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Roger this is how i mounted the windshield frame... it fit in the opening up against the lip that the glass would set against...i put some pieces of rubber seal around it and pushed it into place and from the back side i drilled and tapped the frame for 8-32 machine screws.. i put about 20 in it, maybe over did it but now i know it shouldn't come loose. Now with the new seal in and it all screwed down it seals i think better than a stock one.

But to do all that, i had to build up the bottom lip to match the chrome windshield frame, and the then the dash that i had cut before didn't match so it got it's second cut and re-glass... all screws are hidden by the dash and the cover that goes above the windshield... my pictures were to big to post about the cowl that i cut but roger knows...

I wanted a roll pan and the only one i could find Gibbons made for one of their body. I knew it wouldn't fit perfect but it would be close...I did have to cut it down the middle and move it out about 3 or 4".. glassed a flat metal rod with some 1/4" bolts welded to it to hold it up in place. After the it was moved out the sides didn't fit very well so i cut that away and glued in some foam and sanded it to the shape i needed and glassed it in...

I really wanted an outside gas cap and Allen Johnson from GA. makes a nice one.. took a little guts to run a drill and 4" hole saw through the side of the body though... because of the round corner i had to glass up a piece to glue under the body to give some thickest so i could sand it flat so the cap wouldn't rock...

With the extra piece of glass glued in i could sand it flat and bolt the cap in...

Something from Gibbon didn't fit? Imagine that. I have a tiny bit of experience with Gibbon products myself - with a long backstory.

You are doing a terrific job on your '34. I'm really excited to see the rest of the progress. Sterling work.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Something from Gibbon didn't fit? Imagine that. I have a tiny bit of experience with Gibbon products myself - with a long backstory.

You are doing a terrific job on your '34. I'm really excited to see the rest of the progress. Sterling work.

This one's not Gibbon, Jack. That's why it's going together so slick!!

Originally Posted by rspears

This one's not Gibbon, Jack. That's why it's going together so slick!!

Roger, I was referring to the rear pan that had to be cut and fit. I could tell it was N & N from the beginning. I should have quoted the post I was referring to.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Roger, I was referring to the rear pan that had to be cut and fit. I could tell it was N & N from the beginning. I should have quoted the post I was referring to.

Just had me confused - didn't see any mention of Gibbon in this thread, and couldn't see where it was coming from. I forgot about the source of the rear pan.

Jack is there somewhere i can see more pictures of your coupe??

Jack would love to heard about your long backstory but don't want to get you blood pressure up to high... the roll pan is the only thing i bought from Gibbons and i knew it wouldn't fit going in so i wasn't surprised... as soon as my wife lets me out of the house i'll get to work on it again and shoot some more pictures..glad you like it..