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post Dec 18 2018, 09:45 PM
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QUOTE(TravisNeff @ Dec 17 2018, 10:00 PM) *

I do have a set of SC rear calipers in good shape. Also a set of PMB redone 911 rear calipers with the spacers removed (just don't have the pins or spreaders). I saw the 914-6 calipers and couldn't resist.

Can’t go wrong with 914-6 calipers. They bolt right on and use affordable 911T rotors.
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post Dec 22 2018, 05:18 PM
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Grille is mostly done. I welded on a lip around the rear perimeter, sort of like an envelope. I am going to JB weld the corners of the mesh so it doesn't move around.

Ben, I'll ship out the leftover grille material next week.


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post Dec 22 2018, 05:54 PM
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no glue , a few plug welds,,
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post Dec 22 2018, 07:31 PM
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I would use a spot welder, nice and easy, not a huge risk of blowing through. A spot of JB weld to fix the height of the dimples, it can be used as a body filler. Actually it is really good as a filler.

If plug welding do them on the back, penetrate to the front. Don't blow thru, back the front up with a heat sink. I have a big copper spoon I use for this, really helps at times.
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post Dec 24 2018, 04:00 PM
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Done enough. I want to powder coat this, but there is some lines along the welds that I have ground down as far as I feel I can go. I am looking into filler that will withstand powder coat and has metal in it.

Not all things are perfect, on a couple plug welds I hit the stainless grill material and vaporized it. If you can't see it in the pics - good! Overall it turned out better than i thought I could do.

Now I gotta figure out the next mini project!


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post Dec 24 2018, 04:05 PM
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Nice Travis...
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post Dec 24 2018, 04:05 PM
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@TravisNeff looks great.
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post Dec 25 2018, 02:38 PM
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How about a GT lid? Sure why not.

I have a couple extra lids I picked up along the way. This one was from a 914 I towed backwards on a trailer. It was pretty exciting watching the rear trunk lid fly open while doing 70 and wrapping over the roof. So this one is a little bent up, like a metal taco. Perfect one to start with, seems Like I gotta do things 3 times to get it right.

I am going to try to replicate the center supports on the back instead of being one big whole. We'll see how it goes.


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post Dec 25 2018, 03:52 PM
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Started bending of the flanges.The center supports looks like it will work.


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post Dec 25 2018, 07:09 PM
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I have an engine lid I got years ago that was done really nicely. They cut the frame off of the skin, and then cut out the solid section and left about 1/2 border, and they had flattened out a piece of engine grill and put it in the cut out. I'll post a pic if I can get it out of the rafters
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post Dec 25 2018, 07:57 PM
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I would love to see that.
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post Dec 26 2018, 08:01 AM
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Thanks for the update Travis, keen to see how this somes out.
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post Dec 26 2018, 08:13 AM
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Travis,

I forget if I documented my GT lid build.. I will see if I can find pictures or snap new ones.. I did mine a little different..
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post Dec 26 2018, 08:21 AM
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Thanks Ben! I am shooting for a little bit different than just hogging out a hole.
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post Dec 26 2018, 08:51 AM
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I did some image searching and found a grille that has the look I am after on this first lid.


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post Dec 26 2018, 01:25 PM
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Is that grill "just" pattern metal from Home Depot?
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post Dec 26 2018, 02:45 PM
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extra engine grill I think he said for GT style engine lid. Or are you talking about the inlet grill for the oil cooler, that was sourced from Pegasus. Which is very close to Ben
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post Dec 26 2018, 02:45 PM
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The grille is just a spare 914 engine lid grille. There are a lot of these that use whatever mesh material they can find.

More bending of the flanges.

Hey, I still need to find a couple of flat boxes so I can send you and Ben some xmas packages (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Dec 26 2018, 03:02 PM
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I used the grill from another cover for the upper part of the grill. I found that flatting out the edge flanges helps fitting it to the cover. Take the cup out of it.
I can't find a better picture and you have already seen this one.

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Travis, I also flattened out the leading edge. Maybe I can get you a better picture.
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post Dec 26 2018, 05:14 PM
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I am going to flatten out the mesh I have and re-bend to get the radius out of it. I'll also have to shrink it in a few spots, the mesh took a lot of damage
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