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05-15-06, 07:33 PM
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| | Pantera1889 10 tenths 
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05-15-06, 07:46 PM
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| | aladinsane Lifetime Premier Supporter
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........If it's flat, are you planning to dome it and if so, how?.....
| Mark,
Here's my trick to doming the rear window:
Close the rear clip and let the motor run and heat up the rear window. The warm motor will make the plastic droop in about 20 min. Open the rear clip and with a soft towel push lightly from the inside to get the desired dome. I then wedge a couple towels between the window and rear clip to maintain the dome while it cools. Let it cool down completely (the cooler the better) before removing the towels. It should now retain it's dome shape though many heat cycles. Hope that helps 
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05-15-06, 10:04 PM
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| Beautiful job Ron....... 4 months unbelievable job ......Kudos
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05-15-06, 11:13 PM
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| Ron....
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05-15-06, 11:23 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
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05-16-06, 04:09 AM
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| | ckouba 5 Tenths
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA GT40: RCR40-31
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Rep Power: 10 | So you've got 3 days, you're telling me you can't get that thing to move under its own power in three days??? YOu're a slacker!!
NOT!
Seriously incredible work Ron. It looks absolutely gorgeous and you're setting quite the benchmark for others to achieve. Very impressive and I hope to catch up on that side of the country soon.
Can't wait to see it run (but probably not as much as you!),
Chris
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05-18-06, 12:09 AM
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| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
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Rep Power: 18 | Thanks Chris! I can't wait to hear it run as well!
Now that I'm to the fun part of the build,I may just slow down and enjoy it a bit more.
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05-18-06, 12:15 AM
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Rep Power: 10 | Good job - that is lovely!
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life 
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Rep Power: 27 | In my opinion Ron, u have done one of the nicest gt40 I've ever seen in the forum,congratulations.
Hope one day to have one as yours, with the same spirit and maybe same attention to details.
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05-21-06, 09:02 AM
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Rep Power: 18 | Thank you Paolo!!!! That is quite the compliment.
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05-21-06, 09:49 PM
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| | Jim Sheren A Tenth
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Ron, I second Paolo. Your car is absolutely awesome. I hope when I build mine some day, I can measure up to the hi standards you have set.
Congrates!
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05-21-06, 11:02 PM
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| | 561234 Bronze Supporter
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Rep Power: 9 | Hey Ron, your car is looking good, Doreen and I enjoyed meeting both of you in Vegas.
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05-23-06, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 561234 Hey Ron, your car is looking good, Doreen and I enjoyed meeting both of you in Vegas. | Thanks Dave ! Faith and I also enjoyed hanging out with you guys.
Did you get your car taken care of?
Thanks everyone for the comments.You guys are the best!!!!
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05-23-06, 11:01 PM
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Rep Power: 5 | Outstanding job Ron. Looks like you are very detail orientated, which is a good thing. | |
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06-11-06, 01:03 PM
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| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
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Rep Power: 18 | Not much to update.I have been playint catch up on work I put off to get ready for Carlisle. I have also been driving the wheels off of my Pantera!
I did manage to get the window hardware installed,install the mirrors,make leather limiter straps for the rear body section,and get the engine ready to reassemble.(waiting for the heads to return )
Here's a few pictures I took this morning.
Ron
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