Yes mate, everyone has asked this
The closest anything will get to the screen is about 4mm at the top, where there will be minimal downward loading, and 10mm at the bottom where all the load will be taken
With this system the top mount is effectively a pivot point and will resist the drag forces from the wing. Any downward loading (hopefully downforce!) will be seen at the lower mounts at the bottom of the glass.
Not sure if I posed this already. But it won't hurt to repeat it:
Due to the angles involved, a small cut out is needed in the 'back leg' like this:
The depth of that notch is around 10mm.
With that rear stay effectively being the main load bearing member, I didn't fancy having it thinner than the others due to the cut out, so I asked Robin to beef it up internally from 30-40mm.
We did think about having the bulge in the outside of the rear leg, but it somehow didn't look right.
I also projected the roof line onto the bracket template I sent to Robin, and he's sweetened that top line so it flows with the roof line and curves up to the wing now instead of a sharp change like my template.
I compared the bracket to my MDF template last night, and given that it took Robin about 30 mins to draw from scratch, I'm amazed that it replicates the template perfectly, even though the template was just a rough free drawn shape. I wish I could use CAD that well!
I'll have a test fit this weekend, and make the final holes for the turn buckle and get everything bolted up. Mum and Dad are coming to stay on Tuesday evening, so I'll have it fitted for when Dad comes here so he can see it and we can go for a drive, then I'll whip it all off and hopefully have it all powdercoated next week ready for final fitment