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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ OT: Shaving rain gutters

Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:01 PM

Well just as I was about to get my 911 off the omnipresent jackstands..Some of my synapses connected and I had an idea. I decided to shave the rain gutters on the 911 from the B pillar back. I have those feathers already in place on the A pillars. I figured this mod may help to the nTH degree.. In all it only took a few hours per side..

grabbed the sawz-all and excised the rain gutter

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Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:02 PM

cleaned it all up with roloc discs and grinders..

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Posted by: Mueller May 20 2005, 07:03 PM

you have a cage correct??

supposedly those help in the strength of the shell...but I'm sure you already knew that

now I see the cage, LOL

Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:04 PM

I posted these pics on pelican a few days ago... and oddly nary a peep... I recall a 3 or 4 page thread about rain gutters recently

here I tacked the remains together..

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Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:07 PM

The way the roof and quarter are joined appears to be one piece crimped over the other.. with some sealer smeared for weatherproofing..this make some interesting welding

here the welding is finished, and ground down

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Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:08 PM

first app of bodywork.

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Posted by: URY914 May 20 2005, 07:31 PM

You will be MUCH faster now.

Paul

Posted by: john rogers May 20 2005, 07:32 PM

Didn't the factory make some filler pieces for the front of the rain gutters on the 935s that glued in?

Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:35 PM

I did this mod thinking of you Paul...

I accuratlely measured the weight of the metal removed, and corrected for the amount of filler added...

my car just got 0.12lbs lighter

Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:37 PM

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Didn't the factory make some filler pieces for the front of the rain gutters on the 935s that glued in?

yes they did.. I call them feathers.. I have no idea where I picked up that name for them, but yes I have those pieces

Posted by: J P Stein May 20 2005, 07:44 PM

I hate it when I have those little inspirations.

Posted by: Headrage May 20 2005, 07:49 PM

QUOTE (URY914 @ May 20 2005, 06:31 PM)
You will be MUCH faster now.

Paul

Espesially if you paint it yellow!!!!

Looks really cool, but this "is" a 914 forum you know...

Posted by: TimT May 20 2005, 07:54 PM

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but this "is" a 914 forum you know.

hehe

I own and drive a 914..

and I did post this as OT

Posted by: Travis Neff May 20 2005, 08:13 PM

You know Tim,

As much as you cut apart your 911, it will never become a 914

Just kidding, it looks great - always liked that look on the Ruf cars.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 20 2005, 09:00 PM

very cool. zois's 'manfred' has glassed in rain channels on the targa. looks seriously mean.

i like it.
how hard to glass them in? on an extra top of course

Posted by: MecGen May 20 2005, 09:55 PM

Tim
Hands down way cool
Later
Joe

Posted by: Jeroen May 21 2005, 04:58 AM

cool!

Posted by: MecGen May 21 2005, 06:32 AM

Hi
Forgot to ask....have you thought about leadding?
I have a friend that did some of it, I am thinking of killing the banana trims and trying my hands at lead.
Maybe too much weight for a race car ?
Later
Joe

Posted by: TimT May 21 2005, 12:18 PM

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have you thought about leadding?

Alot of the bodywork on my car is lead already, from the factory. I dont think I want to learn how to do lead bodywork on the project. Someday Ill learn how to do it

Posted by: ! May 21 2005, 02:33 PM

Hard to lead in a fiberglass top...

BTW...we are equal opportunity abusers....

Posted by: Racer Chris May 21 2005, 04:37 PM

I have a 911 SCCA GT2 customer project at my house.
It came with the gutters already completely removed.
SCCA Rules required them so I made up some repro gutters and tacked them in place before the car got painted.
This year SCCA changed the rule and gutters are no longer required on GT cars.