What I love about your channel is you are a lot closer to "real" people working on our stuff. Can't fix things with money if you don't have any!

Each to his own. I am anel beater and spraypainter personally ii cry seeing rat rods but like watching you make your workshop equipment you explain things well just love restoring old trucks and cars

Hey Diff, thanks for passing on your knowledge. In return I will also pass on some knowledge, when using sealant, silicone etc instead of smoothing it with your finger (with or without mineral turps, washing liquid etc) you can use a potato. The sealant will not stick to the potato due to an enzyme in the potato (learnt from doing countless tile joints in bathrooms). You can also profile your potato if you need a particular curve. So another little tool you could use in the future. Enjoying your channel, cheers.

My depression era parents instilled this into all of their children: "Use it up; wear it out! Make it DO, or do WITHOUT." I like what you've done. I've used stainless steel bowls for firewall indentations on some of my airplanes, and truck cowl modifications.

My new hero “ I don’t need no government telling me what I need to be safe” nice work on glass always wondered how that would work out gluing the glass in on older vehicles. Thanks for sharing

Love this channel. Bloke doing it his way. No Bullsh!t, 100% up front, honest & authentic. Not an ounce of fake theatre, just a real person doing it their way. A ton of smart wise thinking, brilliant Make-Do Technology mixed in. Think its clever & useful art. Your canvas & its pretty cool to let the painter paint & produce something out of discard tin. Keep on Keeping On - "Baie cool" (Yes I had to look that translation up hahaha)

Cut a V in the plastic tip of your urethane applicator to get the recommended profile. Also put your glue and rubber trim in the sun for awhile it will be more flexible an glue will move more easily. I've done thousands of windshields and your approach is solid. Great work.

I appreciate your honesty , but NO apologies needed . You do fine work , it looks great . I laughed at the toilet paper on the work bench . God Bless and stay well !

I know what you mean about brownie points with the wife! I am the head of my house! And she is the neck that turns the head! LOL! Spiling! Div, you just taught this guy something again! Your buddy did a great job of cutting the glass! The glass trim turned out fine.

53 years working as a panelbeater spraypainter, there seems to be to many arm chair engineers in the comments.keep using urethane mate not silicone, dont v the nozzle just do it your way.Keep up your good work mate.All the very best to you and your wife from australia.

The part where you're installing the adhesive with the music... I totally got stressed from the suspense! 🤣🤣

Nice work. It is good to see someone actually making a hotrod/custom car, not saying they made it and just project managing it sending pieces off to different shops to get work done.

Dude, I have learned more from you watching your videos than any other source on KZfaq on top chopping and how to properly mark and cut...👍👍👍👍

What I like is your word "forest engineering" and it works for your car building project ... fantastic 👍

Nice real world jobery. Bye the way, to get that "V" shape in the sticky stuff you have to cut the V into the nozzle. Quite easy actually and it makes for a lot tidyer bead.

This glass install is exactly what I needed to see . Thank you and excellent work .

I'm a Southern American! I Understand You Perfectly! Screw the Frenchie's!!

I wish I had known this in my first car - a 1943 Plymouth Pickup, which I bought for 75$ in 1966. The way it was, I drove it in many Oregon rainstorms! It thusly gave me a splash when starting out from stops!

Hi Rat Rods, Glass guy here, art Glass.... I have found you can use masking tape to keep the black windshield stuff from getting where you don't want it. Use a marking pen first to define your tape line then go over to your work bench to tape it off. Once the glass is seated and you have spread the black goo out, hold the window in place with one hand and pull the tape off... really clean edge. Keeps the mess & clean up down to nothing. Love your truck, enjoy the ride, it's the only one we've got.

Great video and great advice as far as NOT telling them it’s for a vehicle windshield!

Greetings from Saskatchewan Canada. I'm sitting here learning things to help me when I start working on my rat rod. I should be outside doing stuff because it's warmed up a lot to -14 C but here I am inside, hooked on your videos. Thanks for taking the time to film your adventures for us.

If you need to bend the rubber, heat help. Taking near like curved section from some other window seal might be handy

I’ve seen gluing in the glass like that before but not with the t rubber trim, love it gives it a finished look

When you put the vent windows in the doors, I thought of the 51s, that was the first year for vent windows..I watch Half Ass Customs..his work is a lot like yours. which is the best kind, he has a system that he raises and lowers his door glasses..why don't you ask him how he does that.. He like you, is very personable, just a good all around craftsman.. I enjoy your work..I'm 84 now and still am a minister for the Churches of Christ who imitate original, historic first century Christianity. I'm just a simple minister of the Gospel.. Paul from Ohio..

