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26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mopar_man » Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:29 pm

So I'm going to start putting the windshield together soon and I was looking at a car as a model. Take a look at the rubber gasket in a grove on the bottom of the frame.
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Now take a look at my frame. There is no grove in the frame. Did the nickel ones not have it?
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by TXGOAT2 » Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:44 pm

I would think all the original ones had the groove. You may have a repro there.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mopar_man » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:05 pm

Could be but I'm not sure how to tell.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Will Brown » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:51 pm

I didn't know that Ford had nickel windshield frames in 26-27. Maybe an aftermarket one?
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Chuck Regan » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:00 pm

My ‘26 has a groove with a small hole to start the rubber seal. Have not seen original windshield frame with plating.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Norman Kling » Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:03 am

I have a 26 Roadster and a 26 Touring. The Roadster does not have the groove. It has the windshield it came with when I bought it. The Touring has a frame I bought as a repro from Chafin's. It does have the groove. Anyway, I don't know whether any of the originals came without the groove.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Scott C. » Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:53 am

My 26 Roadster has it.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by FundyTides » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:51 am

My 27 Touring has the original frame with the groove.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:15 am

The plating looks more like chrome than nickel to me. I don't think Model Ts ever had any chrome plated items on them.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by speedytinc » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:35 am

Mopar_man wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:05 pm
 Could be but I'm not sure how to tell.
You can tell by the lack of groove.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mark Nunn » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:55 am

Speedway Motors sells a '26-27 windshield frame in chrome. It doesn't appear to have the groove.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mopar_man » Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:24 am

I betting it's a reproduction. Yes it's chrome along with the windshield side supports and hardware. Could be for making a speedster. Thanks for all the info.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:26 am

It would be just fine for a topless speedster.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mark Gregush » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:55 am

The posts would also have channels to hold the seals on the sides. https://www.modeltford.com/item/7840B.aspx
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by John Codman » Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:33 am

My '27 touring car has the groove. I too don't remember ever seeing a T with a plated windshield frame. I also agree that the frame in question looks more like chrome then nickel.
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Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

Post by Mopar_man » Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:09 pm

So I was looking at the Lang's catalog and saw that the frames and Side supports are not chrome but the wing nuts and other parts are. Someone must have chromed my Side Supports and frame.
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