How to mount a steel windshield frame in a glass body ?

I posted this question as part of a reply to another thread, but it must have gotten buried so here goes again. Somebody else must have done this before.

I have a windshield frame that came with the body when I got my 32 5 window from New Age Motorsports (the frame may have come from Trautwein, I'm not sure who Ed uses). I have had the frame chromed and am now at the point where it's time to look at mounting it, I have a local source that will cut the glass, now here's the question. How do you fasten the windshield frame to the fiberglass body. It is a non opening windshield. 'Seems like it would be glued in, but what brand of adhesive and what's the general process to do this? Thanks.

If you don't want it to move use the same urethane adhesive the glass guy uses to bond in modern day windshields. The windshield is part of the engineered in structural integrity of modern cars, the adhesive is plenty strong.

Are you asking how to install the windshield in the frame or how to install the frame to the car?

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Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Are you asking how to install the windshield in the frame or how to install the frame to the car?

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...How to install the frame in the car? I think Bob just answered my question...Thanks.

i made a steel windshield frame with two steel protrusions at the bottom, intended to go through holes in the fiberglass body.
where the "forks" come close to the body, I glassed a metal piece of angle steel on each side, which i have drilled one hole each.
Here i will bolt the windshield frame to the fiberglass body, much as i suspect regular cars are assembled.
yeah, I'm gonna have a glass shop use two component glue to hold the windshield to the frame.

I've glued the frame in a glass coupe before with that urethane that Bob mentioned - and it did not adhere very well. Turns out they make two types of urethane adhesive....one that requires a primer, and primer-less. I had used the primer-required type. After I spoke to a guy that installs w/s in late model cars - he gave me a small bottle of the primer, and I reinstalled the frame with no problem.

So I'd say to be sure and try to get the primer-less....something to watch for.