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Windshield Development
JSATX
Goblin Guru
- JSATX Goblin Guru
No I spent this weekend making a new frame that was roller bent instead of the sharper bend. Makes mounting the Lexan windshield sooo much easier.
glass is still a goal but it’s on the back burner.
I also bought a slingshot windshield. It’s about 45” so very close but needs to be trimmed a little.
glass is still a goal but it’s on the back burner.
I also bought a slingshot windshield. It’s about 45” so very close but needs to be trimmed a little.
Tim Moland
Well-Known Member
- Tim Moland Well-Known Member
Is DF still working on a glass windshield, or have they given up on it? I really think the glass and side pillars look way better then the Plexiglas one that is provided with the kit. Please DF, take my money! I need this!!
Rabid Sloth Racing
Active Member
- Rabid Sloth Racing Active Member
There should be a small aircraft out there with similar width and a usable profile that we could trim down. Something like these: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/lpaero.php
Any of y'all have an old Cessna sitting around that I can steal the windshield out of?
Any of y'all have an old Cessna sitting around that I can steal the windshield out of?
Motoracer110
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- Motoracer110 Well-Known Member
any updates with the development?
Rabid Sloth Racing
Active Member
- Rabid Sloth Racing Active Member
Not everyone needs safety glass. Texas laws on windshield material, condition, or even having one installed are nonexistent. While we don't have to have one, it would be nice to block some of the wind and have a little protection from getting sandblasted out here in the desert. I really dislike the look of the default flat, nearly vertical plexiglass DF windshield. If I could find a GA one that has the right width and curves professionally bent it would be worth the couple hundred dollars for me to buy and try to trim the hood profile into.
Desert Sasqwatch
Bigfoot Goblin
- Desert Sasqwatch Bigfoot Goblin
Dale and Ross were test fitting a donor windshield to see if it fits the Goblin frame. This is not the DF development windshield from the recent Goblin meet photos.
We are all waiting to see how the DF development looks and how much work it will be to incorporate into a Goblin. Many builders need the safety glass with the DOT marking to register their car.
We are all waiting to see how the DF development looks and how much work it will be to incorporate into a Goblin. Many builders need the safety glass with the DOT marking to register their car.
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Ark :D
Goblin Guru
- Ark :D Goblin Guru
On the topic of keeping the plexiglass in good shape, how do you guys feel about this sort of product?
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Motoracer110
Well-Known Member
- Motoracer110 Well-Known Member
I personally wouldn't use any spray on the plexi. typically if there is any difference in thickness or high and low spots will distort looking through the glass and also most solvents used in aresol sprays might melt and bubble the Plexiglas . Im personally just going to use a buffing wheel once a year to make it look new again.
Ark :D
Goblin Guru
- Ark :D Goblin Guru
What about something like this?
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Motoracer110
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- Motoracer110 Well-Known Member
I think that would work great
Desert Sasqwatch
Bigfoot Goblin
- Desert Sasqwatch Bigfoot Goblin
Maybe for picture frames and artsy craftsy stuff, not sure it is optically clear after spraying from a rattle can. 
If aviation is not using it, I would be skeptical of the claims for use on a plexi windshield.
If someone is feeling brave, buy it, try it, and give forum feedback - I've been wrong about stuff like this before.
If aviation is not using it, I would be skeptical of the claims for use on a plexi windshield. If someone is feeling brave, buy it, try it, and give forum feedback - I've been wrong about stuff like this before.
Tinkles
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- Tinkles Well-Known Member
Here is what I had done for a windshield.
It's flat stock(3/16" I think) with a mounting lip recessed 1/2" in and there is a 1.25" or 1.5" tube behind the flat stock on top. It was decently strong without tieing it into the main hoop, but I figured the bars tieing it in could be used to help get in and out of the car. It is not intended to be protection in the event of a roll over. The hood will have to be trimmed to fit and is getting pinned on with hood pins(was never a fan of the original way of mounting the hood. It is recessed 1/2" in so that(according to the local glass guy) that the windshield will sit flush to the sides. It is for a flat piece of custom cut safety glass.
It's flat stock(3/16" I think) with a mounting lip recessed 1/2" in and there is a 1.25" or 1.5" tube behind the flat stock on top. It was decently strong without tieing it into the main hoop, but I figured the bars tieing it in could be used to help get in and out of the car. It is not intended to be protection in the event of a roll over. The hood will have to be trimmed to fit and is getting pinned on with hood pins(was never a fan of the original way of mounting the hood. It is recessed 1/2" in so that(according to the local glass guy) that the windshield will sit flush to the sides. It is for a flat piece of custom cut safety glass.
