 Gt style door panel bezels, blanks,and difficulties involved |
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| RON S. |
 Jun 28 2006, 05:22 AM
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9140430841, FINALLY RUNNING  Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 22-May 03 From: WALTERBORO,S.C. Member No.: 724 Region Association: South East States  |
Attached are 3 pics to the bezels I made for my Gt style door panels.
Lasering the part and hammering it's shape is the easy part.The hard part comes when I realized that there is not enough mat'l to fold around the back of the door panel to secure the bezel once installed. I had to add a couple of strips of mat'l to make the part fit thru the panel,then bend around the back of the panel. I tried a spot-welder,but no room to work that,I tried tig'n them,to much heat as there was burn-thru.Lastly,I spot mig'd them on,which is where the part begins to look kinda iffy from an appearance stand point. Last pic shows the part w/a heavy coat of semi-gloss paint,and it does hide mostly all of the sins.Enough to use the bezel and not be ashamed of it's look. I gonna keep trying to solve the issue of the extra tabbing material. When I do,then I'll be comfortable with these as a good product. BTW,I made these up last night. Ron Attached image(s)   
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| Jeroen |
Jun 28 2006, 05:57 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
I said it before and I'll say it again...
NICE JOB! |
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| johannes |
Jun 28 2006, 07:08 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
SWEET ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) now let's see what it looks like on the doors (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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| RON S. |
Jun 28 2006, 07:18 AM
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9140430841, FINALLY RUNNING Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 22-May 03 From: WALTERBORO,S.C. Member No.: 724 Region Association: South East States |
One more time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| maf914 |
Jun 28 2006, 07:28 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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Nice work, Ron.
Do you use a form to hammer the bezel? The three dimensional shape looks good. |
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| RON S. |
Jun 28 2006, 08:59 AM
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9140430841, FINALLY RUNNING Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 22-May 03 From: WALTERBORO,S.C. Member No.: 724 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(maf914 @ Jun 28 2006, 05:28 AM)  Nice work, Ron. Do you use a form to hammer the bezel? The three dimensional shape looks good. Yes,I did. After the tabs are formed,I laid the part in a small die I made,and hammered the edges over to give it the 3-d look. Ron |
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| redshift |
Jun 28 2006, 09:12 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Nice.
You have a tiny scratch in your paint. You need to repaint your car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) m |
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| i love porsche |
Jun 28 2006, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Nutley, NJ Member No.: 2,030 Region Association: North East States |
i like em, and ill be buying a set when i make my GT door panels
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| Eric_Shea |
Jun 28 2006, 10:30 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Standing order.
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| msglaigaie |
Jun 28 2006, 01:22 PM
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msglaigaie Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 14-March 05 From: Bellingham, Washington Member No.: 3,761 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I say again, they doo look good. I have got to be on THAT list. I will powdercoat mine black. This man has a talent. MSG L
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| nein14 |
Jun 28 2006, 03:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 838 Joined: 6-February 03 From: USA Member No.: 262 |
I'll take a set,let me know how much and were to send payment. GREAT JOB!!!
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