At first glance, a glue-in windshield solves some problems: they don't leak and are lower-prifile, thus lowering aerodynamic drag a bit. But unless you get a custom-sized windshield built somewhere, the only way a glue-in windshield will work is if you weld filler pieces some 2" wide around the entire opening in your Pantera. The stock glass will fall through the stock opening without a gasket, which is one reason a replacement windshield often leaks. Gary Hall sells a glue-in kit very cheaply, but the installation is expensive. I have also heard that cracking of the glass sometimes occurs with converted cars with glued-in windshields. If I decided to do this, I think I'd first add front & rear chassis stiffening kits to the car from one of the vendors. Incidently, stiffening kits have been around for too short a time to choose between the various types. Yes, seam-welding stiffens up a Pantera considerably. I don't know if its enough to completely eliminate the need for stiffening kits, though. No one has done any testing that I know of, and as I mentioned, its only in the last few years that stiffening kits have been around. Tire width and the way an owner drives his car will also factor into this.
