Its been the requisite 5 minutes and the weather has changed.
From hot and dry, it's now hot and humid.
YUK !
I spend about an hour or so working, cool off for another hour or so, and back at it.
Because I'm seriously thinking about starting work on the body,
I knew it was time to get the windshield supports made.
First there had to be a couple of rivnuts installed at the bottom. ....
Took some time, because my new rivnut tool won't work with the larger size nuts.
So I DIY'd my own installation tool, which worked really well ...this time. Whew!
Next I cut out and shaped, rod ends. The rods are 3/8 ".
They are not just for looks, but are fully functional, to hold the windshield frame.
(Can't be too careful, when the wind velocity at 10-15 mph, can be tremendous)
Everything has been tack welded. (Maybe I should name this the...
.' TACKY T '
The welds came out a bit globular, this time.
But I'm not into pretty at this stage.
This photo makes the rod end look crooked, but it is tapered on that end.
All will be ground smooth and round-ish when completed.
The rods themselves will be sanded to bare metal, polished and clear coated.