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Old 03-26-2005, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NZ951
Thats a modded stock panel. I heard of horror fit stories with the other header panels, and I am a bit **** with my car
Yeah, they dont fit 100%. My car has one or two large gaps (that are even, they are just bigger than stock). Like between the nose panel/hood. I need to finish the duct I was working on, like Ski's.
Old 03-26-2005, 10:57 PM
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wouldn't the fit issues be because the 951 front differs to the 924/ 944 n/a front. i.e, when people ask how to get the 951 look, they get told to get the headlight covers, front guards, etc because they're curvier on the 951?
Old 03-26-2005, 11:10 PM
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We are talking about aftermarket pieces Jinx, that are supposed to bolt on, ala the Lindsey Racing Stage 5 header.
Old 03-26-2005, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by NZ951
I will see if I can bump it for you. I had a pane shop do it, I figured I could not do the rolling on the edges.
Thanks for the bump. What's a pane shop?
Old 03-26-2005, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JDeitz951
Thanks for the bump. What's a pane shop?
Pane is short for panel.
Old 03-27-2005, 12:51 AM
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I don't mean to be a "pain", but I still don't get it. Is a panel shop maybe a sheet metal shop?
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Originally Posted by horsepowerfarm
I went with the same type of ducting as Ski showed on Chris's car. Cut my own openings.
Win, did you roll the edges? How did you cut them?
Old 03-27-2005, 12:54 AM
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Panel shop as in panel beater... ummmm you know the people you go to when you crash your car and they fix it. They rolled the edges for a nice clean stock looking finish.
Old 03-27-2005, 01:03 AM
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Body shop.
Old 03-27-2005, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ski
Body shop.
You Americans have got different names for everything! Conform!
Old 03-28-2005, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by JDeitz951
Win, did you roll the edges? How did you cut them?
No rolled edges, that would be nice, but I like that the "view" is of the duct work. Used a hole saw, and an air nibbler with a new bit.
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Originally Posted by NZ951
You Americans have got different names for everything! Conform!
Alrighty mate

Anyways, I'm kinda thinking of making my own out of fiberglass as a sort of project.

Being that I've never worked with fiberglass....how stupid an idea is this? Is there an easy way to use my existing panel to make a mold and then just modify the mold to have two vents exactly how I want them?
Old 03-28-2005, 02:19 AM
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Well its a fairly stupid idea, especially wen GT racing make / made one. Its a fairly big job for a first fibreglass effort! It would be easier to mod the existing panel to the shape you want I would imagine.
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Originally Posted by NZ951
Well its a fairly stupid idea, especially wen GT racing make / made one. Its a fairly big job for a first fibreglass effort! It would be easier to mod the existing panel to the shape you want I would imagine.
Even though it's made for the curve of a 951 nose and not my flat-nosed 944?
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Oh I didnt notice you had an NA. I thought Gt racing made one for the 944? Maybe I have an old catalogue.. Your next best alternative is to get a 931 panel and cut the vent section out and mat it to your panel. Thats a fairly easy way...


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