rear windshield lock strip too long??

My daughter and I installed the rear windshield in her 73 Duster today. man, what a tough job. But, we got it in. :-)

The problem is that the lock strip appears to be too long. It's the original lock strip, gasket and glass.

I assume it stretched as we put it in. Do we need to reinstall it? Or is it okay cut the loop out of it? It's also a little long across the bottom.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Ken & Heather.

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