Guest Perry Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I just bought a 4th generation camaro with a power drivers seat and I think it would make a great and cheap option for my 280Z. At a swap meet yesterday the passenger seat was going for $40, I have seen whole sets of 4 seats for $200 in new condition. has anyone put these in and want to comment on them? Also at the swap meet was a 280Z drag car. it was basically a tube chassis with some of the Z left but I noticed they installed the windshield without a gasket by glueing it in place with the rubbery black windshield adhesive and smoothing it to make what appears to be a flush mounted windshield gasket. I wanna try but don't know what the windshield flange looks like. I thought the windshield would fall through the frame if no gasket was there. Or am I wrong and there is a pinch weld flange to glue the window to? anyone else done this? Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 I was under the same impression as you... that there is nothing keeping it from falling through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferd/289 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I noticed they installed the windshield without a gasket by glueing it in place with the rubbery black windshield adhesive and smoothing it to make what appears to be a flush mounted windshield gasket. I wanna try but don't know what the windshield flange looks like. I thought the windshield would fall through the frame if no gasket was there. Or am I wrong and there is a pinch weld flange to glue the window to? anyone else done this? The windshield has a single flange that the OEM gasket rides on . Then the window fits into the receiver channel of the windshield gasket. I have heard of windshield adhesive that comes in 10 inch bars of clay like consistancy that apparently work well. A friend of mine just installed a plastic window on his boat with this material. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 for your windsheild idea look in the new Sport Compact Car with the old Z in there. he has that windsheild thingy done to it.. looks very nice. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Perry Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Ok so there is a flange to keep the window from falling into the car. I can't imagine any adhesive better than that black stuff in a tube. 800lb/in^2 I'm told. When I get to doing bodywork again I'm gonna yank the window out and try it. Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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