 Have a look at what I did this weekend, I've cut some more out....have a look |
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| URY914 |
  Dec 13 2004, 09:27 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.  Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None  |
I'll only post two shots.
I've cut the right rear fender and sail panel off and the inner fender panel out. The inner fender was rusted out pretty good so I went ahead and removed it. The top of my frame rail is gone. I can look into the rail through the opening. There in only minor surface rust inside. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 09:28 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Its really hard to see all the bars and what has been cut out.
The fender is laying on the ground in the back ground. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Series9 |
Dec 13 2004, 09:33 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
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| John |
Dec 13 2004, 09:37 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
Good god man.....
Soon you will only have some tubing and a steering wheel. You really need to learn when to quit. You must have had a SERIOUS rust problem.... Perhaps you should have built the tube frame first and hung 914 bodywork on it. Actually, Lookin' good. It should go like hell since it won't weigh anything. |
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 09:37 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I need to weld in the bars and roll it out in the daylight to get a good shot of it.
Cutting the quater panel off was a major PITA. The area where the door jam meets the firewall and the sheet metal duct for the rear window defogger gave me the most trouble. It just a hard area to get access to. Paul (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) |
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 09:40 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
In the first shot you car see thru the car to the ground in front of it.
Talk about air cooled! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Paul |
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| Curvie Roadlover |
Dec 13 2004, 09:55 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
You need to get rid of what's left of the firewall behind your seat. That's gotta weigh a ton. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:00 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Curvie Roadlover @ Dec 13 2004, 07:55 PM) You need to get rid of what's left of the firewall behind your seat. That's gotta weigh a ton. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) It'll be coming out when I do the left side. |
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| Series9 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:05 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Please excuse my terrible Photoshop skills. I'll work on it.
I'd like to see a tube in the position represented by the black line (obviously it would pass under the other two tubes, but like I said, I'll work on my Photoshop skills. Attached image(s) 
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:11 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Thiis is what is typically done and what I plan on doing.
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| curtis |
Dec 13 2004, 10:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 14-June 04 From: Redlands,CA. Member No.: 2,206 |
That thing would haul ass with even a lawnmower engine on its last leg!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I dont think I want to try and imagine what it would be like with a 1.7!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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| SpecialK |
Dec 13 2004, 10:14 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Dec 13 2004, 08:00 PM) It'll be coming out when I do the left side. I'll take it if you're just going to throw it away! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I can stick my hand through mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:17 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Special_K @ Dec 13 2004, 08:14 PM) QUOTE(URY914 @ Dec 13 2004, 08:00 PM) It'll be coming out when I do the left side. I'll take it if you're just going to throw it away! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I can stick my hand through mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Sure you can have it. Is there enough there for you to use? |
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| SpecialK |
Dec 13 2004, 10:22 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Dec 13 2004, 08:17 PM) QUOTE(Special_K @ Dec 13 2004, 08:14 PM) QUOTE(URY914 @ Dec 13 2004, 08:00 PM) It'll be coming out when I do the left side. I'll take it if you're just going to throw it away! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I can stick my hand through mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Sure you can have it. Is there enough there for you to use? Oh yeah, plenty. Mines rusted out right below the "X" pattern. I was going to just scab a patch over it (hey....quit throwing rocks people! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hide.gif) ), but a piece of original metal would be MUCH better! Let me know how much for the shipping: Pacific, MO 63069 |
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| URY914 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:25 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
It's all yours.
I gotta big cardboard box full of sheet metal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) |
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| Series9 |
Dec 13 2004, 10:31 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Dec 13 2004, 09:11 PM) Thiis is what is typically done I think it's safe to say you've wildly departed from what is 'typically done' at this point. Maybe you should do both, IMHO. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| John |
Dec 13 2004, 10:41 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Thiis is what is typically done and what I plan on doing. I wish I had pictures of what we did (which is similar), but I'm out of town and can't post a pic. Our tube angles out ward and forward instead of inward and forward. Ours starts just ahead of the suspension console hole (trailing arm mount hole) and extends forward through the lower firewall and terminates on the interior longitudinal (almost directly under our roll cage hoop close to the seat belt mount). This looks to be the direction that the suspension console would move under heavy cornering. (the pivot point being the outer trailing arm mount {3-bolts}). Just my $0.02 |
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| URY914 |
Dec 14 2004, 07:40 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I'll be adding RacerChris' outer console stiffing kit also (its on his website).
I think I'll be OK. I'm trying to balance between adding weight with too many bars and getting the most stiffness with just the right amount of bars. I could have used 2" bars for everything and it would be strong but a heavy pig. Being that this is a autox car only I don't need to provide side impact bars or bars surrounding the fuel cell. I'm going strictly for enough stiffness to offset the flex. P |
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| seanery |
Dec 14 2004, 08:20 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Paul, you and Mueller scare the shit out of me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
Neither one of you can leave well enough alone! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| URY914 |
Dec 14 2004, 08:32 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,268 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(seanery @ Dec 14 2004, 06:20 AM) Paul, you and Mueller scare the shit out of me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Neither one of you can leave well enough alone! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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