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tri state plastics is a lot cheaper than ams, but be a longer drive if you just need a peice or 2 may not be worth it. its by where johnnys toys used to be in latonia ky.
my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will
You do not want to have original glass in it? Anything else scratches easily in time. Take a cardboard template to franks glass (next to fairfield bowling lanes) and get a quote on some automotive glass. They are reasonable sometimes.
Yeah, Robert it is going to be pretty big. I havent put a tape on it yet, but it is a good size. I rounded up on the guestamated size so that I could have room to work with.
Truggy, The CJ7 top is supposed to have a frame. I am afraid that even tempered glass would crack. If I bought the Liftgate piece, I could use the glass that I already have. OMIX-Ada and JC whitney are pretty proud of that fiberglass reproduction piece as it is priced between $280 and $450 plus gaskets, seals, etc.
I have it in my head that I want to make this removeable so that it could stow between the roll bar and the hardtop. That way I could drive around like I do now. Drop the windows, stow the rear and take off.
Another vendor to check is Queen City Polymers in West Chester. 513-779-0990 They are right around the corner from Ikea.
I typically price match between American metals, Queen City, and Piedmont. So far this year Piedmont has been the cheapest and seem to be easier to work with when dealing with smaller orders like a sheet or 6. The more you order the cheaper it is per sheet, maybe see if some friends want to go in on the order.
Its also worth asking if they have anything in the scrap bin that might work but from the sound of it you need a big piece.
Be sure you are getting a polycarbonate sheet instead of an acrylic sheet. The poly will hold up better, its less brittle and has better impact resistance than acrylic. Also its more forgiving during fabrication IE: you wont blow corners off or crack it when drilling bolt holes.
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