Windshield gaskets

The windshields on this truck are in pretty sad shape, but the previous owner did his best to save them.  The new gasket had to fit in a small channel between the stainless frame and the steel part of the frame.  There was a bit of grinding I had to do on the bronze repairs to get the gasket to fit in the channel though.  (The tape on the stainless is to protect it from the grinder)

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You can see from this end shot how close the tolerances are for the gasket to fit in the channel.  I ended up setting the lower edge in the channel and then pushing the top edge in with a regular (blunt) screwdriver.

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And, now, we have one finished windshield frame.  Time to pull out the second one.  I am hoping it doesn't need as much grinding as the first, because the gasket alone is a chore!