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| URY914 |
 Jul 4 2004, 06:17 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.  Group: Members Posts: 120,840 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None  |
I found some 8" "Centerline" wheels on Ebay afew months ago for $300. After I got them they are really "look-a-likes". They are not real Centerlines. These are one piece with fake rivets. Real Centerlines are two or three pieces. Oh well, they're 8" wide and weigh the same as my 7" Revolutions. But they also have a shollow backspacing so they stick out more. After the 225/50 tire is mounted, they end up being 5/8" wider at the tire and 1" wider on the car.
This is your typical 914 story. Where one thing leads to another. To get my new 8" wheels to fit I needed to install GT flares. Back to Ebay I went. I found a set of fiberglass GT flares still in the box for $200. Now I take a jigsaw to my very nice, recently painted fender and cut the crap out of it. I then butt mounted the flare, instead of lapping it on. I'm not done yet but here are some pictures. Paul |
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URY914 New wheels means GT flares Jul 4 2004, 06:17 AM
URY914 Here is the new (to me) 8" FAKE Centerline. Jul 4 2004, 06:18 AM URY914 Here is the differance. Jul 4 2004, 06:19 AM URY914 Time to cut. Jigsaw, please. :sawzall: Jul 4 2004, 06:20 AM URY914 Oh the pain!!! :( Jul 4 2004, 06:22 AM URY914 Fit up and let the 'glassing begin... Jul 4 2004, 06:23 AM URY914 Now time for the bondo... Jul 4 2004, 06:23 AM Part Pricer How much weight do they add? :D Jul 4 2004, 06:55 AM URY914 The wheels are the same weight, 7" vs. 8".
The fl... Jul 4 2004, 07:04 AM morgan Will the maddness everstop
JM :sawzall: Jul 4 2004, 08:27 AM URY914 more pain. this time on the right. Jul 5 2004, 09:54 AM URY914 And the left side is coming along nicely... Jul 5 2004, 09:54 AM SirAndy URY914 I'm going to take out the NACA duct in the doo... Jul 5 2004, 01:02 PM URY914 Problem. :(
When I installed the fender panel an... Jul 5 2004, 03:51 PM URY914 Its kinda hard to make out the line of the bumper ... Jul 5 2004, 03:52 PM SirAndy URY914 With fiberglass you can't pull it and hammer i... Jul 5 2004, 03:55 PM URY914 Andy,
Yes same fender, but I cut so much out of t... Jul 5 2004, 03:59 PM TimT Make some dive planes that cover the gap Jul 5 2004, 03:59 PM URY914 So I drilled a few holes in the fender at the bend... Jul 5 2004, 04:03 PM URY914 And I took some material off the outside surface o... Jul 5 2004, 04:10 PM URY914 I'm going to plan B.
I took some modelers put... Jul 5 2004, 05:59 PM URY914 wwww Jul 5 2004, 06:01 PM SirAndy URY914 :scuba: :scuba: :D
My garage is covered in whi... Jul 5 2004, 06:55 PM carr914 Paul I wish I'd known you were doing this proj... Jul 6 2004, 08:02 AM URY914 Come on over to my house and share the pain.
Paul Jul 6 2004, 11:22 AM Mueller Hey Paul,
look'n good....
for your C-clamps,... Jul 6 2004, 12:15 PM URY914 Mike,
Sometimes my wife uses them and she'll ... Jul 6 2004, 12:19 PM URY914 Tonight I ground (grinded?) the f/g from the insid... Jul 6 2004, 07:45 PM URY914 As you can see in the above pic the top edge of th... Jul 6 2004, 07:51 PM watsonrx13 Wow Paul, I go out of town for the weekend and you... Jul 6 2004, 07:52 PM URY914 I'm back at it tonight. I found that the piece... Jul 7 2004, 08:00 PM URY914 I'm also fitting the fender so it butts up to ... Jul 7 2004, 08:04 PM URY914 I also took my grinder to the back side of the spo... Jul 7 2004, 08:10 PM URY914 This is not your typical f/g job because with f/g ... Jul 7 2004, 08:18 PM East coaster Ahhhhhhhh! I'm getting itchy just lookin... Jul 7 2004, 09:19 PM rick 918-S :rockin: Jul 7 2004, 09:54 PM URY914 Well I took a few days off so my lungs could clear... Jul 10 2004, 06:07 PM URY914 I need to do some detail work at the edge of the p... Jul 10 2004, 06:10 PM URY914 The bright white is the gelcoat on the glass, the ... Jul 10 2004, 06:17 PM URY914 I forgot the pic :wacko: Jul 10 2004, 06:19 PM URY914 This is thickening up the edges so I can grind the... Jul 11 2004, 04:40 PM URY914 After sanding and shaping. Jul 11 2004, 04:41 PM URY914 Now I have enough material to put the pieces toget... Jul 11 2004, 04:43 PM URY914 I also cut out the right side and test fit the fla... Jul 11 2004, 04:48 PM URY914 Here it is clamped and taped on as best as I could... Jul 11 2004, 07:03 PM URY914 Now check out the front view. Oh well. :confused: ... Jul 11 2004, 07:08 PM watsonrx13 Paul, you're an animal. :monkeydance:
Grea... Jul 11 2004, 07:24 PM URY914 A friggin' fiberglass animal.
