Hi - my car is sat outside my house without any problems - I guess I don't live in a scummy area though...

...only joking ;-) mine is actually tucked up on the drive most nights

I read something on this thread about getting a rear window for a Ford Popular done from a template. Okay on flat glass I guess. Unfortunately it is 82 pages - somewhere around page 30 i think

http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/top...hop-week-32177

There's a guy who advertises in custom car mag I'm sure that does flat glass...does a lot of heavy plant on sites aswell as they are all flat

http://www.aik-glass.co.uk/products

Also
http://www.construction.co.uk/company_143843.htm

Our vans are stocked with laminated and toughened safety glass so we can cut and fit all in one visit, so you have a minimal amount of downtime.

Redratbike , thanks for that , Geoff .

Are you going to use the donor's doors? From the development pics it looks like custom made 'glass doors are being fabricated unless they're just skins to bond over the Beemer doors.

Will you be replicating/homaging the Ferrari interior or keeping the modern dash and trim?

Sorry for all the questions but this car's really caught my attention as it's got the potential to be a 'sensible' daily driver to complement my Spyder. :eusa_think:

Good morning Mister Towed , the car will retain the Z3 doors but they will be reskinned , as for the interior , a 250 SWB style interior would be the best way to go , but for the sake of my wallet/sanity/reliability , the desire to drive it as soon as possible will take precedence , i will be replacing the seats with something more period and would look to use the seat material to have the door cards and possible the centre console/dash covered , the "sensible daily driver" term is exactly what i am hoping for , thanks Geoff .

That would be interesting to see - Thought you couldn't cut toughened glass? Please show a video to prove me wrong! We'll know it's toughened when it breaks into thousands of pieces.

would the rubbers off a hartop bonded be used on to a small cut of tempered,polished glass to fit work. like some of the mercedes coupes and i think the astra that was on here had rubber seals in between the glass at the back. could take a mould off the hardtop as a template and then back to the shape of the door. just brainstorming. yes you would see a thin rubber seal close up but not from a distance.

Evening Geoff
I've found an Italian supplier who'll sell a pair of SWB seats for 3700Euros if that's of use :-)
Steve

Any chance of some discount if we both buy a set! Geoff .

I understand where your coming from as far as driving the car and interior. Im gonna use the mx5 interior as is till I've cleared my loan and start changing bits when i can. I've bought the usual steering wheel and gear knob. Was looking at mini buckets with a head rest would look period. I prefer cloth seats to keep the weight down. Havnt driven the car since i dropped it off bout a year ago.

I had a new clutch kit fitted and water pump and cam belt so it keeps all the major moving parts in sync and nice and cool when one day i drive it home.

Think I will have to sell my lambo and get one of these :)

I may have missed someone previously pointing out the blindingly obvious, but it just struck me that the MGB has a pretty close track / w'base to the SWB - could this kit be made to fit an MGB roadster, but using BGT windscreen (rather than the seperate alloy pillars of the roadster) and still avoid IVA? The BGT and SWB screens do look to be broadly similar in 'wraparound' and have square corners rather than radiused, have easily available chrome trim etc.

An early roadster would of course have a perfectly period interior etc.

Al

Hmm - now that sounds a good idea! Spare parts unlikely to ever be a problem as well. Wires as well. Good thinking Batman

Before buying the swb wooden buck I did look at MGB wings and doors as a starting point for the panel shapes, but your idea of using the roadster shell is a good one. I will look into it once we have the Z3 version sorted.

I'm full of good ideas, me! It'd be a bit like the sebring sprite, where the windscreen frame is part of the roof / rear moulding, but picks up on the detachable screen mounting points

Are MGB rear wings welded on? I think fronts are bolt on. Does this make a difference to IVA?

What about a 250 SWB Spyder. Notice that I ommited the word "replica" because Ferrari never made a convertible version in this bodyshape.

The 250 Spyder that Ferrari built in those days was the famous California Spyder.

Now, there's another idea for another model in the future. Maybe Z3 based ? :icon_idea:

DSG4ME - I restored an MGB roadster a number of years back and I am sure if my memory is correct they are welded and then have a lead bead along the top. Fortunately I only had to replace the sills and lower rear quarters (plus the front wings, front valance, rear valance, drivers & passengers floor - in fact the only things that was rot free was the boot! )

I have to admit the idea of using an MGB as a donor is one that I would favor as the engine bay is large so can fit the notorious rover V8 as fitted in the MGB GT :-) or the V6 that the MGC had.