I would have just used the Busch box, and made a beer tap for the gear shift which I have done for my truck using multiple handles including mounting bobbleheads on my tailgate, my truck was in the Paradise fire and caught on fire and is a 76 stepside given to me from my customer that was up there, he was a WWII Vet as was my dad..........The spirit of 76 saved it! $9,000 later it still looks like it was in a fire even on the inside but it drives great! Glad I just discovered this channel I can relate to a mess that has potential...
A suggestion: The outside radius of your plexiglass will be closer to the inside of the sheet metal than vice versa. Try putting metal in the oven convex side down and lay the plexiglass inside it.
No matter what issue you come up with, you always find a fix that works! I get so many hints on how to do things watching your videos!! #1 on my watch list!! :)
I have been watching your videos for quite some time . Seems you like working alone. Your work is very interesting to watch. I like watching these old models cars getting fixed and back on the roads. There are not many people out there doing like what you do. I take my hat out for you, keep it up, well done 👍
Sometimes I get easily confused, so when I saw you making that mold to drape the lexan over I honestly thought you were gonna fill the quarter glass openings, turning the truck into a "3-window"! (Someday you'll understand!) Great video, Brent! Thank you! Be safe!
Digging it. the Build We Dropped a Built 289 Ford and a Top Loader 4 speed in my brothers 54 Chevy Half ton we Painted it 2 tone Cream with Brown fenders and running boards
As always another great job you've done on those windows they look great, you Sir are a professional fabricator ,they look like they have the black rubber Around them, fantastic job my friend keep on giving us great videos I love your channel God Bless you and your family my friend 🔥💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌
You got nice classic chevys, I love old chevys I own a truck like yours all original split six, and a 53 belair convertible both have the original 235. Greetings from sunny California.
I like your method way better than the one I used back in 1979 after chopping the ‘68 Bug. I cut the plexiglass for the back window and then screwed it in and covered with a black foam sticky strip around the edge. 😎👍🇨🇦
Quarter windows turned out just fine; as you say, it ain't a show truck. Good call on leaving the rear window at stock height. Good match w/ the quarters, and the bonus is you now have....... a Deluxe Big Window Cab!
In years gone by, I made Lexan and other polycarbonate sheets. This stuff is rolled out at @600 degrees. Then in another life I made plexy glass for a foam rubber cutting machine. Curved a lot of plexy/ lexan at @250 to 275 degrees. Put your pattern under the blank in the oven and heat it. Leave it till cool.
Helps to heat your mold up as well, and a heat gun helps you out as well!!! I've done some vacuum molding on some home made tail lights for my 79 Monte Carlo Project!!! Keep Rocking it out!!!
I turned out all right I had two windows put in my tractor with that lexan and they glued the windows on the outside like you do and I've had no issues with it whatsoever no scratching no leaking it's a good way to do it. 👍👍😀
Your skill set never ceases to amaze me. The best tools we have are our hands, and you consistently prove this theory time and time again! Yet another project completed to a high standard thanks to your “no big deal” attitude. Knowing the vocabulary and attitude of the average mechanic and body man, you really have found the best healthiest low stress way to get through your work! You ought to bottle and sell it, you’d make a fortune. I’m very patient, detail oriented (being called anal most times😉) and pretty laid back myself, BUT I’d still take a case, lol! Thanks for taking us along. I’m always learning something new when watching you. Stay healthy and stay safe brother✌🏼
Well I finally got to see your video last night. Well that was interesting seeing you make the window and anyone should be able to follow on how you did it. 🤨
3m used to make a trizak sand paper that will sand the scratches out i used to do solid surface counter tops that is what we used. i tried it on plexiglass and it worked. it was developed to sand scratches out of picture tubes on tvs if you cant find i may still have some left
Half a wobbly pop time wise you say hmmm idk, seemed like you were sippin and enjoying that wobbly pop. I'd probably be down a 12 pack by the time the lexan was soft enough. Yes I have a problem, don't judge me.
