Weekend Race car deconstruction, Off with her head |
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Weekend Race car deconstruction, Off with her head |
Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Been a good weekend. Got quiet a bit done here are some of the pics of the weekend.
Here is what I started with Sat morning. I built the rolly car and remounted the car so now I can move it all over the world. Attached image(s) |
Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Off with Her head.
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Aaron Cox |
Sep 27 2004, 03:28 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
woohooo! whats fenders are you going to run?
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Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
The rust monster never sleeps. Who ever did the work on this car before me must have installed a rusty fender and then covered it up with the seam sealer and undercoat.
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Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
There goes the fenders. Gonna be easy to clean now.
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Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
asdasdasd
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SirAndy |
Sep 27 2004, 03:33 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Brett W @ Sep 27 2004, 02:30 PM) The rust monster never sleeps. Who ever did the work on this car before me must have installed a rusty fender and then covered it up with the seam sealer and undercoat. that is a weak spot. the factory filled it with some kind of foam to prevent water from getting in there. well, after 15 years or so, the foam starts to crack, traps the water and you know the rest. almost ALL the 914s i have seen had rust in there. the only time i have seen a clean one was where the fender had been replaced with a brand new one at one time and the bodyshop left it open with no foam. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) Andy |
Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Me in the car. I am going for the lowest most laid back seating position possible.
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Lou W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:35 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
WOW, that rust looks like it's been there a while, what a mess, what are you gonna do?
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Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Grandma drivin, don't even get in fronnt of me. I can't even see over the steering wheel.
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Lou W |
Sep 27 2004, 03:44 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
QUOTE (Brett W @ Sep 27 2004, 02:30 PM)
The rust monster never sleeps. Who ever did the work on this car before me must have installed a rusty fender and then covered it up with the seam sealer and undercoat. that is a weak spot. the factory filled it with some kind of foam to prevent water from getting in there. well, after 15 years or so, the foam starts to crack, traps the water and you know the rest. almost ALL the 914s i have seen had rust in there. the only time i have seen a clean one was where the fender had been replaced with a brand new one at one time and the bodyshop left it open with no foam. Andy I hope mine doesn't look like that, I'd like to think that someone installed a rusty fender. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) |
Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 04:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
For the most part the rust is gone. When I cut the fender and some of the attachment tabs that got most of it. There is a little bit inside the door hinge plate, but getting to that is not a big problem now that the fender is gone. I'll probably just cut out the back side and have a look around then weld back some good metal. Will solve the problem.
I am not sure about the fenders yet. I may run Sheridan because they are a little more aero but I like the look of the M/R stuff, Baker style flares. The problem is alot of the flares on the market are meant for much wider tire than EP allows so there is a lot of unneccesary width in the flares. |
machina |
Sep 27 2004, 05:05 PM
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QUOTE(Brett W @ Sep 27 2004, 06:03 PM) I am not sure about the fenders yet. I may run Sheridan because they are a little more aero but I like the look of the M/R stuff, Baker style flares. brett, can you run fenders like the sheridan type in EP? I don't think so. Also, those things are going to kill your top speed at the end of the straights, mucho drag. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
SirAndy |
Sep 27 2004, 05:08 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,675 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
around here they don't let you run the chopped off windshield 914s anymore unless the car was build way back when and has a logbook ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Andy |
URY914 |
Sep 27 2004, 06:46 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,017 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
You need to add a strut from the door hinge plate mounting point back to the latch plate mount. It will help to keep it from bending in the middle.
See the angle I added in this picture. Attached image(s) |
Brett W |
Sep 27 2004, 08:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Fenders are pretty much free. Can't be a 1 peice front end. Can replace the whole fender with a fiberglass replica. See my dilemna. Drag is bad. I may have to make my own fenders. I hope not.
The chassis will be mounted on a chassis jig shortly. I just have to order materials and build it. 914 is allowed to run open or closed prep. No late model cars can run open any more. |
Jeroen |
Sep 27 2004, 09:19 PM
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You may wanna check HPH for the fenders...
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Brett W |
Sep 28 2004, 12:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
I wish I had some pics of Rich's stuff.
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914Timo |
Sep 28 2004, 03:49 AM
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******* Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Finland Member No.: 137 Region Association: Europe |
Is that same car in your avatar ??
If it is, what you are going to do with that front chrome bumper ?? |
groot |
Sep 28 2004, 05:56 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Looking good!
By now you see the need to lower the steering wheel and extend it towards the driver. Otherwise your front hoop will be way up in the air. I was worried about being too low in my car. I can't see the fenders while seated. But, once I'm in it on the track, no problem. |
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