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| rsrguy3 |
 May 26 2010, 12:22 PM
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This is a purely hypothetical thread. You see I love my teener, and, I'd like to use it as a daily, cause I'm sure I can get 35-40 mpg from it. I live in northern Utah.... so It would see it all, heat, rain, AND snow, I'll be using a set of the new diamond shaped studded Hakka's for winter. Nokian
I get it, some of you think that this is a stupid thought, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) but I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow driving, so I'll deal with the ridicule. Have all the fun with me you can on this one, turn it loose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) Oh, If you don't think it will work, why? |
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| JeffBowlsby |
May 26 2010, 01:40 PM
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Hot dip galvanizing, even if you could find a facility with tanks large enough, will warp the body panels.
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| JamesM |
May 26 2010, 04:03 PM
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QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ May 26 2010, 11:40 AM)  Hot dip galvanizing, even if you could find a facility with tanks large enough, will warp the body panels. I am curious to know if anyone has ever tried this? The reason i ask is because after a quick google search i find cases of people having hot dipped large chassis pieces of other cars without issue. Now i understand that other cars are not 914's but my thoughts on it are you never know until you try. I am all for experimenting to find new solutions so if you want to do testing on the 75 tub in my driveway its all yours, and if it turns into a twisted pile of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) at least then we can say its been attempted. Check out the pic at the bottom of this thread... http://www.d-90.com/forum/showthread.php?t...lvanizing+frame doesn't look to warped to me though they do mention letting it air cool rather then quenching it. Maybe there is a trick to it? Another thread on a lotus forum that might have other options to look into... http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/elan-f14/a...sis-t19847.html |
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rsrguy3 The restorers holy grail.... or not? May 26 2010, 12:22 PM
6freak I love driving in the snow as well, easy to get si... May 26 2010, 12:32 PM Bruce Hinds I love it! Drive it man! That's what... May 26 2010, 12:41 PM
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I love it! Drive it man! That's wha... May 26 2010, 02:52 PM McMark Add some fender 'mud flaps' and pull them ... May 26 2010, 12:44 PM pete-stevers really neat idea...i wonder what all is involved i... May 26 2010, 01:04 PM rsrguy3 So, whats it worth to you? May 26 2010, 01:05 PM JamesM more...
http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f7/s... May 26 2010, 04:13 PM McMark :agree: That's what I've heard from weldin... May 26 2010, 02:24 PM pete-stevers porsche did it...what type of process did they use... May 26 2010, 02:45 PM realred914
porsche did it...what type of process did they us... May 27 2010, 11:41 PM Tom_T
porsche did it...what type of process did they u... May 28 2010, 01:30 AM McMark From this thread on Pelican
May 26 2010, 02:51 PM Rand I've seen plenty of rusty galvanized metal. On... May 26 2010, 03:34 PM tomeric914
I've seen plenty of rusty galvanized metal.
... May 28 2010, 12:52 PM veltror From my thread you will see that the amount of met... May 26 2010, 04:47 PM SirAndy
I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow ... May 26 2010, 08:05 PM MDG
Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the... May 27 2010, 05:32 AM Tom_T
Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in th... May 27 2010, 01:50 PM realred914
[quote name='MDG' post='1324341' date='May 27 201... May 27 2010, 11:43 PM Tom_T
near as I know the drip tray wnet to the late st... May 28 2010, 01:19 AM rsrguy3 Now Andy.... that's what I'm talking about... May 26 2010, 08:42 PM rsrguy3 We'll be cutting up James 75 to experiment thi... May 26 2010, 08:48 PM charliew If you are cutting a car up. Are you guys interest... May 26 2010, 09:50 PM Tom_T You'd also have to cut the longs open, pull ou... May 27 2010, 12:55 AM 6freak Zink chromate paint would solve the issue .... May 27 2010, 09:26 AM rsrguy3 I had seen that piece, and I must say the whole th... May 27 2010, 09:33 AM thomasotten Didn't someone say we would one day see a post... May 27 2010, 09:08 PM Tom_T
Didn't someone say we would one day see a pos... May 28 2010, 01:32 AM rsrguy3 Funny thought, as if it was a dynacorn project. It... May 27 2010, 09:28 PM charliew I have a parts car scout II that someone put galva... May 28 2010, 02:22 PM |
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