A follow up of my last post, I was worried sick about this day. Apex Auto Glass out of Santa Maria came and took care of my glass removal. They came and had a hard time removing the trim as it was basically fused on in some parts!! They were even scared at times because of the pressure they needed to free the glass from the rotted out framing. Here are the end results …
This is the rear glass as you may be able to tell. It DID start to flake off a tiny bit from the bottom… I’m not sure if this is a bad thing? There are no visible cracks in the tempered glass. It’s more like a few shards fell out, likely from them pulling at it from the bottom with a tool to lift it? I was able to move it, handle it and wrap it up without it breaking so I’m thinking it’s still a good unit!
the front windshield and back glass waiting to be wrapped up.
Now here’s the real kicker… a LOT of body work is needed to get this car structurally sound once again…
Front isn’t so bad! Will be gutting the inside completely and dropping the steering column so I can unbolt the dash and do a restoration on that too. Currently Redline Gauge Works is restoring the gauge cluster and I have collected all NOS or Minty dashboard switches. I just need a new HVAC unit and radio. Also need to have my dash pad re-covered.
Won’t be so long till this girl hits the road again
This is the rear glass as you may be able to tell. It DID start to flake off a tiny bit from the bottom… I’m not sure if this is a bad thing? There are no visible cracks in the tempered glass. It’s more like a few shards fell out, likely from them pulling at it from the bottom with a tool to lift it? I was able to move it, handle it and wrap it up without it breaking so I’m thinking it’s still a good unit!
the front windshield and back glass waiting to be wrapped up.
Now here’s the real kicker… a LOT of body work is needed to get this car structurally sound once again…
Front isn’t so bad! Will be gutting the inside completely and dropping the steering column so I can unbolt the dash and do a restoration on that too. Currently Redline Gauge Works is restoring the gauge cluster and I have collected all NOS or Minty dashboard switches. I just need a new HVAC unit and radio. Also need to have my dash pad re-covered.
Won’t be so long till this girl hits the road again