Nolan,
I'm real curious how you got GT6 glass in a Spitfire door. The glass is
shorter (front to back) due to the vent wing. Did you also put that wing in
the Spit door???
Joe
Nolan Penney wrote:
>
> I can't address the square tail round tail, but I've done a square tail GT6
>glass conversion on a square tail Spitfire before.
>
> For specific reasons, I removed the glass from the GT6 door, and installed it
>in the Spitfire door. Everything lined up fine, no gaps or clearances with
>the Spitfire top.
>
> Fyi, there is a slight difference between a GT6 door and a Spitfire door.
>Under the vent window of a GT6 there is a solid piece going across joining the
>outer skin to the frame. Presumably this would help support the vent when
>twisting it open. Mounted in the Spitfire door, there was some twisting
>visible when opening the vent. This also prevents installing Spitfire windows
>in a squaretail GT6 door, unless you cut that piece out.
>
> Next time, I'd swap the entire door, not simply the glass.
>
> >>> J Constantino <jjcon2@yahoo.com> 04/05 12:00 AM >>>
>
> "Someone want to tell me if I'm going to have a
> problem
> using roundtail GT6 doors on a squaretail spitfire
> tub? I've got the doors in storage or I'd stick one
> on myself to be sure. Will the tops of the vent wings
> line up with the windshield frame? How about the
> height of the door glass, will it mate up with a
> squaretail's hood when closed."
>
> Well, it's like this. The windshield frame is no
> problem. The extra 2" of depth was added to the
> bottom at the cowl. That is why square tails have a
> welded on windshield frame.
>
> The side glass on the doors is another issue. The GT
> had a sloping roof and the side glass is not as tall
> in the rear as the spit's.
>
> Now Hot rodders manage to get tempered glass made for
> their chop tops. Maybe you can take the Spit side
> glass and have it cut to fit with the GT vent windows.
> That would be unique.
>
> Mk3/ Mk2 GT side glass makes no difference.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jason
> GT6
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