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Number: 5051
From: "ecstacycustomz"
Date: Thu May 20, 2004  3:12 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] The answer to the window glass question

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Re: [ASC McLaren ] The answer to the window glass question

the glass is tempered, you touch it with a rotozip and poof gone,
busted a million pieces. the hot rods of the old days have saftey
glass, a thick piece of plastic sandwiched between two pieces of
untempered glass, easily cut. just like a windshield. if you don't
believe it try it, i did, lost my window....
jdawg

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> Not to be, or sound judgmental, but personally, I think I'd just
send
> Henry the $300 and be done with it.
> How about calling Libby-Owens? 'Ya never know, you MIGHT be
> surprised!!!
>
> S A N D Y
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "SNP Marq" <infosyssec@i...>
wrote:
> > I believe it is tempered.
> >
> > I did some research via Google and it appears that what I was
> suggesting isn't that impossible. I found a number of web sites
for
> glaziers that do custom glass cutting for hot rodders that chop
> their 'hot rods' and lower their hard tops.
> >
> > It is one thing to cut a hot rod's roof and drop it two inches,
but
> it still requires that all the windows be 'custom cut' to fit the
new
> reduced height.
> >
> > But I also was reading some forums where glass had been modified
> using RotoZip type tools by users.
> >
> > They all seem to refer to cutting the glass when it is fairly
warm
> ( as cold tempered glass is not as maliable or forgiving ).
> >
> > I guess you would have to pick up a couple of passenger
windows 'in
> case the experiment is unsuccessful the first couple of times ;)
> >
> > Marq
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dick & Terrie
> > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] The answer to the window glass
> question
> >
> >
> > Is that glass tempered?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: SNP Marq
> > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] The answer to the window glass
> question
> >
> >
> > Ouch... and I guess that takes us full circle to one of the
> previous discussions we had about the door windows...
> >
> > Although paying Hank $300 might be the fastest and most
> efficient route... I still have to assume that a glass shop must
be
> able to 'trim' a standard Mustang door window...
> >
> > For example, a used Mustang window can be picked up for $50
or
> less... and even if the local glass shop charged you $150 to do
the
> cutting and edge smoothing you will still be ahead of the deal by
> $100 ( or more if you include the cost of shipping from Florida
plus
> insurance ).
> >
> > I guess we will have to come to that bridge when we get there
> and one of my windows gets busted.
> >
> > Argh... I am so cheap that I would probably take my RotoZip
and
> give it a try at slicing and dicing through a Stang window.. heck
> that thing chews throw ceramic tiles as clean as a hot knife
through
> butter... so a window shouldn't be that difficult. If the RotoZip
> could cut and smooth the edges then my cost would be reduced to the
> used glass and a couple of new RotoZip attachments...
> >
> > I guess what I should do to prepare for that eventual day is
go
> and cut out a card board template of the current McLaren windows so
I
> will have something to base a 'replica' on...
> >
> > Marq
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ecstacycustomz
> > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] The answer to the window glass
> question
> >
> >
> > you pay hank $300 bucks and get you a new one....
> > jdawg
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "SNP Marq"
> <infosyssec@i...>
> > wrote:
> > > That is interesting about the door glass situation on the
> > McLaren's.
> > >
> > > So I guess the next logical question is : What do you
do
> for
> > replacement windows if ever someone should break one ?
> > >
> > > Marq
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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