Hot Rods Home made windscreens

Home made Halloc & Duvall windscreen.
Made to fit my (not very HAMB friendly) 34 Ford Roadster.
The Duvall shield is app 15 years old and needed some TLC.
The Halloc shield is new.
Fastened in 6 bolts and can be switched in app 8-10 minutes.
Haven't any photos with the Halloc shield on the car, because it receives some new paint on the cowl right now.
Have enclosed a photo of the car with the Duvall shield before the upgrade.
Tip for low cost chrome:
Zink treated and polished with chrome/alu polish compound. View attachment 5353212

 

That looks perfect,,,,,good job!

 

I made one for my home built tub body. Since I am 6'6" tall it may be a bit of overkill for the average height driver.

 

Those look great and I love the interchangeability!

 

Looks good!

 

More pics please. Lets see the back side and bottom.

 

Can you describe how you made this? It looks fantastic!

 

I made the Halloc basically as a simple version of my Duvall screen.
Just removed the top frame and bent the A posts inward until they were vertical when seen from the front of the car.

I made the Duvall app 15-16 years ago. A friend of mine had a 32 Roadster with a Speedway Motors Duvall windscreen. I took lots of measurments and photos of that one, and this information made me able to make a plywood mock up, that I played with until I was satisfied.
I started with the centre post. Made it straight and correct from all angles first.
Attached the halves after that.
Attached some old photos for inspiration.

 

Nice work!

 

Her are some photos of them both, from the back side.
I will do some clean up of the black rubber glue along the edges.

 

Those look great. The handling of the center component is very nice.

Some dumb questions about the glass...

• Where did you source the glass?
• How did you cut it?

Thanks!

 

Excellent whittling.
Thanks for sharing.
I hope to do this one day.

 

A local store offers custom cutted laminated glass.

 

I like your windshields. These are windshields that I made. They are castings. The first one was in bronze and the second one, made from the same wood pattern is aluminum. I prefer not having metal over the top of the glass.

 

I know the car isn't very HAMB-friendly, and I respect your rules, so no problem.
I may remove the bottom part on the photos to be able to show the screen on the car?

 

Nice!

 

As long as you don`t show the street rod stuff,it should go well.

 

Yes, your windshields are really nice. It would be great to see more details. Thanks.

 

Thanks for those additional picture, I was wondering how you got glass in that Duvall version. I like it.

 

I would also like to see how you fastened the glass in place. Thanks.

 

Hey FF, if you sat in the rear, the windshield could have been lower!

 

This is great tech, please post more examples.

I've been thinking of ways to accomplish this - from a different direction. Try to find OEM glass in the right shape amd make the frame.
With all of the late model stuff out suv- wagon style body - there should be quarter windows that would lend well.
Build the sweep into the frame to match the cowl, the glass doesn't have to have it on the bottom edge. It does need a good profile with the car, right height / width. These quarter windows are flat glass- but many have tinted perimeters, which may not be bad if it's on 3 sides.

Throwing it into there. Interested in custom built windshield frames with custom glass, or ways to utilize existing glass and build the frame from that.

Please post the general dimensions of the glass being used ( height at center and edge from cowl and length)

 

I'm just fudging this with screen shots from a phone, and this obviously isn't the perfect match.
But it has some potential with the right shaped glass.

Tilt the quarter glass to the edge meeting the door is vertical to meet up at the center of the windshield. Find the right profile

 

You can't use (donor car) side windows as front windows!
Side windows are hardened, front windows are laminated.

Insted, use a flat laminated front window, for example from a Jeep or a Mercedes Geländerwagen.
Laminated windows are easy to cut for a professional.
Hardened windows are impossible to cut.

 

To fasten the window in the frame, I have used a combination of black, weather resistant flexible glue and universal stick-on rubber gaskets.
-Make sure the window are not in direct contact with the steel anywhere.
-Fasten mainly with flexible glue at the windows bottom line.
-Fasten with more flexible movement on the side and top frame. I acheived this by using a combination of glue and soft rubber gasket. Glue at the "top" of the gasket, so the wisible area between window and metal frame looks the same all the way arund.

The idea is to give the window some room in case fastening of the frame to the cowl top will make a small bend to the frame. If the window is solid attached to the frame all the way around, even a slightest bend in the frame will make the window crack after a while.
Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of this process.

 

Also, a lot of modern windows are glued on. The opening is a lot smaller on the inside than it looks on the outside, and what looks like a frame might easily be glued-on trim.

 

I'm familiar, disassembled many late model vehicles. It's an option for readily available glass, unless we all learn how to cut glass reliably or identify shops that can.

 

Good point on laminated vs hardened

The whole intent is NOT have to cut the glass by identifying a glass shape that will work as is.

I'll bow out now and follow along - If alternative ideas are not in the scope for traditional builds. very interested in the process and other examples

 

Well this is my windscreen. Not the normal but it does work. Actually these screens were to keep rocks of the drivers hands.