I am re-starting the restoration of my dad's '67 442, that he did not get finished before his passing. Does anyone have a solution for the windshield lower channel rust issue? My brother says it is too far gone to patch it and needs a new lower channel welded in place. I have had trouble finding one. Also, what does the term "two door post" refer correlate to....is that a two door sedan or a coupe? Thx!

 

Your only option is to find a donor car with a good piece and weld it in place of the rusted one (a major undertaking). A two door sedan/post is a body style that has a frame around the door window as opposed to a hardtop body that has no window frame. A coupe is the same as a two door post.

 

I believe that lower channel is reproduced, saw some on Ebay....

 

You can get the windshield channel repair panel. It's the same on Chevelles.

http://dynacorndepot.com/windshield-...chevelle-64-67

 

I had pinholes in my 65 front window, wasn’t bad enough to consider replacing the channel. I used por15 epoxy putty then painted the entire window frame with por15 paint. No leaks no issues and no more rust. The rear window was a different story
i did replace the lower channel. It was a challenge but everything came out good.
Hope it all goes well.

 

"Coupe," in Oldsmobile lingo, just means that it has two doors. A "Holiday Coupe" does not have a post. A "Sports Coupe" or "Club Coupe," which are both terms that have been used by Oldsmobile, means a two-door with a center post. But I don't think these coupes actually had a center post. What they have is a frame around the front and rear side windows whereas the Holiday Coupes do not.








This station wagon has a true center post or pillar.

 

[QUOTE=jaunty75;1194941]"Coupe," in Oldsmobile lingo, just means that it has two doors. A "Holiday Coupe" does not have a post. A "Sports Coupe" or "Club Coupe," which are both terms that have been used by Oldsmobile, means a two-door with a center post. But I don't think these coupes actually had a center post.


yes they do.

 

Cool. Thanks. You don't very often see photos of them with their doors open.

 

I have a front windshield area, including cowl and firewall, if someone needs more than the patch panel.

 

Maverick, I got this from Tamraz a few years ago for my 67. The fit to the wiper grill is perfect. You do have to tweak it at the A pillar covers a bit. What I did like about it and nobody else had one like it was that it had the rivets for the molding clips built into it.

 

Thanks for all of the great info, everyone. I got a new channel ordered off of eBay, today. Will see how it goes. Thx!