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05-15-2019, 08:21 PM
Jack 1957
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I got the rear window framed in and made some radiused gusset plates for the corners. Large radius on the upper corners and much smaller on the lowers.
I'm using latches from a 67 - 69 Camaro. I like them because they mount along the side rails and pull out from the sides. They aren't real big so they tuck away mostly out of sight.
I made mounting brackets from some 1/8" T6 plate. They are kind of tricky to get in place. They fit in where the side roof rails meet the front roof frameI have some 1/8" shims holding the front roof frame section up off of the windshield frame to simulate the weatherstrip that will be between them but I should have the weather strips in to be sure of the height. There is some adjustment in the latch but....
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