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Lexan glass, pop rivet hell (yeah i know not really glass it's polycarbonate plastic)

Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:46 AM
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Lexan glass, pop rivet hell (yeah i know not really glass it's polycarbonate plastic)

I do some work out of NeoTech Imports (a shop (primarily nissan)) here in san diego sometimes and teddy asked me to put lexan windows in his 1st gen drag car (er the drag car that will be one day).

so after much cursing, bleeding, sore muscles and back the front windshield, rear quarter windows and rear hatch are complete ( i was only given one sheet of lexan glass which was not enough for everything teddy wanted done so im waiting on the other sheet of glass). which at that point i get to go back to lexan/pop rivet hell.

mind you on saturday i was on a mission for teddy to try to find another sheet of lexan so i could get it all done this weekend but for some ungodly reason all the places here in SD that sell lexan close at 1pm on sat or aren't open at all. i did talk to an interesting character though that felt the need to explain to me that its not really glass its polycarbonate plastic. only after which he got my hopes up of getting a sheet then only to tell me he had closed at 1pm and that wasnt possible.

anyhow back on topic. i think teddy is happy with the result. he seemed that way today when he came by. here are a couple pics.

the front is really dirty

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for the front i had to make a custom bracket to hold the supports in place. the supports will keep it from flopping around on the track and the windshield is urethaned on (as a glass windshield would be) to keep wind noise away.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:53 AM
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for the rear i also had to create a support to keep noise down. i decided to keep the upper hinge on and the center cover for what would have been the latch. removing the hinges would have caused a leaking problem in the roof and it made the supports more aesthetically pleasing IMO.

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i also had to make custom brackets for the rear to mount the lexan to as there was no mounting possibilities on the chassis itself. cutting out the rubber gasket (which isnt just rubber btw it has aluminum in it to keep its form) was fun.....not

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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:56 AM
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and the rear quarters were a bitch. lol teddy had bought some "precut ready to install" rear quarters. what a f'ing joke that was. i think it took me more time to modify those than it would have to have just made my own. but w/e

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i was able to put the little rear corner cover back on but it needs to stay put for a full 24 hours so it had to be taped over.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 03:28 AM
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2cute----- this **** i no joke. I'll be honest and say one thing. i was kinda worried ok worried is not correct word, doubtful, ok there I said it. Now I stand corrected---from the pictures the out come looks not only professional but "gangster". Holy **** !!! i mentioned to teddy about window clips and bracing and blabablabbbbahh and damn from the looks of the bracing and clips which you fabed, why did i even open my mouth to teddy..... 2 cute you r ****** hardcore. great job.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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I can't thank schools, and nick from Neotech enough...I do great a great portion no no...let me correct that...I do do 99.9% of my own work, there are are just somethings i will not attemp...This was one of them...thanks for the great work...

I want my my ******* sticker...lol...good job...
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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wow i cant believe you doubted me. thats rough.

working on the sticker. i had hoped there were some with the old logo but apparently not. when the new ones are cut youll be the first to have one.

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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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Oh wow! Wicked nice!!

care to do the lexan front, sides, and rear for a 94 FD. . .?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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wow good job jen it looks great
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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Nice work Jen.
You may have an FC customer soon
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Originally Posted by cool_as_crap
Nice work Jen.
You may have an FC customer soon
sounds good to me. whenever your ready.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by RedR1
Oh wow! Wicked nice!!

care to do the lexan front, sides, and rear for a 94 FD. . .?
trailer the pegacorn out here and we can handle it.
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trailer the pegacorn out here and we can handle it.
i'll get with you when the time comes closer. you did a very swank job on that!
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thanks
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Originally Posted by 2cute
wow i cant believe you doubted me. thats rough.

working on the sticker. i had hoped there were some with the old logo but apparently not. when the new ones are cut you'll be the first to have one.
YO YO 2cute i want a sticker to damn-it. what sticker, who knows but i wants me one too. For the doubting on my part just so that we are clear on things, it's got nothing to do with "girls cant do **** or it's man world" none of that **** believe me. my doubt are more like she/he who has no experience with fabing lex-an and glass and install and all that ****. Obviously the results speak for themselves. yeah we clear. "You Gangster" much props....
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SD93FD3S
YO YO 2cute i want a sticker to damn-it. what sticker, who knows but i wants me one too. For the doubting on my part just so that we are clear on things, it's got nothing to do with "girls cant do **** or it's man world" none of that **** believe me. my doubt are more like she/he who has no experience with fabing lex-an and glass and install and all that ****. Obviously the results speak for themselves. yeah we clear. "You Gangster" much props....
who said i had no experience?
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who said i had no experience?
doh!!!!!!!!!! not me, who the hell!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
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Love the rear window, it now has a rotor brace!! lol
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cool thing about lexan, in the event of a crash, you can't bust it out. and if you do "punch" through it, it shards and you get yourself pinched into it so that you can't pull yourself back through without impalement..
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cool thing about lexan, in the event of a crash, you can't bust it out. and if you do "punch" through it, it shards and you get yourself pinched into it so that you can't pull yourself back through without impalement..
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! holy moly
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yup thats lxan for you
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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sounds like the old school windshield glass pre the dual layer glued safety glass. funfun, dont poke your head through
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knowing me I will.
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**** that's not even funny.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SD93FD3S
doh!!!!!!!!!! not me, who the hell!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
wow just wow.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Low Impedance
cool thing about lexan, in the event of a crash, you can't bust it out. and if you do "punch" through it, it shards and you get yourself pinched into it so that you can't pull yourself back through without impalement..
yeah well its regulation so....no choice there.
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