My vintage race project, yes... my first pictures are included Options

[majkos]

I'm sorry.Sir,
but i'm about to use a old clique',
But look up in the dictionary,"Clean" and it'll show you a picture of this......
work of art,Motor! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[redshift]

Superb!

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If Karl was going to do a car right, that's how he'd do it!

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M

[brant]

QUOTE (J P Stein @ May 24 2005, 04:28 PM)

Sanitary!.....a 60's term (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Did you decide if that car weight was right?

JP,

I can't fully verify that the scales are 100% correct.
I will be on another set of scales later this summer and hope to compare... I do know that the owner of the scales used them the day before I did, and that he Absolutely knows what his car weighs and would have noticed any discrepancys... They are semi-pro and actually make money racing. Its a whole-nother league with those guys...

But.. what I can say is that I weighed the car 12-15 separate times and found a ton of consistency each time.

We did a 1st round of corner balancing, and then took it off the scales. We strung it for toe and did a rough alignment. We then corner balanced it a 2nd time the following day.

In the other thread I mentioned this, but I'm going to say it again... I am SOOOO pleased with the weight of the car.

We corner balanced the car with the cookies on instead of the fuchs, and with 4 gallons of fuel.

The bumpers are the only fiberglass items (well, the stock top I guess too)... but the rest of the car, hoods, doors, everything is all metal.

I have a couple of ideas left to implement that will save a couple of more pounds later this summer.

Did I mention how happy I am with the results?:

[brant]

Travis,

your right...
the next weight Item I have to start working on is me!

but I doubt I'll be real lazy this summer.
I hope to be busy driving, and I have my street car with a blown motor/tranny to rebuild still before the fall RRC event.

Thanks Kevin, thanks Redshift!

[brant]

Front oil line is in, and headlight "doors" are mounted:

[neo914-6]

QUOTE (brant @ May 10 2005, 07:09 AM)

next time I'm in lamar. (2 weeks)

That place brings some memories, went to a fiberglass vendor there years ago. "Fun" flight over the Rockies in a small plane ride there.

Hope the museum quality of your car doesn't prevent you from taking it to it's limits on the track! You might as well look good when you win. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)

[brant]

Headlight "doors" from the other side. Aluminum mounts with aluminum rivets, aluminum bolts, and nylon bolts holding the corners:

[brant]

Finished up the hood mounts.
The back of the hood uses these aluminum prongs to slip into aluminum chanels that are bonded to the bottom of the cowl.

There are also nylon rub blocks riveted in the rear part of the hood rubber channel to help guide the hood into place without scratching the paint as much:

[brant]

Due to the front hood having no hinges now (weight savings)... Its kinda a pain to remove. And since we needed to check the fuel levels frequently, we decided to cut a fuel access door into the hood. Dad made the hinged door out of aluminum and it pivots on an aluminum bolt. Here it is from the bottom:

[brant]

Here is the fuel door as viewed from the top.
We also got the front vinyl applied and then covered the entire front hood with clear bra:

[majkos]

Brant,you are building a classic one of a kind,
And am sooo glad you're not hesitate to drive her (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/burnout.gif)

Is there any ideas you have NOT thought of as weight saving??

Keep up with theses awsome photo shoots (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)
The pictures and all the possiblities you CAN do,
gives me more confidence of someday building a better track car (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif)

Thanks for showing,it can come true!

When we get to see it?? (Track dates? Tour?)

[brant]

QUOTE (Neo914 @ May 25 2005, 08:15 AM)

QUOTE (brant @ May 10 2005, 07:09 AM) next time I'm in lamar. (2 weeks) That place brings some memories, went to a fiberglass vendor there years ago. "Fun" flight over the Rockies in a small plane ride there. Hope the museum quality of your car doesn't prevent you from taking it to it's limits on the track! You might as well look good when you win. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)

Felix,

you must of went to meet with Su-trak!
They were a pretty big fiberglass place for a while.
I once had them re- gelcoat a 914 roof for me that was painted and frequently spider cracked.

thanks for the kind words...
definitely car will be driven!

[brant]

Speaking of driving... got to do that too.

On monday 5/23/05 we got to drive it for the first time.
We caught some minor items and problems, but fixed most of them at the track.

We rented the LaJunta Raceway, down near dad's house.
We were the only people there.

started out with slow laps and trying to accumulate motor miles. Still fun though and we pushed it a bit.
ran a 6K chip and generally shifted around 5K. The sound is great and the suspension is smoother than the old car.

Hoping to get another session in before the first race.
Still have a list of items to finish.

Here is the pic:

[neo914-6]

QUOTE (brant @ May 25 2005, 08:28 AM)

QUOTE (Neo914 @ May 25 2005, 08:15 AM) QUOTE (brant @ May 10 2005, 07:09 AM) next time I'm in lamar. (2 weeks) That place brings some memories, went to a fiberglass vendor there years ago. "Fun" flight over the Rockies in a small plane ride there. Hope the museum quality of your car doesn't prevent you from taking it to it's limits on the track! You might as well look good when you win. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif) Felix, you must of went to meet with Su-trak! They were a pretty big fiberglass place for a while. I once had them re- gelcoat a 914 roof for me that was painted and frequently spider cracked. thanks for the kind words... definitely car will be driven!

Sound familar but they have grown and are now called c.f.maier composites Appears they do race car bodies but I had them build bus parts when I worked with them. I believe the owners are German and they loved country music so much they bought a radio station. Nice folks.

[brant]

Felix,

your right they did change the name.
and I remember being over there once when they were building the spec race bodies... Don't know if they still do that or not.

They came into town the same time as the german Neoplan bus plant came. They started out doing fiberglass for A/C bus systems and then expanded from there.

[Gint]

You and Bob have done an awesome job with the car.

Thanks for the ride today Brant! I really enjoyed that.

[brant]

Your very welcome Mike!

so the car update is that this friday 5/27/05 the car made it up to get a real alignment.

The alignment by the way, came out absolutely amazing.
I trust the shop and they even used to set up Dave Fergusons car when he and ellen went to Solo nationals.

Still the numbers came out very.. very.. good.

We got: -2.8 degrees of camber at ALL 4 CORNERS

So Friday was going really well until that night when we found a fried Trailer bearing. Saturday (5/28) my dad and I split up and I went out to the Second Creek Raceway for the drivers meeting while he tried to find a replacement bearing for the trailer. I was able to do a couple of sessions in the focus, and then dad suceeded and made it out around 11am. We ended up getting a few things dialed in (brake bias), and driving until we were tired. After about 2-3 hours of on track time we called it a day and decided to quite while we were ahead (and before we ran out of fuel)

We headed back to my house and then had the chief of eligibility come over (he lives local to me) and to our car's annual tech inspection. We passed with flying colors. So unless something goes terribly wrong I should be driving my first vintage wheel to wheel race next weekend (6/4) at the Pueblo Motorsports track!

[Eric_Shea]

Stop the press!

Is that a "real" hood emblem vs. a decal? What the ^%#$ are you thinking? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

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Thing-o-beauty Brant (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[redshift]

'Tis beautiful!

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M

[SGB]

QUOTE

Thanks for the ride

the whole 20 page ride.