Does anyone have any advice on how to properly fit the stanchions, windshield frame, and dash on a 28/29 model A roadster? Mine is giving me a hell of a time. It's all brand new parts from Brookville. I tried searching but came up empty handed. Thanks in advance.
can you post pics of what you've got?, can't believe you're having trouble as it's a pretty straight forward fit. only thing I can think is that you've got the wrong parts? anyways what I do is fit the w/s posts loosly and then sit the w/s frame in thru the top holes of the posts, loosly fit the nuts on the end of the w/s frame and then tighten the whole thing moving from side to side, geez it aint rocket science. somebodys missing something here, am I understanding what you're asking?? correctly!!
That's the latest pic after messing with it some. Are there shims that go under the stanchions? The drivers side seems to fit ok, but the passenger is all off. This is all Brookville stuff minus the factory gas tank which fit right where the Brookville one used to be. There's about a 1/4 inch gap on the drivers side between the dash rail and cowl support. Are the stanchions supposed to sit square or are they supposed to follow the body lines? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Also keep in mind...there are rubber weather strips that attach to each stancheon that will fill the gap on both sides and there is a weather strip flap that slides across the bottom windshield frame to close that gap off.
Do you have a part number for the stanchion gaskets. I can't seem to find them on Macs. I knew there was a gasket below the windshield. Is it the same as the one used for inside the frame? The gap that concerns me is below the dash rail between it and the dash support. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I have had to "fit" the stanchions to two different Brookvilles to get them to sit just right. A little grinding on the stanchions, a bit of hammering on the body where they fit and a little tweaking of them to get them perfectly symmetrical to each other when installed. I got the side and bottom gaskets from C.W. Moss in Orange, CA
I've got the gaskets for the windshield. Is there a gasket between the stanchion and body? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
check that your w/s frame is square, it doesn't appear to have the glass fitted yet, so when the glass is in it will pull the frame square. also check the posts are even, first remove the w/s frame, " eyeball " them by looking at them from the side, make sure they line up
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