blitz windscreen surrounds: building from scratch

[Ken Hughes]

James do you have any old rusty surrounds that you could use for a template for the angles?.
I made some up using the original top hinges to work with(i dont know how you would make those hinges though)
1) fold a U shape to fit glass and gasket thickness
2)fold two flat sections with a small fold each@ 90deg( copy from old frame)
3)the tricky bit!you need a half round bit to hold the weather shield in the slot
so you end up with a U with two L shaped bits inverted to each other, fitted to the top edge of the U( the edge against the glass) and the half round fitted inside between the two inverted L shaped bits to hold the rubber in place,check on glass thickness in regard to size of U section.
in nz you cant get the glass the same thickness as original canadian glass.
I didnt have any frames in my truck and made them from scratch ,although i was going to glue the rubber in place,the half round idea came later.then i got some original screen frames in very good order.
Any way thats what i done,other people here may be able to build on what i did and come up with some answers to retaining the rubber shield