 Ideas for repairing the carnage, Installed the front swaybar mounts |
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| bobhasissues |
 Mar 23 2010, 03:10 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914  Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None  |
If you have installed the inner triangle mounts for a front swaybar you had to hack up the ledge in the gas tank compartment so the triangles will fit in the right place. I had a real hard time getting my die grinder in there and ended up cutting more than I intended to. I have about a 1/4" gap on the ledge around the triangle plus an additional notch where the nut had to pass through. What did you do to patch up the carnage? Was thinking of welding in a small sheet metal patch, but was looking for some ideas.
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| jonferns |
Mar 23 2010, 04:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29-March 07 From: New Jersey Member No.: 7,631 Region Association: North East States 
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Post some pics of the damage, and we'll go from there. |
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| ChrisFoley |
Mar 23 2010, 06:32 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(bobhasissues @ Mar 23 2010, 04:10 PM)  Was thinking of welding in a small sheet metal patch... Thats exactly what I would do. |
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| davesprinkle |
Mar 23 2010, 08:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 2,943 Region Association: None
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What you describe is pretty typical. It doesn't affect the integrity of the car. Just cover it up with the fuel tank.
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| 1968Cayman |
Mar 24 2010, 06:02 PM
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Redacted by Irving Washington Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 5-February 10 From: Holly Springs, GA Member No.: 11,332 Region Association: South East States |
Post some pics of this if you can- I was thinking about performing that upgrade next week and would like to perceive the potential pitfalls before I proceed.
Wow. That was a lot of p's. |
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| bobhasissues |
Mar 24 2010, 07:42 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914 Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(1968Cayman @ Mar 24 2010, 07:02 PM) Post some pics of this if you can- I was thinking about performing that upgrade next week and would like to perceive the potential pitfalls before I proceed. Wow. That was a lot of p's. Sorry, I can't get any pictures tonight. Look at the Pelican tech article on this topic and they show a pretty typical picture of the cuts you have to make. I used an old Dumore die grinder and had a lot of interference with the tool and car body. I would have been able to make a much more precise cut if I could have found the angle adapter for my Dremel. I think a small angled cutter is the key to doing this really well. |
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| r_towle |
Mar 24 2010, 07:56 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Drill a hole on each end of the proposed cuts.
Use a die grinder with a cutoff wheel, or a dremel to make the cut...done. Rich |
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| strawman |
Mar 26 2010, 11:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 881 Joined: 25-January 08 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 8,624 Region Association: Central California
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I just did this mod on my tub. I drilled 1/4" holes for each "corner," and then used a combo of an air die grinder, an air angle grinder and a Dremel to connect the holes. For the vertical cuts, I used a round burr bit to grind out the spot welds and a square burr bit to cut the straight lines. Hard to describe, but it worked. I'll post some pics on my build page when I get back home from a trip to S.F. to help my blind mother with my stepdad's recent stroke -- it sucks getting old, but he's recovering pretty quickly.
Count your blessings daily (although my 8 y.o. yellow lab died today -- what next?). Time for another beer! Geoff |
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