> Waynesville, NC
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