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NBRettie18
Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 111 Location: Santa Barbara, California
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: 924 GTS Headlamps(i know theres a lot of these posts already |
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I was just wondering though about the gt racing headlamp conversion kit, people have said that the fiberglass kist is not very good and you have to make adjustments to get it to fit right. what im wondering is if the carbon fiber kit they offer would be better and you wouldnt need to make adjustments. i know its expensive and i could make it myslef but it would be a present for me so if the carbon fiber one is good then i would really like to get it.
thanks
nick _________________ 1987 924S - MO30 30/19 - Yellows all around |
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thirdgenbird
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 367 Location: Pella, IA USA
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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i was also wondering if there was a kit out there that was worth while. has anyone tried the one from A.I.R. i hear there other stuff fits well. _________________ 17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel |
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty much any f'glass or carbon piece is going to require some fitment. In fact, the f'glass might be a little easier to work with because you can sand/cut/shape it and I think that's a lot harder with the carbon (you split it or crack it and you're done...). You buy the carbon for weight.
So, I'm not sure how much of a problem it really is, in fact, you probably want a little adjustability to make the part fit right... |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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I'm planning to fabricate buckets with lightweight sheet aluminum. Mocked up in posterboard first, of course, for the template. But my lights won't have the dated rectangular headlights, they're going to have dual 3" HID projector lamps. The buckets will be reinforced underneath with a bracket for mounting the headlights, and I will be using macBdog's approach for making the lenses. _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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gegge
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 1124 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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I´ve got a 1:1 CAD drawing in PDF of aluminium GTS lamps that I can send you. Curtesy to Swedish 931 friend. Just Pm your Email.
Like this?
_________________ Carl Fredrik Torkildsen
924 turbo -81 Carrera GT RESTOMOD
924 turbo -80 Dolomite De Luxe
924 -85 DP kit, BBS RS, M030 and tuned engine
924s -86 Black on black turbo with Fuchs |
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924aussie
Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 1009 Location: Chinchilla Queensland Australia
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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me too
alan@netcard.com.au _________________ green 924 .. 1980 rego 924PSH
1998 Mopar Neon ... sick
2003 Challenger / Montery 4WD
1995 Hyundai Scoupe ... sold
1998 Nissan Silvia ... sons back from OS he has taken it
BIG BLOODY MOTORHOME 300zx Sold
1980 Fire truck Sold |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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gegge wrote: | I´ve got a 1:1 CAD drawing in PDF of aluminium GTS lamps that I can send you. Curtesy to Swedish 931 friend. Just Pm your Email. |
Awesome! PM Sent
Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I have in mind. _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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924RACR
Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 8794 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Funny, I plan on doing much the same as Dan - GTS lights with HID's. But I already have the plexi covers. _________________ Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype |
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peterld
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 946 Location: Noosa Heads QLD Australia
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Hey, today's car is an exact copy of mine or is it the other way around?
Years ago bought the headlight buckets from GT Racing at considerable cost and they were pure crap! Poorly made, poorly finished and different sizes left to right. Ended up cutting and altering to get them to fit and still not really happy with the result.
By chance about a year ago a bought a few parts from macBdog and spied the aluminium ones he had made. First class workmanship! And since then I haven't found his "how to".
Have to say the twin round lights look great and would have to offer significantly more light than the horrible rectangular ones we have all used in the past, particularly when the bottom third is obscured by bodywork. But somehow it just doesn't look kosher.
Dan, I hope you keep us posted on exactly what HID lights you end up using - ie off what car?
Cheers Pete |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Haven't settled yet on a specific fixture, and I set this part of the project to the back burner a while ago, so I don't have any recent updates. However, for starters, I was looking at some of the Hella fixtures some time ago. This page has some interesting fixtures that I think would work. There may be other options now, but as I said, I haven't made a final decision yet, just have an idea of the direction I want to go.
PIAA also make some very interesting and suitable fixtures... _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11723 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Browsed the thread, awesome work, but I didn't see a price anywhere. Can you elucidate, Dan? _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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€580.00
Available here. _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11723 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Why does it say, 944S2 and 951 only? I thought those skins were the same? _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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nicoflow
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Ky USA
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.gt-racing.com/
can buy the kit here as well as other goodies _________________ 78 924
05 Scion xB
02 Monty SS
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