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String Align Windscreen
My windscreen is cracked and since VicRoads insist that I need a windscreen I thought I'd try to minimise the chances of it instantly cracking again.
I did a quick search and couldn't find much on string aligning your cobra windscreen. rather than type a couple of thousand words...;) http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...indscreen2.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...indscreen1.jpg It's a handy technique courtesy of my little brother that I had not heard of. the idea is that the string should cross in the centre and just touch. LoBelly |
Nice tip LoBelly, thanks!
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Originally installed my windscreen and support brackets as one piece.
Hadn't any problems in the short stint of driving I did in the car, but curious if anyone can suggest if I have created a potential stress problem or overcome it too. |
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- just undo the screws - remove the windscreen - check the alignment It turns out that the under dash roll bar of my RMC was narrower than the 'legs' of the windscreen - which I would imagine created a stress issue however the crack appeared after we towed the on a trailer with the car facing backward (final straw?) LoBelly |
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Good tip mate. Just watch tightening the bracket in the centre of the windscreen for the mirror. I have seen it crack a screen.
I did not use it on my Cobra for that reason.....:eek: Mmmmm Vicccee roads..:CRY: |
When I installed my screen I found two issues:
1st the width of the screen to the bar it sits on, if it's too narrow or wide it will stress the screen. 2ndly the angle of the support/bracket on the bar was not on the same angle as the screen so I had to bend it to the same angle. I found this out by another rcm builder clamping his screen to the bar and my the next morning there was a CRACK right down the middle of the screen which made us then check the angle of the screen uprights to the bar bracket. After I did those two things I placed the scrren in and let it find it's own centre. Hasn't cracked yet in 10,000km |
Wouldn't be torque twist on the chassis breaking the screen mate would it!
Cheers BJ |
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