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« Reply #300 on: April 11, 2008, 18:42:34 pm » |
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This is a rear sight: A rear deck lid with the same shape as the body...
the lid is a little low since the rubber is not in place at the moment
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« Reply #302 on: April 11, 2008, 18:44:28 pm » |
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« Reply #303 on: April 11, 2008, 18:45:48 pm » |
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and this is what happens when you leave the car for a couple of weeks in a garage frequented by Harley and hotrod fans...
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« Reply #304 on: April 11, 2008, 18:47:23 pm » |
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And finally a shot of the big guy (me) inside the little car... You can tell I am pleased with the progress
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« Reply #305 on: April 11, 2008, 18:48:14 pm » |
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And just to add some pressure on myself I bought this today...
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« Reply #306 on: April 11, 2008, 18:58:07 pm » |
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Next step now is to trial mount the bumpers lights etc to make sure it all fits, I also have some minor welding to do, then it is off to the painter :-)
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« Reply #307 on: April 11, 2008, 23:12:20 pm » |
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Next step now is to trial mount the bumpers lights etc to make sure it all fits, I also have some minor welding to do, then it is off to the painter :-)
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« Reply #308 on: April 12, 2008, 13:24:14 pm » |
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wow its all coming together now,looking great,its gonna be a really nice ghia,exhaust looks excellent and those empi 8s,can't wait to see it in paint  |
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« Reply #309 on: April 16, 2008, 23:24:52 pm » |
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I am also quite eager to get this car painted, to say it the least...
Meanwhile, I have to finish up some work, and I started by mounting all the bumpers, lights, doorhandles etc, so that I will not get too many surprises after the car is painted...
From what I can see and measure, it seems that the front of the left rear corner of the bumper points a little upwards, other than that, it looks ok
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« Reply #310 on: April 16, 2008, 23:27:39 pm » |
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Then I climbed under the car and mounted some brackets for the exhaust, and I also intended to mount the bracket for the oil filter on the bumper bracket, but it seems that the filter will hit the exhaust... anyone with any experience here?
Can I mount the oil filter bracket so that the filter is horisontal?
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« Reply #311 on: April 17, 2008, 00:00:54 am » |
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You can mount the filter horizontally but it can be a little messy changing it.
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« Reply #312 on: April 17, 2008, 19:17:56 pm » |
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« Reply #313 on: April 17, 2008, 22:26:10 pm » |
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Thanks. Øyvind, where is it mounted? on the exhaust bolts?
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« Reply #314 on: April 18, 2008, 06:43:45 am » |
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That`s right Roy, on a home made mount. I had to face it inward because of limited space around the heaterbox.
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« Reply #315 on: April 18, 2008, 07:30:39 am » |
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excellent, I have one of those std mounts, but they dont work with my exhaust and heater boxes. Any chance you have a template for that bracket?
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« Reply #316 on: April 18, 2008, 07:34:21 am » |
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here's another option, I posted the same question on TheSamba, and one guy had solved it like this:
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« Reply #317 on: April 18, 2008, 11:00:08 am » |
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If you were going to mount it there, I'd make a 90degree bracket to keep the filter vertical. By keeping it as high as possible you should minimise the amount it hangs below the bumper and wing level.
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« Reply #318 on: April 18, 2008, 11:07:46 am » |
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then I am back to my original problem, as it fouls the exhaust... I am not able to lift it high enough. This is not a problem on a "normal" exhaust, just this CSP ome
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« Reply #319 on: April 18, 2008, 11:11:09 am » |
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Ah, I see! Have you looked at bringing the lines up through the engine tin and mounting the filter inside the rear wing?
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« Reply #320 on: April 18, 2008, 11:32:47 am » |
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no, but that might actually be a good idea. thanks
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« Reply #321 on: April 18, 2008, 15:50:27 pm » |
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« Reply #322 on: April 18, 2008, 19:10:06 pm » |
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I understand Flames but why would one put them on the nose of a rear engined car... seem like the flames should be coming from the motor.
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« Reply #323 on: April 18, 2008, 19:33:32 pm » |
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« Reply #324 on: April 25, 2008, 20:30:39 pm » |
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Things are moving forward, and here's a shot of the engine bay:
The entire underside looks the same way, and is ready for underseal and paint
As you can see, I also ended up making an indent in the firewall for the plenum
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« Reply #325 on: April 25, 2008, 21:31:23 pm » |
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Looks perfect. It took me a minute to even figure out where the indent was.
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« Reply #326 on: April 25, 2008, 21:32:36 pm » |
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« Reply #327 on: April 27, 2008, 00:50:30 am » |
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« Reply #328 on: April 28, 2008, 21:55:25 pm » |
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thanks.
time for update, I guess.
The entire underside of the rear end of the car is now painted:
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« Reply #329 on: April 28, 2008, 21:56:57 pm » |
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and the inside of the car has also been prepped for paint. I have applied a thick layer of two of a spray-on damping material, the stuff that the stereo guys use, in an attemt to get this car as silent as possible. It is over-paintable.
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