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> Interesting P.O. Fix....., Longitudinal Fun!!
aveale
post Jan 16 2005, 05:53 PM
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Well,

I dove right in. Started to remove the rocker panels and discovered that the P.O. or PPO or PPPO decided to use thicker gauge steel to add longitudinal strength. It was tack welded to the body and wrapped underneath the car where it was tacked again to the floor panel - painted with rocker panel paint and bingo.

Kind of sounds nice in theory..........

Anyone see this before and if so would we replace with a true panel?

(Needless to say, I have pictures of the long. buried under all of this but I am not posting them, because I am embarassed!)


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post Jan 16 2005, 07:05 PM
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aw...come on....I posted pics of my tranny explosion....

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post Jan 16 2005, 07:35 PM
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post Jan 16 2005, 08:30 PM
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I'd like to give you my advice but I won't until I see the pictures. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Jan 16 2005, 08:59 PM
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QUOTE (tracks914 @ Jan 16 2005, 06:30 PM)
I'd like to give you my advice but I won't until I see the pictures. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

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post Jan 16 2005, 09:15 PM
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QUOTE (aveale @ Jan 16 2005, 03:53 PM)
Well,

I dove right in. Started to remove the rocker panels and discovered that the P.O. or PPO or PPPO decided to use thicker gauge steel to add longitudinal strength. It was tack welded to the body and wrapped underneath the car where it was tacked again to the floor panel - painted with rocker panel paint and bingo.

Kind of sounds nice in theory..........

Anyone see this before and if so would we replace with a true panel?

(Needless to say, I have pictures of the long. buried under all of this but I am not posting them, because I am embarassed!)


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Kind of sounds like one of Brad's reinforcement kits (got one on my '73). 1/10" steel, a bit heavy, but a very effective chassis stiffener! We'd have to see pics (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) to know for sure. (hint, hint)
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post Jan 17 2005, 08:29 AM
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I was dreaming about this last nite (is this common?).

I will send some pictures 2morrow, as long as nobody laughs at my "problem".

Cheers,


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post Jan 17 2005, 08:53 AM
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post Jan 17 2005, 10:24 AM
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I don't think you need to be embarrassed, there are quite a few other posts recently that people were brave enough to post (see chopstick thread). And you didn't do this yourself.
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post Jan 17 2005, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE (aveale @ Jan 17 2005, 06:29 AM)
I was dreaming about this last nite (is this common?).


Oh yeah.....very common for us with rust buckets in need of repair, but tons of great repair threads (read: success stories) with pics on this forum, and lots of BTDT advice for how to fix it.
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post Jan 19 2005, 02:34 PM
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Well,

People asked for clicks, so no laughing!!

I am going to get this car fixed. There is no doubt in my mind!

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post Jan 19 2005, 02:35 PM
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Click 2

and these are just the passenger side.......
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post Jan 19 2005, 02:36 PM
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post Jan 19 2005, 02:40 PM
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remember tony, we are all here to help you out,, I know you can do it, let me know when you can spare a day i will go and get you started on the repairs

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post Jan 19 2005, 02:54 PM
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It looks like someone tried to cover up the longs with sheet metal? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) I would take it all down and off, replace the longs. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif)
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post Jan 19 2005, 04:08 PM
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I can't figure out the orientation?
Is the bolt holding some sort of angle iron bolted over the rusted long? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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post Jan 19 2005, 05:43 PM
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I'm stumped as well. What direction are we looking at the longs from?
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post Jan 19 2005, 05:43 PM
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replace those longs, sorry.
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post Jan 19 2005, 08:18 PM
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Here is a pic of the Brad Meyer long repair kit for reference. Is this what is installed on your car?


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post Jan 19 2005, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE (balthazar @ Jan 19 2005, 06:18 PM)
Here is a pic of the Brad Meyer long repair kit for reference. Is this what is installed on your car?

Yep......Oh, were you talking to me (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

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