NICE PARTS from Tarett Engineering

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 10:34 AM

Just wanted to share some closeups of the Tarret strut bar that I purchased and installed. The workmanship is VERY high and the weight is VERY low (Ira could provide exact weight). The bar is polished AL. Welds are beautiful and fit is exceptional. This is not a triangulated bar. Installation is about 15 minutes. Be careful not to change your alignment settings on the strut tops!

Since this bar is not triangulated, I may be reinforcing a parallelogram, when forces are large and things start to move, but that's ok with me.

Note, I have Tarett monoballs and camber plates upfront and Tarett adjustable sway bars all around.

Contact IRA at iraramin@tarett.com

Paulporsche · 07-28-2005, 11:33 AM

Nice, but you forgot to spray your hood support system.

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 11:35 AM

Paul -
;-) I'm running a fully redundant, dual failover hood prop setup!

Doug

Paulporsche · 07-28-2005, 11:39 AM

And I see the anterior member is fully cushioned @ the bottom to mitigate the loading.

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 11:43 AM

Paul -
You are very observant. It took me days of research and careful planning to properly deploy that anterior member.

Thanks for the humor.

Doug

Seeeu911 · Seeeu911's Garage

pretty pretty pretty

Formerly Steve Wilkinson · 07-28-2005, 02:32 PM

I'll give you that it's very shiny, but how do you adjust it? Mine--an AJR unit--sometimes requires tightening or loosening (via fine-threaded fittings and a clamp collar on each end) simply because of large-scale temperature changes.

Stephan

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 02:41 PM

There are two heim joints - one on each end. The heim joints are threaded opposite directions, each having a jam nut. Spin the strut brace one way it lengthens, the other it shortens. I adjusted with the slightest preload. Though they are there, the jam nuts are just not visible from the angle of my photos.

Thanks for your interest.

Doug

Formerly Steve Wilkinson · 07-28-2005, 02:43 PM

That makes sense, even if I didn't...

Stephan

dd74 · 07-28-2005, 02:47 PM

Nice broom...

Pele911 · Pele911's Garage

was installation easy?

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 03:36 PM

Installation is easy 20 seconds for the broom - about 15 minutes for the strut bar. Hardest part is to make sure you don't change your alignment settings. That's easy, too.

Doug

dd74 · 07-28-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by DW SD
Hardest part is to make sure you don't change your alignment settings.

Or for that broom to fall. But seriously, Doug: it's very nice. Chrome gives the boring trunk some class. It's especially nice on a clean silver trunk space like yours.

DW SD · 07-28-2005, 04:26 PM

Dave -
Thanks! I used to use my head before I came up with the idea of the broom. Then I got one of Sherwood's trunk struts. For working in the trunk, I use both (but not all three)!

Doug

Brother · 07-28-2005, 05:15 PM

DW,

Could you explain how you ventilation and heat is being run. Are you running the heat directly to the defroster vents? What about fresh air?

DW SD · 07-29-2005, 05:37 AM

Brother,
I'm going to experiement with my heat. Since I'm in San Diego and only really want to have defrost for the winter, I've routed my heater ducts directly to the window defroster. I have backdated heat in the engine compartment. It is not clear, as yet, if that will be sufficient to drive heat to defrost the windows. I think it will work, but we'll see.
To turn on the heat / defrost, I'm hoping to simply close the flapper valves. Again, I haven't proven that this will work, but we'll see.

I have the fresh air cowl vent wide open, currently. I was thinking of routing that to a vent which opens into the removable clock hole. OR for the winter, simply closing the cowl. My car didn't come with all of the fresh air / heater parts, so this is my plan. It is not a daily driver and will mostly be used at the track. At speed, some air comes in thruogh the foot vents, currently. I have pop-out windows and the door windows for ventilation. It hit 80 here on the coast the other day, so I've been fine.

Doug

911pcars · 07-29-2005, 10:57 AM

"Thanks! I used to use my head before I came up with the idea of the broom. Then I got one of Sherwood's trunk struts. For working in the trunk, I use both (but not all three)! "

Doug,
Once you use my lightweight support tube for awhile, your confidence level should increase (do you have 5 pairs of drivng lights on the hood or what?). Then you can leave the broom at home where it belongs.

Sherwood

DW SD · 07-29-2005, 11:05 AM

Sherwood -
Thanks a bunch! The fiberglass hood flexes so much that I support it in two places when I'm working in the trunk. I have FAITH in your product! It works great! My hood has no bracing in the middle. It is damned light, but weak when not supported properly.

The broom stays at home, where it belongs, when I'm on the road ;-)

Doug

randywebb · 07-29-2005, 11:48 AM

Find some bamboo and cut it into strips -- it's been done before....

911pcars · 07-29-2005, 01:30 PM

"Find some bamboo and cut it into strips -- it's been done before...."

Does this have anything to do with "inserting under fingernails" or something?

I suspect Randy is suggesting glassing in bamboo or even balsa wood strips to reinforce the underside of Doug's lightweight hood (like the factory solution). How about strips of CF sheet? Should be plenty stiff.

Sherwood