Thanks, Dale! That is helpful. Do you think some metal bar stock applied the same way would do? Seems like it would provide similar rigidity with a lower profile.

Thanks, Edward. Very helpful.

Do you think it would make sense to add a little bracing in the back? If so, what would be the best way to do that?

I am about at the point of doing this cutting project and talked to a guy in a body shop to pick his brain, but he does not seem to know a lot about these kinds of cars or this kind of fiberglass. I am going to do the job myself, but some of the things he said brought up questions that you all surely jame more expertise on:

— He seems to think i…[Read more]

Thanks! I actually would prefer the Brooklands style screen, but it came with this one. I believe the racing screens were not street legal in CT when this was registered (nor are they now). So full windshield it is. While the Brooklands would be more authentic, there were some contemporary Bugattis with similar windscreens, so it’s not entirely w…[Read more]

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I should do a proper post on this li’l jalopy, but since you’ve been so kind in sharing your expertise, here are a few pics per your requests!

I appreciate the additional advice. Just how concerned should I be about fire? I have seen people cut fiberglass with small saws like the one I plan to use (as well as multi-tools like the Fein Multimaster). If I keep a good feed speed, should fire be something I fear ur just be mindful of?

At any rate, I think I need to use the small circular…[Read more]

Thanks for the tips— I  wed an extremely straight cut for this, so was thinking of using the Dremel Ultra Saw, which is similar to a cut off tool but has built in guides that I can use with a jig to keep the cut straight.

in addition to taping the area to cut to avoid chipping and marking the line on that, I thought it would make sense to put ha…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies (FWIW I know New Bern well— my kids go to Camps Seagull/Seafarer).

The CT inspection process was simply more than I could deal with, luckily I found out that cars titled in-state require NO inspection… you simply bring the paperwork to the DMV and everything is easy.

so I started looking for a car in CT, which limited m…[Read more]