rebuild hints for a carpenter?

[jsfbond]

Does anyone have a great way to reinstall the windscreen frame back into the body without scratching the living heck out of it?
I have the body and frame done, and all the drive train is back together, oh yeah, the drive shaft is rubbing on one side of the frame. I thought the rear end was self aligning! Am I wrong on this?

 

[bgbassplyr]

Welcome to the BCF.
We will need more info in order to help.
What model Triumph?

Drive shaft should not be rubbing the frame. Almost nothing on a
Tr is 'self aligning', so something is wrong.

 

[angelfj1]

Does anyone have a great way to reinstall the windscreen frame back into the body without scratching the living heck out of it?

Yes, well this works for us. Clean the area of the scuttle where the windscreen attaches and apply plenty, at least two layers, of blue painters tape, medium adhesive rating. We have used miles of this stuff with great success and it does not leave residual adhesive on the surface. THEN, find a friend, spouse, girfriend, etc, because this is really a two person job. Once in place you remove the tape and bob's your uncle!

 

[jsfbond]

Sorry, you are correct, I should ID the car first.The tinker toy in question is a 1970 gt6+.

 

[tinman58]

What if Bob is not my Uncle?

 

[3798j]

It's not easy, that roof doesn't flex one bit. My biggest concern was tearing the top seal. I fit the lower windshield frame seal to the frame (the windshield was not installed in the frame), and I'm pretty sure I also had the top seal mounted to the frame with 3M weatherstrip adhesive holding it in place. I liberally sprayed the cowl and the bottom of the windhield frame seal with Armor All which acted as a lubricant allowing that seal to slide on the cowl as the windshield frame was rotated into place. I can remember at one point thinking it simply wasn't possible - that there just wasn't enough room with new seals - when all of a sudden it kind of popped into place. Oh, I had also removed the dash pad.

 

[pjsmetana]

...blue painters tape, medium adhesive rating.

I wholeheartedly 100% agree! Painters tape is a life saver!!

 

[jsfbond]

Hey thanks for the tips. It will be a few months before I get to try them, as it is in an unheated garage in Vermont. The car has been stored for 24 years waiting for a garage setup and the funding to be available at the same time.
Whats the rest of the "Bob's your uncle" thing?

 

[Andrew Mace]

Perhaps a Brit can explain its derivation more fully, but it's basically just a "Britishism" meaning that the job's done!

 

[angelfj1]

Perhaps a Brit can explain its derivation more fully, but it's basically just a "Britishism" meaning that the job's done!

Google, "Lord Salisbury (family name Robert Cecil)" for the rest of the story

 

[jsfbond]

How about the frame thing? Do I have to drop and reinstall the rear end housing to cure it? Oh and the (cracked) dash pad is hanging in the woodworking shop downstairs waiting for the windscreen frame to go back in.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Oh, right, the "frame thing"! Where exactly does the shaft rub? The differential on these is reasonably "positively" located, although it's possible that worn bushings or a bent front mounting plate could cause enough misalignment to result in the rubbing?

 

[jsfbond]

Hey; are the rear end mounting bushings eccentric in design and must be loosened and turned to drift the housing back to center? I manage an auto parts store,and contrary to popular belief they are not staffed by ex-mechanics only.

 

[jsfbond]

The bushings I put back in were the original ones. The frame and drive line were all done twenty four years ago. so maybe its time for new bushing?