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ok i have 63 bug and the top is chopped but i need glass. where do i go to get it cut and about how much is it going to cost? i just need the front wind shield cut and the two rear sides. thanx
matt

I don't know how many times I've seen this posted. I should start a business in doing this.

It's really not that hard to do it yourself. Any glass shop can show you how to cut laminated glass, just ask. If you were in the Portland, Ore. area, geez, I'd do it for ya. It's just a matter of getting the guts up to do it. This is one of those things where the more you do it, the higher your success rate is. Sort of like putting in a windshield.

You won't be able to cut the side windows, they are tempered. You'll have to make the sides out of plastic, or laminated glass(big $$, I'd go plastic)

Good luck, dude.

-ol'68

I got my windshield made for $65 out of safety glass but expect more (I lucked out). Look at your yellow pages and look under "glass" section and call around. It's usually cheaper to get a glass and mirror place (for custom tables, etc) rather then auto glass places. The can make you new FLAT glass for your sides and if you have a flat windshield, I can't remember if '63 has a flat or slight curved windwhield.

To cut a curved windshield here's how hot rod guys do it. Mask both sides with duck tape (mask the part you want to save and leave the part to be cut exposed). Then take your sandblaster and shoot it at the bare glass and you'll see it cut away. Go across the mask line up to the plastic sheet in bewteen the glass then flip over to ther other side of the glass and repeat. Once both sides has the plastic sheet exposed, take your razor and cut the plastic sheet off. Then grind your edges smooth and you're done.

Be very careful when using the sandblasting method. Particularly if yours is the "flat curved" glass. When you blast the edge, the rough spots will easily propagate into cracks. VERY easily. We blasted one side of mine just perfect but when we went to turn it over to do the other side, it cracked BADLY, ALL OVER. We were even being extra careful. Perhaps if you could build a jig to hold it vertical during blasting it might work. It is VERY important that all the rough edges are sanded smooth or they will start a crack with the slightest twist.
As far as side glass, I had mine cut and then they sent it out and had it tempered. For tinted door glass and frameless popout side glass it was just under $300. Part of that was the glass guy having to custom build front tracks for the "one piece" door glass.