full glas side windows

Many of us have made such windows ourselves.  Each car is different from the next, so there is no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution.  Getting the to fit properly can be challenging, but it is worth the result.  Not only do they seal better, but visibility is vastly improved.  A lot of us have installed the round pop-out style aircraft vents to improve ventilation when you have them in.  They’ll never be as good as real roll-up windows, but they can come much closer than side curtains.  You can get a lot of advice on how to create them here.  It’s kind of a fun project.  Enjoy!

thanks for the answer, I will have a look.

Next question: I don't know how it's called but does antone know If I can order these little metal "things" witch fix the sidecurtain usually in the door? based on these it would be much easier

Here you go... 

https://vintagespeedsterparts....ftbutterflywing.aspx

Problem is that they charge another $25 flat rate to ship . As an alternative you can buy and elongated chrome draw pull cutting off the short end for the station ...2 handles make for pieces $7.                                                                                                       https://www.ebay.com/itm/Polis...b:g:U5oAAOSwvkNcWGvr

thanks for your inspiration, I will have a look at the home improvement market to get an idea how to do it on Monday

....what you mean with: "round pop-out style aircraft vents to improve ventilation"?

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They are small, round, transparent plastic inserts into a hole cut into the window material that are commonly seen on small airplanes.  They cat pop open and rotate 360 degrees to facilitate airflow, and they are really helpful.  I'll see if I can find a picture of what I did.  In the meantime, perhaps someone else here can find a similar picture.

Jan Peter Stahl posted:

....what you mean with: "round pop-out style aircraft vents to improve ventilation"?

 

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Jan, google    aircraft spruce vista vent      and you'll see several examples. There is an aircraft spruce somewhere in Germany.  Try   aircraft spruce.eu 

Alan Merklin posted:

Problem is that they charge another $25 flat rate to ship . As an alternative you can buy and elongated chrome draw pull cutting off the short end for the station ...2 handles make for pieces $7.                                                                                                       https://www.ebay.com/itm/Polis...b:g:U5oAAOSwvkNcWGvr

Alan...are you saying you can turn a drawer pull into something like this ? I think that is what Jan is asking about. 

LIke the bottom short leg of the letter " L "  the short leg gets attached to the Lexan and backed up with a  washer for add'l support.

Alan Merklin posted:

LIke the bottom short leg of the letter " L "  the short leg gets attached to the Lexan and backed up with a  washer for add'l support.

Any pics of one ? Just wondering how you attach it to the lexan. 

What about Troy's CruZin windows?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsc...e:g:xboAAOSwmTpdVCxT

You can contact him directly through this forum https://www.speedsterowners.com/member/troy.sloan

I'll dig through the computer files for a photo

sl posted:

What about Troy's CruZin windows?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsc...e:g:xboAAOSwmTpdVCxT

You can contact him directly through this forum https://www.speedsterowners.com/member/troy.sloan

Troy’s windows don’t completely fill the opening and are not intended as full side windows, but rather a cool looking extended wind blockers.  He didn’t design them for weather proofing.

Jan is in Germany so weather protection is the goal (I'm sure) plus shipping would be costly.  There are several old side curtain build threads here.  One used bent stainless steel bolts for mounting posts with cap nuts and another heated and bent the Lexan to be slightly curved for a more air resistant, tight fit.

somehow Wolfgang is right but mostly it's about tht poor visibility with the mounted side curtains...

The one fits all solution would be best: Good locking with open roof, good looking closed, wind protection  and visibility and tight;-)

I already started reading a lot in the forum now, I will keep you updated about the progress.

Wolfgang wrote: “One used bent stainless steel bolts for mounting posts with cap nuts and another heated and bent the Lexan to be slightly curved for a more air resistant, tight fit.”

I’m the one on both of those.  My side curtains are held in place with a couple of bent stainless steel bolts, but I can’t take credit for coming up with the idea.  Just go to the search function and do a search for “ola miltorp” and it should pop up a few hits showing you how to build the side curtains out of 3/16” acrylic, how to bend the lower forward corner with a heat gun to seal against the corner posts better AND how to bend a stainless steel steel bolt to the right angle and then adjust it for your particular car to fit everywhere.

Let me know if you need more photos than are already in the earlier posts and I can take some for you.  Now that it’s almost winter here, the top is up and windows in most of the time.