GT project, Big Day.......three years later.....make that five (!) years Options

[PanelBilly]

Hi Rory,

The GT is looking great.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
Did you roll the flare lip at all ends or trim it like the later cars?
Is 225 the largest tire you think will fit under the flares or do you have them spaced out?

Hi Luke
The flange is turned up, not trimmed.
I traced the curve of the wheel opening and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to conform to that shape. We then clamped it to the inside of the fender and shaped it (body hammer) as you might find on a standard fender. This adds strength and doesn't take away too much tire clearance.
As for the wheel/tires in the rear .... no spacers. I have about 3/4" space on the outside on either side. Add 21mm spacers ? at that point it would be TIGHT.
On the inside each has about 1/2" clearance. I don't think 9" wheels will fit. Can I size up from a 225 to a ? 235 , 245 ? on my 8" sixteens ? don't know.
Something I might explore when there is more power.

The 21s will be too tight. You can check MySpace’s thread from last week and see how tight it gets. I didn’t try moving the car with them on

[rgalla9146]

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[rgalla9146]

I've got about three hundred miles on my car now.
Time to get it up for an oil change and look around.
First had to deal with the CV boot flanges spewing grease everywhere.
The available boot flanges with the extra holes.....not good.
Big clean up followed by fitting 8mm ATE plastic plugs slathered with Curil T
Problem solved ? fingers crossed.
Next, evaluate approach to adjust valves.
I've done it many times in the past on the lift. It's been a while.
This time on the floor at a height that allows access to the intakes above
and the exhausts below. The bottom is tight. Check the view of the 4,5,6
exhausts. No elbow room, no hand space. 5 was OK, 6 (the worst) needed
adjustment....got it done.
Check the area of the installed thermostat plumbing. All the OE heat parts and hoses
fit as normal.
The thermo is not in use yet. When the 3.0 goes in the line from the block to the
tank will be changed out and the cooler will see oil for the first time.

[rgalla9146]

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[mepstein]

Hi Rory,

The GT is looking great.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
Did you roll the flare lip at all ends or trim it like the later cars?
Is 225 the largest tire you think will fit under the flares or do you have them spaced out?

Hi Luke
The flange is turned up, not trimmed.
I traced the curve of the wheel opening and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to conform to that shape. We then clamped it to the inside of the fender and shaped it (body hammer) as you might find on a standard fender. This adds strength and doesn't take away too much tire clearance.
As for the wheel/tires in the rear .... no spacers. I have about 3/4" space on the outside on either side. Add 21mm spacers ? at that point it would be TIGHT.
On the inside each has about 1/2" clearance. I don't think 9" wheels will fit. Can I size up from a 225 to a ? 235 , 245 ? on my 8" sixteens ? don't know.
Something I might explore when there is more power.

I like the plywood idea. There's a lot of extra metal on the lip of the flare so I either want to trim it or shape it like you did. I'll let my metal guy decide.

[Larmo63]

I'm weird. I never get sick of checking out a nice clean and new GT build.

Looks great Rory!!!

[burton73]

Rory,

You did a super job on your car. Clean is what I am talking about!
Beautiful car.

Bob B
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[rgalla9146]

Thank you ......to my California compatriots
Bob I don't know if I've mentioned it in the past but I've known Peter Dawe for close to forty years.
He must have done your car when he lived in California and worked for Andial.
I see him at Porsche gatherings every so often. What a talented guy, he's done it all.
Thanks again
Rory
You too Larmo !


another pic

[rgalla9146]

Hi Rory,

The GT is looking great.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
Did you roll the flare lip at all ends or trim it like the later cars?
Is 225 the largest tire you think will fit under the flares or do you have them spaced out?

Hi Luke
The flange is turned up, not trimmed.
I traced the curve of the wheel opening and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to conform to that shape. We then clamped it to the inside of the fender and shaped it (body hammer) as you might find on a standard fender. This adds strength and doesn't take away too much tire clearance.
As for the wheel/tires in the rear .... no spacers. I have about 3/4" space on the outside on either side. Add 21mm spacers ? at that point it would be TIGHT.
On the inside each has about 1/2" clearance. I don't think 9" wheels will fit. Can I size up from a 225 to a ? 235 , 245 ? on my 8" sixteens ? don't know.
Something I might explore when there is more power.

I like the plywood idea. There's a lot of extra metal on the lip of the flare so I either want to trim it or shape it like you did. I'll let my metal guy decide.

