jojo713
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Post by jojo713 on Aug 24, 2010 13:41:35 GMT -5
I am looking for a set of gull wings and a rear window. If you have them please let me know what you want for them.
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Post by centralvalleygter on Aug 24, 2010 14:43:28 GMT -5
The gulls and rear windows are available from the guy who made the originals, see the following thread: bradleygt.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=214&page=1At the bottom of the thread. I know that may seem a bit pricely - especially because the doors are relatively fragile, but you don't really have many options if you want to use the original type doors. It is difficult to find un-fitted used doors and once they are fitted to a particular Bradley, they are generally unsuable for other Bradleys (unless your standards for "fit & finish" and hinge hole repair are really low) because the nature of kit cars is that each is somewhat different. Regards... |
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Post by spyderdriver on Dec 16, 2010 21:56:50 GMT -5
the guy who i got my GT from sed he spent 1000$ for the doors and short window.
(good deal cuz the car only cost 1500$)
but i don't think it would be too hard to make your own, all you need is a heat souse, (electric stove) and some 1/4 inch Plexiglas.
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Post by thehag71 on Dec 16, 2010 23:05:42 GMT -5
To jojo713: These parts used to be the most difficult to locate, but the original supplier is producing them again, so it is just a matter of a phone call or 2 and money sent. Read through the classified section, there were some up for sale a while back, not sure if they are still available or not. The original supplier was Ray Tierney at Sun Ray. Read through the boards and you can get the contact information. To spyderdriver: No, It doesn't seem too difficult to make your own,  and there are many members on here who have tried. Some succesfully, some not. If you are experienced in molding plastic it probably won't be a big project. Material and equipment costs seem to be the biggest issues. |
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Post by spyderdriver on Dec 17, 2010 20:56:06 GMT -5
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Post by smyrnaguy on Dec 21, 2010 8:06:29 GMT -5
Plexiglass isn't legal for road use as a windshield material. It certainly wouldn't last long. Blowing sand will give it a "frost" very quick. Some polycarbonates are DOT accepted but then they are also FAA accepted for use as windshields. They are also very pricey and then there's the oven and vacuum system you'll need to mold one. Your best bet for something like that would be an aircraft supplier. If you are too cheap to buy another windshield something like the LeMans glass you have in mind is going to be way out of reach. However it looks like that type could be made by using a salvage yard windshield from a large car like maybe a Ford Taurus. Cut a pie slice from the middle, join it in the middle and lay it back. That could be done fairly cheap.
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Post by Jeff Troy on Dec 21, 2010 15:58:58 GMT -5
That "convertible" thing about cutting off the centerboard and rear sections of the T-top isn't a real smart move.
Without adequate support, the weight of the windshield alone can break the sides of the windshield frame, and it could happen a lot quicker if you use the upper corner of the frame, as everyone does, to support your weight while climbing in and out of the car.
It also makes the car look more like a bathtub than a Bradley without that rear top section.
There's plenty enough air in a GT with the rear and gulls removed. No need to kill an original top for a not-so-great, misguided concept.
The rear "air" problem isn't in the GT. It's the Twoie design that totally confines a driver and passenger. Nothing opens widely enough for good airflow in the cokpit, and it truly defines the term "coupe." Got a Twoie? Better install air.
Warmest...
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Post by spyderdriver on Dec 21, 2010 16:50:38 GMT -5
no no, its in own top, ill mold a new one to play with.
and yes i plexi will be ruined just driving to the store and back, i think you can get flat safety glass that's road legal, and it you do a split window with 2 or 3 sections of glass you can still curve it enough.
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Post by thehag71 on Dec 21, 2010 17:58:12 GMT -5
I saw a GT I at a car show a few years ago that had the roof cut off just behind the windshield. I asked the owner about windshield flexing and breaking. He said that he had no issues with flexing or cracking. He had run 1" square steel tube down through the side supports of the windshield frame and welded them to the floor then ran another piece between the 2 side supports and welded that. Then he glassed over that and shaped it. It looked good, but without the roof the car didn't look right.
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Post by mack8743 on Dec 21, 2010 18:44:27 GMT -5
Have a nos windshield both gull wings never drilled and short back window 600
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Post by kartracer on Dec 21, 2010 18:52:32 GMT -5
Have a nos windshield both gull wings never drilled and short back window 600 Mack where are you located? |
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Post by mack8743 on Dec 21, 2010 20:05:17 GMT -5
Md pa line
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Post by mack8743 on Dec 21, 2010 20:06:06 GMT -5
have a complete kit never been started for 1200
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Post by spyderdriver on Dec 21, 2010 20:26:49 GMT -5
I saw a GT I at a car show a few years ago that had the roof cut off just behind the windshield. I asked the owner about windshield flexing and breaking. He said that he had no issues with flexing or cracking. He had run 1" square steel tube down through the side supports of the windshield frame and welded them to the floor then ran another piece between the 2 side supports and welded that. Then he glassed over that and shaped it. It looked good, but without the roof the car didn't look right. yeah i know, but i think if you change the windshield entirety it could look very nice. |
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Post by thehag71 on Dec 23, 2010 2:25:34 GMT -5
That is the cool part about working with fiberglass. You can make modifications and if you don't like it when it is done, you can just grind it off and start over.
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Post by Wyn on Dec 23, 2010 10:23:29 GMT -5
Yes, Fg is very easy to make odd shape parts.
I made the pocket for the dash mounted video screen. I wraped the monitor in two zip lock bags. Took a sheet of plastic layed two pices of fg resioned them and layed on the back side of the monitor with plastic sheet on top, layed a large block of foam and applied pressure.
Wyn
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and there are many members on here who have tried. Some succesfully, some not. If you are experienced in molding plastic it probably won't be a big project. Material and equipment costs seem to be the biggest issues. 
