Re: [DML] Side Windows

["fivetwofive" <CBL302@xxxxxxx>]

I once "skinned" a Delorean door,(it is NOT that hard to do,just need 
elbow grease)to see what kind of engineering the engineers did for 
the Delorean doors,by the way this was a door with major "skin" damage
anyways, I WAS amazed to see the amount of reinforcement,that was put 
into those doors,It is OVERKILL what they did in there,(by the way 
Rob at P.J. Grady,now has that skinned door,Rob don't chuck that door 
as it makes a good reference to see the inside engineering on these 
doors)Anyways from what I could see,you CAN easily drive with the 
doors open/without glass,and not worry about bending the doors,they 
did things right in there,unlike the Bricklin doors,that DID 
bend,after years of opening and closing the doors,DMC saw the 
problems with the Bricklin doors and MADE sure,that ALL proper 
reinforcements were engineered into the Delorean doors.
If you ever have the chance to see the "other side" of a Delorean 
door,you would appreciate the engineering that went on with the 
Delorean Motorcar.

Claude
05520




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I think the comments in the past have been about door flex issues, 
not how
> the windows will effect the outcome of a DeLorean that gets rolled. 
When
> your doors are open, if you grab both ends and twist a bit, do you 
feel
> any more give? I'd love to see some pics of you cruising with the 
windows
> out!
> 
> -Christian
> 
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Andrei Cular wrote:
> 
> > Despite what some people say none of the windows on the DeLorean 
provide any
> > structural integrity.  Just look how they are mounted in a thick 
rubberized
> > bedding.  If any force is applied that stuff would stretch till 
the glass
> > makes hard contact with a body part, if the force continues the 
glass would
> > just break.
> >
> > I haven't had my driver side window in for almost 2 months now, 
it was nice
> > till I got caught in a light rain sat.  Due to the aerodynamics 
of the car
> > you don't get blasted with air as you would think.  With the side 
in and the
> > back out you get some hot air from the engine above 50mph, but 
with both out
> > a enough comes through the side to push everything out.
> >
> >
> > Andrei
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bbbigray" <bbbigray@xxxx>
> > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:13 AM
> > Subject: [DML] Side Windows
> >
> >
> > > Anyone ever driven with the side windows removed?  Structural 
issues?
> > >
> > > --Ray
> > >
> > >
> > >
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