Smallfoot's AA

[soltz]

Very nice work [cl[cl

 

[earthman]

Fun project to follow. Thanks

 

[YBeNormal]

Looking great man! Glad to see it's coming along

 

[smallfoot]

It is looking a little more "whole"... Thanks a bunch ya'll! I need to tackle the windshield/visor area next and then move on to the door windows. And a mess of welding and grinding a filling holes...atleast we're keeping the welding and grinding suppliers busy!

 

[smallfoot]

Working on the header and some body metal around the windshield. And more filling and grinding...

Finally get to use this. My Mom. bless her heart, bought me this for a birthday years ago. Found the paperwork stuffed in the old box too. Thanks Mom!

 

[smallfoot]

more metal mending...I'm just winging it, but it's taking shape.

 

[Torchie]

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Torchie.

 

[smallfoot]

Layin the visor in...

Braking it on it's own frame...

Had to stop and build the windshield frame before I got ahead of myself....

 

[bob w]

Smallfeets, you remind me of me with your building techniques. Looking good, guy.

 

[smallfoot]

I ain't skeered!!!! Stick the longest line and lay the rest in as she goes...Thanks Bob!

 

[05snopro440]

This is going to look awesome! I'm in awe of what you are doing!

 

[smallfoot]

Thanks snopro! I got busy with the windshield today. Still have some things to add but the main frame is on hinges and fits pretty good.

 

[Torchie]

Great job on the windshield frame and visor Smallfoot.
It's really coming together now.[cl
Torchie.

 

[smallfoot]

You guys are way too kind! I'm gonna start out rusty cause it can camoflage my seams....when I paint it, it's gonna look rough. Mebbe a 100 footer...
Still gotta nail the ends down on the visor, but have some more to do before I can. The way I have it planned, when it goes into place, the visor will drop a few degrees and the corners will be even with the front edges....still remains to be seen! I gotta make a couple of calculations on my wiper motor and some windshield nuts need to be placed. I have in mind laying a strip around the inside edges of the existing framing to work with my weather stripping. That stuff came in 2 days ago at my buds place but I didn't find out till today. Been kinda waitin on that to know where to go with this strip I have planned. Will pick that up in the morning and try to get this done.

 

[smallfoot]

Got my order from McMaster-Carr. Bulb seals for the doorways and some glass locking edge grip seal. I cut a couple of short pieces of the latter to use for some sizing. The 2nd pic shows the material thickness I considered. The glass gasket said for 3/16" to 1/4" glass. I laid some 1/4" and some 3/16" on either side of some 1/8" which is the size of the lip around the frame. I'll go with 1/4" windshield glass. It fits nice and snug where the 3/16" was sloppy.
Got the lip welded in place all the way around. Still some filling to do on more welding...

The end result is a 5/16" wide lip around the inside of my frame. Next I'll be cutting out a pattern for my glass on this.

 

[Torchie]

You are making it look too easy Smallfoot.
Torchie.

 

[smallfoot]

I'm thinking I liked the looks of the frame better before laying this strip on....poopy...we'll see! Can always...blah....redo it[S

 

[smallfoot]

Made a regulator with a piece of 1/4" allthread, some 1/4" brass, a chunk of thick walled 1"tube, and a broken Penn reel crank that dates back a ways...

 

[Torchie]

Sweet.
Torchie.

 

[choppinczech]

smallfoot, which one of these did you order? The middle one?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#bulb-seals/=sqizf4