Any ideas? Might just cut and make my own, but if there's a good source somewhere....

 

it would require a pattern being made, they aren't square cut. the back window has a pretty good arch to it on the sides, probably require a little heat

 

Try Madman in Texas. He posted that he had the paterns for the 4th gens, he hay have yours also. Do a search on www.LS1tech.com for him, I believe he is a sponsor there.

 

You need this for an f-body? If so Percy's speedglass has window sets. Don't know if you can get them separately.
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361

 

looks like I might just do them myself. the front looks pretty simple, and I made the mounts for the side windows today:
http://www.sixtyninecamaro.com/image...exanframe2.jpg
http://www.sixtyninecamaro.com/image...exanframe1.jpg

Toughest will be the back window, but I might just 3 piece it nascar style

 

I've been thinking that a lexan rear hatch glass would be really cool, too. For a while there in 1996 & 1997 G.E. Plastics was experimenting with a deposited glass layer on polycarbonate for scratch resistance. I wonder whatever happened to that project? I used to have a set of tinted minivan windows that were built from that stuff.

 

For some cheap ones, try Alston Racing. http://www.alstonracing.com . For some reason their site seems to be down right now however.

Percy's also sells theirs individually.
http://store.percyshp.com/speedracwin.html

I've bought Percy's windshield but haven't installed it. I plan on getting Alston's rear window since scratch resistance back there is of less importance to me.

For something a little bit off topic I also got a carbon fiber t-top replacement. It weighs 3 lbs. 4 ozs instead of the almost 30 lbs. of t-tops and is considerably lighter than a stock hardtop too.

 

I dont think it's off-topic at all: It applies to weight reduction / composite glass replacement. Where did you find carbon fiber T-tops, and how much?

 

I'd like to know as well.

 

Sorry for the delay in responding. A guy by the name of Alan Blaine in California makes a 1 piece replacement for the t-tops. He makes it out of either fiberglass or carbon fiber. The carbon fiber piece is just over 3 lbs. The fiberglass piece is a little over 10 lbs. I think.

They are designed for cars that no longer have side windows since they will not accept the weatherstripping along the top, but that's not a problem for most of the race cars out there. If you need them to accept weatherstripping maybe Alan could work with you, but he doesn't currently make them that way. His email address is ablaine@cruzio.com .

Here's some of his pictures at http://www.apcom.com/fbody/blaine

Try pictures 217-236. There are also some pictures in there of his lightweight door skin.

The carbon fiber piece was a little over $400 but by the time he built the shipping crate to protect it and shipped it it was a little over $500. I didn't get it just to save weight. NASA wouldn't let me race with a t-top car unless I either removed them and ran the top open (in which case I also had to wear arm restraints) or I had to remove them and permanently mount a replacement. I chose this method and figured why not save some weight when I did so?

 

That top replacement is kind of cool! It kind of makes me wonder if a bolt-in targa top could be fabricated with recessed stainless hardware for a keen six or ten mounting locations. I'd like to be able to remove the carbon fiber top on nice days. If I could do a removable composite targa top with that kind of glossy carbon fiber texture, I am sure it'd make the local scooter-boys with their big aluminum wings and plastic glue-on GFX droop with envy...

If he isn't interested in doing a street version, there's a shop here in Lansing that does carbon fiber layup. I wonder what kind of engineering it would take to pull if off, and if there would be a market? I'd spend $500 for a removable carbon fiber targa top, as long as I can seal my door glass to it, though.