Another GT Look-a-Likey Project thread, Made a gas strut lifted air dam to clear my driveway |
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Another GT Look-a-Likey Project thread, Made a gas strut lifted air dam to clear my driveway |
john77 |
Oct 1 2020, 04:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California |
Started the process of GT flaring my car this week.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1601589977.1.jpg) The plan is to weld all four flares on first, then widen the rears to fit 9s, and in the process strip the car panel by panel for a repaint. The rear arches had been pulled at some point in the 90s to fit 7s, and I knew they'd gone to town with bondo to smooth the driver's side out because there was a crack. The picture below is a cross section cut through the arch once I removed it... that's 0.5 inches of bondo right there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1601589886.1.jpg) After making the initial rough cuts it dawned on me I'm probably going to need to remove the rear quarter oil tank to give me enough clearance to tig weld the flare on the front and back. I can only see one bolt, inside the engine bay - is that the only thing holding the tank in place? Also, dumb question, can I remove the tank without having to drain my engine oil first? I didn't think this far ahead and only changed my oil last month (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
john77 |
Jul 17 2021, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California |
My new airdam won't clear from the street up my driveway ramp, or from the sidewalk up my actual, very steep driveway.
So I made a pair of aluminum hinges with gas struts that mount to the bumper and the front of the car, and raise the entire bumper and airdam high enough to clear the driveway. There are two hinges, one either side of the air cooler opening. Getting the geometry correct so the struts fit behind the bumper when it's down, and the hinges opened parallel to each other and didn't bind took a little time but I'm pretty happy with how this is working. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1626559800.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1626559800.2.jpg)[/url] (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1626559800.3.jpg) Here's a video of the hinges raising the front bumper/airdam... And here's a video of it clearing the street onto the sidewalk, and then the sidewalk to up my driveway. These hinges are just phase one. Next step is securing the bumper to the car with a handful of different types of dzus quick release fasteners in different locations so I can quickly undo them by hand, raise the bumper, and drive up my driveway without having to take the entire thing on and off every time I want to park in my garage. |
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