distance between windshield frame and the front door frame

[stack]

Hey Im building new tub and need to know distance between wind shield frame and front of upper door frame.

 

[1strodeo]

I doubt there's a concrete number on ANY gaps on these EBs, but my driver side is 1/4" top and 3/8" bottom...1/4" top and 1/8" bottom on passenger side. I have the hardtop on and NO weatherstrip.

Hopefully a builder will chime in

 

[DirtDonk]

In theory they should at least be straight (consistent gap top to bottom) but like rodeo said, there are so many different gaps on different Broncos, it's hard to pin down.
And with so many years of spilt milk under the bridge on these things, multiple removals and replacements of hard tops, installation of soft tops and bikini tops, accidents and general mayhem, an original gap is very unlikely to still be there on most EB's.

But Steve83 here does have some diagrams on his SuperMotors site.
And I'm pretty sure some diagrams have been bandied about here on the forums over the years too. Maybe someone with good search kung fu will be able to help with that.
There is also a "Ford Body Book" that many have bought that might also have gap info. I'm not sure, because I've never seen any info that helped me with those kinds of questions, and it does seem more of a general assembly book without the finer details, but someone that has it might be able to find something.

In the meantime, my '71 has good gappage and I'll try to get a measurement for you. I believe it's less than a 1/4" all the way up though, and the weatherstrip bits in that area completely fill it up flush.
I've had the top off and back on numerous times over the 42 years I've owned it, but the body is surprisingly straight and tight still.

Good luck.

Paul

 

[Quick & Dirty]

This should be helpful. I think 5 A is the one you're asking about, .28" +/-.06"

 

[DirtDonk]

That's a cool page! Not sure I remember ever seeing that one.

If I'm reading it correctly then, it seems that 1/4" or so (.26") is the expected gap?

 

[stack]

looks like every gap is supposed to be to 1/4 inch. dont know if I can make every gap that tight. Seems to be a tall order. By the way I got my wind shield frame gap down to 1/8 . That should work.

 

[stack]

Just went and check all my gaps to my amazement they are all with in tolerance.Not bad for aftermarket tub.

Thanks for the great drawing you cant find that one online .

 

[Quick & Dirty]

It's from the '69 Ford Truck Shop Manual, volume 3. It's also in the condensed, single volume, 68 Bronco & 69 Econoline version. Not sure what others it may be in. It's not in the '74 manual.