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BTW Jack, aren't you glad your grille slants back more in line with the rear cowl and windshield lines?

Bob,

At least Kyle got that right - that's one in a row.

I spent the whole day unbleeping another Gibbon goat rope. I had to completely redo the power windows. It's a little hard to explain, but the carrier that lifts the glass and the window channels were not in line. When the glass got to the top, the center of the carrier was 3/4" outside the channel. The glass was actually bowing somewhat in order to get it to the top - and needless to say, it was in a total bind. The motor sounded like it was going to have a hernia. I had to cut into the wood bracing in the door, chop a piece off of the upper mount of the regulator and re-mount the motor. Kyle had the motor hung from an 8" long piece of 1/8" aluminum, and it flopped around like a beached carp. He also left in a couple of capscrews that are supposed to be taken out so the carrier can float.

Seems to me it's a pretty simple concept that the carrier needs to travel in a the same plane as the window channels. I have no idea why I didn't catch this during mockup - but I didn't.

By the way, the reason I keep posting the Gibbon bleepups is so that anyone searching the forum for the word "Gibbon" finds some interesting information.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

At least Kyle got that right - that's one in a row.

Knowing how "fond" you are of the little twerp, you just might be giving him too much credit there.

I suspect Slover had more to do with the design part of it than Kyle, since P&J had a marketing exclusive on the Viper at first..........if I remember correctly.