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General Category => The Sump => Topic started by: mezzmo on March 20, 2010, 04:34:07 PM
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Howdy Bedford Bretheren.........just prior to my departure to China i thought i should let you know i received my bubble windows from Aaron thru the week - i've had a quick glance and i'm telling you i can sum it up in three words - Brill - i - ant. If you guys want windows stop shopping around - give Aaron a ring - top bloke - Great price and great packaging (it'd take a land to air missile to blow these f#$ckers up in thast box)
Support the guys on the site and dont shop around - i'm a fussy bastard and i'm telling you - these are the goods!! cant wait to get em in!!
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yeah Aarons windows are sweet, i've got four of them in mine. Love them!
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I'll vouch for arrons bubble windows too - their awesome :)
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What material are these bubble windows made of?
Post some pics up please,
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hey outriding, if you go to arrons gallery i sure he has some pics in there of his windows.
George.
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Safety-wise, how strong are these? Can someone come up with a screwdriver and pop them out?
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4998&g2_serialNumber=2)
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Safety-wise, how strong are these? Can someone come up with a screwdriver and pop them out?
Nope, they cannot. They are as sturdy as real glass windows. if you seal them correctly - no one's gonna be able to get them out with a screw driver. As Mezzmo said - a rocket could hit them and they wouldn't break.
Can't recommend Arron more highly. He does great quality bubbles, great price and great turnaround time. They come packaged nicely for the mail as well.
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What material are these bubble windows made of?
Outriding
They are made out of perspex (like in boats, Yachts, caravans etc) they are quiet tough, but can be dangerous if broken as they do not break into tiny fragments like car safety glass, but into shards like household glass.
They can scratch easily (softer than glass) but as previously said are very strong and unlikely to break unless involved in an extreme accident.
Warren
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i just had an idea.. could you make a mould off a roof out of something that is ok with the perspex stuff and the recreate a roof in perspex?
that would be so sweet!!!
ben
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i just had an idea.. could you make a mould off a roof out of something that is ok with the perspex stuff and the recreate a roof in perspex?
that would be so sweet!!!
ben
:D ;D :D dude, you have to do that!!!!!!! even if it was twice as thick as the windows, but you could still see through it!! oh my mind is wandering now...or like a whole one piece rear door in perspex..or the very top part of a pop-top! MAD
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good luck in finding an oven big enough as acrylic has to be heated to around 150 c ;D
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hey ben, would make for one awesome sun roof lol the whole roof as a sunroof, now thats something i would buy. I saw a show called street customs, yanks, they did that to a truck that they customised, and they had a company that specialises in those roofs, the problems they had were enough to turn you away from doing it. they were pros. just the construction of the mould would take one of us weeks or months to build.
George. ;D
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i have a questoion hotrod or anyone that knows about building moulds for perspex..
is there a product you can use for the face of the mould that can be poured on it and set. bit like fibreglass.
cause that would blow your mind...
you could make moulds off my engine covers, roof, bonnets lots of cool stufgf then reproduce it in clear perspex:)
ben
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ben ring me too much to type
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firstly thanks very much for the great coments on my windows much apreciated..the windows are made out of high impact acrylic and are very strong,and yes you would b able to sctatch them but they can b easily buffed out not like polycarb witch canot b buffed.Iv been a patternmaker in the plastics industry for 23 years now and have made mould for just about everything you could think of in plastic and yes you can make just about anything out of plastic if the moulds are right...if the moulds arnt rightyou will wast alot of money on sheet especialy acrylic and polycarb because being transparent it will show up every mark and dust partical..yes ben it is possible to make components of fiberglass parts as long as the part is strenghtend up corectly and contracton added because the acrylic does shrink..also holds alot of heat so nooo air bubbles but if you need any advice ill be happy to help you also it sounds like craig nows what hes doing as well so more input the better and youll get it sorted im sure...also id be happy to mould any components you want to try..as for the roof idea guys im def going to do that iv been toying with the idea for ages now for my poptop but like a painters house whos house is never finished my van will never be finished lolo and there is only a few spare hrs in the day and my wife wont let me sleep in the shed..thanks again for the coments and if anyone isnt hapy just let me no ..thanks
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hey arron, I have asked about this in the past, so now i will ask you, could you build a replica v8 or v6 motor or block for setting up engine mounts and the like ? When i asked about it last time, it was could i buy a plastic or fibreglass one, well i checked, and no one in oz sells them. We are getting ready to do my mounts now, my mechanic is looking for an anchor at the wreckers, but i would still prefer a plastic one, so is it possible to do one using your process.
