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I recently bought a frame off ebay for my '35 truck. The frame that came with the truck was missing the top cross piece and hinge. The ebay frame is a dead match with one exception. It's an inch taller than the one I have. Also, the glass I ordered is an inch taller than the frame that came with the truck, but fits the frame I bought off ebay.

The only way I can see to mount the hinge is to the bottom of the lower cross sill wood. Anywhere else and the wiper motor is in the way of the cross sill.

Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

The 34-35 windshield frame should measure 13 inches high from the top of the glass frame (below the hinge) to the bottom of the glass frame in the middle and should be 15.5 inches from top to bottom of frame on the outside edges. If you have a wood kit from Jim Rodman don't use the extra wood piece he supplies; there should be only one wood cab top cross rail above the windshield. The wood tucks up inbetween the cab top and lower metal return. The windshield weatherstrip should all fit inside the sheet metal depression around the windshield opening. Be sure to use a good sealer between the top windshield hinge panel and the cab top to make it leak proof.

Thanks, BTW, how long are the support arms that hold open your windshield?

The windshield swing arm is 5 & 3/4 inches long on the outside of the longest leg. GM p/n 373706 RH and 373705 LH. The arm has 3 notches inside the slot; one near each end and one in the middle..

Interesting. My swing arms are 12" long with 3 notches. They appear to be stock. This, combined with the shorter frame that came with the truck allow the windshield to be opened almost horizontally. I also found pics I'd taken before tearing the cab apart and there are 2 pieces of wood across the top that match the ones that came from Rodman. Judging by the holes in the bottom of the lower piece, the frame was mounted there. The wood appears to be original, although I can't be absolutely certain.

Does your truck (trucks) have the second visor under the cab visor? The one that would mount between the 2 pieces of wood and extend down to the bead of the roof visor?

Thanks again,
Roger.

You either have a military or a CCC truck that was built to Government specifications. I believe their were about 18,000 1935 Chevrolet trucks 1/2 and 1.5 tons built for the Government. I have a 1935 US Forest Service truck that was built to the Military Specifications. Most of the 1.5 ton had spare tires mounted on the front fenders. Some of the Military trucks were built as "roadster cabs with a removable soft tops" built for the US Army artillery units; I have a copy of the Chevrolet Indianapolis Body plant blue print of the roadster cab.

That solves the mystery. This truck was also a Forest Servive Truck assigned to Montpeiler aka George Washingons birthplace near Tappahannock Virginia. It also came with paperwork from 1942 stating it was "Nessasary for the War Effort" allowing the driver to get dibs on rationed gas and tires.

That might come in handy if I ever get pulled over by the law.

Thanks for the help. What you've told me, plus all the names scratched in the roof of the cab from the '40's is helping me build up quite a history on this truck.

How would you like another truck for a matched pair. Mine is a 35 long wheel base stake rack with the spare on the RH side. Truck is complete except for seat springs. It was a US Forest Service truck in Michigan.

Thanks but no. I've got more than I can handle getting this one back together. It's almost ended up back in the corn field more than once.