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| cali914 |
 Jan 2 2019, 10:41 PM
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cali914  Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California  |
Anyone using Lexan Front Window on the street? What is the visibility factor? and how long do they last? Is there a company that makes them or just go to tap plastics? Thanks
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| burton73 |
Jan 3 2019, 05:28 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,539 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California 
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Why would you want to do that?
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| cali914 |
Jan 4 2019, 12:21 AM
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cali914 Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(burton73 @ Jan 3 2019, 03:28 PM)  Why would you want to do that? Bob B Weight savings . I appreciate the suggestions . Thanks guys. I'm at 1900lbs now just looking at other ways of losing weight. I have already cut out meat from my diet LOL. |
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| horizontally-opposed |
Jan 4 2019, 12:32 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(cali914 @ Jan 3 2019, 10:21 PM) QUOTE(burton73 @ Jan 3 2019, 03:28 PM) Why would you want to do that? Bob B Weight savings . I appreciate the suggestions . Thanks guys. I'm at 1900lbs now just looking at other ways of losing weight. I have already cut out meat from my diet LOL. Crazy Harry. Love it. So you're at 1900 lbs with a water-cooled V6. Not bad at all. You still have steel lids and bumpers? What battery are you running? After that, the next 10, 20, 40, etc pounds are gonna get costly… But the car has to be a beast. Who needs a V8? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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| sithot |
Jan 4 2019, 04:37 AM
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Rest of the glass is ok to swap out. A friend did this to his 911 auto-x car back in the late 70’s in search of weight savings. He changed all glass except the windshield The back window as made in an oven using the original to acquire the curve.
FWIW: He had FTD in sight at the Porsche Parade in ‘81. Duncan Powers quelled that hope with his 908. Good luck! |
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| horizontally-opposed |
Jan 4 2019, 10:17 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(sithot @ Jan 4 2019, 02:37 AM) Rest of the glass is ok to swap out. A friend did this to his 911 auto-x car back in the late 70’s in search of weight savings. He changed all glass except the windshield The back window as made in an oven using the original to acquire the curve. FWIW: He had FTD in sight at the Porsche Parade in ‘81. Duncan Powers quelled that hope with his 908. Good luck! ^ Yep. Been wondering what the weight savings would be if the 914's four door windows and flat rear window might be if rendered in Gorilla Glass. That stuff seems to avoid the downsides of Lexan, which is of course lighter but super scratch prone. |
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 5 2019, 09:43 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,607 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ Jan 4 2019, 01:17 PM) QUOTE(sithot @ Jan 4 2019, 02:37 AM) Rest of the glass is ok to swap out. A friend did this to his 911 auto-x car back in the late 70’s in search of weight savings. He changed all glass except the windshield The back window as made in an oven using the original to acquire the curve. FWIW: He had FTD in sight at the Porsche Parade in ‘81. Duncan Powers quelled that hope with his 908. Good luck! ^ Yep. Been wondering what the weight savings would be if the 914's four door windows and flat rear window might be if rendered in Gorilla Glass. That stuff seems to avoid the downsides of Lexan, which is of course lighter but super scratch prone. I keep finding myself saying this, but I think Mark Whitesell told me they were making a 5 window Lexan kit. 914rubber.com Is this the Honda mini van motored 914 I saw at EASY? @mikey914 |
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| cali914 |
Jan 6 2019, 12:26 AM
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cali914 Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Jan 5 2019, 07:43 AM) QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ Jan 4 2019, 01:17 PM) QUOTE(sithot @ Jan 4 2019, 02:37 AM) Rest of the glass is ok to swap out. A friend did this to his 911 auto-x car back in the late 70’s in search of weight savings. He changed all glass except the windshield The back window as made in an oven using the original to acquire the curve. FWIW: He had FTD in sight at the Porsche Parade in ‘81. Duncan Powers quelled that hope with his 908. Good luck! ^ Yep. Been wondering what the weight savings would be if the 914's four door windows and flat rear window might be if rendered in Gorilla Glass. That stuff seems to avoid the downsides of Lexan, which is of course lighter but super scratch prone. I keep finding myself saying this, but I think Mark Whitesell told me they were making a 5 window Lexan kit. 914rubber.com Is this the Honda mini van motored 914 I saw at EASY? @mikey914 Yes but it is getting a new ❤️. The new heart is a 2.4 liter GM ecotec turbo engine. |
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 6 2019, 01:24 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,607 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(cali914 @ Jan 6 2019, 03:26 AM) QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Jan 5 2019, 07:43 AM) QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ Jan 4 2019, 01:17 PM) QUOTE(sithot @ Jan 4 2019, 02:37 AM) Rest of the glass is ok to swap out. A friend did this to his 911 auto-x car back in the late 70’s in search of weight savings. He changed all glass except the windshield The back window as made in an oven using the original to acquire the curve. FWIW: He had FTD in sight at the Porsche Parade in ‘81. Duncan Powers quelled that hope with his 908. Good luck! ^ Yep. Been wondering what the weight savings would be if the 914's four door windows and flat rear window might be if rendered in Gorilla Glass. That stuff seems to avoid the downsides of Lexan, which is of course lighter but super scratch prone. I keep finding myself saying this, but I think Mark Whitesell told me they were making a 5 window Lexan kit. 914rubber.com Is this the Honda mini van motored 914 I saw at EASY? @mikey914 Yes but it is getting a new ❤️. The new heart is a 2.4 liter GM ecotec turbo engine. Love your outside the box thinking! |
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