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U-Pol makes a product called Fibral. It works like magic and I ised it to build up panels, edges and would recomend it any day. Google U-Pol and will see the various products they have. Also found a product by them to bond aliminium to fiberglass SMC

Eventually the paint work has been sorted and the upholstery done. Enjoying every minute driving it, windows work well and a pleasure to have a breeze in the cockpit.

Hi Guys Apologies for not posting awhile.... but my baby is on the road. Here are some pics of the gullwing doors and the windows. Will now be driving it a little while and sort out minor problems... (as always). The doors work well and the windows are an absolute must. Next is paint work...

Hi Fred Great advise. I found the U-Pol products great and Fibral - same packaging as the Dolphin Glaze is great with Fibreglass and if any better would be illegal.

Hi In the prior posts you will note the shorter actuators, but they had to short a stroke and were mounted as per the pics. The short stroke put big pressure on the hinges and damaged them. Ideally it would be great to go the Merc route but mounting the 2 gas shocks or actuators becomes a...

Hi Randy I have taken some pic's that kind of shows the actuators. Unfortunately with me busy with the body work, everything is taped up. The driver side is perfect as the sil with the gearlever is wider and thus the seat is more offset to the centre and the seat fits with out any...

Hi Ian The windows can be done without the gullwing conversion:laugh:. I am sure that with some delicate planning the original door handles could stay, but my suggestion would be to go electronic on the doors, the handle can then stay with a micro switch to operate? I will measure sometime...

Hi Guys Some progress being made. The glass fits great, slides perfectly, the electric motors are now mounted and the stop limits have been set. Busy with the body moulding around the window area and the VW Old Polo rubbers work perfectly. With the window shape I have this front triangle...

Hi Guys Herewith an update on the gullwing project. I have now installed the "Firgelli" longer actuators and new hinges from Autocloc. The actuator has a longer travel of 18" and realy work well. The new hinges from Autolock are much better quality and are now stable. Currently busy with the...

Hi Steve Ironic, my previous GT 40 plate was MY GT40 as well and my current one is GT 40. The GP at the end is for Gauteng, South Africa (or locally referred to as "Gangsters Paradise"):laugh:

Hi Dave Progress is being made and most of the body shaping around the window has been done. A challenge was to find a product to bind the ali and the fibreglass. Normal body putty does not bind to the ali as such. Found a U-Pol product SMC which binds to both materials. The channels are...

Hi Some feedback on the slow progress of the gullwings. The new 18" actuators work great and look much better than the shorter ones. Their mounting position is much better and not above/behind the head space. Had to cut a small wedge out of the door at sil level internally in order to mount...

Hi I will be updating the thread about the gullwing door conversion soon. If it is the 60's GT 40 you are planning to do, I surely can try and assist with the Autoloc hinges and the "challenges" of working with them Heinrich

Hi OK, so the 8" actuator I have is causing some problems. With the short stroke it meant placing the push point some 5.75 " from the hinge point. (Based on a 90 degree opening) This works but a lot of stress on the hinges as the "point of attack" is to close to the hinge point and found that...

Hi Dave IT WORKS... thanks for you earlier comments about the channel not having enough play. I took out the mechanism as I need to adjust the mechanical stops and forgot to take pic's. Will take some detail pic's and also a video with the window operating ! Sure second door will be...

Hi Dave Thanks, played around with the channels last night, with the glass curved and the two vertical sides also running at an angle, I got down to basics and made sure the long channel (rear) slides smoothly, next was the top channel, that it does not bind and seats easily. Keep in mind...

Hi Guys As with all things new, hit some challenges with the side window mechanism. As the glass is at a rather acute curve angle, radius of 545 mm, the scissor arms moving up and down has a lateral movement of some 20 mm. The problem is that the scissor arms then start binding against the...

Hi Dalton The window slides in from the top (at an angle) as the front edge is rather short and thus channels can be fixed. The glass has a ali track mounted to the bottom for the mechanism and thus the slot at the top is some 30mm, just over and inch wide. The weather strip will be mounted on...

Hi Bob See the seperate thread on the Gullwing conversion... so no need for door handles. Slow progress but getting there. The next task is to get all the window channeling mounted and moulded into the body. Will keep you posted

Hi Guys Well last night we fitted the glass into the door with some temp channels and the rubbers in. The glass really looks good and the opening one gets is great. Lot of work to follow to get channels fitted and some body contouring. Here some pics with glass up and down... Heinrich