I end up grind... Jul 11 2004, 07:27 PM redshift Alright! That looks like a great job! :tr... Jul 11 2004, 09:29 PM URY914 The left side got it first shot of raddle can prim... Jul 14 2004, 08:41 PM URY914 I glassed in a few spots to hold the right one on ... Jul 14 2004, 08:48 PM URY914 First I need to cut back the flare so I can reform... Jul 14 2004, 08:50 PM URY914 From the back side I taped in a piece of cardboard... Jul 14 2004, 08:55 PM Aaron Cox youre insane!!! :trophy: Jul 14 2004, 10:47 PM VegasRacer AA might be able to build a 914 out of rust flakes... Jul 14 2004, 11:23 PM East coaster Metal tape works fantastic as a backer for filling... Jul 15 2004, 05:33 AM maf914 matrixops I thought I had some experience with glassing from... Jul 15 2004, 11:17 AM URY914 I told Gunnar I only work on 914's. None of th... Jul 15 2004, 04:18 PM campbellcj So when can I bring my car by for a f/g 'makeo... Jul 15 2004, 10:50 PM URY914 Tonight I took it off the jackstands (I love it wh... Jul 16 2004, 06:26 PM URY914 A little closer... Jul 16 2004, 06:27 PM URY914 and the rough right side. Jul 16 2004, 06:28 PM URY914 from the top Jul 16 2004, 06:29 PM URY914 PROBLEM!!!
Tire hits the fender when ... Jul 16 2004, 06:31 PM URY914 From the inside.
Nothing a 50 grit sanding disk w... Jul 16 2004, 06:32 PM URY914 I like it a whole lot more with the flares. Jul 16 2004, 06:33 PM URY914 Looks meaner... :angry: Jul 16 2004, 06:34 PM URY914 another angle.
This weekend I'll glass back i... Jul 16 2004, 06:39 PM URY914 For you new guys, this what it looked like right a... Jul 16 2004, 06:43 PM URY914 I sanded down the inside and added back in some st... Jul 18 2004, 08:18 PM URY914 more of the same. The resin is sorta red before it... Jul 18 2004, 08:18 PM URY914 I had area that I needed to fill where the flare d... Jul 18 2004, 08:20 PM URY914 This is the outside after I removed the tape. I... Jul 18 2004, 08:26 PM redshift Rockin' Paul! Looks like master grade work... Jul 18 2004, 08:29 PM URY914 Thanks Little Buddy!
Once you learn a few tri... Jul 18 2004, 08:55 PM john rogers Damm, looks really good. Now I remember why I rive... Jul 18 2004, 09:28 PM redshift It's faster, thanks to the 3rd law of relative... Jul 18 2004, 10:20 PM Root_Werks Wow! You have some skill when it comes to gla... Jul 19 2004, 01:49 PM Root_Werks A few screws to pull things tight..... Jul 19 2004, 01:51 PM Root_Werks Thus begins the bonding process. Like I said befo... Jul 19 2004, 01:54 PM Root_Werks After that I moved to the regular filler and after... Jul 19 2004, 01:58 PM Root_Werks These last couple are from last week just before b... Jul 19 2004, 02:00 PM Root_Werks And one of the front flares. If I get the 914 ba... Jul 19 2004, 02:03 PM URY914 You know what they say about a project- the last 5... Jul 19 2004, 04:40 PM redshift HAH!
You guys should try carving a spruce ar... Jul 19 2004, 04:45 PM URY914 Miles,
Can you carve one of those bears out of a ... Jul 19 2004, 04:50 PM TimT Paul, you should make some dive planes that go fro... Jul 19 2004, 05:24 PM URY914 Tim,
I was looking at what to do there. But I kind... Jul 19 2004, 05:43 PM VegasRacer Root_Werks URY914 Back on page one, Sir Andy asked about the NACA du... Jul 22 2004, 07:45 PM URY914 The problem was the ABS plastic would not bond to ... Jul 22 2004, 07:52 PM URY914 I was smart enough to save the original piece I cu... Jul 22 2004, 07:56 PM URY914 Then I layed on a ample amount of glass.
Looks l... Jul 22 2004, 07:58 PM URY914 This was all done over the last three nights. Toni... Jul 22 2004, 08:03 PM
URY914 You can also see in the last shot how I was able t... Jul 22 2004, 08:05 PM  |
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