 wanted to show off my hood and weight updates, duplication pictures |
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| brant |
 Aug 22 2006, 08:59 PM
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914 Wizard  Group: Members Posts: 11,615 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Well, for months now the front hood on my metal car has been undergoing modification in the "free moments"
I wanted to show it off... so here goes. before paint: Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| brant |
Aug 22 2006, 09:00 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,615 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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after paint:
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| brant |
Aug 22 2006, 09:01 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,615 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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and my new weight for 2006 after all modifications....
(not in JP's league... but at least I have the excuse that Its a metal car) Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| J P Stein |
Aug 22 2006, 09:27 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Nice.....and I wouldn't bet on my car in the weight derby.
Till I get it on a legit scale, who knows? |
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| Randal |
Aug 22 2006, 09:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(brant @ Aug 22 2006, 08:00 PM)  after paint: Now that is serious. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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| theol00 |
 Aug 22 2006, 11:48 PM
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cool - that looks awesome
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| URY914 |
Aug 23 2006, 05:45 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,236 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I'm truly touched. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Nice work. I bet getting all those metal shavings out of it was fun. Use a magnet and vacuum? |
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| Joe Ricard |
Aug 23 2006, 05:57 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
So Brant, what do you figure the difference is from no holes to lots of holes?
I think I want to do a fiberglass frame under thinned metal skin. Maybe aluminum skin. |
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| groot |
Aug 23 2006, 06:55 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Good work, Brant!! Is that weight with you in the car?
Those hoods and trunk lids are heavy stuff.... did yours have the foam in the supports? |
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| grantsfo |
Aug 23 2006, 06:56 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Nice! Noticed no holes in diagonal supports.
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| brant |
Aug 23 2006, 08:58 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,615 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Thanks gang...
Paul, yep.. vacuum and lots of air. plus we had to use a dremel to de-burr the edges and clean up every single hole Joe, Its not that much difference. More of an appearance thing really. 5lbs on our before and after scale. We considered an aluminum skin, but didn't think it would be a good idea for a road race application. Aluminum bends so easily that every single rock thrown up from the car ahead would put a "door ding" into the panel. That was our theory anyways... but perhaps a heavier gauge stock would not have that problem? Kevin, nope... my club does weight without driver so that is my wet weight with 19qts of oil and 4 gallons fuel. I did have some of the foam in the lower supports and picked and picked at it.... some of it came out but not 100% Grant, yep... we chose not to do holes in the diagonal supports. This car even had a tiny kink in one of the diagonal supports and so many of them do from frontal taps... our thoughts were that the hood is still pretty heavy at 30lbs and those diagonals were needed still. We felt that if we weakened them then they would kink just from picking up and moving around the hood, while it tried to support itself. brant |
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| 914forme |
Aug 23 2006, 09:37 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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Acetone poored into the channel would have cleand out your foam issue!! But can cause other nasty paint side effects if it is not purged well.
As always nice work Brant, I only wish my car was in at that weight. I can dream, but like you I play by a rule book also. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
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