<VV> Drip Drip on our feet

[J R Read_HML]

That is a reminder of the free LM Corvair I went to get.  The weeds were 
over a foot tall and it was sunk so deep into the soft field soil (former 
farm land) that pretty much everything below the body crease was gone - 
including the engine.  There was no way to jack it up since there was 
nothing to support a jack.  I saved a few pieces of trim, the wiper arms, 
and the windshield.  Did I mention it was a convert - and in that field for 
MANY years?

The upper windshield trim had slid down to the wiper arms and after picking 
those parts off (absolutely no tools involved), I simply picked up the 
windshield.  This was after chasing away several snakes which had claimed 
residence.  There were two Vairs in that field.  I never went back!

Regarding the drip - drip:  Do you see Bondo at the corner (maybe both) of 
the windshield base?  If so, the only REAL way to fix the problem is with a 
patch panel from one of our major vendors.  You will need to know or have a 
friend who knows how to do the appropriate body work.

Oh - the original note did not specify body style.  I'm assuming - not a 
vert.

Second Oh - Water resistant foam will not stop rust (which never sleeps). 
That "fix" is not permanent.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood" <tony.underwood at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Drip Drip on our feet


>
> It's also a good place to paint on some rustproofing under the dash
> and then shoot it with water resistant foam.

Some BIG SNIPS here
>
> We removed the windshield without cutting away any tar rope... after
> we removed the stainless trim held in place with silicone sealer, we
> simply lifted it out, surprised it hadn't simply blown out on the
> highways and this car saw interstate driving.   The glass still had
> tar rope and parts of the rusted away channel stuck to it as we
> lifted it out of the car.
>
> I'm not kidding.

Here too.

>
> tony..