I'm about to order this kit but just want to make sure that I'm understanding something. The rear "glass" will have cutouts to use the factory hinges so that I can still mount a spoiler correct? I'll just be rivetting/screwing the rest of the lexan to the hatch frame right?

I did a few searches but couldn't find any good pics or descriptions.


Thanks,

 

At the top it used the factory mount so you can use a factory wing. Heres a picture of mine.

 

Ah, ok. So they you just rivet/screw the rest of the window down around the frame?

(Thanks for the pic!)

Steve

 

http://www.sparcousa.com/ptuning_acc.asp?id=298

i use this right here...it works and u dont have to drill holes all over the place

 

I kind of understand how it works. Do you have a pic of your car and you're using it?


Steve

 

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with the "RACE" kit, all the glass is flat, its not formed like the picture above......

sooo......
you are going to have to build a "frame" for the window to sit on, or else it wont be flush with the body....... the top of my glass doesnt bolt up like factory. but i still am using a stock "wing"



sorry i dont have any pics of it, with the window in. i will try to get some at a later date.

 

Oh wow, that sucks ***.


Steve

 

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why? more work than you had planned on? do you need any more details or anything? just let me know. i will help the best i can.

 

Yeah, just one more thing I have to do. I lack ALL kinds of welding skills since I only have a 110 MIG welder (gasless) and weld like a blind man with parkinson's disease.

I'll have to fab some tabs and mount them all. Make them look "pretty-ish".

That and I still have to weld in that support rod for the windshield.


Steve

 

hold on..... let me go take some pictures... so you have something to work with....you can order all these tabs and dzues fasteners through jegs or someplace like that.

http://www.chassisshop.com/ is a good one


http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs...Id=-1


Modified by Dturbocivic at 11:52 AM 10/21/2005

 

That would be great and I REALLY appreciate it! I'm guessing the tabs can be mig welded even with my crappy unit right?


Steve

 

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definitly.

im waiting for my digi camera to charge..... than ill be back with pics

 

Cool, I went to the chassisshop site and found the tabs. I'm guessing you went with 3/8". Did you screw yours in? I think I'll use 1/4" and just rivet it down.

What do you think of the springs that were posted above? Valid for the pro classes? (I can't find anything saying other wise.)


Steve

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k-series &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cool, I went to the chassisshop site and found the tabs. I'm guessing you went with 3/8". Did you screw yours in? I think I'll use 1/4" and just rivet it down.

What do you think of the springs that were posted above? Valid for the pro classes? (I can't find anything saying other wise.)


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not sure what you mean with the 1/4inch or the 3/8. about the springs. i guess you could use them, but i dont know what for? maybe the hold the hatch glass down.. ive seen them on stock cars, where the gas shock usually bolts through the glass, the spring was attached there, and the other part was on the body of the car, not the tail gate. id use them on a road race car/sfwd/comp car. that needs the factory glass, but not a car that isnt using the factory glass.

take this link and put it in your "address bar" ....(right click, copy, paste) then expand the image....

http://www.imagestation.com/pi...g.jpg

 

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The size of the hole in the tab, but after looking at the quick connects, I see that they're .5".

Thanks again for your help.


Steve

 

finally took some pics. dont mind all the dust

 

My FAL race kit looks NOTHING like yours. I don't have black around the windows and every panel seems to be off in size. the sides are "ok" but the back panel is REALLY bad.

The front windows are full windows and come to a point instead of being squared off. I don't know, maybe I'm expecting too much. Don't know.


Steve

 

They don't come with the black stripes, you have to paint them on. And all the windows are shipped "oversized" and need to be trimmed. However some of the side windows (the rears if I recall correctly) need not be trimmed.

 

The rears are close, but the back is a good 2 1/2"s oversized (if not more). Just surprising.


Steve

 

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they leave them oversized for you, so they fit proper. (after you trim them )

 

Guess I have some work to do.


Steve

 

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they leave them oversized for you, so they fit proper. (after you trim them )

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How do I go about "trimming" these? What's the best method?


Steve

 

Bump?

 

I used a jig saw for mine, just be sure to put some type of felt pad on the "feet" of the saw so it doesn't scratch the windows.