I've see requests for where to buy animal blood on the GRM forum -- so this should be an easy one for someone out there! 
Any sources out there for custom side windows? For my Puma project, I need glass. The ones in the car look like they were washed with a brillo dunked in sand and water. Scratches are more than enough to catch a fingernail, so polishing is out of the question. Replacements are available from Brazil for some of the glass, but not all....and the ones that are available are hellaciously (sp?) expen$ive. They're small, they have a slight curve, and I'm willing to forgo originality and have glass that does not have the little Puma logo in the corner. I'll leave that to the rear glass (surprisingly, that one is scratchless) and front windshield (had to get that one imported as the original was cracked).
And for those interested -- front windshield set me back $1,300. Still hurts.....
thanks!
Lexan custom fab, any race shop or powerboat shop will do it, get them coated so they don't get scratched up so horribly this time, and order spares.
Quick question about your Puma BTW: How does that thing cool itself? The only vent I see on the car at all is just ahead of the spoiler.
A quick Google turned up this: http://www.sandersreproglass.com/ No affiliation, don't take with alcohol, may cause drowsiness, etc.
As a long shot, if these folks can't make it: it seems for years hot rodders have cut down windshields etc with sandblasters. You put several layers of duct tape on the glass, trim out the shape you want then use the sandblaster along the edge of the tape to get the size etc you want. If you can find an existing quarter or door glass with the curve you need, this could be a real alternative.
While windshields use safety glass, side windows are almost always tempered glass and therefore can't be cut. You're probably stuck with using Lexan.
GameboyRMH wrote:
Quick question about your Puma BTW: How does that thing cool itself? The only vent I see on the car at all is just ahead of the spoiler.
Vents on the decklid bring in fresh air. Engine fan sucks in that air and blows it over doghouse oil cooler, across cylinder jugs, and down to road. I'm strongly considering adding a supplemental remote oil cooler and fan as well as at least one CHT gauge/probe for each head. Seemed to work well for the 1776 that was back there -- upgrade plans are to bump up to a 2276, so more cooling would be more better.
stuart in mn wrote:
While windshields use safety glass, side windows are almost always tempered glass and therefore can't be cut. You're probably stuck with using Lexan.
Really really really trying to avoid Lexan.....the rest of the car is already plastic, and I admittedly have a problem with plastic windows. Really, it's just me. And the car is 1600 pounds tops -- it doesn't need any more weight reduction 
Curmudgeon wrote:
A quick Google turned up this: http://www.sandersreproglass.com/ No affiliation, don't take with alcohol, may cause drowsiness, etc.
As a long shot, if these folks can't make it: it seems for years hot rodders have cut down windshields etc with sandblasters. You put several layers of duct tape on the glass, trim out the shape you want then use the sandblaster along the edge of the tape to get the size etc you want. If you can find an existing quarter or door glass with the curve you need, this could be a real alternative.
Thanks for the advice and linky -- sent off a note to those folks to see if they have any capability in this area.
If you plan to build a snorty ACVW motor, bypass the original oil cooler in the 'doghouse' completely. If that's not done, #3 cylinder will cook itself because it's just downstream of the oil cooler. Even stock engines will do that if run hard on the highway for long periods.
You still need a good airflow over the cooler, you might look into making some ducting under the car or etc. I have seen them mounted with an electric fan/thermoswitch but basically that means the fan will run all the time.
A really good glass manufacture may be able to help. It's going to require making a metal pattern for them to for them to curve the glass over though.
I'd probably start here since they specifically say custom side auto glass.
http://www.e-bentglass.com/
