The loooonnng term EK 2 door project

[Blacky]

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[Errol62]

Looking good!!

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[FireKraka]

Roof line looks great Blacky.

[Blacky]

Had a go at cutting down a windscreen today - started by making a template of the timber screen to transpose the shape onto glass

Then used it to mark up the victim …..


I bought a sanding disc that is specifically designed to sand glass, it fits in a 5” grinder , used it in a cordless machine and ran water over the glass.
It works a treat , only took a couple of minutes to remove this much glass

Before


After



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[Mick]

i think keeping it cool and slow and steady is the trick
i know an arsey bloke that cut an old second hand chev screen with a 1mm cutting disc (nowhere near the curve of an FB/EK screen) but still just picked up the angle grinder and just cut it like he was cutting a piece of metal

[Blacky]

i think keeping it cool and slow and steady is the trick
i know an arsey bloke that cut an old second hand chev screen with a 1mm cutting disc (nowhere near the curve of an FB/EK screen) but still just picked up the angle grinder and just cut it like he was cutting a piece of metal

A mate of mine did exactly the same thing on an XP ute front screen - I was actually going to try that on this screen but seeing how well this disc gets through it I am going to use the sanding disc rather than take the risk with the cutting disc. it leaves the edges a bit ragged but I reckon a bit of 240 grit at the end ought to smooth it off.

[Trev]

Well you did the smart thing and not follow what I did .
Can you share the details of the disc please?
Might be handy for others to use.


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[Blacky]

This is the disc I used , picked it up in a bargain bin at a local supplier so not 100% sure where to source them from



Is a 16 grit which kinda explains the roughness of the finish, will see if I can find some smoother grade discs to finish it off with.



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[Trev]

Did you grid down to the line or cut along the line?
What ever gets the job done.


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[Blacky]

ground down mate, long sweeps to keep the heat away

[Trev]

Have you trial fitted the screen?
How’s the body mods going?


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[Blacky]

Sort of - I took the screens over last week and we laid the front one in - it’s close but not spot on , and now I have buggered my hip up and I am out of action for at least a week
The cartilage is buggered - I have to meet with a hip surgeon next Friday to see where I go from here

Found this on instagram Trev, thought you might be interested- I see you liked it a couple of years back??

[Trev]

Sort of - I took the screens over last week and we laid the front one in - it’s close but not spot on , and now I have buggered my hip up and I am out of action for at least a week
The cartilage is buggered - I have to meet with a hip surgeon next Friday to see where I go from here

Found this on instagram Trev, thought you might be interested- I see you liked it a couple of years back??

Basically what I’ll do.

Getting old is not for whimps.


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[FireKraka]

I’ve had both knees replaced and now hips are giving me the shits it sicks getting old

[FireKraka]

That was supposed to be sucks