That was just to test out if I could get the profile sharper. And yes, its off on the overall width

I ended up modifying the patch I previously made and got the edges a little more crisp. I am cleaning the hell out of the new and old metal as best I can. Wish me luck

Love the allen wrenches in the panel clamps

It's in. No butt weld would be complete without being able to play musical stringers once your done.

Well done!

More work on this. I ended up having to weld the backside. Ground down and dealt with shrinkage of the joint. There are a couple of pinholes still, but I am going to quit while I am ahead and move onto something else. I'll come back to this later. Pretty happy with the results so far.

well done...dead pedal??

Yeah, yeah. I have so much OCD on the pedal that I am getting stagefright. Going to weld in the seat hinges next. I can then put in the driver seat and figure out the dead pedal.

seat hinge mount thingies in place.

Finishing up the oil cooler setup. I cut the opening a little bigger and used some of these nifty weld nuts I got from RD. I am going to have to re-glass the top flange of the cooler duct. Someone cut it a little short when they made it.

Fantastic....next....

Are those two layers of steel with the grill in between? I can do it, but it won't look as pretty as that.

yes, but does not have to be ...your style...

Started with some 20g and will do two layers All the metal is cut up. Since I can't cut a straight line for the life of me I made the strips a little bit wider and it overlaps the oil cooler hole. I will will grind it down once all together. I Had the bottom piece cut but it tuned into a shitshow, will need to make a a template

That's looking good, just how I started mine off. It's a fairly easy project that just takes time. When you consider what they cost to buy it's a rewarding task to complete yourself.

Here's mine for reference.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...10626&st=20
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...0626&st=100

Thanks Stephen, now I remember seeing how one was built! I have to take note to look at your thread if I want to make something that i haven't done before and have it look good.

As soon as the coffee kicks in I will get back at it. I need to figure out grill material. I hope to find something that has some spine strength to it to keep its shape

Good luck! One part I found essential was the fold in the metal across the top. Without it the whole thing lacked any rigidity.

Made some progress, only feel lukewarm about how it turned out. But I might change my mind after some more finishing.

A little lunch time bendy session. One bend is a little off, will fix that when I cut out the center hole. Next up is a stretch and shrink session to match the radius of the front of the tub. I get the shrink and stretch backwards, lets hope I don't screw that up

Dude! You are kicking this thing's butt! Fun to watch.

stretch the top and shrink the bottom. It is close. will screw it down to the car and cut out the middle. My only fear here is that I have a bunch of tension built into the curve and once I get the inside free, it may be over bent

Thanks for the confidence vote Brent. Sixnotfour has spoken and I must obey

How about them apples?

Really happy with this so far. The hole is very conservative, will cut to match the opening in the tub later. More fitting along the bottom is needed.

This turned out great. Even my Bavarian Princess has approved.

Love the perseverance! Great job!

It's always great to see the practice of "do it 'til it's done!"

Way to set the example.

I appreciate the encouragement. You guys are tough to try to keep up with

I ordered some mesh, based on Stephen's grill material from Pegasus

Coarse Mesh Stainless, #4 x.047 Wire, 18" x 24" Sheet

That should work just fine, keep going.

She looks so..........................................................enthused.

She is supervising my progress. I better hurry up..

new project ...keep her.....interested..

Whipped up a dead pedal tonight. I did this similar to the factory GT part. A little fine tuning is needed and I'll weld up the corners & weld it to the tub. Getting the dynamat off the wheel well is an asspain.

Well, looky here. This thing is tiny and featherweight. I got the same battery (i think) as Andyrew was using.

Care package came from Pegasus racing, for the oil cooler grille (stainless). Now to figure out how to attach it to the mild steel frame. I have tried welding stainless to mild steel a long time ago, it wasn't pretty. I am thinking I can drill through the grille and just weld the mild steel front to the back. Can anyone offer some enlightenment?

What about small tabs welded at each corner that hold in the screen without welding the screen to the frame.

That would be the easy button Mark!

No work on the car this week.

However, I got a set of used Cibie H4's off of a 924. I think they are the z beams. one says DOT and one does not - otherwise the pattern on the lenses looks identical. not sure what I have here, but the price was good.

Travis RE: GT oil cooler grille

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/oil_cooler_cov..._repro_finished

You may have seen this, but thought I'd post it on the thread anyway. This excellent set of photos document a real GT grille and a duplicate fabricated to match. Couple of points to note:

1) the grille material is not 'woven', it appears to be straight and just 'laid over'
2) the duplicate grille looks to have used epoxy or JB weld to secure the grille material to the frame

All this FYI. Keep posting on the build progress, BTW some great work in there!

- Tony

Travis the woven looks just fine. I was actually not going to run one at all but this has me thinking I might. From the pbase site it almost looks like it's staggered but maybe straight. Hard to tell..

It does look straight on the pbase pictures, but I like the texture with the weave. Thanks for the link Tony! I have been poking around his site for ideas and totally missed this one. Ben, If I get this done in one shot I should have extra grill material, enough for one more and can send it to you gratis.

Z-beams look like these

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Your set looks more like the standard H4 European pattern with the sharp cut and the kick up the right side. They make a huge difference over the standard sealed beam head lamp.

I used the engine lid screen on my front end.

But I'm a hacker.

I think you are right, they were just advertised as Cibie H4's. The ones I have have 19 & 47 on the glass and the top center vertical flutes have more flutes than your picture. I have Hella h4's and I think they are off a motorcycle - anyways they are chalked up/etched on the inside of the lenses. So it was time for a replacement and at $100.00 I don't think it was a bad deal.

I have to quit buying shit 914-6 rear calipers with a fresh rebuild came in the mail today from another world member.

Yes it is very easy to do, lots of cool parts popping up. LOL I have my eye on a RSR speedo right now. Just not sure what they are worth. I guess is what ever I am willing to pay for it.

Nice find on the calipers, and you can't go wrong with the H4 upgrade either euro pattern or the legendary Z beams.

Thanks.. I am still deciding on this.. Let me know when your done..

I'm hoping you add the grills to your product list.- hint hint

why torture yourself with venting clearance ??? 911 hand brake and cheep calis.......... wam bam pad changes

I do have a set of SC rear calipers in good shape. Also a set of PMB redone 911 rear calipers with the spacers removed (just don't have the pins or spreaders). I saw the 914-6 calipers and couldn't resist.

Will get to this sometime later this week. I am tied up right now with other distractions.

decisions,,decisions,,,