Thread: Chopped top glass

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well you have to have a 3D pattern, they will digitize it and machine an unwarpable pattern from it.
you have to take the 2D pattern and weld/fiberglass a curve template to it, porbably in at least two places (upper and lower) perpendicular to that to hold your 3D curve
it's REAL expensive- mine was ~22X26" (tiny) and cost $2065

a more stock windshield you could just ship them a windshield and show them how short it has to be- lots easier, but they will have to machine a digitized (steel?) pattern, coz the glass has to be real hot I would guess, but no less expensive for them to do.

still, this is REAL expensive. a guy has the link in above post for a Hastboro PA shop I used

I wasn't happy with the way they did mine- they thought somehow it was supposed to be 1" shorter than my template showed, but I just added a windshield gasket and changed the pillar abit.

The only other alternative is find a shop that cuts glass and bring them ~8 stock windshields- maybe one will survive cutting. I think this the most used method. Or try it yourself. Respirator (DON't bbreathe in any silicon dust) and faceshield, diamond cutting wheel using water as coolant. Cut lightly top/bottom of glass. Maybe start with a couple vent windows from a junkyard to see how it goes. This must approximately be what a glass shop would do. Just milk a glass shop for additional info while checking them out/begging.

you can see even if Lezan is illegal, it's cheaper to do it in Lexan and pay lotsa tickets. I just needed it coz the state inspector has to see it BEFORE I get a (now) 2006 special built bonded title/license