sgraber
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posted on 10/10/06 at 03:40 AM |
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I hope you like my girlfriends body
My wife has taken to calling my car 'the other woman' and my 'Girlfriend'. I think she has some hot lines. I took a little
video the other day and finally got it uploaded to my website.
One hot body oops! Sorry guys - 56Kb warning. This is a 28MB Mpeg from my
Sony w-1 camera.
Comments and suggestions still welcome!
[Edited on 10/10/06 by sgraber]
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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JackNco
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posted on 10/10/06 at 03:46 AM |
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might wanna stick a 56k warning in there at 28mb!
Just downloading now
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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JackNco
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posted on 10/10/06 at 03:52 AM |
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WOW that looks awsome, but what is it? either way it looks liek a very smart/clean build uve doe on ur new play thing.
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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mookaloid
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posted on 10/10/06 at 07:54 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by JackNco
WOW that looks awsome, but what is it? either way it looks liek a very smart/clean build uve doe on ur new play thing.
John
http://www.grabercars.com/
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Hammerhead
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posted on 10/10/06 at 10:22 AM |
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awesome!!
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peterriley2
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posted on 10/10/06 at 02:55 PM |
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like that a lot, is it gonna have a windscreen???
Joel
If you dont respect yourself, dont expect respect from anyone else
Live your dreams, dont dream your life
Women only want you for one thing- everything!
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DarrenW
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posted on 12/10/06 at 11:13 PM |
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How crap is that. Must have been all of 2 nights work!
Bloody hell Steve - awesome or what. i love it. Very well done. How do the doors hinge?
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sgraber
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posted on 12/10/06 at 11:36 PM |
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Doors!??
We don't need no stinkin doors!!!!!
Sides are so low even my kids can step over easily. Also, the tops of the side panels are curved and I layed them up a bit thick to allow sitting on
the edge as one slips on over.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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DarrenW
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posted on 14/10/06 at 12:10 AM |
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quote: Originally a bit thick to allow sitting on the edge as one slips on over.
Ooooh - no doors, now your talking!!, Nothing like slipping over the edge and then taking total control as you fire her up and take delight in the
purring throbbing beep bass rumble.
My only request is - get your finger out and get som vid of the graber in action. Talk about taking your time............... only joking, looking
great. All good things come to those who wait.
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sgraber
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posted on 24/10/06 at 08:19 PM |
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It took a little while, but here is the first of a few short driving vids I am uploading to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMv6TRs0Nnk
Another showing the latch mechanism for the bonnet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BlOX_lS2SI
I have an mp3 audio file of a full-throttle run up to 7,500rpm and the turbo spooling sounds so nice... but the wind noise mucks it up... so I think
I'll try to record it again with a cover for the mic. The engine has a bad stutter between 4-5K rpm that I am trying to diagnose.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Dick Bear
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posted on 27/11/06 at 01:33 AM |
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VERY NICE!!
Hi Steve,
I'm sure you would agree....THERE'S NOTHING LIKE DRIVING A CAR YOU'VE MADE FROM SCRATCH!
And your's is especially cool!
Thanks for sharing.
Dick Bear
www.marketpointproductions.com
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MikeRJ
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posted on 28/11/06 at 04:29 PM |
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Stunning! The amount of work you have put into this project has really paid off.
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sgraber
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posted on 7/12/06 at 12:06 AM |
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So true Dick, so true!
The last couple of bits are being worked on now. I need to have the tail light housings machined, the front headlamp buckets fabricated and mounted,
clear polycarb lens covers and some interior panels, windshield mounted and a wiper mounted...
ok, so there's still plenty to do...
But I did get the bodywork latches and hinges finished last week.
I'll take some photos this weekend for ya!
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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sgraber
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posted on 11/12/06 at 03:26 AM |
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I managed to take another video after working 8 hours on the car today- it's a good video! If you want to see the shape of my car you really
should watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4X5p5LJzHI
Here are a bunch of photos of the bodywork and interior bits coming together.
In this first image you can make the outline of the headlamp covers. Notice the windshield frame is back in place. Also you can see there are some
nice specular highlights that really show off the shape well! I LIKE!
The dash and the center console are coming together nicely. Both pieces are made of 1" polyurethane board covered in 1 layer of fiberglass, then
upholstered with thin foam and marine grade vinyls. The dash vinyl has a carbonfiber pattern to it while the center console is more like a cloth
material but very heavyduty.
I cut out the holes for the tail lights. I have been planning to use some machined aluminum tubes but most recently I discovered that the local
hardware store carries a 4" black pvc pipe fitting that is almost identical in dimension to what I need. This is of course much less expensive
than having a machine shop make the housings. Approx 1/20th the cost! There is still some machining required on the pvc, but minimal at best.
One of the issues I was coming up with was where to place the fuel filler door. Adding a fuel filler pocket to the bodywork, and then a door and hinge
is extra complexity and expense I didn't want to deal with. Since the rear decklid needs to move rearwards to clear the rollhoop before tilting
up, why not place the fuel filler under the rear decklid? This following photo shows the decklid in the intermediate rotation of the main hinge.
It's really a natural position for the decklid and I have a strong gas strut installed that helps lift the decklid forward when closing.
And the bodywork in fully open position front and rear.
Finally, here you can see that long double jointed hinge at the rear and the gas assist strut that helps lift the decklid when closing. it works quite
well.
I hope I haven't bored you.
Steve
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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damien
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posted on 11/12/06 at 07:44 AM |
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wow!!
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soggy 3
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posted on 11/12/06 at 01:12 PM |
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very nice![](/images//smilies/wink.gif)
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Mave
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posted on 11/12/06 at 05:34 PM |
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Looks terrific Steve, and the sound of the latches is really reassuring. What kind of latches are they? Old VW Beetle?
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sgraber
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posted on 11/12/06 at 06:32 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Mave
Looks terrific Steve, and the sound of the latches is really reassuring. What kind of latches are they? Old VW Beetle?
Thank you. Yes, vw beetle latches. New stock from Brazil. 4 latches total. The design centers itself.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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