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> Inside my rear fenders, Under layers of bondo-pics
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post Oct 18 2004, 06:17 AM
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Ok, you win, thats too light for me.
i allready need to use 80kg lead weights to get my car into race weight.
My goal is 800kg so i could use my car occationally in sprint races were they are not interrested
about the weight.
It would be interresting to take a closer look to your car Paul.
Do you have pictures or internet pages about your 914?
Is it tubeframe or normal tub?
Would be nice to know what you have done.
Maybe you can suggest what i should do about this extra 100kgs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) .

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ps. 900kgs is without driver

"Roughly.

900 kg = 1980 lbs
1527 lbs = 694 kg

Looks like Mika has a ways to go."
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post Oct 18 2004, 06:40 AM
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I'd call it a semi-tube frame right now. Here are a few pic with the body off. I worked on it again this weekend and took the right rear fender apart. I'll post some pictures tonight.


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post Oct 18 2004, 06:42 AM
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Since these were taken I reworked the front bumber/spoiler and now I'm running 8" wheels.


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post Oct 18 2004, 07:12 AM
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Paul,

I remember when your car was let's say "stock" years ago at Moroso, Sebring, etc.

Did you roadrace it with PCA, PBOC, SCCA? What class?
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post Oct 18 2004, 07:25 AM
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I ran the PCA race at Sebring for about five years. I'd win my class because I was the only one in it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I forget the class I ran in.

Than I decided to really start making changes and it is only autox legal now. I could do a DE I guess.

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post Oct 18 2004, 03:30 PM
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I'm slowly working to get the rear fenders and hood to fold up like a 917. Hinged on the roll bar.

I've always thought that would be cool and probably do-able. I would eventually get around to trying that, maybe have the trunk lid and fenders connected with a new seam midway through the wheel well.

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post Oct 18 2004, 07:34 PM
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Here is one more of the left side.

Needs a little bondo, I mean filler, to clean it up.


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post Oct 18 2004, 07:35 PM
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I got into the right side yesterday.

UGLY!!!


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post Oct 18 2004, 07:37 PM
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Yes that white crap is 3/8" worth of Bondo in the photo above.

This is the inside panel being cut away.


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post Oct 18 2004, 07:43 PM
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The yellow stuff is the spray in foam. Stuff is pretty hard, I had to pry it out with a screwdriver.

I put a thin skim coat of filler on both corners tonight. I had to extend the left edge over to meet the rear deck lid. It had about 1/4" of filler in the gasket channel. I used fiberglass to extend the fender edge.

Tomorrow night I should be able to sand it, and prime it.

Paul

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post Oct 18 2004, 07:43 PM
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gotta love the expando foam stuff in these things. Could it be they wanted them to float like the old bugs since they are VWs you know... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Oct 18 2004, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE(DougC @ Oct 18 2004, 01:30 PM)
I'm slowly working to get the rear fenders and hood to fold up like a 917. Hinged on the roll bar.

I've always thought that would be cool and probably do-able. I would eventually get around to trying that, maybe have the trunk lid and fenders connected with a new seam midway through the wheel well.

Doug C

I want to attach the fenders and the trunk lid together but still be able to remove just the trunk lid.

I lie in bed thinking of this shit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Paul
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post Oct 18 2004, 07:51 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Oct 19 2004, 03:45 AM)
I lie in bed thinking of this shit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

And I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep because of thinking up stoopid 914 mods (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Oct 18 2004, 07:58 PM
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[QUOTE=URY914,Oct 18 2004, 08:45 PM] [QUOTE=DougC,Oct 18 2004, 01:30 PM] I'm slowly working to get the rear fenders and hood to fold up like a 917. Hinged on the roll bar.
I want to attach the fenders and the trunk lid together but still be able to remove just the trunk [/QUOTE]
build a box fixture using the rear 1/4 pnls as sides then make a square tube out of that C/F for acros the front and rear to connect them and hold the deck lid on with some Zues fasteners. Seems like it would work.
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post Oct 18 2004, 08:05 PM
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Larry, just sent you an email

I was just going to put small tabs on the fenders at the trunk edge and install dzus fastners through the lid and the tabs.

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