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> The Project Anklebiter Build Thread., 8/29 Lid latches and glamor shots...
plymouth37
post Jul 28 2008, 07:38 PM
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After finishing the windshield frame I went into the front trunk and removed all of the seam sealer. Since the car has no top I figure it won't be spending much time in the rain so seam sealer is unnecessary weight that can be done away with. I heated it with a torch and it came off pretty easily.

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I have been keeping track of the weights of everything I have removed from the car so far and this junk is no exception.

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By stripping the seam sealer I dropped 1.43 lbs which is equivalent to gaining 0.242 brake horsepower (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)WOOHOO!(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

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post Jul 28 2008, 07:43 PM
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So um how about some pics of the Plymouth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
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post Jul 28 2008, 07:45 PM
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So um how about some pics of the Plymouth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)


What are you bored with this project already? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I'll try to dig some up, they are around here somewhere...
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post Aug 8 2008, 09:21 AM
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Ummm... come on 10 days... WTH (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 8 2008, 10:47 AM
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QUOTE(tdgray @ Aug 8 2008, 08:21 AM) *

Ummm... come on 10 days... WTH (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Don't you dare say that you are working on another deck!!

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post Aug 8 2008, 03:45 PM
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Ummm... come on 10 days... WTH (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Or are you thinking that now that you have a big deck you don't need a sports car anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 8 2008, 04:49 PM
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Ummm... come on 10 days... WTH (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Just got in from a 10 day 2900 mile drive through the northwest corner of the country and yellowstone park, give me a couple days to recover and I will get back to work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) .
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:13 AM
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Wow, just finding out about this project, looking forward for sure to see it done. Nice deck by the way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Aug 9 2008, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE(plymouth37 @ Jul 28 2008, 05:45 PM) *

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So um how about some pics of the Plymouth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)


What are you bored with this project already? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I'll try to dig some up, they are around here somewhere...



Ahem...... hop to it chuckles (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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post Aug 9 2008, 08:16 PM
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Here ya go Scotty.
This is an old picture I had laying around of the Plymouth next to the 914. This picture was taken about a month after I drug the 914 out of the field where it had been sitting since 1982.
I can't seem to find my box of old pics so this one is all I have to post now.
I love that car and will get to work on it once the anklebiter is done (someday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ).
Sorry for the poor quality picture, its all I got.
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post Aug 9 2008, 08:18 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Kewl, Makes the 914 look a little tiny huh ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 11 2008, 08:51 PM
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So today I removed the headlight buckets and I've got to tell you it was a lot harder than i thought it would be... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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Despite putting up a good fight I got them out with out damaging anything (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I also scraped out the black tar from the bottom of the bucket.
Next I need to make a new hood seal channel for the bucket-less trunk.
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Here you can see I had already removed the sheet metal that used to surround the spare tire when I installed the radiator the first time.
Also you can see the venting holes cut for the radiator air flow.
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To replace the heavy pop-ups I am running KC hilites in the foglight holes.
They are not street legal by any stretch of the imagination but neither is the rest of the car so I might as well stay consistent.
All I know is they work a lot better than the stockers (and look better too!).
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Over all I cut a total of 21.6 pounds which translates to 3.66 BHP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 11 2008, 08:55 PM
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Nice werk,Nice car, nice bicycle too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 11 2008, 08:58 PM
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Wow, you sure do very nice work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 11 2008, 10:35 PM
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When I talk about the cars weight loss I have mentioned the equivalent BHP a couple of times. Since there have been a couple topics and questions on the subject I thought I would explain how I am coming up with these crazy numbers just to prove that I am not making this crap up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) .

The original weight was 2300 pounds and it had 320 BHP.

Since the car now weighs 1875 pounds and still has 320 BHP.

1875/320 = 5.86

So if the car still weighed 2300 pounds it would need 392 BHP to be as fast as it is now.

2300/392 = 5.86

If we divide the weight lost by the theoretical BHP gained:

425/72 = 5.9

This means that for every 5.9 pounds the car drops it gains an equivalent of 1 horsepower.
The beauty of this is that the lighter your car gets the less poundage it takes to gain a HP! Yay!
So there you go, bored yet? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 11 2008, 11:22 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) That's just cool. I want to get my car that lite.
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post Aug 11 2008, 11:41 PM
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Umm, last time I checked, Wyoming only had a law that you had to have lights, turn signals, brake lights and running lights. I don't remember the law saying that they had to be in the stock place. I remember the Cheyenne Police asking nicely if I wouldn't mind reving my motor, but ( year 2k) but no noise either. I don't think anybody is going to give you grief unless you get caught out at night in the rain, near Gurnsey.
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post Aug 11 2008, 11:50 PM
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My brother in law is a Wyoming state trooper and I have spent alot of time with his "laws of the road" book, by my count the car is in violation of 12 major laws, so far...
There are a lot of laws like minimum headlight height and required front plates on the books in Wyoming but fortunately you have to be doing something really stupid to get anyone to care about it. So as long as I don't drive like a total jackass I should be ok (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
The only really obvious legal problem I have is that after I mount the diffuser there will not be any room for a rear plate, and that is one thing I think they may notice, better get on that problem huh?
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:18 AM
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Rear diffuser? How are you going to do that? I want one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 12 2008, 12:29 AM
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Rear diffuser? How are you going to do that? I want one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I got mine off of a Ferrari F430, the thing is going to fit really well, more on that later...
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