Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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02/26/17 05:03 PM
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A nice fine tooth jigsaw will do the trick. Cuts like a charm. Make sure to draw out your lines perfectly and stick masking tape along the edge where the cut will be so that the jigsaw does not mar or scratch the surface. A nice filing with a good flat file after that can take off the rough edges and or round 'em out just like the stock items. An important detail to consider when selecting glass thickness: When you have a post sedan door with its solid window frame, you can get away with as thin as 1/8 thickness glass because it always rides on the rails of the frame. It is snugged into place once the window is all the way up (closed position) and barely shakes depending on how aggressive the lobe of the cam is. More like a quite quiver which I think is pretty cool. It will at sometimes need a little guiding hand to get it to seat up in the rail channel up top during the closing. It will ride looser when it's down (opened) but not a bother at all. 3/8 thickness will be a little more forgiving and know its trajectory on the rails, but heavier. Now, if you are permanently attaching the glass (no up or down operation) and with no regulators, then you can save a whole lot of weight and quiver a little less.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: Thumperdart]
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02/26/17 05:46 PM
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I'm feeling a sharp pain in the,,,,,,,,,,,,,NECK...... I have seen this one black car that has poly in the thin version,I would want the thicker version.Is the rear/back hard to install?
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: Thumperdart]
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03/03/17 01:09 AM
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That is one source,,,,,Ve hav rrrr vays,,,,,,,,,
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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03/03/17 03:55 AM
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Thinking about going to a rear glass bumper but not sure on it's strength and obviously I can't push it from there anymore but I'd guess 30+ lbs............
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: Thumperdart]
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03/03/17 02:12 PM
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Nope,no pushin!! Play dope on a rope,,,,,,,,
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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03/08/17 08:12 PM
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How much did the fender braces remove as I'm looking at them also.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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How much did the fender braces remove as I'm looking at them also. The fender braces with the hardware that Jeff supplies was a weight loss of 11 ounces. MJ
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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03/09/17 01:52 AM
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Picking away you. Those wiper covers must be the plastic types, since there are chrome metal types as well, but a little heavier by an ounce or two and enough to bump the scale. I find myself laughing at this, but this is some serious Voodoo science. Started on the Passenger side light alloy door today with "The Palm Reader" and his magic. I told him it doesn't have to be arrow straight since these were "Factory Hot Rod" parts and weren't perfect to begin with.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
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Hope to stop at the hardware store today.All the hardware that holds the fenders,grille,headlights,glass bumpers and antyhing else I can find in aluminum.Hope to get the car back in the shop to drop the empty block back in to mock up the headers,mid plate and measure up for a fab aluminum oil pan. Any guesses how much lighter an alum oil pan will be over the Miolodon?? My Milodon is so old the centerlink hole is round,,,,,,,
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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