Tag Archives: Windscreen Surround

The fitting continues – with everything more or less the way I wanted it, it was time for a final test fit of the screen – this time with the finishers: It fits well enough, so time to carry on with fitting. I got all the holes drilled for the welds: And then tack welded the bottom part of the frame in place. It’s only held on by six welds at the moment, so it can easily come out again if needs be. Then the inner part of the top surround was welded in place: Cleaned up and painted: Yay, I finally have a windscreen lip! The outer part was cleaned and straightened up, painted and prepped for final fitting: I need to get a new tip for the welder before I can carry on, this one keeps jamming and causing wire feed problems. Otherwise, I’d have had the top … Read More

After a bit more tweaking, I’ve finally got the base panel ready to fit. I had to go over the A post bits again as they weren’t quite precise, it’s a nice snug fit now. I also ground back the rest of the welding on the sides and welded some new metal in: It’s not exactly pretty, but then it doesn’t have to be – the wings will cover most of it anyway. what’s important is that they’re now level with the rest of the panel, the old bits were welded on top which would have caused problems with the fitting of the wings. I then primered the bottom part (weld-through primer on the bits being welded, etch primer on the rest): All that remains now is to drill some holes for the spot (plug) welds in the necessary bits, then it’s ready for final fitting. I’m happy with the … Read More

Today I got the top part cut out and tried a test fit: Obviously a lot of cutting, shaping and grinding to be done, but so far so good. Duct tape is as strong as welding, right? A quick test fit of the screen (doubtless the first of many): It’s not a perfect fit, mostly due to the old sealer still on the screen. It’s pretty close though. I admit that was a slightly frivolous exercise, but I did learn a bit. Mainly that the top of the frame, given the chance, will drop down lower than it should, something to watch for when fitting it properly. Tomorrow should see the top panel cut to shape and ready for final test fitting before I get started with the welding.

Work continued on the frame today. I didn’t get as much as I’d hoped done, partly because the brand new angle grinder, bought to replace the old one which packed up, packed up. I was cutting a seam out when it started smoking, got suddenly really hot and then stopped working. So I had to pack up, drive to the other side of town and get it replaced, then drive back and start again. Not happy – I’d bought a cheap one as I didn’t need it to last too much longer, but I was hoping for more than a day’s use out of it! Obviously buying cheap is a false economy, so I paid a bit more (twice as much!) and got the same model I had before, at least I know that should last the distance with no problems. So, back on with the work: With the bits … Read More

No updates for a while, there really hasn’t been much going on. I’ve been busy with other things, and the only thing I’ve really been able to get on with is the filling of the front panel. That’s more or less done now, I’m not totally happy with it – there’s a small ridge at the top, I think the metal might be slightly raised at the edge of the dent. It’s hard to tell, the difference is so small you can’t even see it with a straightedge. It’s an annoying dent to repair, if I pop the dent right out it bulges out above where it should, and if I hammer it down too much it pops back leaving a 2” or so dent to fill. I may end up grinding the filler out and starting again. For now though, I’ve done as much as I’m going to, so … Read More