Great job on the plexiglass. I love that truck too. I think I see a fastback Chevy in the shop? Jr's Mustang looks like he's been busy sanding. Love the projects. Thanks Brent ! 👍😎🕵🏾♂️🍺🎸🎵🚙👽🥂
My dad had a 49. Chopped top lowered suicide doors. It was baaaaaad dude! Sold it and bought an anniversary edition Harley. Don't know what year the bike is but it's cool too. Good video I enjoyed watching this 🤙
Hi Brent, I used to use lexan for a lot of stuff at the Sign Company lettering and all kinds of different things. The best adhesive to use with lexan is lexel it flexes but it dries really good oh, super flexible bond that does not come apart. Also if you did not know about lexan that stuff is highly Bulletproof seen a 357 and 44 magnum test on three quarter inch lexan it did not penetrate Point Blank. I'm telling you if they would have made the plates out of lexan for bulletproof vests the soldiers that went to Afghanistan would have done a whole lot better. Anyhow if you got an old gun laying around or better yet rifle oh, and you have some spare Lex and give it a try you'll be amazed it don't shatter. Love the work you're doing all the time man.
You make the fabrication "the right way " Brent lol. I was wondering why you had a range oven upstairs when you were sewing in the last video (thought it might have been there if you got asked to leave the house lol). Should have known you had a use for it!! Thanks for the video, made my day Great job
I love it your title in green they stand out . And when I see them I zero right in for the kill😜 now I won’t miss any of your great videos. Stay safe and healthy
Sweet, another trick learned. I would think as long as you use a tarry cloth and window cleaner to clean it, it should not scratch or just hose it off. Another job well done and looks great.
I think it's a great job. Fits the truck perfect. Learned how to make windows. I've done things like that but different result. No patience here lol. Great video
That sheet is pretty thick, relatively speaking for Lexan I have seen used for automotive "glass". Most of the time its 1/8 or 3/16ths with a pretty gradual change of direction or curvature. Something where a hairdryer might and a heat gun certainly could be used. Its sort of like chocolate, soft, softer and suddenly goes too close to liquid that you can't handle it. A thought, IF that one "reject" is scrap, put in back in the oven and experiment with the heat; based on Lexan properties it should blister when too hot. Info that I can find suggests that at a certain thickness both male and female molds are needed, but no real specific information is actually given.
The glass for these corner windows is readily available. I've got an extra set myself. They were free in a box of parts when I was building my 50s truck. I looked them up on several classic truck sites and they aren't all that expensive.
His problem was that he Chopped the truck . He had the original glass but it was to tall and not wide enough. I had thought the same thing at first. I could only imagine how much $$$$ it would cost to have those two window glasses made .
Two things you can do to increase the hardness of the lexian Slash plexy is by putting a coat of ceramic coating over the inside and outside this will stop it from getting those swirly scratches or you can get 2K clear and paint over the top of it with 2K clear and it will keep it from yellowing I prefer the ceramic coating less the other way sometimes flakes off
I likes the metal better has enough windows all that work to put plastic in there but it’s your truck do as you please. Thank you for sharing always good stuff
This just a suggestion.....not the voice of experience. Some of the warping may be the result of the sudden temperature change from pulling it out of the oven and exposing it to colder air. Perhaps you might get less warping by leaving it in the oven, turning off the heat, maybe leave the door ajar, so the lexan can cool slower and evenly. Love your videos and your work.
Many times buddy's of mine asked; how long do fix this or get that running¿? I always give them a "beer time" estimate... Like "it's about a six beers job".🍻 I also remind them that I drink 50, you know, in case they decided to show up not empty handed.😂😂 This was a good one! Thanks.,👍 J. F.🇨🇦
Nice idea. I think lexan or other sheet goods will work ok, maybe keep those forming buck around when they need replaced! Great job dude, I watch your videos all the time now that I know about you, subscribed and notifications on of course!!!
Great job Brent, who knew you had such cooking skills. I sure hope you didn't "borrow" that stove from your wife, like you "borrowed" her carpet runner. Lmao. Thanks for entertaining us. Looking forward to the next one.
Lexan curved portholes, oven baked on a hand formed curved steel cookie sheet, gooed in place. CAD taken to the next level. Shop dog supervisor approved?
I heated my plexiglass over the original glass with a heat gun to get the same curve then cut down to match my chop. Lexan you were using looks a little thicker and probably harder to work with than cheap plexi I used.
I really don't understand why you don't have a million subscribers, you make things in a half hour that look better than pieces I've spent all day on
I was just thinking that! I could watch Brent install a Lightbulb and he would make it entertaining 😄
After removing the Plexi from the oven, try heating the edges with a heat gun to help it lay down on your mold.
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We had that exact oven 30 years ago when we first got married!..the oven is gone and the wife left me...I miss that oven!
Yeah, good ovens are hard to come by...
Sounds like a Country Western song.
