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> GT-style Headlight mechanisms, Anyone have any pics?
nynone4
post Jan 8 2005, 08:38 PM
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Anyone have any good pics or info on how the 914 GT headlight mechanism (with the cable release) worked? I'd like to come up with something similar for my car if it's not too difficult. I have an idea of how I could fabricate the lift mechanism - I just wonder how they fastened back down when closed.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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michel richard
post Jan 5 2007, 12:27 PM
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Ok, drove home quick over lunch, snapped some pictures.

Here is the shock in the closed position. I think that I put the anchor point too low. It's at the start of the movement that it hesitates and improving the geometry at that point is probably all that's needed.
Mind you, I only had a problem when trying to raise the lights and the car was stationnary. As soon as I move, the slightest bump will get them on their way up.



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nynone4   GT-style Headlight mechanisms   Jan 8 2005, 08:38 PM
Jeroen   check Jon Lowe's GT website for detail pics   Jan 8 2005, 08:51 PM
boxstr   Jon was selling the complete mechanism at one time...   Jan 8 2005, 09:13 PM
Aaron Cox   wierd...this sunoco car has motors http://fly.hiw...   Jan 8 2005, 09:18 PM
Series9   Here:   Jan 8 2005, 09:23 PM
Series9   OK, they're not very big:   Jan 8 2005, 09:24 PM
Series9   next:   Jan 8 2005, 09:25 PM
!   I sell the rare GT windshield wiper kit......consi...   Jan 8 2005, 09:25 PM
Series9   next:   Jan 8 2005, 09:25 PM
Series9   Go to: http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/factory_9146_...   Jan 8 2005, 09:27 PM
bjorn jacobson   Hey Aaron, Sure that's not a photo of the Dayt...   Jan 9 2005, 02:22 PM
jd74914   Don't Know if this is what your looking for bu...   Jan 9 2005, 03:11 PM
sixnotfour   Jon Lowe has sold out of the kits as of 1 week ago...   Jan 9 2005, 05:26 PM
nein14   Any idea how much the kit cost?   Jan 9 2005, 05:48 PM
nynone4   Thanks for all the pics, guys! If there is a k...   Jan 9 2005, 06:45 PM
Bleyseng   another   Jan 9 2005, 07:09 PM
Jeroen   <...   Jan 9 2005, 07:11 PM
sixnotfour   My friend bought his last kit a week ago 350.00 No...   Jan 9 2005, 09:07 PM
nein14   Maybe Engman would be up for fabricating a kit? H...   Jan 9 2005, 09:19 PM
Marv's3.6six   I have to have this kit! Where to find???   Jan 11 2005, 06:52 PM
ein 6er   here is a pic of a/the kit. forgot where i lifted...   Jan 11 2005, 07:06 PM
Mueller   so how do you close them? htt...   Jan 11 2005, 07:19 PM
datapace   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Jan 11 2005, 07:22 PM
sixnotfour   Are you willing to pay the 525.00 to have this ?   Jan 11 2005, 07:29 PM
nynone4   $525 is STEEP for the kit - but it definitely...   Jan 11 2005, 08:14 PM
datapace   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Jan 11 2005, 08:19 PM
nebreitling   i love it. only at 914club do you get a bunch of ...   Jan 11 2005, 08:44 PM
Eric_Shea     Jan 11 2005, 09:19 PM
Sparky   <...   Jan 12 2005, 08:08 PM
Mueller  
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project-914   to the top!!!... I'm about to sta...   Dec 27 2006, 12:42 PM
michel richard   FWIW, here's a picture of the parts I made for...   Dec 27 2006, 01:00 PM
michel richard   The splitter. The threads did'nt come out str...   Dec 27 2006, 01:01 PM
michel richard   I used ordinary bicylcle brake cables. The expens...   Dec 27 2006, 01:04 PM
michel richard   The inside of the forward compartment has since be...   Dec 27 2006, 01:05 PM
michel richard   And how the hook looks in the car. The way it wor...   Dec 27 2006, 01:09 PM
Marv's3.6six   I see this is an old revived thread. I too have be...   Dec 27 2006, 02:40 PM
project-914   how hard is each headlight to push down with those...   Dec 27 2006, 03:06 PM
michel richard   Here's a closeup of the shock. You can see th...   Dec 27 2006, 04:00 PM
michel richard   and an overall photo of the finished product. Thi...   Dec 27 2006, 04:03 PM
Aaron Cox   too cool!   Dec 27 2006, 05:21 PM
project-914   looks like you got the 20lbs ones...I'll try t...   Dec 27 2006, 05:27 PM
michel richard   More leverage is the way I would start. A small ga...   Dec 27 2006, 05:40 PM
project-914   would you recommend me getting 30lbs ones or would...   Dec 27 2006, 06:17 PM
michel richard   I think the 20 lbs are enough, with careful design...   Dec 27 2006, 08:52 PM
project-914   k I'll go 20lbs...what's another 30 bucks ...   Dec 27 2006, 09:23 PM
project-914   what were the part numbers of your mounting hardwa...   Dec 27 2006, 11:19 PM
Rand   It completely baffles me why all of these kits req...   Dec 27 2006, 11:30 PM
project-914   if you would read...that's what I'M doing....   Dec 27 2006, 11:44 PM
Mueller   if you would read...that's what I'M doing...   Jan 5 2007, 12:40 PM
Rand   Yeah, if I would read. Sorry I missed that. I...   Dec 28 2006, 01:06 AM
rhilgers   FWIW http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho......   Dec 28 2006, 12:18 PM
project-914   bump, I got my gas shocks...will start modifying s...   Jan 3 2007, 07:23 PM
michel richard   I will post those pictures tonight.   Jan 4 2007, 06:26 AM
project-914   thanks man, bump for easiness to find heh   Jan 4 2007, 05:53 PM
Aaron Cox   i soo want a kit....   Jan 4 2007, 05:55 PM
Eric_Shea   Yeah... where's that thread? Wasn't John ...   Jan 4 2007, 05:59 PM
JPB   Wow nice kit fellas! Me likes very much being...   Jan 4 2007, 06:06 PM
michel richard   Zounds, I forgot. And then I'm away until nex...   Jan 5 2007, 06:03 AM
michel richard   Ok, drove home quick over lunch, snapped some pict...   Jan 5 2007, 12:27 PM
michel richard   the actual measurment:   Jan 5 2007, 12:27 PM
Rand   Cams are good for that... Run the cable around a...   Jan 5 2007, 01:46 PM
Aaron Cox   Cams are good for that... Run the cable around ...   Jan 5 2007, 01:53 PM
project-914   Ok, drove home quick over lunch, snapped some pic...   Jan 5 2007, 05:46 PM
michel richard   Mounting the shock to have it perpendicular at mid...   Jan 10 2007, 01:05 PM
degreeoff   Just a quickie....tried the up/down headlight cabl...   May 29 2007, 05:38 PM
michel richard   Anxious to see what you did. Mine are definitely ...   May 29 2007, 07:38 PM

 

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