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Hi guys. Been lurking like a ninja for a while and figured its time to start posting. for the windshield dilema I'm thinking classic Saab 900 windshield, real cheap at junkyards and a decent amount of curve and if layed back a little the A-pillars shouldn't be to horrendous. A second option is looking into 50's era cars glass. A lot harder to find but should still be very reasonable in price and my experience in pre-60's vehicles is that all the glass is laminated. It's not unheard of to hear hotrodders using rear windshields from 50's rides as the front on a chop top rod. just a few ideas.
I've also been wanting to try heating and bending windshields into better aero shaped via a mold and oven. I'm wondering it the heating cooling bending actions will ruin or fog the plastic that is in between the two glass layers. It's the plastic that makes it "saftety glass" Another thought is that if the bending works is using a cnc laser cutter to trim the glass to size while it is still hot. If this works the options are unlimited.
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