Hey all, it has been a long time since I could provide an update to the VW project.  Lots of poor reasons, and many excuses, but in the end, it just got to a point that I lost some motivation after our vacation and the loss of a couple of friends and one family member.  I got some motivation back when Joshua came up and helped me install the windshield.  We continued to have the same problem that I had previous in trying to get the rubber seal to get on to the windshield.  It was just to hard and would not stay on, especially on the bottom.  So, we went to Classic VW down on Main Street and bought a new seal.  This installed on the glass with our first try and with some effort, the windshield began to seat into the body.  But, as we got to the last 6 inches of rope, we heard a snap, and the old windshield cracked right where the end of the rope was still in the rubber.  After all of this, at least we had glass installed and now I did not have to worry about the wind blowing the car cover off and rain getting into the car.  Now the search is on for a new glass and we will try again but this time for a touble free install.