This is how it was done.
Clamped the plywood profile against the flange with five or six C clamps.
Used an additional piece of plywood on the outside to protect the flare.
Slowly hammered the flange flush against the flat of the plywood.
Used care to shape the transition from the rolled area to the untouched
flange

[rgalla9146]

Hi Rory,

The GT is looking great.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
Did you roll the flare lip at all ends or trim it like the later cars?
Is 225 the largest tire you think will fit under the flares or do you have them spaced out?

Hi Luke
The flange is turned up, not trimmed.
I traced the curve of the wheel opening and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to conform to that shape. We then clamped it to the inside of the fender and shaped it (body hammer) as you might find on a standard fender. This adds strength and doesn't take away too much tire clearance.
As for the wheel/tires in the rear .... no spacers. I have about 3/4" space on the outside on either side. Add 21mm spacers ? at that point it would be TIGHT.
On the inside each has about 1/2" clearance. I don't think 9" wheels will fit. Can I size up from a 225 to a ? 235 , 245 ? on my 8" sixteens ? don't know.
Something I might explore when there is more power.

I like the plywood idea. There's a lot of extra metal on the lip of the flare so I either want to trim it or shape it like you did. I'll let my metal guy decide.

This is how it was done.
Clamped the plywood profile against the flange with five or six C clamps.
Used an additional piece of plywood on the outside to protect the flare.
Slowly hammered the flange flush against the flat of the plywood.
Used care to shape the transition from the rolled area to the untouched
flange

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[rgalla9146]

Hi Rory,

The GT is looking great.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
Did you roll the flare lip at all ends or trim it like the later cars?
Is 225 the largest tire you think will fit under the flares or do you have them spaced out?

Hi Luke
The flange is turned up, not trimmed.
I traced the curve of the wheel opening and cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to conform to that shape. We then clamped it to the inside of the fender and shaped it (body hammer) as you might find on a standard fender. This adds strength and doesn't take away too much tire clearance.
As for the wheel/tires in the rear .... no spacers. I have about 3/4" space on the outside on either side. Add 21mm spacers ? at that point it would be TIGHT.
On the inside each has about 1/2" clearance. I don't think 9" wheels will fit. Can I size up from a 225 to a ? 235 , 245 ? on my 8" sixteens ? don't know.
Something I might explore when there is more power.

I like the plywood idea. There's a lot of extra metal on the lip of the flare so I either want to trim it or shape it like you did. I'll let my metal guy decide.

This is how it was done.
Clamped the plywood profile against the flange with five or six C clamps.
Used an additional piece of plywood on the outside to protect the flare.
Slowly hammered the flange flush against the flat of the plywood.
Used care to shape the transition from the rolled area to the untouched
flange

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[maf914]

Rory,

Your car looks great! Impressive work.

Did you turn up the flange (with the plywood forms) before or after paint?

[mepstein]

Rory,

Your car looks great! Impressive work.

Did you turn up the flange (with the plywood forms) before or after paint?

I’m sure he did this before paint. What a great way to shape the lip.

[rgalla9146]

Entered the PCA Zone 1 Concours
Placed 3rd in "Street Class" ...... 3 cars entered.
Could have been worse.
If Len had entered I'd have garnered a solid 4th.

[rgalla9146]

I recently fabricated a hand throttle.
I used a heat flap handle and mechanism as the starting point and copied the rest
of an original 6 throttle mechanism.
I changed the shape of the handle by cutting it, rotating the top and making it straight.
Added a wing to the gas pedal bellcrank for rod to push against.
The rod is fabed from brake tubing.
The pictures tell the story.
I've had the NOS throttle knob for eons.
I hated taking it out of the package.
Starting a no-choke carbureted engine with the hand throttle is very easy.

[rgalla9146]

Here's a pic of the hand brake recess part after it was finished and installed.
I'm getting to drive the car more now that the roads are free of salt
Also free of traffic due to the virus.

[Cairo94507]

I can't think of a better stress reliever. Enjoy the miles of smiles. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Luke M]

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[Mueller]

I'm weird. I never get sick of checking out a nice clean and new GT build.

Looks great Rory!!!

Not the only one..

I keep looking at how clean and perfect it is, then he adds cool touches like the hand throttle, too cool.

Great looking car and I dig the use of the plywood forms.

[Dion]

Here's a pic of the hand brake recess part after it was finished and installed.
I'm getting to drive the car more now that the roads are free of salt
Also free of traffic due to the virus.

@rgalla9146

Ok Rory, I’ll be glad to pay you to make me one of those! That’s a very cool detail.
Enjoy the drives.