@@labrd41 "She said hello country bumpkin, how's the oven now that I'm jumpin'...🤣😅
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I look forward to each installment, Kind of makes me feel I am addicted to the Halfass Kustums.
I think I am addicted. The builds combined with the tunes is everything I could ask for.
I would have just used the Busch box, and made a beer tap for the gear shift which I have done for my truck using multiple handles including mounting bobbleheads on my tailgate, my truck was in the Paradise fire and caught on fire and is a 76 stepside given to me from my customer that was up there, he was a WWII Vet as was my dad..........The spirit of 76 saved it! $9,000 later it still looks like it was in a fire even on the inside but it drives great! Glad I just discovered this channel I can relate to a mess that has potential...
A suggestion: The outside radius of your plexiglass will be closer to the inside of the sheet metal than vice versa. Try putting metal in the oven convex side down and lay the plexiglass inside it.
No matter what issue you come up with, you always find a fix that works! I get so many hints on how to do things watching your videos!! #1 on my watch list!! :)
At my job we have clear plastic safety guards. When they get scratches we use the heat gun or propane torch to heat them up and scratches disappear
Could watch these all day long, my dad loved working on cars, these remind me of him. From amazon, car hop trays, stay safe.
The Halfass version of the Easy Bake Oven! Good job Brent, a project you finally get to relax a little bit while It's cookin'!
I learned again today. The idea of reviewing the general on the road wow
I have been watching your videos for quite some time . Seems you like working alone. Your work is very interesting to watch. I like watching these old models cars getting fixed and back on the roads. There are not many people out there doing like what you do. I take my hat out for you, keep it up, well done 👍
I feel the windows look better glued in like that myself. Good job 👍
Brent you never cease to amaze. Starts out with a CAD, goes to metal to Lexan to heat bending process. Very impressive plan. Good job brother👍👍
Sometimes I get easily confused, so when I saw you making that mold to drape the lexan over I honestly thought you were gonna fill the quarter glass openings, turning the truck into a "3-window"! (Someday you'll understand!) Great video, Brent! Thank you! Be safe!
I want to see "The General" running on the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't we all, I'm sure the time will come.
@@michaelfrancis7072 Yeess!!
@@michaelfrancis7072 Pablo gets first dibbs🐕🤣😂😄
A great beer drinking job 🍺. I have never seen this done before so I'm learning something good.👍
I would be proud to drive that truck. Nice video and you ARE the “Kustom” idea man.
The jobs you do are so much fun to watch!
You are the master of improvising...... Keeping the mods affordable......really cool....
Wow I love that ol truck. The top chop really makes the ol girl.
Knew about heating plexiglas/Lexan to form it; the use of a metal backing plate never crossed my mind, thanks. I learned something new today.
Wow very good job and very talented to make those the window
"Cardboard Aided Design" Love it!
Digging it. the Build
We Dropped a Built 289 Ford and a Top Loader 4 speed in my brothers 54 Chevy Half ton we Painted it 2 tone Cream with Brown fenders and running boards
As always another great job you've done on those windows they look great, you Sir are a professional fabricator ,they look like they have the black rubber
Around them, fantastic job my friend keep on giving us great videos I love your channel God Bless you and your family my friend 🔥💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌
You got nice classic chevys, I love old chevys I own a truck like yours all original split six, and a 53 belair convertible both have the original 235. Greetings from sunny California.
Those corner windows came out fine !
Hey, thanks for posting !
I like your method way better than the one I used back in 1979 after chopping the ‘68 Bug. I cut the plexiglass for the back window and then screwed it in and covered with a black foam sticky strip around the edge. 😎👍🇨🇦
Quarter windows turned out just fine; as you say, it ain't a show truck. Good call on leaving the rear window
at stock height. Good match w/ the quarters, and the bonus is you now have....... a Deluxe Big Window Cab!
In years gone by, I made Lexan and other polycarbonate sheets. This stuff is rolled out at @600 degrees. Then in another life I made plexy glass for a foam rubber cutting machine. Curved a lot of plexy/ lexan at @250 to 275 degrees. Put your pattern under the blank in the oven and heat it. Leave it till cool.
Man if you quit drinking beer you won’t have any material for making your template....👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂😂
Enjoy you bringing us along!
Helps to heat your mold up as well, and a heat gun helps you out as well!!!
I've done some vacuum molding on some home made tail lights for my 79 Monte Carlo Project!!!
