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Title: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: aafa760 on February 23, 2016, 09:19:41 PM

what thickness alum do you use for dragster deflector for driver?

or do you use Lexan?

Bryan

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: rooman on February 24, 2016, 05:03:32 AM

If you mean a windshield style deal .040 will work in aluminum and .125 in Lexan if you want to look through it.

Roo

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: dreracecar on February 24, 2016, 05:24:29 PM

I use 3/32 lexan because its an easier bend and a cross hair lazer on a level tripod to get the top flat

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: ricardo1967 on February 24, 2016, 05:45:20 PM

I am so grateful for being part of this selected community and having experienced advisors sharing their skills so willingly.

I got started building a FED almost twenty years ago (defunct project), access to quality information was very scarce those days.

Thank you all.

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: Paul New on February 25, 2016, 09:55:22 AM

Quote from: ricardo1967 on February 24, 2016, 05:45:20 PM

I am so grateful for being part of this selected community and having experienced advisors sharing their skills so willingly.

I got started building a FED almost twenty years ago (defunct project), access to quality information was very scarce those days.

Thank you all.

I agree I built my first chassis for our FED in 95 and info was very limited. When I built our second car in 2005 more information on the net and now you can get almost any information you need

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: janjon on March 01, 2016, 07:19:33 PM

Great community up in here.

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: aafa760 on May 11, 2016, 05:01:02 PM

Finally Finished it

thanks to American Racecraft for use of some bitchen tools !! Bead Roller and other neat tools
Ended up making it in 3 pieces using offset rollers and such.

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: dreracecar on May 12, 2016, 02:41:24 PM

personaly perfer plastic with more angle because it will deflect when hit, with that being thin rigid alu and straight up, it could become a razor blade if you hit it with your hand or arm. Make sure the arm restraints are tight

Title: Re: What thickness alum for dragster deflector
Post by: PSweeney on May 16, 2016, 03:09:02 PM

I've wire edged my cowl screen for that very reason Bruce.