RE: [Chrysler300] Crazy crazed back light on our '57 C this morning

[Ryan Hill <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would highly doubt the body would have distorted enough near the roof line to apply any real pressure on the glass. The braces are more to ensure nothing moves from it's original position while integral portions of the structure are being replaced.
 
Glass is usually removed to protect it from all sorts of dangers while work is being carried out. If you grind or weld anywhere near your glass without covering it up, youi'll likely be very sorry. Slag from a welder or grinder will burn craters into glass several feet away. I learned this the hard way! 
 
Unless something struck the glass, a rapid temperature change is the only thing I could imagine causing that kind of damage. If the shop is anything like the shops I grew up hanging around, chances are pretty good the shop was in use over the weekend for someone. Some of my friends worked in automotive speed/body shops and used to use the facility (legally) after hours to work on our own vehicles, it wasn't unusual for several friends to show up and start fooling around.....just sayin'. 

Ryan Hill 


 


To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: r41hp@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:26:51 -0800
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Crazy crazed back light on our '57 C this morning


  



The two master restorers of rusty '57-'59 Mopars I have "studied under" both braced the car bodies from cowl to door jamb and then across when doing any welding in the floor/sill area for fear of the body twisting out of shape from the welding. They also had the glass out. Knowing these guys, I'm sure there is a good reason for everything they did. Is it possible the body on your car was slightly distorted from the welding, putting pressure on the glass?

Andy Mikonis

--- On Mon, 12/13/10, keboonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: keboonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] Crazy crazed back light on our '57 C this morning
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, December 13, 2010, 10:11 AM

 

Good morning all,

I have a mystery on a weird darn thing that happened over this weekend.

I just got off the phone with my body man. On Friday afternoon he had almost finished welding in new floor section complete on both left and right sides, if this could possibly have any bearing on the following:

This morning he arrived on a 16 degree morning (the car is indoors) to find the rear glass of our '57 coupe complete crazed in a million pieces. It's still intact in the the opening, but completely shattered.

He called the glass people out and they could find no point of impact or any other reason it is shattered. It's still in the rubber gasket in the car.

First question is how the devil this happened. And the second question is whether any of you can help me out with a replacement for it. It's a Solex, and I suppose it would be the same for '57, '58, and '59. I should also have a good gasket if you have one.

A little help here, please?

Thanks,

Keith Boonstra 

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