Maybe the topic of this thread has reached a level of mutual disagreement, and the air is pretty thin for me in this high-$ topic, but maybe someone can tell me about how to drill holes in the tops of '29 fiberglass doors for the side curtain rods? It seems to me that rubber grommets would cushion the holes even if the rods are steel, but maybe the best option would be to use wooden dowels along with rubber grommets in the holes so that wood might break before the 'glass as compared to the damage steel rods will do. My only experience with this is to recall examination of a Shay replica '29 which was somewhat shopworn and I recall noting how beat up the 'glass doors were. Glossed over in the discussion above was what is the effect of a 2" chop, in my case for a '29. I am considering purchase of a Brookville windshield frame and top irons but wondering about the effect of the chop on the top irons?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder