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[Stot]

I made a windscreen surround tonight.



Came out nice.

Cheers
Stot

[alga]

Moar info please! What size of channel did you use, how did you choose the height of the glass? And how did you bend the channel so cleanly?

[Stot]

Well it just so happens that I was making a fly screen version and took some photos.

I got the channel from a localish company that make the Caterham and Ariel Atom cars but they don't deliver so I had to pick it up. Really hard stuff to find but I'm sure aluminum extrusion stockists can probably get hold of it. Looks like this, has a 9mm channel and the bottom section has a channel for a seal strip.



I made a form from 9mm MDF, put the channel on the top edge, clampped some steel plate with packers around the frame and held it in a vice while I slowly bent it round.

[Stot]

If you are slow and sure the bend comes out perfect but one on this one didnt however you can panel beat the annealed channel and file/sand it flat if it does wrinkle slightly as shown in the pics below.

Before:


After:


For the height I used trial and error. I basically had someone hold the MDF in place and sat in the drivers seat and took the view that the top rail being in line with the upstairs windows of the houses opposite me, ~20m away, worked well which was 13" as it turned out. My fly screen is 4" and when sat in the drivers seat I can still see the nose of the car above it.

[Stot]

Today I also finished my steering column extension. As well as welding it I cross drilled it and pressed in 4 roll pins.





I welded the roll pins in also. Its not going anywhere.

Cheers
Stot

[ayjay]

Is there a requirement for a screen surround/channel? I have just bought a piece of 6mm polycarbonate and I intend to fix it at sides and bottom leaving the top edge clear.

[Stot]

As long as you can radius it to requirements it should be fine. J15s have an open top on their screen thingys and people have passed with those.

Cheers
Stot

[ayjay]

Originally Posted by Stot

As long as you can radius it to requirements it should be fine. J15s have an open top on their screen thingys and people have passed with those.

Cheers
Stot

Thats OK --I am no longer interested in radii

[Stot]

Originally Posted by ayjay

Thats OK --I am no longer interested in radii

That's a good point.

Cheers
Stot

[Stot]

Another productive day. I got my exhaust downpipe all tacked together.





Got my brake and clutch pedals in place properly whch included turnong up new push rods for them.