My First T-Bucket Build
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choppedtop
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Most local plastics suppliers (if you have one) have it in stock. I made my dash out of Lexan, for quite a bit less. So you might check around.
Lee
Lee
choppedtop
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If you are running a full frame around it, it will be ok. You could get a piece of 1/4 aluminum channel from a hardware store, such as ACE, and frame the top and bottom. Black RTV would hold it in place. I put a top frame on my glass windshield, just because I felt safer after seeing how much it bowed at speed. Lexan will bow also, but never break.
Lee
Lee
I have a new CCR 14" frame and setting tape and was thinking of Lexan instead of glass. Right now I'm using the CCR 11" frame and it is a bit too low for my giant head.
cmcdanl
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The seller is tooltymegirl. I bought it 1/4" thick.
cmcdanl
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This sounds like a good idea. Might even look ok too. I'll give it a shot and see.
cmcdanl
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I thought about that too. I bet it would look pretty cool. I decided against it for now, but who knows I may change my mind down the line.
cmcdanl
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I finished the windshield! The first picture is just showing how I made the rounded corners. I cut the radius out of plywood first, clamped the plywood to the lexan, and then used a jig saw to cut it. Easy. The mount in the middle made a HUGE difference in stability and strength. It only flexes a tiny bit on the top if I push kind of hard on it. I actually mounted it to where I had to push the windshield forward in order to bolt it up to the middle mount. That way it creates a bow in the middle. You can see the bow in the picture taken from the side. I think that will give it more strength and better air flow. I personally love the way it came out.
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cmcdanl
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Thanks! And yeah, that's not just the pictures. Once I peeled the protective plastic off I realized it's almost invisible! I bet once it's in the sunlight, and the car is painted, it will be more noticeable.
choppedtop
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If you can find some Liquid Glass car wax, put on several coats, buffing each between coats. It really protects Lexan pretty well. Bugs will come off easily also. Windshield looks good.
Lee
Lee
cmcdanl
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Just a quick update. I haven't had much time lately to work on the car. I got a few things done but nothing really picture worth. I got the floor glassed in, firewall glued in place, hole cut for the steering column, shortened my steering column, and started working on the break pedal/master cylinder mounting. I will post pics of the brake system when I get back in the garage this weekend. I'm running into a few issues with it, but I expect that since I'm fabricating it all.
TriodeLuvr
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The Crystals, don't know the year.
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cmcdanl
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Thanks. I have one of those big wooden stand up coolers in the garage. Also a mini fridge stocked with bud light.
cmcdanl
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I got a few things done this weekend. Brake assembly is done, shifter is done, and steering column is done. The shifter is one thing I splurged on and bought. The brake assembly I had to make since the trans crossmember is in the way of one you would buy. But this way, the master cylinder is hidden under the drivers seat. I was planning on mounting the pivot for the pedal under the floor, but I just couldn't do it because again the crossmember was in the way. So I mounted it on top of the frame and had to cut a section out of the floor for it to fit. I plan on making some kind of cover to hide it. I made the firewall mount for the steering column out of 1/4" plate. Used a hole saw to cut a hole big enough for the pipe to slip into at the angle I needed and welded it up. Cut out a section at the top of the pipe and welded two 3/8 nuts on one side, and two more on the other side that were drilled through. That way you can slip a bolt through the nut that is drilled out and screw in to the other, clamping the pipe to the column. Here are some pictures...
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Keeper
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That column mount looks familiar!
If you left the column itself long and have a collapsible shaft, you can make that steering column "telescopic". With my setup I can adjust it about 2 inches in/out. That allows it to fit me and the other half if she would ever drive the thing!
I would really think about reenforcing that brake pedal mount to the frame. Only looks like one tab and a through bolt? Hard to tell by the pics.
If you left the column itself long and have a collapsible shaft, you can make that steering column "telescopic". With my setup I can adjust it about 2 inches in/out. That allows it to fit me and the other half if she would ever drive the thing!
I would really think about reenforcing that brake pedal mount to the frame. Only looks like one tab and a through bolt? Hard to tell by the pics.
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