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lethalw
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2006/11/14 16:40:54 (permalink)
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I have included some pics of the bootlid and LH door from my Mk1. I can include pix of the rest of the car which I have dubbed "The Cheesegrater" when it is a bit further advanced in the restoration. I have put standard panels back on now but still have to rebuild the rear wheel arches to standard before getting some paint on.
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I am interested in your comments about whether this type of work was/is commonly encountered and also I would be interested in hearing from anyone who knows of anyone who was doing this type of race preparation lightweight work in Sydney in the mid 1980s.

I would think that this would be pretty distinctive work and that the individual preparer would have a signature style. (Huh? neatness, size of hole, closeness of holes to each other. what?) Does anyone recognise their own work here?

Do you use a diamond core drill bit as used in rock drilling, as I have heard, or do you just wear out lots of hole saw blades and generate a lot of heat? How many hours of work would we be looking at here? It takes me long enough to drill a spot weld.

What do you do with all the holes? Make small coasters, windchimes, Ninja darts?

Looking forward to reading your cogitations.

Leigh Willcox

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    2lt_Scort
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    RE: Ultralight 2006/11/14 17:04:04 (permalink)
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    Leigh,
    Thats some time consuming looking stuff. Have you weighed them and compared with standard items? I've seen a few pictures of Escorts done like this, and there was one in Classic Ford a couple of years back.

    I can't see the cost/time -benefit there personally, but for someone to go to that effort it must be worth it?

    I can tell ya i wouldn't like to be paying someone to do that, it would cost a mint in time.

    I'd also like to find out the 'method' of howto do this, should be interesting.

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    nigel mk1
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    RE: Ultralight 2006/11/14 17:41:02 (permalink)
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    Simon Piper is going to love this haha! From what ive often seen, after the hole is drilled out it is pressed so to retain rigidity and strength in the panel, but again, even more time consuming. Ive seen lots of cars in the uk go down this route, but with fibreglass panels so readily available, i dont know whether it is worth it?

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    RE: Ultralight 2006/11/14 18:37:30 (permalink)
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    hahaha wow, thats extensive. Love the door.

    I thought drilling was primarily done by those who had the time and inclination to do it. Even if you put all the swarf and disks onto scales and weighed them, I can't imagine theres much there. kilo or two around the car maybe? You could take more weight off at the gym for less time and energy.

    But hey, by the same token, if you have heaps of spare time and the tools laying about, why not.. I would imagine the combination of drilled frames and fibre skins is pretty light.
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    RE: Ultralight 2006/11/14 21:37:49 (permalink)
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    You'd definitely want side bars and full cage with doors that flimsy. Got to admire the accuracy there though.
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