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Post by UberJusty on Oct 19, 2004 16:04:42 GMT -5
I am thinking I am going to pop out all of the windows in my 88 and chop the frame to lower the ceiling of the Justy 15 cm or so. I am also thinking to drop the windsheild back by 5 degrees maybe more towards 10. I need some advice on how I can modify the back gate to accomidate the new angles that will be created. I know that I can deal with the frame, I am just wondering what kind of advantages/disadvantages this might have with safety and all.
(I am planning on welding in a light roll cage, considering the car is a tin can anyways)
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Post by UberJusty on Oct 20, 2004 14:58:58 GMT -5
I will be taking pictures through the entire process and keep all updated on the struggles I run into. I am hoping that by doing this, instead of my car being an air dam, it will be a sleek and aerodynamic pimpmobile. I also have some ideas for custom body kits for it. Thank god my dad has all of the stuff I need to do this, or I would be sorely disappointed and never realize my justy pipedream.
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Post by gpc jay on Jan 5, 2005 5:13:00 GMT -5
Be ABSOLUTLEY sure that when you put the roof back on after the posts are trimmed that ALL of your welds are excellent. I have dropped a top or two in the past and learned a few things that I will try to sum up.. Rather than buying expensive cut glass, trim it down yourself by making a template out of tag/posterboard, and you can trim the glasss in a multitude of ways, the simplest I have seen was a guy used a belt sander, and carefully ground down the original windows. It is far easier to cut your roof panel and add a section than it is to re-shape a hatch. Just go out to your local wrecking yard and buy a roof panel and cut out what you need(or you could try to shape some sheet steel in to match, but the edges are a pain). for the hatch, just trim it down so it fills the hole, and cut the glass to match, that way you can use the original hinges, latch etc. when you make your cuts, be sure to remember that you have to weld everything you cut back together, so you will end up cutting out some extra metal to allow room to weld. be VERY carefull not to bend any panels that will be re-used in either the cutting, or the storing, or welding process. one bent panel can take you a LONG time to overcome. The main structure of a Justy is in the roof(there is no frame to speak of) so keep that in mind when you start getting tired and thinking of cutting corners. your windshield wipers may have to be changed, depending on how low you go. you may want to drop your seat mounts to make head-room. BEST ADVICE find a plastic replica/model and do the modification on the model first so you have an Idea what it will look llike afterwards, and what kind of angles you will end up with after the fact... hope this helps
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