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> fix it myself or quit...., crash repair
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post Oct 18 2014, 12:37 PM
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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...
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post Oct 18 2014, 12:46 PM
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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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) keep it keep it.
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post Oct 18 2014, 12:51 PM
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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....
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post Oct 18 2014, 01:00 PM
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Fix it and always teach the boys on your wife's car.
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post Oct 18 2014, 01:03 PM
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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....
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post Oct 18 2014, 01:27 PM
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It's a fixer
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post Oct 18 2014, 01:37 PM
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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
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post Oct 18 2014, 03:02 PM
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......Fix-it!.....& give the son a 914 tatoo(crash914) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Oct 18 2014, 03:25 PM
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anyone have a front pan jig? works for 911 from 65 to 89.

I need Scotty! any leads on a frame rack in maryland?
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post Oct 18 2014, 06:24 PM
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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.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Oct 18 2014, 07:44 PM
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It's a rectangle.
Measure the driver side a arm.
Build a jig to match both sides, make it square.

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post Oct 19 2014, 08:23 AM
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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
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post Oct 19 2014, 10:23 AM
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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/
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post May 5 2015, 05:10 AM
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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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post May 5 2015, 05:11 AM
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post May 5 2015, 05:13 AM
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and this one...



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post May 5 2015, 05:14 AM
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you can see the difference from the original front picture and the last one....wow! I want a frame rack for my shop...
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post May 5 2015, 06:24 AM
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I see your in the midatlantic. Who did you take it to with a Cellete?
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post May 5 2015, 06:33 AM
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Glad you opted for fixing it. Amazing what can be done with the right equipment, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

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post May 5 2015, 06:42 AM
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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.
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