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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ skill level....tail cover

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 11:00 AM

one side broke off. after removing the piece that bolts to the mount , it looks like it has been welded at some point. going over a curb sideways & backwards back in 1982, in california 101 atascadero, did it im sure . cheated death again. fast foward 24 years , time to fix it the right way .question is : how hard is this to accomplish i have some skills and a mcguyver sense. any help is a good thing. my car is a 74 2.2 with a side shifter james( still cant make pictures load , page expires, or an error says cant upload this type of file) its jpeg and im cable modem

Posted by: Poor-sche Lover Mar 12 2006, 11:13 AM

don't know about the cover, but I bet the pictures aren't working because they are too big. 307200 bytes, maximum. That's 300KB.

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 11:16 AM

im not a computer guy but heres what im doing. i click on browse select a picture, go to paint , reduce it to 1% of 1.9 mb and try to send it

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 06:14 PM

bump

Posted by: Andyrew Mar 12 2006, 06:44 PM

save it as jpeg..

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 06:51 PM

hope this works

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Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 06:52 PM

wrong picture

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 07:00 PM

try 56

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Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 07:19 PM

my temp. fix

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Posted by: Dr. Roger Mar 12 2006, 07:31 PM

if it's aluminum, i dropped in on my local midas shop and BS'd with the lead welder. he happened to be quite proficient with the TIG welder and fixed my aluminum alloy intake (old toyota tacoma 4X4) on the spot for $75.00.

he said three times, "don't hold me liable for this welding job".

i didn't and drove the heck out of that ride (300K miles) until it died of ex wife causes....

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 08:41 PM

another picture of the temp. fix

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Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 12 2006, 08:59 PM

A ) please resize your pics.. or crop em to size....
B ) the trannies are MAGNESIUM and only a professional who is trained can do it.....
C ) swapping out a rear cover is no big deal......
D ) dont drive it like that! get a jack under it.....

Posted by: itsaporsche914 Mar 12 2006, 09:09 PM

a: i'm learning
b:i know
c:great, thanks for the expertise
d:its back on jacks

Posted by: Andyrew Mar 13 2006, 03:07 AM

IF its on jacks.. ok.. lol

Have a pro weld it, or get another trani...

Pro welding it would be around 100 bucks, (heck I dont know..)

new trani, 300 bucks...

doubt you'll find just the tail piece for sale..

You decide!