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RE: Rear Windscreen

To: "Foster, Stan" <stan.foster@hp.com>, <acekraut11@aol.com>,
Subject: RE: Rear Windscreen
From: mwpruitt@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:58:14 +0000
I made a windscreen out of lexan that fits in my roll bar. It really does help 
with the wind and with noise from my LOUD exhaust. 

See the pictures on my web site:

http://home.comcast.net/~mwpruitt/carphotos.html

Mark Pruitt
Atlanta, GA
72 TR6 and 74 TR6


> I don't have any answers but I do have an interest in this topic and
> have been looking around for potential solutions. I see that Moss has a
> custom made screen that bolts to the soft top frame mounts:
> 
> http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=34398&Sort
> Order=1
> 
> 
> and I have heard of people filling in the area formed by the roll bar
> with plexiglass.
> 
> Some modern sports cars have a very cool design where there is a roll
> "hoop" behind each seat that extended up above the headrest and then
> they bridge between those hoops with some kind of transparent wind
> blocking material. The Audi TT roadster is a good example.
>  
> My question is given the design of the TR6 (the brick shape, the rake of
> the windscreen etc) do any of these solutions actually make a difference
> at any speed ?
> 
> Stan
> 
> 
> <snip>
> Hi List:
> 
> I would like to make my own rear windscreen and am looking for advice, 
> pictures and/or plans from others who have been there, done that.  Of 
> particular interest to me would be the brackets that were used to hold 
> the windscreen in place.  Also, has anyone made their windscreen so it 
> is adjustable up and down to allow for the tonneau cover to be used?




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