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Re: [Fot] Windshield install

To: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Windshield install
From: Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:21:47 -0700
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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I hope I=E2=80=99m not too late to respond.=20

It has been a known =E2=80=9Cfun fact=E2=80=9D  for many years...=20
Triumph GT6 race cars Must have OEM glass windshields to meet the strict Kas=
tner cup eligibility requirements.=20
The fake windshield was a bad choice.=20
Advanced tip... the chromed plastic strip must be installed prior to setting=
 the windshield within the rubber.=20

The 4 part =E2=80=9Cperiod correct=E2=80=9D install must include:=20
1) OEM style rubber. (Continuous loop)
2) OEM style Glass windscreen.=20
3) chromed plastic trim strip.
4) =E2=80=9CLittle clip=E2=80=9D that joins the ends of the chromed plastic t=
rim strip.=20

Don=E2=80=99t screw it up.

Jason Ostrowski=20
Friendly Ghost Racing
1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 28, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wro=
te:
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> =EF=BB=BFthanks, everyone - I had remembered putting the gasket on the car=
 first, then the glass into it.  all the advice has been the reverse - gaske=
t on glass, then the assembly onto the car.
> Appreciate the collective wisdom!
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>> On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:29 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> w=
rote:
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>> =EF=BB=BFI=E2=80=99m putting a polycarbonate windshield in the GT6 to she=
d a few pounds.  The issue is the rubber surround from Moss motors - it seem=
s small, doesn=E2=80=99t quite reach all four corners when I install it in t=
he frame.  Anyone else had this issue, or am I missing something?  This shou=
ld be the same install/part for TR4-TR6-Spitfire- GT6, as they all used the s=
ame windshield. This stuff isn=E2=80=99t very elastic - If I try to pull it i=
nto the corner, it pulls out of somewhere else.
> <IMG_0956.jpg><IMG_0955.jpg><IMG_0957.jpg>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I hope I=E2=80=99m not too late to respond.=
&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>It has been a known =E2=80=9Cfun fact=E2=80=9D &nb=
sp;for many years...&nbsp;</div><div>Triumph GT6 race cars Must have OEM gla=
ss windshields to meet the strict Kastner cup eligibility requirements.&nbsp=
;</div><div>The fake windshield was a bad choice.&nbsp;</div><div>Advanced t=
ip... the chromed plastic strip must be installed prior to setting the winds=
hield within the rubber.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The 4 part =E2=80=9C=
period correct=E2=80=9D install must include:&nbsp;</div><div>1) OEM style r=
ubber. (Continuous loop)</div><div>2) OEM style Glass windscreen.&nbsp;</div=
><div>3) chromed plastic trim strip.</div><div>4) =E2=80=9CLittle clip=E2=80=
=9D that joins the ends of the chromed plastic trim strip.&nbsp;</div><div><=
br></div><div>Don=E2=80=99t screw it up.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Ostr=
owski&nbsp;</div><div>Friendly Ghost Racing</div><div>1969 Triumph GT6+ race=
cars<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 28, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot &=
lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D=
"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">thanks, everyone - I had remembered putting the=
 gasket on the car first, then the glass into it. &nbsp;all the advice has b=
een the reverse - gasket on glass, then the assembly onto the car.<div class=
=3D"">Appreciate the collective wisdom!</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D"">=
</div><div class=3D""><div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:29 PM, Scott Janze=
n via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.tea=
m.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">=EF=BB=BFI=E2=80=99m putti=
ng a polycarbonate windshield in the GT6 to shed a few pounds. &nbsp;The iss=
ue is the rubber surround from Moss motors - it seems small, doesn=E2=80=99t=
 quite reach all four corners when I install it in the frame. &nbsp;Anyone e=
lse had this issue, or am I missing something? &nbsp;This should be the same=
 install/part for TR4-TR6-Spitfire- GT6, as they all used the same windshiel=
d. This stuff isn=E2=80=99t very elastic - If I try to pull it into the corn=
er, it pulls out of somewhere else.<br class=3D""></blockquote><span id=3D"c=
id:1D4354C8-11F7-44A9-B93A-8B7D1DFAA7D3">&lt;IMG_0956.jpg&gt;</span><span id=
=3D"cid:8CA3B78E-2146-4F09-AD85-6601FFB41074">&lt;IMG_0955.jpg&gt;</span><sp=
an id=3D"cid:4A212BF5-8619-43AC-BE50-979FE76A94FA">&lt;IMG_0957.jpg&gt;</spa=
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