[Healeys] Wind blocker

[Robert Begani]

Hi John:

 

Sounds like a good design with available materials.  I will have to come up with fasteners screwed to the underside of my wind blocker bought from LBCARCO.  Maybe lift-the-dot fastener and studs will do.  Meanwhile, a 1 inch pvc pipe is doing the job.  I enjoy mine so much may never put up the top in SW Florida as the car is in the garage during the rainy season.

 

Bob Begani 

67 BJ8

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of banjojohn
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 8:14 PM
To: healeys at autox team. net <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Wind blocker

 

Hi all

A while back there was a thread abour wind blockers, and I asked about where I could find a picture.  I never found anything on the LBCars site, (likely user error)

Anyway, I decided to try to build one for my BJ8, and I think it came out fairly well.  I used the drain hole brackets down in the body just behind the doors as sockets to put the 5/16 steel rods into.  I bent the rod to get the right angles to hold the bottom frame down against the tonneau support frame and added a couple straps with snaps that could snap to the snaps already on the tonneau to make sure it doesnt come loose.  The bottom frame is made of 2 pieces of 3/4 × 1 oak with a piece of oak cove moulding attached to the bottom of the front one to fit over the tonneau frame rail.  The "glass" is a piece of 1/8" lexan 9" x 38" sandwiched between the 2 oak pieces.  I made mine 38 inches wide so it can be stowed on or under the parcel shelf whan not in use.

 

 

 

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