Findlay234
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 12:33 PM |
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Windscreen fixing
I was just ready through some old threads, especially one on how fast the cars wuold go and the factors affecting top end speed, many said a major
factor would be the windscreen. This moved me to start thinking how a windscreen is attached to the scuttle. My scuttle is a fibreglass scuttle like
most people on here. have you guys attached it straight onto the fibreglass or have you rienforced it in some way???
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 12:52 PM |
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Not having one myself, but the sensible option is to use big washers to pull up on the fibreglass and stop it breaking through.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 02:05 PM |
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If you have ever been blown by a high wind, you can imagine the kinda force on a windscreen at 80 mph.
On my car I made up two 2.5mm thick steel plates which are welded to the car frame, and butt up agaisnt the outer sides of the scuttle, inside the
scuttle.
The screen will bolt thro to these.
However, if you use the 'triangle' type bracket that sevens tend to have, that probably spreads the load well - provided you use large dia
washers, and make sure the scuttle is decently fixed down in first place!
atb
steve
[Edited on 8/1/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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Findlay234
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 08:03 PM |
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yeah, im planning not to use a windscreen till after the sva and then put one on. i only had worrys of the sail like characteristics the windscreen
represented.
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zetec
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 08:57 PM |
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I've bolted my triangle supports thru the scuttle base with big washers, so far so good, taken it up to 110 and not fallen off yet...pic on
archive.
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 11:02 PM |
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Are we not sometimes guilty of over analyzing things. How many times do you hear of a Lotus 7 type kit car having its windscreen ripped off at high
speed killing the driver, his passenger or innocent pedestrian?
Put some sort of washer or spreading plate on the inside of the scuttle and worry about the end of the world instead.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/1/04 at 11:16 PM |
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agreed
but
how would we know what happens to 7 drivers - if they are dead they cant post.......
and I have seen some awfully crap engineering in my time on sites like this during my build - some of it my own! Thats why I ended up doing my
suspension geometry twice..... 
wasnt it you that was in a car with someone that nearly died cos something as simple as a hose clip came off......
atb
steve
[Edited on 8/1/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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