Time for an update, I picked up some side windows from Kelsport just before Christmas, and have spent the last few weekends making them fit. Both looked great when they arrived, but once I offered them up to the car it became clear that both sides would require some fitting. I should have ordered them before paint and before glassing in the slot for the original side windows, but funds were tight at the time and I had thought I could make them myself.
Anyways, the hinges were the big stumbling block for me. I had scoured in the 'net trying to find photo's or diagrams, but other than a few pics of 47-GT-10, I had to figure it out myself. I ended up taking some piano hinge and welding a bracket to it. It's kind of chunky, but it at least is similar to the pics of the 47. The latch portion was made up of VW pieces with a fabricated end link to mimic what the factory cars had. I made the RH one out of aluminium and the LH side in steel. After comparing the two, I will be remaking the RH side. Anyways, here are some pics:
The RH side doesn't quite follow the shape of the door opening, but the left does. Both did require some trimming (sanding) of the edges to make them fit.
Next task is remaking the sun visors, the car only came with one when I got it, so a new one was made for the RH side along with two visors. But I was never happy with them, so I now have to aluminium visor bars fabricated and plans to have two smoked perspex visors cut.
