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Hi John, its on Facebook, a group I'm on called scratch built cars. I thought it very similar to yours so it may provide inspiration. The wheelarch flares would look good on yours I think. I'll try to post a link later if I can. Edit, try this; www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087057076649 |
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What a great project and some beautiful work. We wouldn't be allowed a polycarbonate windscreen here in the UK and not having that constraint gives a lot more freedom of design.Many thanks for the link which works fine.
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Actually polycarbonate screens are legal in the UK, as long as they are correctly marked.
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Actually polycarbonate screens are legal in the UK, as long as they are correctly marked. Is that so? I never knew that, thank you. Being able to design and shape exactly what screen you want opens up limitless possibilities. |
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isn't his screen perspex ,cos he couldnt get the temps for poly ?
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Actually polycarbonate screens are legal in the UK, as long as they are correctly marked. Is that so? I never knew that, thank you. Being able to design and shape exactly what screen you want opens up limitless possibilities. BIVA specifies glass for windscreens. C&U regs specify safety glass after 1985. IV never heard of a polycarbonate screen with markings so I would be wary of going down that route. |
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Proton Jumbuck-deceased :-(
2005 Kia Sorento the parts hauling heap
V8 Humber Hawk
1948 Standard12 pickup SOLD
1953 Pop build (wifey's BIVA build).
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Dec 11, 2023 13:31:39 GMT
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Is that so? I never knew that, thank you. Being able to design and shape exactly what screen you want opens up limitless possibilities. BIVA specifies glass for windscreens. C&U regs specify safety glass after 1985. IV never heard of a polycarbonate screen with markings so I would be wary of going down that route. Actually Paul, I think you have corrected me. you CAN have correctly marked side/rear in lexan/polycarb but I think you are correct in saying that front screens are not allowed. |
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Dec 11, 2023 14:04:25 GMT
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Ah, that's what I thought
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Dec 11, 2023 15:46:42 GMT
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BIVA specifies glass for windscreens. C&U regs specify safety glass after 1985. IV never heard of a polycarbonate screen with markings so I would be wary of going down that route. Actually Paul, I think you have corrected me. you CAN have correctly marked side/rear in lexan/polycarb but I think you are correct in saying that front screens are not allowed. I hope it wasn't taken a s a put down Mark. My intention was to point out that it only becomes a grey area pre 85. But as graphically illustrated it is a can of worms. |
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Proton Jumbuck-deceased :-(
2005 Kia Sorento the parts hauling heap
V8 Humber Hawk
1948 Standard12 pickup SOLD
1953 Pop build (wifey's BIVA build).
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Dec 12, 2023 13:09:39 GMT
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I feel totally crushed Paul  I know of a few cars with Poly screens on the street though. |
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Amazing work ! ... well done. 👍
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Amazing work ! ... well done. 👍 Thank you so much. I'm really pleased with how the shape is developing and now the wings are in one piece it is much easier to see how the curves flow and blend in to the headlights and to my eye, the effect is very pleasing. A lot of planishing and metal finishing of the welds is needed and the thing I have to be ulta careful of is not to stretch the panel and alter the shape as I bring the metal up where it has shrunk in the weld area. |
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Jan 24, 2024 16:31:15 GMT
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Jan 26, 2024 10:49:50 GMT
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Sad to say that despite annealing and very careful planishing, the weld has cracked again. About 15mm long up near the headlamp.
So the decision has been made to kick TIG into touch for the rest of the project and go back to gas welding which I only rejected on the cost of acetylene but not there really is no choice. Gas welding fully anneals a one inch area either side of the weld bead making it very it very malleable with little chance of cracking.
So, the next job is to dust off the equipment, replace the perished hoses and bite the bullet with the gas. And then practice, practice practice. In some ways, gas welding is easier than TIG welding aluminium because you don't need a steady hand, in fact a bit of torch movement is all part of the process. It's 14 years since I last did any gas welding of aluminium but I'm hopeful that I can get back into it.
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Jan 26, 2024 13:07:46 GMT
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Something we do at work on our tig welded ally cases is to run the tig torch over the weld a second time but with no filler rod. We do it as it smooths out the roll of pennies and turns it into a mirror finish that looks more like molten solder.
It may be worth you trying this as it will flatten the weld - needing less filing/planishing and also will anneal the weld at the same time.
Might be worth a try?
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Jan 26, 2024 13:42:21 GMT
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i think insisting on glass for a windscreen is to do with scratching from the wipers. Imagine a dusty sandy windscreen and an opaque finish after you use your wipers
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Jan 27, 2024 12:20:32 GMT
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It's more likely the safety aspect of laminated - as toughened glass is not allowed. There are good non scratch plastics now that don't scratch from wipers.
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