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The chassis at Gunnar Racing getting the bodywork made and installed To see the whole story go to www.gunnarracing.com

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Chassis FINALY arrives at Gunnars.
Chassis FINALY arrives at Gunnars.		 Somebody has to tell these guys that we put the wheels on the car so you can push it around.
Somebody has to tell these guys that we put the wheels on the car so you can push it around.		 The Cheif Ranger Kevin laying up the roof panel.
The Cheif Ranger Kevin laying up the roof panel.
The roof panel just out of the mold untrimmed Kevin promisses that the fiberglass is no more than 2mm thick.
The roof panel just out of the mold untrimmed Kevin promisses that the fiberglass is no more than 2mm thick.		 Bottom side of the engine cover untrimmed.
Bottom side of the engine cover untrimmed.		 Marking the holes in the engine cover for the intake.
Marking the holes in the engine cover for the intake.
Outside of rear wheel hsg.
Outside of rear wheel hsg.		 Inside of rear wheel hsg.
Inside of rear wheel hsg.		 Foward side of fire wall Just out of the mold and trimed.
Foward side of fire wall Just out of the mold and trimed.
Back side of fire wall.
Back side of fire wall.		 The FIA trunk panels.
The FIA trunk panels.		 Nose & Roof panel laid over the chassis
Nose & Roof panel laid over the chassis
Rear FIA Trunk panels and wheel wells
Rear FIA Trunk panels and wheel wells		 Side view showing the firewall
Side view showing the firewall		 Hot Dog Ranger Andy fitting the side pods , I remeber when his hair was black.
Hot Dog Ranger Andy fitting the side pods , I remeber when his hair was black.
Lower side pod mounts fabricated and welded in.
Lower side pod mounts fabricated and welded in.		 Bungs made and welded on for the side pods.
Bungs made and welded on for the side pods.		 Body ready for the Headlight housings and air ducts.
Body ready for the Headlight housings and air ducts.
The molds ready to make the Headlight hsgsair ducts and dash parts.
The molds ready to make the Headlight hsgsair ducts and dash parts.		 Molds sprayed with Duratech ready for the fiberglass.
Molds sprayed with Duratech ready for the fiberglass.		 The 2 halfs of the air duct molds.
The 2 halfs of the air duct molds.
Dash and air ducts out of the mold.
Dash and air ducts out of the mold.		 Gluing the air ducts together.
Gluing the air ducts together.		 Air duct hole in nose untrimmed.
Air duct hole in nose untrimmed.
Installing the air duct in the nose now trimmed.
Installing the air duct in the nose now trimmed.		 Installing the headlight hsg. in the nose.
Installing the headlight hsg. in the nose.		 Front view with the headlight hsgs and air ducts being glued in. NICE WORK.
Front view with the headlight hsgs and air ducts being glued in. NICE WORK.
Now the 2 front brake ducts Mold and parts shown.
Now the 2 front brake ducts Mold and parts shown.		 Brake duct being installed in the nose.
Brake duct being installed in the nose.		 Inside view of the air and brake ducts GREAT work Kevin realy nice.
Inside view of the air and brake ducts GREAT work Kevin realy nice.
Triming the roof to fit the nose.
Triming the roof to fit the nose.		 Fitting the roof and fire wall.
Fitting the roof and fire wall.		 Side view.
Side view.
Front view.
Front view.		 Mold with part being made for the right door sill
Mold with part being made for the right door sill		 Kevin removing right door sill from the mold
Kevin removing right door sill from the mold
The right door sill trimmed and put in place.
The right door sill trimmed and put in place.		 Another view of the right door sill.
Another view of the right door sill.		 Putting the proper 6mm captive nuts in the oil cooler
Putting the proper 6mm captive nuts in the oil cooler
Installing the Behr oil cooler into the car
Installing the Behr oil cooler into the car		 The rear oil cooler duct mold and new part
The rear oil cooler duct mold and new part		 The oil cooler duct set on the bottom of the hood
The oil cooler duct set on the bottom of the hood
Front view of the duct and hood
Front view of the duct and hood		 The hood in place on the body wth the oil cooler duct cleco'd in place
The hood in place on the body wth the oil cooler duct cleco'd in place		 Now the cooler duct is glued in place
Now the cooler duct is glued in place
Rear view of hood and cooler duct
Rear view of hood and cooler duct
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Petr Sedina 12-Mar-2004 16:26
Dear Mr.Thompson,

I would like to know which shapes of the rear fenders will be used for your 037 bodywork. I know that Wyer team used several different types of the rear bodywork with (various bulbes for rear wheels). These bulbes were changing from race to race during the season 1970. Will you copy the shape of the rear bodywork which Wyer' s team used on some of the most famous Gulf chassis as in case of 013? I am interested in this thing due to my plan to build the sharp scale model of this Mark Finburgh 013 car.

Thanks in advance

Best regards and good luck with your old/new "The Beast on The Wheels ( it was the most famous nickname of the 917 among the fans in our country many years ago)

Petr Sedina
Prague,Czech Republic

P.S. Thanks for excellent photos
Dave Bouzaglou 16-Dec-2003 02:13
kevin and his crew are doing a faboo job!!! way to go
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