 914 cable release headlights, pictures? |
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| effutuo101 |
 Oct 27 2005, 10:05 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California  |
I would love to see some pictures of the cable release head lights. I would be willing to do it to my car if somebody wants to help with fabrication. the idea of losing another electical system off of my car is good. Pictures please?
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| Trekkor |
Oct 27 2005, 10:13 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
If Martin is on, I'll bet he has pics (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
Come out, come out, wherever you are! |
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| North Bay 914 |
Oct 27 2005, 10:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-January 05 Member No.: 3,504 |
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| effutuo101 |
Oct 27 2005, 10:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) cool! I am going to go look at my head lights.
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| Andyrew |
Oct 27 2005, 10:42 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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I wonder if anyone can make a kit for that?
Camp 914? Engman? J West Engineering? ect? I would buy a kit for under 100 bucks. |
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| effutuo101 |
Oct 27 2005, 10:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
How about a spring (you could set the ride height with a bracket for smaller lights if you wanted) to open it and a small cable release mechanism? Idea's NEO 914?
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| Mueller |
Oct 27 2005, 11:04 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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someone was making a kit, thought it was in the $300 range.... it could be made a lot cheaper, but I don't think it would be as nice or be "correct" those do use a spring already, the hydralic spring is shown in the pictures...you want to be sure that once open, they do not bounce up and down, not good for the bulbs and possibly a ticket waiting to happen |
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| sixnotfour |
Oct 27 2005, 11:19 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,433 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Jon Lowe made the GT repo ones, He has no more of them.350.00 cables 175.00=$$$
Do a search there was someone who did it pretty simple, He had pictures too. Chris I have a set you can look at. sunday would be good. |
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| Engman |
Oct 27 2005, 11:20 PM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475  |
Not cheap - I'd say the $300 was correct.
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| jonwatts |
Oct 27 2005, 11:26 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
Yeah but we're 914 owners so it has to be under $100. Sorry, that's the rule.
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 27 2005, 11:28 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
unless its supergood, like a long kit, or a rennshift.... |
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| Engman |
Oct 27 2005, 11:29 PM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475 |
Yes I know ........ But to do it correctly..........3-400 clams
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| John |
Oct 28 2005, 12:56 AM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
What do you mean "correctly"?
Is what you mean to say "like the factory did it"? |
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| Marv's3.6six |
Oct 28 2005, 01:33 AM
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Actual member 7" Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 22-November 04 From: Huntington Beach, Ca. Member No.: 3,165 Region Association: Southern California
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I had no idea this thread was going on tonight, just by chance I had PM'd Engman at about 8:30pm asking him if he would consider making a GT cable repro kit. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
I would pay $300+ clams no problem. I already have his inner long kit installed and have his fuse panel, I know he'd make a top quality kit. make one make one do it do it. |
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| John |
Oct 28 2005, 04:59 AM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
Is there a reasonable point to this? Are there some racing rules that require you to keep functioning headlights? For a street car, having to manually close the headlight lids seems to be more effort than the benefit from saved weight.
Do you guys really do that much racing at night? I have never been at a DE event that went into the night where headlights were required. If you are trying to save weight, just cut the whole headlight bucket, motor, light and all out and fill in the cutouts in the hood. Or am I missing the point (is this just a BLING thing)? (You could also get the lights to light up the numbers on your doors at night too!, and the hinges for the rocker panels, and the bolt-on top, and the 100 liter fuel tank, and the GT oil cooler shroud, and, and, and...) |
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| smontanaro |
Oct 28 2005, 05:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Probably just the cool factor. Also, there's the "I've got headlights just like a GT" thing. Not related to the above, I'm going to hazard a guess that manually raisable headlights might maybe possibly not be street legal. (Which might also add to the cool factor...) |
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| Brotherbob |
Oct 28 2005, 07:04 AM
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Lazy Hack Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 6-September 05 From: Granbury TX Member No.: 4,756 |
What about using a headlight cable system from a Opel GT then? They were cable operated from inside the car with a lever? Cable operated headlights dont seem to illegal in any way in my mind.
If you worry about headlight bounce then howwa about a a dual spring set up on the light so it wont bounce up and knock out the light? |
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| nein14 |
Oct 28 2005, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 838 Joined: 6-February 03 From: USA Member No.: 262 |
Iam working with a friend who has a Factory GT on producing a kit exact duplicate of the original.
I'll let you know when it's done and how much it will be. |
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| meares |
Oct 28 2005, 07:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 23-March 05 From: Atlanta Member No.: 3,800 |
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JOHN HOW ARE YOU???? |
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| nein14 |
Oct 28 2005, 07:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 838 Joined: 6-February 03 From: USA Member No.: 262 |
Good, thanks for asking.
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