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That softtop of Charlies is nice. I like the clean simple lines. Still hoping to make mine in steel but thats just my personal preference (UK weather and security reasons playing a large part in my thinking) and is no way meant to disrespect the choices of others. I just realised that my...

Thanks for the idea Bob. I'll add it to teh list of backup options if it turns out my metal working isn't up to scratch. Plan A is all-metal with compound curves, Plan B is metal with few curves, Plan C is softtop, Plan D is glass-fibre or plastic and Plan E (the simplest of all) is no roof!

Any more pics of this car? Hi Bob, do you have any more pics of this car, i can't seem to get the attachment added to the PM i already sent you the other day. Thanks.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. yes i do plan of building my own cab, it is the one part of the build that worries me more than the rest. Planning to keep the use of compound curves to a minimum, e.g. may just make the majority of the roof flat with just an inch or so of crown. But i'll...

Been lurking here a while soaking up the mass of knowldege, ideas and skills. Time to come out from the shadows! I'm a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (read desk-job), which sadly doesn't involve any hands-on work, so I like to get my hands dirty whenever work and family life allow. Biggest...

Thanks Sam_Fear, I know its an old thread but wanted to add my proffessional opinion to the knowledge-base for whoever comes along and reads it next. I've been lurking here a while now, so i'll take your advice and introduce myself properly in the intro section....

I can sympahise with your logic. A good tight braze IS stronger than steel BUT ONLY IN TENSILE STRENTH. The frame joints will see a lot of shear stress, where braze is not so 'strong'. Your joint designs would need to account for this, e..g. lots of overlapping joints / gussets and the like...