Please post some good pics of the door bracing bars that you guys have made...
It is finally warm enough, and I need to go out tommorow and build these bars.
Thanx
Rich
not teener but you get the idea
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you mean for restoration, or like a cage?
the temporary door bracing that is used while fixing the longitudinal...
I would like to see a few good detailed shots, prefer to see the connections as well...how is it connected and adjusted...
Thanx in advance.
Rich
uhhh.. dont really have a good shot of the whole thing.... but pretty much just some steel bars, large turnbuckles that you can get at a farm supply place, and a door hinge.... Weld you turnbuckle to one end of the bar.... you need to drill a hole to mount the other end of the bar into the seatbelt mount. I assume for this restoration you have your rear window out?? if not, you need to cut the bar to size... if you do, it can just stick out the rear... bolt your door hinge to the door jamb. There is an angle that you have to make, so I welded the other end of the turnbuckle to the door hinge while it was in place... sorry for the kind of confusing directions... oh yea, later i welded angle iron to it, because just the straight bar would bend when i tryed to adjust it. When you have everything installed, you just turn the turnbuckle to adjust the width.... heres a pic of the turnbuckle...
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the temporary door bracing that is used while fixing the longitudinal. |
another shot...kinda...you can see how the staight bar was bending, and not working correctly.... angle iron fixed that.
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really looking for the ones that dont bend....
Prefer to see a few different types guys...come on...I know you guys have them out there....
Rich
I think there are some good shots in http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=16748&hl=hell.
hopefully that helps
Well I found this one from Racer Chris.
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QUOTE (grasshopper @ Mar 10 2006, 07:50 PM) |
another shot...kinda...you can see how the staight bar was bending, and not working correctly.... angle iron fixed that. |
as you can see, no bending!
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Ok, so when you're doing something like this, how do you know you're chassis's square before you start welding in replacement pieces?
You've got the turnbucles on there so you could adjust it, but what do you measure from & to? And what's the "magic" number to be square?
(factory square is what I'm talking about. Obviously you want both sides even, but when you set it down youdon't want a welded in U shaped chassis. Or a ^, ...lol or a ~ for that matter)
QUOTE (michelko @ Mar 10 2006, 11:40 PM) | ||
Sorry to hijack, but.. you shoulddn´t do that with the wheels on ground. Put the tub on jackstands (using the donuts). No bending of the brace cause its pulled not pushed. This also takes the stress out of the longs while yoo are grinding and welding. |
grasshopper,
ahem...
b
QUOTE (bd1308 @ Mar 11 2006, 05:13 AM) |
grasshopper, ahem... b |
QUOTE (grasshopper @ Mar 11 2006, 07:14 AM) | ||
hey...im a grasshopper |
check my blog, there's several pics of mine in there...
QUOTE (Jeroen @ Mar 11 2006, 08:26 AM) |
check my blog, there's several pics of mine in there... |
my bars are non adjustable
I measured the car best I could (check the 914 info link at the top of the page) and it was good to go
I used old catch plates on the rear fender and fabbed a 3mm piece to bolt to where the top door hinge normally sits
Then made the bars (1" square tubing) to fit and welded them in
For all the dimensions to square up your car go here at 914 info:
http://www.914world.com/specs/bodydims.php?PHPSESSID=4f3bbf8bb9b953613f60452c126b5d17
rich, where do you live in mass?
QUOTE (bd1308 @ Mar 11 2006, 05:16 AM) | ||||
sigh.... not much for subliminal messaging are we? are you still coming to KY? b |
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