Hi guys,

I am after any information i can get regarding the sunroof glass moulds for the mini sunshine's sportsroof that was also an option on some ls'.
The moulds are in Vietnam (according to frednutz&co)

Any info i can get on this topic will be a massive help

Thanks guys, Matt

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
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Not sure if this is any help but my 1275LS I owned years ago had the same roof fitted as the sunshine.

This is the best pic I have. Is a mould really needed? The glass just had a slight curve across the car from what I remember. and a heavy reflective tint.

It was an excellent sunroof, with the collapsable seal it never leaked.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Its just getting the right curve in the glass, saying this, i havnt contacted any glass places to find out what their process is

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

i don't know too much about it..

but when we looked at getting new glass for our fridge display cabinets at work, the glass places could curve the glass and that was a custom job and a decent curve of about 70 degrees on a radius of about 200mm. and i think that was from laminated glass (same as auto)

you may find someone that can bend glass.

Glass is actually a liquid - albeit a very hard one - but it is fluid. So heat it up and put gentle pressure on it and it can be bent over any form.

( bit of trivia - Ann Hathaways Cottage in England has some of the oldest window glass in existance - the bottom of the panes are thicker than the tops and looking though them gives a very distortd view - this is due to the fact that over 400 years the glass has slumped as it flowed to the bottom)

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Glass can be formed by heat on a buck.

I have seen this done on a wooden buck (or mould) covered with sheet metal, just using a hand held propane torch to heat the glass until it drooped into the shape of the buck.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

There was a good company in Sydney that used to make curved glass for cabinets. They were called Mapps Glass in Newtown. I don't know if they still exist and still do curved glass.

The best windscreen place to ask about hard to find stuff is Ralph Moore Auto glass in Mascot.

if there is a place in Perth that can make the glass I am happy for my sunroof glass to be used for the shape/curve.

Not keen to send it across the country though

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Noli Illegitimi Carborundum

As stated above, glass display cabinet manufacturers can get curved glass made up pretty easily. Getting it toughened afterwards will cost extra. I've sourced it for custom hot food bain maree cabinets before.

Glass bent in two directions is much more difficult. Single bends like these (where you can still put a traight edge on the glass perpendicular to the curve) is relatively easy for the right machine.

There is no mould involved so you shouldn't have to source it. Just need a template of the curve. If it has holes in the glass, these must be drilled before toughening. You should have any class in a car toughened to meet AS2208 or is that 2080? They both apply to glass but I can't remember which is toughened and which is impact resistant. Check teh side windows of any Aussie-build car, they'll have the AS mark and a number. Tell the glass maker you want this standard and the mark place on it. The same standard applies to shower screens and plenty of those are made curved these days. It shouldn't be a new thing for the glass maker.

M