To get a triangle bead you need to cut the nozzle on a bias then crease the side that is furthest back. Place the wide side down on the frame and move very steady.

To reduce the mess from squeeze out, place masking tape where you don't want the adhesive! Then peel it off while it's wet. That's what I do whenever I caulk adhesives to seal anything. It almost always comes out with a nice clean and straight line.🙂

i loved the 'my wife is the belt that holds my pants up' comment...the same applies in our house ..my husband says i do what i want as long as my wife says it is ok..lol..can't wait for the proper test drive, i'm sure you are surrounded by a beautiful view...one of my old friends is from south africa and he always says how pretty it out there

I use small copper tube for my application tip which is bent on one end into a triangle of my choosing. Just unscrew the plastic tip from the cartridge of urethane and flare one end of the copper tube so that it won't push out the tip, insert it into the plastic tip and screw it back on the cartridge. You can make your caulk form in any shape you wish with this trick. If one is really talented one can simply heat and reform the plastic tip as well. Greetings from Northern Ontario Canada.

👍 "Don't Cry !"🤣Rubber looks great, I glued my windshield in my 53 Chevy 210 chopped top -than cut in half and glued the typical rubber seal molding over ✌ Bush mechanic Minnesota USA ENJOY

Excellent make do method. The "T" rubber molding works beautifully. 👍 😃

Tip I saw the other day was to use tape to mask the side window glass. Then after smoothing the sealant, and before it cures, just peel back the tape to leave a clean edge.

To get the triangular bead the data sheet asks for, cut a v in the end (side) of the noozle, face that V notch away from direction of travel & you will get your V shaped bead. Great Job, an interesting Vid.

As a retired w/s installer. You should start on the bottom first when pushing the vinyl trim in. But for a beginner you did ok. 😁

Great raw footage and explanation. Always good to see old school engineering. It is a dying art form.

If the tip of your windshield adhesive tube is cut in a inverted V it will make the adhesive come out in the upside down V instead of the round bead but it depends on the application sometimes you may need the wider bead looks like it worked fine for you so good job...

Top stuff dude.... Little tip for you. When using sealer... Dip your finger in washing up liquid an a touch of water. It smooths and slides over sealer an doesn't stick to your fingers. I put washing up liquid anywhere I don't want it and it won't stick to it for toffee.... Keep up the good work... Ratlooklloyd

Gidday Diff. I'm enjoying your videos and you showing your process. I thought I'd shear a few tips in regards to the sika flex. I used to work in the railways and replacing busted windows was a regular thing, we would always chuck the tubes of urethane into a bucket of hot water before we started to remove the old window, by the time we were ready it'd be warmed through and a lot easer to squeeze out of the tubes. Also to get that triangle bead, cut your nozzle off at the diameter you want and then cut a V notch into it, have the V notch face up as you go around and you'll get that triangle of sealant. Now as you say you can't get the primers etc and you probably noticed how easily the sika came off the glass when you trimmed it up because it wasn't etched with a "Fret" you could try keying the glue surface with some wet n dry sandpaper to give the urethane something to grab onto. That's my experience good luck and keep em coming.

Just two words for our very young mechanic "Simply Awesome"!! May God bless you sir love and very warm regards from India 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇮🇳🇮🇳

It’s amazing to me that you can build that in South Africa. As you said in the beginning yes there’s more than just animals haha

If you don't mess up sometimes, you aren't doing anything. That's how you learn to do things.

Nicely done your English is better than my Africans 👍👍👍👍

The glass installation went great! I really like the rubber seal idea

The rubber fits the windscreen very nice! thumbs up

Well all right! You've done it again. Pretty damn good my friend. Looking forward to seeing it on the road and hearing that muffler. Good luck Dif.

Some 1/4" rubber tubing slit longways would be good in the edge of the side windows.

Thanks! I would be very much tempted to do this on my original Ford Escort Mk2 1977 estate wagon next windshield replacement. The original rubber looks good (I have a newish one) but tends to leak a little and is very difficult to get on. Whole windshield so would certainly need a helper putting it in. Love the patina but with the weather around here it would rust in months. 1st thing i had to do was roll paint the car.

