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Posted by: crash914 Oct 18 2014, 12:37 PM

ok, I am just about done.....

car runs great, except, I decided to teach my son how to drive....fast forward, we nailed a curb.

Looks like plenty of wrinkles in the front trunk,

Now I need to decide if i want to mess with it or part it out.
I am willing to put a couple of weekends into the repair if I can get it on a frame machine, beyond that...I might call it quits...
here is the damage...

Posted by: sb914 Oct 18 2014, 12:46 PM

Fix it,if you sell it, you'll regret it.ive sold a lot of cars that I now regret.
Now your screen name matches you car! keep it keep it.

Posted by: crash914 Oct 18 2014, 12:51 PM

my screen name is from the last car I restored and crashed....totaled about a month after a 4 year restoration.

This one was on the road since april. after 8 years off the road.
I did get 1st in class in autocross....so, meh, dont know if I want to fight it anymore....

Posted by: r_towle Oct 18 2014, 01:00 PM

Fix it and always teach the boys on your wife's car.

Posted by: crash914 Oct 18 2014, 01:03 PM

can't autocross the wife's car...It was just too much car in the wrong spot...lost the rear, overcorrected and nailed the curb...about 50foot lockup...he was in first gear....

Posted by: RobW Oct 18 2014, 01:27 PM

It's a fixer

Posted by: Mikey914 Oct 18 2014, 01:37 PM

T'is but a flesh wound.

No seriously, may cost a few bucks, but not a major undertaking. If the rest of the car is solid its a no brainer

Posted by: Drums66 Oct 18 2014, 03:02 PM

......Fix-it!.....& give the son a 914 tatoo(crash914)

Posted by: crash914 Oct 18 2014, 03:25 PM

anyone have a front pan jig? works for 911 from 65 to 89.

I need Scotty! any leads on a frame rack in maryland?

Posted by: messix Oct 18 2014, 06:24 PM

go up to a power pole and wrap a chain around it and bolt the chain to the front torsion bar mount and back up on it a couple of good times to pull that back out....


I might have done some thing like this....

Posted by: r_towle Oct 18 2014, 07:44 PM

It's a rectangle.
Measure the driver side a arm.
Build a jig to match both sides, make it square.

Rich

Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 19 2014, 08:23 AM

I would fix that all day long and twice on Sunday if its a solid car. I would be happy to help but I'm too far away. I have a pretty good front panel and trunk floor I could ship

Posted by: scotty b Oct 19 2014, 10:23 AM

Fix that. Any competent collision shop with a frame machine could fix that in a day. Check with Euro Pros. They seem to stay backed up ( a good thing ) but may squeeze that in since it is so easy

http://europroscollisioncenter.com/

Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 05:10 AM

Ok, fast forward...car is on the celette rack. looks like the right front was pushed up about 2 inches and the front mounts driven back about 7 mm..
final pictures show that all the pins are in and the car is square. Not shown was some bending to the rear. It could have been from the impact transferring to the rear due to the cage, but my money is a previous hit around the rear of the drivers door when this was a pca race car...




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Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 05:11 AM

more....




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Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 05:13 AM

and this one...




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Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 05:14 AM

you can see the difference from the original front picture and the last one....wow! I want a frame rack for my shop...

Posted by: stevegm May 5 2015, 06:24 AM

I see your in the midatlantic. Who did you take it to with a Cellete?

Posted by: arkitect May 5 2015, 06:33 AM

Glad you opted for fixing it. Amazing what can be done with the right equipment,

Dave

Posted by: r_towle May 5 2015, 06:42 AM

When I went to check my daughters cabrio the guy told me he was the fourth guy to put it on a frame machine....it had been pulled three previous times....

Good to see you fixed it.

Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 07:18 AM

Thanks to Euro pro's. See Scotties post above. Great guys, very busy shop. I am very impressed with how they were able to pull everything back. Plus, they now have jigs for the rear mounting points.

Posted by: bandjoey May 5 2015, 07:46 AM

Great looking car. Glad you fixed it. More pictures when your driving again.

Posted by: SirAndy May 5 2015, 11:03 AM

Posted by: Vacca Rabite May 5 2015, 12:04 PM

Crash, where did you have this done?

I'd like to have my car racked to take out the slight twist I put into it while welding the longs. And of course the hits it took before I took ownership.

How much did you have to remove from the car?

Zach

Posted by: SirAndy May 5 2015, 12:19 PM

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ May 5 2015, 11:04 AM)

Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 01:29 PM

C orrect, everything. About 8 hours to get it on the rack. Its helpful that the front end is the saisme as a 911. The rear mounts were fabed. My chassis had a pretty good twist. I guess it took some doing to get the contact points down on the 4 corners. We have about 30 hours labor in it so far and I am doing the reinstall to keep costs down.

Posted by: crash914 May 5 2015, 06:10 PM

couple more....

final clean up.




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Posted by: rhodyguy May 5 2015, 06:43 PM

Awesome.

Posted by: altitude411 May 5 2015, 06:47 PM

What name brand of schmutz is that?

Posted by: JRust May 5 2015, 07:21 PM

Looks great man! Great job

Posted by: SirAndy May 5 2015, 07:44 PM

QUOTE(altitude411 @ May 5 2015, 05:47 PM)

Posted by: crash914 May 6 2015, 02:58 AM

Ha, I think that the trunk stuff is "stone Guard" I am guessing its like Line X or something...undercoating.

Posted by: crash914 May 6 2015, 03:00 AM

You had to translate that?

QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 5 2015, 09:44 PM)

QUOTE(altitude411 @ May 5 2015, 05:47 PM)

What name brand of schmutz is that?

http://dict.leo.org/#/search=Schmutz&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on

Posted by: 914dave May 6 2015, 04:26 AM

Is that the Euro Pro in Gaithersburg, MD? I would love to get my car checked before I do finish body and paint.

Posted by: crash914 May 6 2015, 04:58 AM

Yes, talk to Jack Ford. Very busy shop though. Rack time is precious. I think that Jack does this on his own in his spare time..

Posted by: 914dave May 6 2015, 05:39 AM

QUOTE(crash914 @ May 6 2015, 06:58 AM)

Posted by: SirAndy May 6 2015, 10:43 AM

QUOTE(crash914 @ May 6 2015, 02:00 AM)

You had to translate that?

QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 5 2015, 09:44 PM)

QUOTE(altitude411 @ May 5 2015, 05:47 PM)

What name brand of schmutz is that?

http://dict.leo.org/#/search=Schmutz&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on

Posted by: sixnotfour Jan 7 2016, 08:29 AM

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