[FC] Corvanatics Digest, Vol 54, Issue 17 - windows, covers, & the delete key

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

Now, please, nobody get mad at me, 'cause several of the bed topper 
ideas are good,

BUT,  they seem to be coming from folks that can't even edit emails, so 
I am not sure how good these folk's credentials are when it comes to the 
Bright Ideas Department -- notice, *I* have deleted all the previous 
stuff about windows, along with everything else  [Edit > Select All > 
Delete -- works Great!]    ;-)  

How many times do I need to see the windows posts?  I read them once.  I 
am interested, as I need to change the seal on my rampy project, but as 
I said, I have already read them, and I don't know if going with the old 
rubber of an NOS seal that's available is any better choice than a new 
one that may ar may not fit well.

I do know that when I had a professional instal a new windshield in my 
old Corvan back in the early seventies, he used a straight rubber and 
centered the cut at the middle of the bottom, and it worked really well 
at keeping out water and keeping the glass in, and it didn't curl in the 
corners, either. 

I remember getting back door glass out of a junqued Brier and putting it 
in my rear doors myself -- seemed the learning curve was a bit steep, 
but the glass is still installed -- think I recall thinking the next 
time, I'd just take the whole door as it would have been easier to change.

A "canvas" Tonneau cover is "easiest", if you have an upholstery shop do 
it for you, and they look good, too, if you put in a couple support bars 
to keep it from sagging in the middle.  If you want a glass one, it 
shouldn't be too hard to make a plug using your truck and plywood, then 
making a one-off mold for a one-off cover, or for a little bit extra 
time and expense, making a multi-use mold and selling a few when your 
buddies see how nice yours is.

Or maybe you are going for the rustic look, with some muslin, a sewing 
machine, and some PVC pipe for the "covered wagon" effect, ala a home 
made headliner in reverse.

I like Tim's old cover, sort of a tonneau snapped to a hinged wooden 
frame so you didn't have to put the male snap part on the body.  So, 
Tim, ultimately what happened to the old cover?  Old age?

Media and sand are great additives for a no slip floor, but those no 
slip floors are a real pain to sweep clean.  I'm thinking that sealing 
the seams with POR-15 and then a quick trip to the Rhino Line shop would 
be a good bed finish.  Or, do you need to sand blast that POR-15 stuff 
to get anything to stick to it?

I may be yammering on, but notice that I'm not repeating anybody else's 
post, either --

Bill Strickland