The Ford Barn

ms fowler · 01-24-2026, 07:59 AM

I am "helping" a friend get his '38 pickup back together. Last Fall we tried to install the rear glass. I had convinced him to get a fresh gasket as the old one was hard as wood. The install seemed to go OK, except for one little place where the glass just seemed to stop. Of course, in forcing it we broke it. Replacement glass is available, but is it normal to have to trim the glass or the edges of the opening? That same glass had come out, yet it did not want to go back. Is there a specification for clearance between the glass and the opening?

( I offer that same level of help to all my friends)

01-24-2026, 07:59 AM	#1
ms fowler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 201	Installing back glass in '38 pickup. I am "helping" a friend get his '38 pickup back together. Last Fall we tried to install the rear glass. I had convinced him to get a fresh gasket as the old one was hard as wood. The install seemed to go OK, except for one little place where the glass just seemed to stop. Of course, in forcing it we broke it. Replacement glass is available, but is it normal to have to trim the glass or the edges of the opening? That same glass had come out, yet it did not want to go back. Is there a specification for clearance between the glass and the opening? ( I offer that same level of help to all my friends)