Keep Rocking it out!!!
I turned out all right I had two windows put in my tractor with that lexan and they glued the windows on the outside like you do and I've had no issues with it whatsoever no scratching no leaking it's a good way to do it. 👍👍😀
Impressed!! You sure use that band saw a lot I wouldn’t have thought about getting one of those!
Your skill set never ceases to amaze me. The best tools we have are our hands, and you consistently prove this theory time and time again! Yet another project completed to a high standard thanks to your “no big deal” attitude. Knowing the vocabulary and attitude of the average mechanic and body man, you really have found the best healthiest low stress way to get through your work! You ought to bottle and sell it, you’d make a fortune. I’m very patient, detail oriented (being called anal most times😉) and pretty laid back myself, BUT I’d still take a case, lol! Thanks for taking us along. I’m always learning something new when watching you. Stay healthy and stay safe brother✌🏼
Good job. Use only window cleaner with out ammonia. Never wipe plastic dry and it will last quite awhile. Cheers
The 5 window 51 truck looks great. I'm glad you did not chop the top as much as you did on the 1938 Pontiac.
Nah this is almost a little to much, I think they look great with 2" chop
You Sir are tenacious! Nice job.
Well I finally got to see your video last night. Well that was interesting seeing you make the window and anyone should be able to follow on how you did it. 🤨
You're my favorite is channel to watch man you had a great content keep up the good work done
3m used to make a trizak sand paper that will sand the scratches out i used to do solid surface counter tops that is what we used. i tried it on plexiglass and it worked. it was developed to sand scratches out of picture tubes on tvs if you cant find i may still have some left
Love to here a little history on your shop
That was cool! I meant HOT! You are amazing my friend! Catch you on the next one!
Half a wobbly pop time wise you say hmmm idk, seemed like you were sippin and enjoying that wobbly pop. I'd probably be down a 12 pack by the time the lexan was soft enough. Yes I have a problem, don't judge me.
Great job on the plexiglass. I love that truck too. I think I see a fastback Chevy in the shop? Jr's Mustang looks like he's been busy sanding. Love the projects. Thanks Brent ! 👍😎🕵🏾♂️🍺🎸🎵🚙👽🥂
Great job keep up the good work.
Can’t wait to see the General driving down the road.
Cheers.
You have so much talent. Many skills! ⭐
My dad had a 49. Chopped top lowered suicide doors. It was baaaaaad dude! Sold it and bought an anniversary edition Harley. Don't know what year the bike is but it's cool too.
Good video I enjoyed watching this 🤙
As alwayz....... Another brilliant video. Very cool Brent. Thanks for sharing Mate. Billy J.... Queensland, Australia.
Great job the curved windows look awesone !!!!thanks
Is the window Plexiglas or is it Lexan?
Hi Brent, I used to use lexan for a lot of stuff at the Sign Company lettering and all kinds of different things. The best adhesive to use with lexan is lexel it flexes but it dries really good oh, super flexible bond that does not come apart. Also if you did not know about lexan that stuff is highly Bulletproof seen a 357 and 44 magnum test on three quarter inch lexan it did not penetrate Point Blank. I'm telling you if they would have made the plates out of lexan for bulletproof vests the soldiers that went to Afghanistan would have done a whole lot better. Anyhow if you got an old gun laying around or better yet rifle oh, and you have some spare Lex and give it a try you'll be amazed it don't shatter. Love the work you're doing all the time man.
You make the fabrication "the right way " Brent lol. I was wondering why you had a range oven upstairs when you were sewing in the last video (thought it might have been there if you got asked to leave the house lol). Should have known you had a use for it!! Thanks for the video, made my day Great job
haha it was bought just to do these windows
@@HalfassKustoms Thanks for the reply!! Now you can cook a pizza to go with your beers!!!!!
I love it your title in green they stand out . And when I see them I zero right in for the kill😜 now I won’t miss any of your great videos. Stay safe and healthy
Nice build,tell Rolly to smile when he walks by the camaera lol,cheers til the next one!!
Sweet, another trick learned. I would think as long as you use a tarry cloth and window cleaner to clean it, it should not scratch or just hose it off. Another job well done and looks great.
that lexan stuff can be hard work well done sir 👍👍
Brilliant use of lexan.
He is the "BAD CHAD" of the prairies.
