tech or update? windshield frame

got a couple hours in on the modified yesterday and today,

pieced together a frame out of the '24? Chevy frame I picked up in Monroe.

made one tall glass in place of the two separate pieces.

started with this

 

it is a few inches narrower and has a more pronounced arc to the bottom than the Ford

 

so I took it all apart,

breaking the PLATE glass in the process

 

made a pattern for some new mounting plates

 

cut two pieces of 3/16" plate

 

bent them to fit the body and smoothed them up

 

bolted them in place using the stock mounting holes

and trimmed the mounting flanges off the Chevy sanctions

and used the bottom bolt to attach it to the body too

 

squared it up and took a measurement or two

 

cut a chunk out of it and welded it back together

 

cut the glass frames into a whole lotta pieces

 

and started welding It all back together

 

slowly worked it with heat to follow the curve of the dash

 

repeted on the other side

 

filled the gap in the middle with a chunk from the top

 

gradualy working towards a halfway decent contour,

and rolled it outside to check the overall look..

 

front

 

and there ya have it..

Paul

 

Nice!
Uhm....whatcha' doin' with the bedframe??
Gonna put a Hemi in it for the Hamb drags?
Okay, seriously....This is a great post.
I'm starting to visualize***** with channel and square tubing.
Thanks for a great post.

 

That thing is coming out great!

The windshield has the right proportions to it, fits the car perfect!
Nice job.

 

Excellent!
Mart.

 

Gow Job

 

Mercury caps

 

I'm not making a scenester rat rod,

just a fun little scrapper.

so far aside from the steering wheel there is nothing newer then the '61 motor and trans.

the rest is all twenties, thirties and forties stuff with a couple fifties things thrown in.

Paul

 

Thanks for the pics.I plan on doing the same kinda thing soon on my 27.

 

I've always liked you coupe, but this little bomb is winning my heart. I think it's turning out great and I'm betting your going to have a blast when it's finished. Thanks for sharing the build with us with text and pictures. I can't help but think you must have given the younger guys a lot of guidance and inspiration to tackle a project of their own. When you break a project like this down into segments it shows newer guys that a project can be brought to fruition if you take it one step at a time and don't loose your focus.
Can't wait to see it leaving two black marks on your driveway on it's way out for the maiden voyage.

Frank

 

I was going to go searching for a T windshield, now I have an idea for something much better. I love your posts.

Does the name Don Stuernagel ring a bell with you? He is from Fife, WA.

 

That thing's got more class than a teacher in a mini skirt!

 

thats turning out to be a tight little rpu, VERY cool!

 

thanks guys!

I wanted to build something Huey, Dewey OR Louie would be proud to drive!

Paul

 

Great job Paul, that Lil' RPU is gonna be fun. It really is amazing what little time you have in that thing. Should be tearing up the streets soon...