Father-Son 1974 Duster Project

I know that a lot of guys install them themselves. It sounded easy to me so I tried to do the one in my '72 Duster. I figured that if I was careful I could surely do it.

Now if you discount the possibility that I'm a failure prone imbecile you'd think I'd have a reasonable chance of success. I used the original rubber seal that I thoroughly cleaned inside and out - making sure there weren't any tiny glass shards inside the rubber channel. I set the seal out on the driveway on a hot sunny day to make it as pliable as possible. Everything seemed good so far.

Unfortunately I couldn't find anyone to give me a hand so wrestling the windshield in by myself was probably my first mistake (and hint that I may really be an imbecile). I really struggled with getting the glass to slide into the channel despite liberal lubrication with dish washing detergent. It took a long time but eventually I got it. - It looked almost perfect except for the lower left corner. It wasn't laying flat like the rest of it. I kept slapping it with a pulling motion and kept gaining ground. When I was just about ready to consider it good enough, - it cracked! :BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:

Good luck on the install DD, but I'm gonna farm that job out next time myself.