A pillar gussets

Where or how can I get some of those fancy looking hole poked gussets for the A pillar? The windshield is off so I want to do it before I put it back on. I also flocked the dash while at it.

-PF



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/02/2008 02:22AM by Cosworth.

I guess you gotta talk to Grant but heres the link;
http://www.specialstage.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=353&cat=21

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rally gods would turn in their graves if they ever knew Lada's were now part of EU rallying!!!

turoc Wrote:
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> I guess you gotta talk to Grant but heres the
> link;
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Tim Taylor made some too.

I make my own.
Paul its like 16 bucks from "Mittler tool" for a punch set, and you simply sheap a square and snip off the corners and hammer it round a tube. QUICKER to do it yerself, eh?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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Tim also made some nice templates.
The punch is actually like $80-90 from Mittler Bros.
You can search for the thread on here to find info on making them and the templates. I've also put Tim's up on my server so I can always find them.
http://nocoastmotorsports.net/Build/Gussets/

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Grant Hughes

like these expensive trinkets from the UK?


Ya, make them yourself. The Mittler flaring tools are good but now that I've used both types I prefer the tools from Light Racing. You can get them here:
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Dimple-Dies-p-1-c-901.html
If you don't have any way to punch the holes first then you are better off with the combination punch/flair tool from Mittler.

I just realized too that you meant the a-pillar to windshield bar. I was thinking you were talking about the a-pillar support.

Checkpoint Racing sells them, for around $80 or so.

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Grant Hughes

Cool, I though those dimple die sets were beaucoup money. I'll just get some from Grant for now then buy a set of those later.

ooh, ooh, threadjack!! How'd you flock the dash? I've never seen how its done or where to get the flocking stuff.

-Dave

Donjer. It's stupidly easy. Take dash out, clean it, brush on the adhesive, apply the flocking fibers, dry for 24 hours or so. Cost is about $20 for the kit or so.

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Grant Hughes

flocking:
www.donjer.com

is flocking really all that necessary? Or are some dashboards just really worse than others for glare?

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/

There are a few things that make a rally car a rally car. Dash flocking is one of them in my mind. Kind of like mudflaps, gravel tires, and such. I don't care about the glare. But then again, I also don't bother washing my windows most of the time either, unless it's really bad.

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Grant Hughes

XRatty glare is bad, as in not way bad but shitty bad.
Of course flat black spray paint could cure that but maybe it's a bit too ghetto.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

I just dont clean my dash with armorall. If i have to clean I use a touch of diluted windex on a paper towel. No glare on a sun beaten, never armoralled 20 year old vw dash.

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rally gods would turn in their graves if they ever knew Lada's were now part of EU rallying!!!

NoCoast Wrote:
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> There are a few things that make a rally car a
> rally car. Dash flocking is one of them in my
> mind. Kind of like mudflaps, gravel tires, and
> such. I don't care about the glare. But then
> again, I also don't bother washing my windows most
> of the time either, unless it's really bad.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO


I'm basically of the same mind here. There's no real need for this on my rally car, but it will make it feel so much more like a rally car.

My other motive is to extend the life of crappy cracked Japanese dashes from the '90s. My '89 Nissan Siliva has the grand canyon running through it. I can now bondo the canyon and flock the whole thing, masking my sins.

-Dave

well, if its part of what makes a rally car, a rally car, I guess I'll just have to flock the fucking dash then! (at least its cheap...)

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/