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New front end!
Thanks to Jerry for dropping off the new front end. These are GT Racing peices. I was a little worried about that. They fit very well and seem to be built very well. I need to start the fitting process tonight. (if it quits snowing.) Anyhoo here is a pic.
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Shawn, your project looks good! Are you still hoping to be done next month?
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I hope to. But I won't sacrifice quality just to hit the deadline. I have many nights of "fitting" ahead of me. I think it's doable. We shall see. The tub needs a little wet sanding and its ready to shoot. The front end obviously will take some time. Also when i took out the sunroof it quickly became obvious why it never worked very well. Little pieces came out from everywhere. I may just weld it shut and pull all the motor and cables.
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Wow you are going to have to starting adding weight if you hope to keep that lightweight on the ground!
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I plan on throwing about 230 pounds in the drivers seat!
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Nice work Shawn! Did you weight the glass and steel parts by any chance?
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Hey Shawn that rocks, cant wait to see the finished project, anyway thanks for all your help the other day, Kevin
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When do you plan to drill all the little holes in that fiberglass for aerodynamics?
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No problem Kevin. It's what we do. Besides enough people have helped me out I feel compelled!
Sam, I plan at least two holes. One for each hoodpin. 
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Looks great Shawn, any more pics? How are you fastening the fenders to the rails? Anything in between the glass and metal?
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Shaun,
I am using 1/4" bolts with fender washers. I have some Wurth fender putty for the joint. I shot that pic on the way out the door this AM. They are just hanging there. I haven't done any fitting yet. The fenders actually have little dimples where the holes will go. We will see how close they are once I get them trimmed out.
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weight of the glass and steel parts -- Jim Calzia has very accurate wts. on his web page at the Early 911 site. |
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According to Jim's site I saved Approx. 45 pounds.
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Here is the hood fitted. Check the gap and see what you think. I also need to add some shims to bring the hood up to line up with the cowl. Do I need the hood gasket in when I fit the fenders?
  
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Looking good Shawn!! I am glad they are fitting as well as we thought they would.
By the way, on an earlier thread, Shawn was pretty happy with his new exhaust sound...as I promised him, here is the file..it's in mpeg format and about 2.8mb. Please don't stream from the server (it's pretty full), right click and save target as... I LOVE THIS SOUND. The Hammer's Music (edited for file size change)
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Jerry,
I right clicked and save as but i cant get the file. The supense is killin' me!
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I right clicked, save as and WOW. sounds fantastic. Shawn, what do you have for a motor in this thing? Also, what oil cooler are you using up front?
Jerry, if you strip out the video by saving as a sound file only (if using QuickTime) you will have a much smaller file, which means a lot long sound bite!
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Hmmm...I just tried it and it works fine here....
 Shawn, try streaming once.....please Shawn only. If that doesn't work, do you have a high speed/cable/T1 at work? I could email the file to you. It's only 2.8mb, but your hotmail account will bounce it.
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Shaun,
I have a stock 3.2 with headers and that sport muffler. I am using a fender mount Mocal cooler. Jerry, I will PM you my work e-mail that should let a large file thru.
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I absolutley hate having to switch to inferior systems to work...... 
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