Re: how to keep windshield open
One consideration. There is "cone" that attaches to the windshield frame, and the post has a socket. The cone and post socket should have EXACTLY the same angle (the cone should be contacting the socket EVENLY and COMPLETELY. This makes a friction lock when modestly tightened (think Morse taper chuck and spindle on a drill press). Many reproduction parts (and restorations) have lost this critical detail.
If the studs are too long and bottom out in the wingnut, why not just trim them to a "correct" length? I do like to use a small washer between the nut and post to keep from galling the post. There are extra small od 3/8" washers made that have about the od of the wingnuts so look fairly unobtrusive.
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