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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Mar 2008
      Posts
      14

      The two front side windows are cracked/

      The two front side windows are cracked/broken in the upper left (drivers side) and upper right (passenger side) as you sit in the car and were not sure why? The cracks look identical and were discovered today. Could racing the car (not at the strip but just playing with it on the street) cause such a thing to happen where the frame may twist affecting the windows or even the doors. It does have full length sub frame connectors.

      The car is a 64 ford falcon sprint with a 408 stroker and the thing is a monster with plenty of torque. My mechanic/restorer said he has no doubt this car will break the 10's. Any opinions/help would be greatly appreciated because glass is not cheap. Thank You!

      http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003551si2.jpg

      jamesfalcon



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Jul 2005
      Location
      Marshall , MO
      Posts
      695
      I would guess torque is twisting the body enough to break the glass. I know the first gen f-body will crack windshields with lots of torque and no chassis strengthening.
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Jan 2005
      Location
      Boonville, Missouri
      Posts
      924
      Shep's on the right track here. What have you done to the chassis. How is the 408 mounted in the car - solid (motor plate) or isolation. What condition is the uni-body in?
      Tony Edler
      Illumin8s
      See Illumin8s at www.illumin8s.com

      '73 Dodge Challenger

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Apr 2001
      Location
      Rockford Illinois
      Posts
      3,947
      Country Flag: United States
      Time for the Glasstek side window kit to me

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Mar 2008
      Posts
      14

      I hear you on that. Now, do you know if the frame

      Quote Originally Posted by Jim Nilsen
      Time for the Glasstek side window kit to me
      I hear you on that. Now, do you know if the frame becomes permanetly damaged/bent? This is all new to me and I did not ask my mechanic about it this morning. Thanks!

      james falcon

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Jul 2005
      Location
      Marshall , MO
      Posts
      695
      Usually it will twist and go back. If twisted repeatedly I would think after a while problems could occur.
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO





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