<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Ok, it may not be impossible to do this solo, but maybe it's best to look at whether it's a sensible idea, and I am coming to the conclusion that it's not a good idea for me to have a go at doing it by myself. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I might be able to do it, but I would need the assistance of a knowledgeable, experienced person. I would be doing more heavy lifting and following directions.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Some of these things you mention, I don't have the equipment. Don't have the tools. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>"Saint-like patience" Did you lapse into a foreign language for a moment? Afraid I don't grasp that concept lol.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I guess the main idea here is that I don't want to do this. I would far rather pay a professional to do it even if it might double the price just because they have equipment and know-how that I don't. Also, I don't want the risk of causing a break or crack. If I can't take it somewhere, then at the least I need a helper who knows what they're doing and won't lead me astray or make an amateur mistake. I'm willing to pay for that, too.</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Robert's New iPad" <mgbobh@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>wkilleffer@epbfi.com<br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 14, 2024 12:58:41 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Mgs] MGB windshield replacement near me<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It’s not impossible to do by oneself. Frustrating? Absolutely. But not impossible. </div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I think most go wrong, devolving into screaming, yelling and throwing things, is not planning it as a three-four day project with short days. It can be a crazy-making job, so plan to take a day’s break when one of those unreasonable complications develops.</div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It’s essential to put penetrant onto the windscreen’s corner screws several days before you undertake the project.Soak and tap and even a little heat will help.</div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>When you extract them, put them into a map you drew on a piece of cardboard. They are of slightly different lengths. A long one in a hole intended for short screw will give a splendid diagonal crack into the new glass. </div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Soap & water will work, but I think the product Ru-Glide works better. It comes in gallons, of which you will use less than a quart. Use plenty as you ease the rubbers into the channels.</div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Most agree that MacDonald’s rubber is better in fit than anyone else’s. He’s not quick, though, as I am in ninth month of waiting for a GT back glass rubber. Call him; if it’s in stock, he will ship within a week. Worth the extra $$. </div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>When you get the four large coarse-thread fasteners out from under the dashboard, use a countersink to put a little taper to those holes. Clean the threads with a tap & die, and you might even grind a wee taper onto the bolts. It’s difficult to feel and see at the same time; give yourself this little advantage. If you get the forward two started, with a turn or two on the threads, then you can use a rope or ratchet strap to pull the windscreen back slightly, compressing the rubber flap and aligning the rear holes. It’s at this time you use a rope to pull that flap forward of the windscreen. Ru-Glide helps here too. It’s messy. </div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Before socking up the four bolts, check alignment of back edge of windscreen to see that it is aligned with door vent windows as before disassembly. There is a bit of wiggle-jiggle to the four bolts; here’s where it is used. </div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>They did this at Abingdon in a minute, but they didn’t have the dashboard in their way and their rubber was pliable.</div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Be of good cheer, with saint-like patience. They did it in 1974 and you can do it sixty years later.</div><div dir="ltr">Bob</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote>On Oct 14, 2024, at 11:35 AM, wkilleffer@epbfi.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">Hello everyone,</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">There's a chance I have asked this question before, and if so, I must apologize. If I have asked it before, it was likely before the pandemic, and that slowed everything down. I've also had a few deaths in the family that slowed me down in other ways. But now I have time and money, so it's time for this long overdue task to be complete.</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">My 1974 MGB is in dire need of a new windshield. It's to the point that I shouldn't drive it at night or at times when I'm driving into the sunrise or sunset.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">I realize this is no one's favorite MGB repair task, and I know better than to take it on by myself. Frankly, I would rather pay a knowledgeable person to do the job and not worry too much about it. I'm not involved with any clubs and while I do have a couple of "car guy" friends, this is outside of what I could enlist them to help with. I'm kind of a "lone wolf" in this regard, and most of the time, I don't mind. But then something like this comes up, and resources seem slim on the ground.</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">Gang, I'm sick and tired of not being able to drive my car, and this is a major factor in what's keeping me from enjoying it. The brakes are great and I have the engine running better than it has almost since I got it. But if it's not safe to drive due to vision, then it just sits in the garage.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">I live in the Chattanooga, Tennessee USA metro area, and know that none of the "chain store" glass places are going to be up for something like this. I'm not sure there's still a local glass shop around here or not. There is a shop not too far from here which specializes in British car work and restoration, but they haven't returned my calls. I may try them again this week now that the local show is over, but they may not want to do this kind of work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">This is doubly frustrating now that I have the money, but can't find someone to do the work.</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">Any thoughts, or anyone nearby who knows the scene better than I do?</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">Thank you,</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:#141414;font-family:'segoe ui' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'fira sans' , 'droid sans' , sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#fefefe;float:none;display:inline !important">-Bill</span><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mgs@autox.team.net<br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mgbobh@gmail.com</div></blockquote><br></div></div></body></html>