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mr bruce 11-28-2010 05:18 AM
How about a Stainless Windshield frame
 
with all the tools you guys got, I'm sure you guy's could make these at a reasonable costs, would eliminate the hasardus chrome prosess too http://clubcobra.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=107878

N2VENOM 11-28-2010 11:04 AM
I agree. After 3 years the corners are starting to fade. Re-chrome will be a huge hassle.

Zedn 11-28-2010 02:17 PM
Hi Guys,

There is a lot of work in making these frames. Im sure the guys at Kirkham can make them easy enough, but it is a very time consuming process so would be hard to do at a cheap price. This took me about 4 or 5 full days if you added up the hours. Its the polishing that takes forever.

Liam

mr bruce 11-28-2010 03:21 PM
There are roll machines that can make the U-channel that the glass fits into, that would eliminate all the welding. Once you rolled the U-channel, polishing would be relatively easy, the side bars are just flat stock, again ,easy to polish.. It's all just a matter of locating the machinery to have the forming done, surely the K bros. have the connections., Going rate on a chrome over brass W/S frame is around $7-800 retail, seems to me that that number could be beat with enough volume.

David Kirkham 11-28-2010 05:17 PM
mr bruce,

We made windshield frames from aluminum some time ago. They were so much work we just started to buy them. This thread has me thinking about making them again.

David
:):):)

mr bruce 11-28-2010 05:35 PM
Dave, I'm talkin' stainless, Midstates Cobra used to make them in aluminum and then they still had them chromed, and the chrome on aluminum didn't work all that well. Make the suckers out of stainless, eliminate the chrome. Maybe investment cast, heck ,I don't know, you guys can make everything, surely there's a better way.

David Kirkham 11-28-2010 05:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr bruce (Post 1092624)
Dave, I'm talkin' stainless, Midstates Cobra used to make them in aluminum and then they still had them chromed, and the chrome on aluminum didn't work all that well. Make the suckers out of stainless, eliminate the chrome. Maybe investment cast, heck ,I don't know, you guys can make everything, surely there's a better way.
We made them out of aluminum because they were lighter. We just polished the aluminum. You are right, stainless IS the way to go. We use stainless all over the place in our cars. The only problem is right now we are involved on many different projects I don't think we will be able to get to this for a while.

David
:):):)

pusherfans 12-03-2010 09:29 AM
David, can you share what projects you're working on yet? Are they Cobra projects or other stuff?

jmimac351 12-04-2010 07:17 AM
I think David is all Couped up.

David Kirkham 12-04-2010 09:14 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pusherfans (Post 1093857)
David, can you share what projects you're working on yet? Are they Cobra projects or other stuff?
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmimac351 (Post 1094008)
I think David is all Couped up.
Coupe and the sale on all the parts in the attic. The Greek car is also coming on line. Utah Tea Party stuff keeps me going as well. :D

David
:):):)

jmimac351 12-04-2010 06:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Kirkham (Post 1094019)
Utah Tea Party stuff keeps me going as well. :D

David
:):):)
I knew there was a reason why I liked this Kirkham guy. My wife and I drove to DC for the first rally on 9/12. We'll never, ever forget it.

Godspeed, Patriot.

David Kirkham 12-04-2010 06:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmimac351 (Post 1094095)
I knew there was a reason why I liked this Kirkham guy. My wife and I drove to DC for the first rally on 9/12. We'll never, ever forget it.

Godspeed, Patriot.
Thanks! I sincerely appreciate the kind words.

David
:):):)


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