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911PERVY 08-02-2012 04:40 AM

George, how did you come to the position of the ducts/hole in wing?

Is there a TSB with dimensions?

How did you feel cutting the hole in the wing?

No HTwo O 08-02-2012 09:48 AM

What would be cool (pun intended:)), would be to run ducting from each vent to the actual turbo housing. Possible?

geolab 08-02-2012 01:28 PM


Originally Posted by 911PERVY
how did you come to the position of the ducts/hole in wing?

Is there a TSB with dimensions?

No template. No TSB.
I tried and taped a huge transparent paper on a turbo S, to try to outline
but it did not work since the door seam is not precise, and neither on top or under the inlet area.
For example, the wheel arch is untraceable. If you tape a paper on wheel arch,
you will see that the small bends in metal are rather small curbs.
You try to trace with a pencil....impossible.

Daydreamed a few days to find the solution.
When you have the air inlets in your hand, you will see that the top of each inlet is a straight line.
The other precise given in the area, is the door handle holes.
Went from there, and traced them to the millimeter from original.
Pretty easy to figure with pictures I will post


Originally Posted by 911PERVY
How did you feel cutting the hole in the wing?

I wanted the air inlets badly since day 1
this overtook any fear

In the procedure to trace the actual location of the inlet, I held the inlets approx. on the fender and traced all around reducing the actual trace by 2 centimeters on the contour.
Then I cut the metal, tracing the smaller circle. This is where I practiced cutting for the big circle.
I was left with a smaller hole than the air inlet piece.
But now the air inlet could SIT in the small template hole, and its edge is like a lip all around on the wing.
Took a long thick rubber band, hooked it on a pencil, inserted the rubber band
in the air inlet, and hooked the band inside the fender ( on the fuel canister)
So the air inlet piece held on the wing, and I could adjust its position 2 cms in any direction.
After precise measurements, I traced the actual air inlet contour.
And cutting the actual hole went very smooth.
Would be clearer with pictures

ScottMellor 08-02-2012 05:18 PM

I had to not be in the building when they cut my fenders off.............

XR4Tim 08-02-2012 05:23 PM


Originally Posted by ScottMellor (Post 9735811)
I had to not be in the building when they cut my fenders off.............

I would be the same way.

911PERVY 08-03-2012 08:25 AM


Originally Posted by XR4Tim (Post 9735827)
I would be the same way.

Make that Zip code here!

Would love to see the photos and measurement you have George, sounds like you have done it perfectly!

geolab 08-05-2012 11:23 AM

3 Attachment(s)
how about a result like this ?
update today

mickfluff 08-05-2012 11:25 AM

Congrats
 
Looks fantastic, congrats!

geolab 08-05-2012 11:31 AM

1 Attachment(s)
thank you :)
just off the hauler today from full bare metal repaint

Marshy 08-05-2012 04:18 PM

Looks amazing. Love the scoops !

Geoff

No HTwo O 08-05-2012 04:34 PM

Looks GREAT, George!:)

Rick GT3 08-05-2012 07:59 PM

nice work.

Jae.S 08-05-2012 09:49 PM

ugh, beautiful :thumbsup:

geolab 08-06-2012 09:36 AM

for future reference, time spent:
prepping, measuring, tracing, cutting= 3 hours first inlet , second inlet only half an hour .
MIG soldering, metal shrinking, working = 1 hour each. (have to work slow for metal not to warp) and the
fact that I have never Mig soldered
TIN soldering = half an hour / side
Mental prep after acquiring scoops = countless in hour scale
Rosé (pink) Wine = zero within, buckets overnight

I like them so much, better results would be a sin, thank you all

ps; I did the sanding down to bare metal, 2 coats of etch primer and 3 coats of sealer primer on the whole car.
But it was not me who did the sanding-leveling of the primer, and the painting. I am null with that.

curve lover 08-10-2012 09:06 PM

George-- Bravo :bowdown:



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