I think it's a great job. Fits the truck perfect. Learned how to make windows. I've done things like that but different result. No patience here lol. Great video
About as much as anything, I enjoyed your choice of music! 👍🏼😉😃
Nice job ! Congratulations ! Regards ! Henrique from Brazil ! 😎👍
Interesting stuff. Jack of all trades.
I like that truck! Would have been okay with me if you welded the bucks in instead of keeping it as a window.
Nice budget build. Good job with the pilot windows.
That sheet is pretty thick, relatively speaking for Lexan I have seen used for automotive "glass". Most of the time its 1/8 or 3/16ths with a pretty gradual change of direction or curvature. Something where a hairdryer might and a heat gun certainly could be used. Its sort of like chocolate, soft, softer and suddenly goes too close to liquid that you can't handle it.
A thought, IF that one "reject" is scrap, put in back in the oven and experiment with the heat; based on Lexan properties it should blister when too hot. Info that I can find suggests that at a certain thickness both male and female molds are needed, but no real specific information is actually given.
You are definitely creative I can say that
You kinda read my mind, about putting that medal forum in the over with the plexi..... Looking good...
Thank's Brent your outside of the box thinking is clever.
Nicely done!
The glass for these corner windows is readily available. I've got an extra set myself. They were free in a box of parts when I was building my 50s truck. I looked them up on several classic truck sites and they aren't all that expensive.
His problem was that he Chopped the truck . He had the original glass but it was to tall and not wide enough. I had thought the same thing at first. I could only imagine how much $$$$ it would cost to have those two window glasses made .
Two things you can do to increase the hardness of the lexian Slash plexy is by putting a coat of ceramic coating over the inside and outside this will stop it from getting those swirly scratches or you can get 2K clear and paint over the top of it with 2K clear and it will keep it from yellowing I prefer the ceramic coating less the other way sometimes flakes off
Thanks for giving us something to watch. 👍👍✌
protective anti-scratch film would prevent that plastic from going bad-bad on ya, just sayin'
great work as always... godspeed
I likes the metal better has enough windows all that work to put plastic in there but it’s your truck do as you please. Thank you for sharing always good stuff
Awesome trick Brent!
This just a suggestion.....not the voice of experience. Some of the
warping may be the result of the sudden temperature change from pulling it out of the oven and exposing it to colder air. Perhaps you might get less warping by leaving it in the oven, turning off the heat, maybe leave the door ajar, so the lexan can cool slower and evenly. Love your videos and your work.
as an automotive design engineer (the big trucks), I also use CAD for quick prototypes....Cardboard Aided Design 🤓👍
Great idea, and in the end it’s working.👍
So ....... yeah ....... Idonno. Love it!!
Many times buddy's of mine asked; how long do fix this or get that running¿?
I always give them a "beer time" estimate... Like "it's about a six beers job".🍻
I also remind them that I drink 50, you know, in case they decided to show up not empty handed.😂😂
This was a good one! Thanks.,👍
J. F.🇨🇦
Great job on fabrication for windows, have a good day 👌
Great idea, instant windows. Not a lot of room in the cab for Pablo though, hope he won't mind sitting in the bed lol.
Nice idea. I think lexan or other sheet goods will work ok, maybe keep those forming buck around when they need replaced! Great job dude, I watch your videos all the time now that I know about you, subscribed and notifications on of course!!!
Finally a use for Busch Beer!
That's some fine 'glass cooking. Looks good.
Very cool. Totally agree with the template material. 1/2 a wobbly pop, LOL. Cheers.
love the truck have fun thanks
Great job Brent, who knew you had such cooking skills. I sure hope you didn't "borrow" that stove from your wife, like you "borrowed" her carpet runner. Lmao. Thanks for entertaining us. Looking forward to the next one.
haha no buddy bought it just for this glass experiment
Now that was cool well hot but cool lol looking good stay safe stay healthy stay busy
Lexan curved portholes, oven baked on a hand formed curved steel cookie sheet, gooed in place. CAD taken to the next level. Shop dog supervisor approved?
I heated my plexiglass over the original glass with a heat gun to get the same curve then cut down to match my chop. Lexan you were using looks a little thicker and probably harder to work with than cheap plexi I used.
Windows look great
The ol' black goo on the finger trick. You use the oven for powder coating too? Handy.
I'd say that was a success, my friend, looks great!!!
Nice work on the glass Brent!
You could have chucked a pie in Brent while you was waiting and had it with your beer 😂😂🤘🤘🤘
Looks good you did a good job
Beautiful! Save your old ovens