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wdb · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 2024

I was thinking about this hatch idea , seems the problem is 1 making a mold , 2 heating the plastic and molding complex curves ,which I've heard is not possible with some plastics . maybe it would be better to make a fiberglass hatch with 3 windows . 1 big 1 facing rear and 2 small side windows , all 3 would be almost flat . just slight ( single plane )curves . it could look something like this .

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/hermit76542/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.src=bc&.dnm=dreams.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/hermit76542/lst%3f%26.dir=/My%2bPhotos%26.src=bc%26.view=t

Lizard · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2002 3:20 am Post subject:

I like the idea but I think the ribs would need to be steel/metal, and it would also give it abit of 928 look
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 4:50 pm Post subject:

This is good my mouth is watereing I want a light hatch ...
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dwak · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 839 Location: Eastern Ontario

Holy rice cakes! Maybe the hatch portion but the rest is way too techno-combat for my classical tastes.

dwak the tame

Lizard · Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 8:56 am Post subject:

I wouldnt like having to add steel/aluminium ribs to the window it would look ugly

to dwak the goof - too each his own

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 1:21 pm Post subject:

man those are cool pics..yea it could look like that.
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wdb · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 2024

DWAK wrote:
Holy rice cakes! Maybe the hatch portion but the rest is way too techno-combat for my classical tastes

WOW thanks dwak, I had'nt thought about useing kevlar and nomex in the composite body, instead of fiberglass,to make it fire and bullet-proof . 924 A.P.C. (amored personel carrier ) . I could just make the plastic windows 4 inches thick , and add 2 small tanks and pumps in the cargo area, 1 for an oil sprayer for the road and windscreen of any trailing vehicle . the second tank would be for brake fluid thats pumped into the exhaust manifold to create a smoke screen . I could get 1 of the cadillac heads-up displays for infrared imaging to see through the smoke screen . some run flat tires for those pesky police spikes . anyone know where I could get some radar absorbing paint , in realtree mossy-oak colors . I'm gonna have to watch ROAD WARRIOR again for some more ideas .

Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2002 8:30 am Post subject:

you can watch it on medium fast forward a lot of times by pressing fast forward while play is depressed alo I think.. I dont know it should help your thinking a bit. because you will be viewing all that stuff faster from road warrior.
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Lizard · Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2002 3:46 am Post subject:

hmmmmm I wonder what they would do if they caught you with those mods on your car
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wdb · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 2024

Joes924Racer ,actually downloading the info takes awhile, but once its in the puter , cross referencing a variety of methods and techniches across different apllications ,for the purpose of finding , better , cheaper , faster , ways of doing things is easy.

Lizard , must be legal. this company has all that and more .gun ports , tack dispensors (road spikes) etc. it would be nice to be filthy rich , could go out to the desert and play cops and robbers with REAL bullets

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http://www.armortek.com/specs_priv.html

Lizard · Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:20 am Post subject:

tell you what we can put the oil slick and smoke screen on my car, so I never have to worry about being pulled over in the canyon

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924RACR · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 12:17 pm Post subject:

Shoulda cross-posted here - check out my post in the 924Racing section for the details... anyway, the lexan is now available for $300 as I recall... 300 or 325 USD... way cool... ordered mine...
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Ordrune · Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Sydney, Australia

I'm about to take my hatch of for spraying.

R U up to give it a go peter?

I'm in gosford and I expect the hatch to be off for a minimum of a month.

The fibreglass mold seems like the best idea. Perspex may be forgiving but I think even 3mm out would look dicky:)
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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

sounds interesting. I'm down on the North Shore.

I'll get on to the professionals this week and see what they think about a fibreglass mould.
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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

I spoke to Dave about the rear hatch also. I will order one shortly.
An interesting aside is that I am sending him a set of metal flippers so he can make a mold for lexan flippers. He then said he can make them very cheaply. Really cheap.