Interesting work. I learned many things and you're a great artisian. Would like to see the truck running and finished. Thanks

Hi, Douff greetings from Puerto Rico here on the Caribbean, like very much your videos

Diff does it again. You always make a plan come together. Windows make a big difference on the rat rod. Thanks for the lekka time and entertainment you share.

Great video. That rubber trim was a good idea!

I find pushing caulking you get more control of the bead. Great content. Thanks!

Beautiful job working with what you have! Very creative! Thanks for sharing. We all tend to get a little creative when necessary. The fun is solving the problem!

I've been married 39 years myself Diff... it's all about the brownie points!

It is always a joy for me to be able to watch your videos. Thanks bro!

I remember those old Chevies, they had vacuum motor wipers that quit working when you tried to pass someone, or went up a long hill. Those old recirculating heaters weren't phased out in pickups until 57 or 58 don't recall for sure. I think sedans had fresh air heaters in 57, could have been 56 but I know for sure they had them in 57.

Hello. It's quite a project you have going on... I am a sheet metal worker and I also install windows with Sika. When the new window from the factory does NOT come with a black ceramic edge, it MUST be primed so that there is a black edge all around, otherwise the sun's UV rays will cause the glue to break off against the glass. It is also stated in the installation instructions from Sika. Regards Per

Respect, you are a tough ol bugger doing that sika with a manual caulking gun 🔫!!! That stuff is thick . A few years ago my local windshield replace shop pissed me off ,so I decided to do my own windshields. I bought a usef pneumatic glass remover for $125 and an air caulking gun for the glue ...$23 , money well spent .. !! I've done three windshields so far on my own cars .

I had an old front wheel drive with a bad cv boot . I cleaned the out side of the boot with acetone ,and removed the boot clamps from the boot . I then cut a tee shirt in to strips . I covered them with polyurethane adhesive . Holding the shaft straight I wrapped the strips around the boot , keeping the edges of the boot together . I over lapped the edges of the tee shirt and wound them so they would not unwind .After the adhesive cured I reclamped the boot , I drove that car for 7 more years with no problem with shaft or boot

Hey, this is the first video of yours I've watched and I really enjoyed it. I have a suggestion for the side glass: add a leather belt to lower and lift the glass running like this: fixed to the outside panel, snaked under the glass, over the edge of the inner panel and fixed on a nail or something on the inside of the door. You can pull on the belt and fix it on the nail to lift the window or let it slide down to open in.

so glad to see your subscribers are picking up. now 5000 in 8 hrs. way better then a yr ago. lol

Looks great 👍🏼 👍🏼. I’ve seen windshield guys cut a triangle into the end of the tube applicator to achieve a triangle shaped line of adhesive. Acetone helps remove adhesive from hands

🔥🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Straps with the clip release . You could use them to hold your window 🪟 up for your doors . That way it'll go up or down 🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻

Very professional glass installed!

My first time viewing your video, first thing I noticed, you put the steering wheel on the wrong side. I`m from across the pond Ontario Canada to be exact, I loved your video. I often wondered when someone was gonna try that method my hat is off to you buddy I`ve been out of the auto industry many years now, I`m 70 years old and semi crippled from a spinal cord injury, and watch a lot of you tube. I`ll be watching more of yours for sure. Glad to see Africa is into hot rodding too.

I've got a tip for you when placing the glass in. Use some duct tape in the middle of the piece of glass to create a grab. This is very interesting to watch.

Great job, most new cars have windows glued in place and the glass is trimmed in black to hide it. I installed the rear window of my 3 window coupe the same way you did your rear window. I used a household black silicone caulk, cleans off your hands easier, and smooths out really well. Its been about twenty years ago, still tight.

I think i now have a plan/idea how I want to install glass on my project!! Thank You!!

From Texas, I enjoyed your glass install.

Great job on the windshield

Awesome Div that came out great. I want to do the same think on my rear glass. Waiting for the test drive.

I'm so glad you covered this. I will be putting my glass in soon, and have planned to use the 3M version of windshield adhesive. You given me some helpful hints for sure. Hats off to you sir!

