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11-14-2020, 06:08 PM
#211
Senior Member
And here's two more
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Everything moves as it should.
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11-14-2020, 07:25 PM
#212
Super Moderator
I am highly impressed with the detail and the functionality of the manual wipers and the pop out windshield. It would be near impossible to fab up a tiny hinge at the top of the inner frame. Not a big deal at all, just something to think about.
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11-14-2020, 07:34 PM
#213
Senior Member
Thanks GM, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by a tiny hinge at the top of the frame. What would be the purpose?
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11-14-2020, 07:48 PM
#214
Senior Member
I think I understand what you mean about the hinge at the top
I really thought that it was pivoting in the middle but I see now that it is hinged at the top and the middle bracket is a mechanism to hold the windshield open.
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I will see how I can make this right, thanks GM for pointing this out.
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11-15-2020, 05:27 PM
#215
Senior Member
I think I may have a working solution. I will try to clip the windshield over the frame.
I revised the upper frame with a smaller pipe like this
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Next I made clip on top of the windshield
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Then I needed to cheat and add a part that does not exist on the real MB. I added this bracket to the inner frame that holds the glass.
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With this addition, I will be able to pop out the windshield and hold it in place by putting the end of the long bracket hole over a pin that will extend from the bracket seen above
Here's the final look
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Will print and test tomorrow.
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11-15-2020, 06:05 PM
#216
Senior Member
Never seen the like. Awesome.
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11-15-2020, 09:23 PM
#217
Super Moderator
That will work just fine.
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11-16-2020, 06:49 AM
#218
Super Moderator
Wow the hours of work you are putting into this! What a project you have here. I think it appears to be much easier to restore one than create one.
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11-16-2020, 11:49 AM
#219
Super Moderator
Agreed. It has to be a labor of love.
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11-16-2020, 03:22 PM
#220
Senior Member
Thanks Guys, it is indeed a labor of love, but I do not believe it is easier to restore one. Shortly after I started, I decided to try to keep the time I work on the project. So far I spent 174 hours to get to this point and this is conservative as I'm not always writing down my time.
I tested the new windshield and although it works, the movement of the windshield is scratchy. Plastic on plastic is not the best even with a bit of grease, it catches. That is ok because it is not something that will be changed all the time. With a bit of care, it can be positioned any which way possible.
I decided to incorporate a 2mm steel rod instead of the printed one and that works really well. So I have two options available that both work.
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Now I will dismantle and paint it.
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