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05-07-2013, 11:50 PM | #21 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
I put my 31 roadster ws down for a parade one time about ten years ago. That was sortof neat, but I haven't done it since. I even like a windshield on a motorcycle.
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05-08-2013, 06:36 AM | #22 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Hey Buster T, Thanks for the laughs. I thought I had the only dog that could talk. She's a Harrier Hound and boy can she talk!
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05-08-2013, 01:45 PM | #23 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
I run with my coupe windshield open all the way most of the time. I have the notched brackets, bought them used at a swap meet. It get warm here and the dash seems to scoop more air when it open more, keeping my feet cooler. And the bugs in the teeth make for more protein in my diet. I wish I had an open car so I could fold it down.
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05-08-2013, 03:27 PM | #24 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Between Buster T. and Meatball i am glad i did not have dinner yet.... i would of lost it ...l.o.l. thanks on a rainy day...And glad it is raining. very dry,,
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05-09-2013, 12:17 PM | #25 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Mine doesn't fold down, but I do drive with it folded out when it is hot.
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05-09-2013, 02:13 PM | #26 |
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05-09-2013, 09:31 PM | #27 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Al try the notched swing out arms. They "lock" it down pretty good with gentle tightening
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05-09-2013, 11:58 PM | #28 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
There are no swing arms on roadsters and open cab pickups Tiny, there are cone-shaped washers that rely on friction when tightened by a winged screw.
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05-10-2013, 01:25 AM | #29 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Yeah my bad. It's been a long week I looked quick on my phone when I replied. Duh I'm a dipshit
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05-10-2013, 05:40 AM | #30 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Guess I need a lesson here from those in the know. I have a '29 roadster that has windshield posts with a swivel for the glass pretty much at the top. Not having other, later roadsters around to look at for sure, I assume the newer ones have posts that fold down. Or, are my posts wrong ?
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05-10-2013, 07:10 AM | #31 | |
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05-12-2013, 08:52 PM | #32 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
I prefer to drive mine with the windshield folded. Guess I got used to it when it didn't have a windshield during the build process.
Couple of times it has folded back on me too. Thought about putting some brackets on there to positively prevent that. 1930 roadster pickup with re-pop windshield components - thing never stays tight... |
10-08-2013, 01:47 AM | #33 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
I enjoyed driving my '31 Dlx Roadster with the w/s folded down. As has been mention, eye and head (ear) protection from the wind is a must for anything over 25 mph. I used an old WWI Flyers leather headgear (with mandatory orange scarf flowing behind) with their over large one-piece eye goggles. It worked fine and was a joy to speed along at about 60 mph on the Freeway in the S.F. Bay Area. Cop pulled me over while driving down the Freeway in San Leandro and gave me a ticket for some sort of windshield violation of California vehicle law. So be judicious where you do this. It was FUN ! ! ! Of course, that was 50 years ago - and I was YOUNG !
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10-08-2013, 06:46 AM | #34 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
What about the speedster folks?
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10-08-2013, 08:40 AM | #35 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
When it gets warm I open the windshield on my 28 Roadster and put the iPhone in between the window and the back of the dash. Keeps the window open in two positions depending on how the phone is placed. The iPhone is in a non slip Otter Box. I miss the tip out windshield on the later cars.
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10-08-2013, 10:04 AM | #36 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
My speedster doesn't have a winshield, and it doesn't really bother me and I wear contacts. I sit low enough in it, that the wind hits the cowl and scoops up by the gas tank so the wind goes over my head. (Stock 38/29 cowl section and gas tank) but before my first big road trip in it, I'll probably consider putting a windshield on it. I've been trying to find some wind wing brackets, but I want the ones that hold the glass on the ends rather than the little clamp time for open cars. I haven't been able to find any, and I'll probably use wind wings as a short windshield on each side. And the chrome brackets will look pretty good.
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10-08-2013, 11:01 AM | #37 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
I've never tun a windshield on my speedster, it might slow it down!!
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10-08-2013, 11:09 AM | #38 |
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This one either. Its not a speedster, just a strip down.
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10-08-2013, 11:16 AM | #39 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
We run with the top down sometimes. I don't mess with the windshield now that i've got it where it stays in place.
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10-08-2013, 11:53 AM | #40 |
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Re: Does anyone fold their windshield down?
Wouldn't driving with the windshield folded down make the windshield wiper less effective?
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