Great video Diff I am a newbie to your channel and love your enthusiasm making parts from scratch without the hight tech garage equipment keep up the good work

In a previous life, back in the early 90s, I built armored cars. Usually we wanted them to appear stock from the outside. We had custom widescreens made that were several layers thick, around 25mm. And I would use almost the exact techniques, bonding the thick, heavy windscreen into a custom deep shelf with the urethane and then using the urethane to bond the trim on around the perimeter. That T molding would have been a time saver. I used to joke that cutoff wheels and the urethane should both come in flavors, since they both ended up all over my lunch. Looking great, as always.

I think you did an amazing job! Love the Rat Rod!

You are a great engineer keep those great videos coming kind regards to you

I've learned to embrace certain imperfections in some of my projects... I truly enjoy them now.

That was brilliant work and it looks so darn good you are one clever young cookie not afraid to give anything a go and make it turn out the way you want it. So great watching you come up with all these solutions no matter what you are making or creating. Brilliant mate.

Hey Div. Good video. I've been watching a lot of your videos over the last couple of weeks. You work well by yourself. The windows turned out Great. I like a gearhead that will show his stuff-ups. We are not perfect. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

Excellent workmanship

Great channel you start with what you have and keep it simple

So glad I found this channel. Such a refreshing watch! Keep up the mega work mate. Neil in England 👍🏻

hey Diff, try cutting a v notch back into your applicator so it makes an open triangle when you sit it on the job instead of a simple slash cut, I hope that helps

Just found your channel and it's just the kind of thing I like. Cheers from a shed in Iowa, USA

Smart having your wife involved in the truck naming. As a wise man once told me "happy wife, happy life". Glass install looks great! 👍. I purchased a windshield rubber for my International. I think they must heat up the rubber molding because it seems to be already molded around the corners. When I lived in the UK windshields shattered into little bits when they broke. Here in the US windshields have a plastic sheet between two layers of glass. When they brake, the pieces stay in place. Thank you for the video. I appreciate you my friend.

Good job on the glass in stall Div ! I have to admit , I would have taken the truck to one of the near by glass shops. I take for granted the availability of things where I live. Got 3 parts stores and 2 glass shops in the town where I work. Amazon delivery is 2 days ! I really admire your creativity and ingenuity. I'm excited to hear the muffler sound!

Hi Div, that's a propper fit for the glass. Thanks for sharing this technique. Lekker man.

Im glueing Windows sometime on work and there is a special glue tip that makes it like a mountain and also we always prime the glass to and then put a bead with the special tip on the glass not the body of the car. This is ofcourse with factory windows and not the costum work, but I thaught it was worth saying because we all know not all situation is the same it could open up for some other thinking when there is some problem solving that needs to be done.

Looks good money and supplies aren't always easy to come by and fancy things aren't always affordable do do with what we got and mistakes happen to all of us

Love those hood hinges. Nice job on the glass. 👍

Great job fitting those windows. Love the idea of using the T-section rubber in conjunction with the sikaflex! I am going to use that! Have a great weekend there Diff.

Brownie points are always the way to go. Make Moma part of process makes her happy. A Happy Wife makes a Happy Life

Hey Duff Keith here from USA California, lookn great brother.

51' like your truck. Thanks for the tips.

That was cool to see how how to put in the windows. Thank you

Where there is a will, there is a way. Work with what you have seems to be a dying art. Nice work.

Hey Diff, installing window glass is always a nerve wracking job. The windshield for my 64 F100 was $250. They wanted $350 to install:( I got an extra pair of hands ( brother Bob) and I stalled it myself. We used the rope technique and other than the shitty rope I used breaking twice, we got it in without to much trouble. The flat glass rear window was much easier. Last week I installed new door glass seals and door seals. I think that was overall more difficult. Can't wait to see the "Rusty Lady" on the road!:)

That's the way I'm planning to do the glass in my 47, it's chopped 4 inches and it seems like the perfect solution, nice work Dif, even with a fvck up or two, like ratrod Bob says " it's a ratrod, who cares" I agree 👍

You have a new CANADIAN viewer some great ideas from a true craftsman ,

Totally Totally Refreshing... Old school shop work. No stinking' safety glasses, tool guard or face masks. Yes, love it Bro.

WOW i worked as a window man for 30 years sept 1968 till sept 1998 , you did a wonderful job ,,,good video Thx Ed Loretto Ontario Canada