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Herb Concord Ca · 07-05-2022, 03:12 PM

One of our club members saw a wooden prop to hold open the windshield at the MAFCA convention. Does anyone have a drawing to make this or the dimensions? The prop had a notch cut into each end, one at the dash rail and the other at the windshield.
Thanks for any help on this.

Ivan in southeast va. · 07-05-2022, 03:45 PM

Why would you need a prop? The part that opens the windshield has 2 notches, a little open, and a lot open.

john in illinois · 07-05-2022, 04:13 PM

What kind of car is it. I have a roadster and the friction locks do not hold
the wind shield open very good.

I made a wood block on each side to hold it open on the stantions.

John

chap52 · 07-06-2022, 07:10 AM

Vendors sell those brackets both with and without notches. Or, as I did, take the brackets off, tapt them together and with a round file file your own notches. Chap

katy · 07-06-2022, 10:28 AM

Here ya go,

Herb Concord Ca · 07-06-2022, 09:38 PM

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Katy, you forgot to put notches in the ends!

Dean Lemoine · 07-07-2022, 05:59 AM

It’s probably from JC Whitney, …..universal fit.

Big hammer · 07-07-2022, 06:38 AM

I’ve found that opening the windshield too much doesn’t do much for cooling. I open it ware the front edge is at the gas cap, the air then comes in and is deflected by the dash rail flowing down cooling me legs/feet! Late 31 Tudor

07-05-2022, 03:12 PM	#1
Herb Concord Ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Concord CA Posts: 637	Windshield prop One of our club members saw a wooden prop to hold open the windshield at the MAFCA convention. Does anyone have a drawing to make this or the dimensions? The prop had a notch cut into each end, one at the dash rail and the other at the windshield. Thanks for any help on this.

07-05-2022, 03:45 PM	#2
Ivan in southeast va. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia Posts: 303	Re: Windshield prop Why would you need a prop? The part that opens the windshield has 2 notches, a little open, and a lot open.

07-05-2022, 04:13 PM	#3
john in illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,184	Re: Windshield prop What kind of car is it. I have a roadster and the friction locks do not hold the wind shield open very good. I made a wood block on each side to hold it open on the stantions. John __________________ Welcome each day Last edited by john in illinois; 07-05-2022 at 04:21 PM.

07-06-2022, 07:10 AM	#4
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,776	Re: Windshield prop Vendors sell those brackets both with and without notches. Or, as I did, take the brackets off, tapt them together and with a round file file your own notches. Chap

07-06-2022, 09:38 PM	#6
Herb Concord Ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Concord CA Posts: 637	Re: Windshield prop Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Katy, you forgot to put notches in the ends!

07-07-2022, 05:59 AM	#7
Dean Lemoine Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Dahlonega, Ga Posts: 251	Re: Windshield prop It’s probably from JC Whitney, …..universal fit.

07-07-2022, 06:38 AM	#8
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: Windshield prop I’ve found that opening the windshield too much doesn’t do much for cooling. I open it ware the front edge is at the gas cap, the air then comes in and is deflected by the dash rail flowing down cooling me legs/feet! Late 31 Tudor __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done