Windshield from hell installation

I have an unfinished Fiberfab 356 from the late 80's that I'm finally getting back to. The didn't drilla ny holes for the windshield posts and I've heard the windshield is a pain to install. I could really use A LOT of info, help, suggestions, tribal chants or whathaveyou to get this thing installed. Please feel free to e-mail me with any advice on it. Thanks.
Jeff in Illinois

Jeff
Go to forum and enter windshield installation you will find good advice and tech tips there.

Anybody ever save a pair of those windshield post placement templates that have been floating around off-and-on? You tape them onto the body just ahead of the doors and they provide the hole locations for the corner posts. I used to have a pair (got them from Rocky years ago) but can't find them now, so I think I passed them on to someone else.

gn

I have some that were sent to me. They have measurements that were pretty right on. Actually, there is a post that has them, which is where I printed them from...do a search, I am sure you will find it. They will have signficantly with the placement. I just installed my windshieled, after having it custom ground to fit the contour of the cowl. It wasn't THAT bad, but did take several attempts to get everything lined up well. The biggest problem seemed to be the lower metal strip which the lower gasket sits in. I assume if you have a better fitting windshiled it may be easier.

here is the link to the thread...hope it works.

www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=4357

Jeff. Where are you located in Illinois?


Joe

Awhile back, I posted a template that CMC had faxed to me and I scanned it in (so it isn't an engineering template) but a good starting point.