Coupe to roadster conversion question

Dondanno, I read that three times, and I have no clue what you mean...

 

Original '28-9 posts are stamped steel. If you don't need chrome, I suspect that working them into the top of the post area by welding would be much easier than trying to replicte the structure they bolt to on a roadster. I think they just need to carry the pillar line upward, so cut and splice...

 

When they are parked side by side,there is a suprising differance between a genuine roadster,and a converted coupe.Cutting the roof off is easy.Making it look decent can be a little more involved.
And as long as it looks good,it is good.
The big sticking point,especially on the 29-29,is the transition at the top of the door into the
a-pillar/cowl.Too many guys just whack it off leaving this big square corner sticking out.

 

The door thing? I what I meant was, where the roll up window gap is the tricknes compared to a roadster door. I think cold meds are clouding my mind....Danny

 

how about a sedan into a roadster??

 

but on the note of a "roadster windsheild"

couldnt you just take some round tubing, slice one side open so it has a vertical slot on it. pic you fav way of mounting it to the cowl,and thread the top of the tube to take a threaded plug slide the glass into the slot and screw the cap/plug in.

might want to make a center post as well becaue a completly flat glass windsheild might be prone to brakeing?--dont know why you see them all the time but i heard some one say that before so a "3" post design would fix that. would even be able to use it just to work some sort of V shape ito the windsheild.

thats the basics , weld and putty to taste till you like how it looks


if all else fails simplifie

tim

 

I'm in similar spot. I've got a line on a 28-9 roadster back half, but with no roadster doors or cowl to go with it. what I do have is a 28-9 sedan cowl and doors, made into a pickup. it's all pretty damn bad, but I think I can make it work. The price is right, so i'm going to buy it. I'd like to see some pictures of what other people did to fix the windshield posts. Dave

 

c413a,I have a few sets roadster A pillars if you need emDon't want much for em.i also have a roadster dash rail sittin here.......Shiny

 

I am having to do the same thing with the 28 pickup that I have. When I got it, someone had already removed the roof and tossed it in the garbage. Well, I took it down to my buddy Dave at the Lowering Block and he built new side panels and rear wall for the cab, installed the 37 dash and the pair of A roadster windshield pillars. I am picking it up on Saturday and will post a pic or 2 of what it looks like now.

 

as is now

 

I like the front profile, its just from the side, the old A pillars are soo fat, Thats what I want to change. Maybe just shave a little off the old ones....

 

Scott,just cut a pie down em and close em back up.It'll thin it out at the top a bunch and look great........Shiny

 

Good thing we follow DrJ's "style" here int he HAMB. After all, he is a Professor of "art" Show us the Blue Truck to really wow the masses!

 

at least slant the ws back a couple degrees,
and also slim the width of the door top,
unless you already did.
adding that round reveal across the rear top
always helps.

than drive it.

tp aka zibo