Thanks to my boy Smiley and Squiggy my 28 is done (for now) still have a little more tinkering to do. Some plexi for the front window and sooner or later i'm gonna get a speedo... More Pics: http://www.slushbox.com/slushboxcar/
Safety plate gl*** is the requirement for a windshield in all cars and trucks. Oh, sorry, guess there won't be any license plates, registration or insurance involved here, will there?
actually its insured and ***led and tagged... so far everyone just thinks i have a really clean windshield. i just hate eating bugs and i figure a little plexi is better than nothing
Go with Lexan not Plexiglas. Lexan won't shatter. You can take a piece of Lexan and bend it in a sheetmetal brake without it busting. MR
Youll send what, $50-75 for a sheet of plexigl***? Then replace it every couple of years. When you couldve taken it to the local automotive gl*** shop and got a safe and legal windshield installed for $150-200 and be done with it. Its easy for them as its just a peice of flat gl*** with the plastic sandwhiched inbetween, and they will do it in a day or two tops. Get the full green tint like almost every modern car has, you can tell its lightly tinted in the rack, but youll never know it once on the car. Really!
actually the seats are not too bad. they are pretty cussy and I'm only about 5'8, the misses' (pictured) is about 5'7 we have plenty of leg room (for a channeled A) As long as i dont have to two foot the gas and brake i'm happy. i'm gonna throw some real gl*** eventually but i made a ****ty window frame for now till i locate a good one. I wont cut the gl*** till i have the new frame
There is a nice aluminum reproduction windshield frame available from Snyder's in New Springfield OH. Easier to cut than a rotten original steel one.
jr if you need some i have a whole sheet at the shop its tufftack i use it on our race cars,pretty durable dave
thats one of the scariest steering setups ive seen. what the **** is that drag link all about?! youre supposed ot make the exhaust fit around the steering, not the other way round. its almost as clever as the fuel tank placement. i take it safety isnt big on the list of your priorites.......
I like it...safety what the **** is that? Wussy! it stops on the dime,steers damn good(no death wobble) smooth riding,seats were put in a comfy postion for the "owner"(may look funky in the pics)and the Plexi or Lexan i ran it in my 28 Coupe for 2 years never "shattered" on me (although it did fog up).motorcycles use it as a wind guard at 200 mph. this car is safe except for the gas tank.i would have not put it there. it has all new parts..its alot safer than Allloooooottttt of cars i have seen all over the U.S.and a bunch on this site. its "safer"than what they used to build back in the 40`s and 50`s before mig& tig welders. i guess i am takin this personal because i helped build it to the "customer`s" specs.any ways whatever.......just drive it and enjoy it... Now lets hear from the perfectionist.who will surely disagree with my comments.
if youre happy to put your name to something thats so wrong, thats fine, your standards must be a lot lower than mine, cos if a paying customer asked me to build em a cowl steer setup, it sure as hell wouldnt look like that. theres 2 fundimental rules to stick to with cowl steer, make sure the draglink and wishbone are level, and that theyre the same length, then work everything else around that.... its got nothing to do with perfection, and everything to do with it being your *** is on the line when they crash it cos it steers like a shopping trolley with a wheel missing.
as i said before,i drove it steers great and handles really good.i have seen drag cars with downward drag links.and as a matter of fact i have read that the longer the drag link the more stable the steering and the less chance for ****ed up steering and death wobble,and bump steer. i guess these examples are built wrong too...;0 and yes i did help build the car and am proud to have made the customer`s vision come to life.like i said before i would drive it anywhere...even in the UK if given the oppertunity.
youve just kinda prooved my point- the pics youve just posted look nothing like the steering on the sedan. pic 1. wishbone and draglink parrallel. pic 2. parallel and matched length. pic3., parallel and matched length. pic4, parallel, but with a scary bend in it. that will considerably weaken the compressive strength of the draglink the length does have some effect, but 'the longer the link the better it handles' simply isnt true. the draglink doesnt know how long it is, its only knows how long it is in relation to other suspension components. what makes it work is it being the same length as the wishbone and parallel to it, creating a parallelogram between the draglink, wishbone, pittman arm, and the distance between the spindle and the steering arm pivot. each pair of opposing sides can then work on the same plane, isolating any suspension forces on the steering. empahsis is placed on the draglink and wishbone as theyre the longest pair of sides so they have most effect. you may think it drives and handles fine, but it WILL work better if it has proper geometry.
dude put real gl*** in the windshield. in a very short order the other version will get scratched and you will be replacing it.. gl*** is not that expensive.. spend a few extra dimes... do you have an bumpsteer with that set up ???
Here is a pic of the rear...... **** is not only dangerous, but doesn't contribute to the overall design of the car.
Thanks Dave i may take you up on that i'll see how the sheet i have cuts (it is actually lexan) Car steers fine fellas minor bumpsteer.
Cool car! Can I take it for a drive and let everyone know how it is? Everyone is an expert. The last time I looked into the book (I will have to get another since it has been awhile and will keep in touch) in Texas all you need is a place to hold up the inspection, registeration, and working windshield wiper for older vehicles. I do like having a windshield though.
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