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TravisNeff
post Oct 16 2018, 01:51 PM
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I am going to make another piece for the firewall. I have the basic shape down, but when I looked at the passenger side I see that it should be a little more angular. If that doesn't work I will continue on with the piece I have.

In the meantime i took out the rest of my hood and decklid hinges out for Oscar's spa treatment. And.. I think i need another hinge bracket.


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post Oct 16 2018, 07:16 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) This one turned out a whole lot betta!


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post Oct 16 2018, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE(TravisNeff @ Oct 16 2018, 07:16 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) This one turned out a whole lot betta!


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post Oct 16 2018, 08:18 PM
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Trim to fit and bend a little more.


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post Oct 16 2018, 08:20 PM
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QUOTE(TravisNeff @ Oct 16 2018, 10:18 PM) *

Trim to fit and bend a little more.

Nice fab work
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post Oct 17 2018, 01:31 PM
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Thanks Mark, it worked out better than i thought it would.

It's in, needs a couple more welds here and there, and then clean up on the back side.


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post Oct 17 2018, 10:48 PM
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I got a care package from Ben today. Turns out i had a tire mount from my last RD purchase. Looks like it will line up pretty good, tire will be lifted about an inch off the floor and still be below the bulkhead.


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post Oct 20 2018, 12:23 PM
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I am not sure why I was so nervous to do this. Maybe because there is nothing wrong with my floor and I may end up having some sort of cobblefest getting the new louvered floor in?

Gloves, check
Safety glasses, check
Cutoff wheel, check
Hot cup of coffee, check
Pack of smokes, check
Headphones and some Megadeth, check
two pair of undies, check


Lessgo!


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post Oct 20 2018, 02:11 PM
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Fitting and cutting


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post Oct 20 2018, 02:19 PM
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post Oct 20 2018, 02:39 PM
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Doesn't taste like cake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Trying to figure out what to do with the channels to transition to the louvered floor piece. A couple of cuts along the top of the channel and beat the fugger flat.


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post Oct 21 2018, 02:59 PM
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Closer, ran out of gas. I am only grinding what you will see after the cooler cover is on.


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post Oct 27 2018, 01:47 PM
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It is in. There's a couple little pinholes to go and some final grinding. I will wait until I am closer to coating to deal with that. It oilcan's pretty good, I will need to get a shrinking disk and learn how to use it.



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post Oct 27 2018, 01:58 PM
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Pretty easy in the basic idea and form.

Disc on metal, heats the high spots. Quench with a mist of water to cool the spots and shrink the metal.

Any form of high heat will work then quenched effectively so a touch, a spot gun, even adding a few hits of a Mig bead will have the same effect.

Welding causes localized shrinking thus the reason some people use a technique called hammer welding. And why you try to minimize the heat build up in the panel.
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post Oct 27 2018, 03:27 PM
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Thanks Stephen. I have an overwhelming urge to overdo things - I have some fear I will go nuts and end up with one of those scale model 914's lol.

Alright, cut along the dotted line..


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post Oct 27 2018, 05:14 PM
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post Oct 28 2018, 07:24 AM
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A little hammer & dolly stretching of the ground down perimeter welds will go a long way to reducing the oilcan effect. Now that you have a hole in the front panel it might be possible to reach most areas, although it will be more than a little uncomfortable.
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post Oct 28 2018, 08:15 AM
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I will give that a shot Chris. The car is high enough off the ground it shouldn't be too bad getting in from the front hole.

Welding the tabs in seems to have stiffened the floor a little bit. I quenched a couple of the tabs after welding with a damp microfiber rag, you can see that it was a red one LOL.
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post Oct 28 2018, 08:18 AM
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nice job on the tabs for the hold downs I like it.
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post Oct 28 2018, 08:30 AM
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