George.
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Hey Benny,
This kinda what your thinking mate???
8) ;D :D
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hey mark that would be an awesome roof, it would definately get some attention. Q. would weight prohibit it being made, it would have to be really thick to stop it flexing and bowing, because you would'nt want to put in roof braces and spoil the look, or would you still need to install braces ?
George.
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I'm no engineer, but I think the beddies need the braces for structural integrity, and just in case your roll it - you would probly want some structure there...dunno tho....what do others think????
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If you were going to do an insert like the van above and not replace the entire roof you could build a frame for the clear panel to sit in and then weld the remainder of your roof braces to that or perhaps have 2 seperate inserts, front and rear, and maintain the structural integrity that way.
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yes i think if you welded a frame around the edge then welded your braces to thet it would b strong enough..with a clear roof it would be better to have a slight bubble then u wouldnt have vibration and it,and it would have shape so it would have strength i recon lolol with the pop top its going to be easy just cut it out leaving a flange then put it in like a normal window..
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hey arron, I have asked about this in the past, so now i will ask you, could you build a replica v8 or v6 motor or block for setting up engine mounts and the like ? When i asked about it last time, it was could i buy a plastic or fibreglass one, well i checked, and no one in oz sells them. We are getting ready to do my mounts now, my mechanic is looking for an anchor at the wreckers, but i would still prefer a plastic one, so is it possible to do one using your process.
George.
yes it can be done but still alot of work ...make a mould out of fiberglass it would have to have numerous joint lines so it can be pulled apart to get the engine block out and to make the final fiberglass mould out of it..either way you will still have to use an engine block to make the mould ..but i can see why you want it..for the weight..so yes george it can b done lolol
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nah what i was thinking, because i have a mould i made off a roof in fibreglass i was thinking i could make another mould for a plastic roof, so right down to the gutter line will be see through.. was even thinking a clear bonnet would be swarve.. one day:)
ben
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I rekon your onto something with clear engine covers man..
You could make standard ones and then you could make one off your custom cover - Ben.
That would just be the 'ducks guts' for show vans I rekons.. LOL too cool
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There have been a few vans that have had acrylic engine covers (the beast had one, maybe only for show purposes)but they were made in seperate sections that were joined/glued as apposed to moulded. I can't see that there would be enough 'stretch' to mould a one piece engine cover.
would be a bitch to keep clean with all that road grime coming up
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on a clear engine cover how would you insulate for heat and sound ? as far as keeping it clean hotrod you could use tear aways, like they do in f1 for their visors lol ;D ;D
George.
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not much different to cleaning your windscreen.
its posible im told:)
one day i will get all these ideas happening:)
ben
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Go for it Ben. ;)
Live your dreams ;D
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Hey guys, i did a search through my ext hard drive of 7000 + van pics, i knew i had seen a pic of a van called mystic fantasy, i think it was a 80s van, and they did a clear see through perspex engine cover. Thought i would share with all. If i'm inacurate on any of the vans info, i'm sure others may be familiar with the van.
George.
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the owner is on this site and shows the van on a regular basis.
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see i thought someone would have more info. lol ;D what state is he in craig.
George.
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he is in vic look up vanner065 in the members list amd pm him hes always a helpful bloke.he is also restoring a freedom machine.
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freedom machine, mmm now that brings back a few memories, that and the bush boss, those 2 vans when i first saw them is what turned me on to bedfords, that and seeing my first custom vans mag from america, back in the 70s i must of spent a fortune on mags, and its been like that for almost 40yrs now. I joke with my wife, i want a cofin shaped like a beddy when i pass. ;D
George.
Custom vans are my vice and addiction lol ;D there are worse things to be hooked on lol ;D
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i want one of those clear engine covers
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hey jim, i think you will need one red hot detailed engine to show off.
George.
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I rekon your onto something with clear engine covers man..
You could make standard ones and then you could make one off your custom cover - Ben.
That would just be the 'ducks guts' for show vans I rekons.. LOL too cool
BENNY...... how much bro? can you use your mold or as Hotrod said.... there isn't enough stretch in the acrylic???Aarron?
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I don't know how noisy your engines are but the "hum" of a 2.3 diesel GM engine in my van is something I wan't to buff out as much as possible! An acrylic engine cover will boost the noise a lot! Unless you want to use it only for shows...