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| Body - Door - Rear View Mirror |
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| A real Lamborghini These are photos I took of a 6.0 Diablo | |
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| photos by Ron Boudreau - This is from a collection of photos of a 97 Roadster |  |
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| This is a photo of kit car mirror | |
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These are the the "new" mirrors from CRP. They are built in two parts, for the break away. If you want to see what the "old" CRP shells looked like... check this out. |
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To mount the frame to the door, I cut out three holes in the door.
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The rear view frame fits in perfectly.
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To seat the mirror shell into the mirror door frame, I had to cut and carve out the attachment points.
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I used a RotoZip to start the outline of the hole, you could use a drill and make a row of holes, then use a Drimel to clean up the rough surfaces.
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Then I used these Drimel tip to clean up the inside surface and make it straight and smooth.
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This photo illustrates the best methods I have found to do this kind of work. It starts with a low lawn chair, a shop-vac that is always running when the Drimel tool is on (sucking up the dust), safety glasses and a CD player with head phones.
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| The edge of the mirror shell needs to consistent (with the thickness), and inside of the mirror to be smooth out because this top 1/2" will be exposed. | |
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| I added fiberglass to the low spots and then spent hours sanding, I am now seeing where I need to add some fiberglass filler and the sanding continues. I am not done yet, much more sanding needs to be done. | |
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| There is a lot of great information on Jason Jones's web site - (click on his logo to visit his web site)
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| There is a detailed "manual" that Dale has created for you to view (in regards to this section). This instruction manual is on how he built his IFG Phantom Roadster. (click on his logo to visit his web site)
Click here to visit Dale's section on: Chapter 17 - Mirror |
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To fasten them, I drilled a hole in each leg large enough to accept the head of a 1/4" bolt. I then cut a slot to either side. Using 90 minute epoxy, I secured the bolts to the inside of the mirror legs. After they were set, I filled in the gaps with
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| I drilled a hole through leg into the cavity and inserted the mirror motor into the mirror case. |  |
| I then marked the door to accept the bolts and a hole for the mirror wires to go through the door. |  |
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The real Diablo has 2 types of mirror units. The early cars had a 1-piece unit, while later models had one that looked like it was made of 2 pieces. Since the SE-30 uses the early unit, I made my own 1-piece unit. The base is made of 16 ga. plate, bent and shaped to match the contour of the door. A side piece (window side) was cut and shaped to match the contour of the plate and welded. The mirror itself is bonded to 4 1/4 inch lag studs, which are welded to the base plate. Three #10 machine screws are welded at the corners to allow the unit to be attached to the door frame. The mirror-baseplate gap is then filled to blend the mirror to the plate. The units are still in rough condition and are not fully complete. I will also be working on the mirror drive this winter. |
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| This is a front view of the mirror unit. You can see how the plate conforms to the door shape. |  |
| This pictures shows how the mirror unit sits on the doors. |  |
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This entire Website
is copyright © 2002-2005 by Ron
Fletcher. All rights reserved. |
Although my information
comes from various builders and sources, if you want any information contact
me. The photographs used on this site are used with permission, if you
want to use any, contact them through the various links on this site.
I did and you can see the results! |
