The design was not completely worked out yet ,but on the way everything becomes clear.
I used steel profiles which are made for metalstuc walls, they are light and cheap.
the 2 longitudinal profiles in the middle are different from the rest and made out of alluminium alloy,they should take care
of rain water from the removable roofpanel.
the 2 profiles work as gutters and they let the water flow to the front ,in the u profile above the windshield.
from there it flows down on each side of the windshield
after reinstallation of the cab I made a flexible connection from cab to box.
The connection is actualy an angle mounted on the opening in the front side of the radiobox.
it covers the gap between cab and box and allows the cab to move seperatly from the box (caused by chassis torsion).
Even under extreme conditions ,when the space provided by the flexible connection might not be sufficient, I don't think
it will tear because its made out of pvc (1mm thick)and is quite flexible by itself.(update;(OEPS I WAS WRONG ,the flex in
the chassis is really amazing
I will have to modify the connection,sometime soon)
picture below shows the damage.
and with sheetmetal attached.
the sheetmetal I used not aluminium (the shop selling the stuf was just too expensive and keeping this project low cost is
one of my mayor challenges.
the metal sheet is 1mm thick and is attached with blind rivets.
I put foam tape between sheet and profile to stop resonance.
door windowframe and open roof.
the reason why I wanted a removable roof is the heat generated by the cooling liquid tank in the middle of the dashboard,also
the engine covers are not isolating engine heat to its compartment.
therefore it is nice to have a removable roof when outside temp is high enough.
the window frames are also removable for this purpose.
