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> Pulled My Rockers..., How Bad Is it?
smooth_eddy
post Jun 14 2005, 03:31 PM
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I pulled my rockers for the first time today. This is what I found on the passenger side. It is a hole about the size of a quarter. I poked around with a screw driver and this is all I found. The drivers side is perfect. What is the verdict? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif) Eddy


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post Jun 14 2005, 03:32 PM
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:32 PM
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:33 PM
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:35 PM
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go ahead and put the car on a trailer and drive to Louisville,KY....gimme a PM so i know to expect you....


no seriously....fix it. Welding
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:44 PM
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Poke in the hell hole... that damage is too high up to be 'extremely' local.

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post Jun 14 2005, 03:46 PM
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The hell hole area is perfect as it was repaired by the P.O. Eddy
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:47 PM
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miles, you thinking what i'm thinking.........
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:50 PM
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:55 PM
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QUOTE (smooth_eddy @ Jun 14 2005, 02:31 PM)
What is the verdict?

the battery acid ate the top of your long (also called "Hell Hole") and then made it's way downward and out the bottom of the long.

it's not terminal, but it'll be a bit of work. rust needs to be cut out and patch panels need to be welded in.

make sure you fix the top of the long as well (meaning, cut out the POs fix and do it right, he obviously didn't) ...
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post Jun 14 2005, 03:58 PM
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I didnt know 914s rusted down there (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif)

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post Jun 14 2005, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE (MattR @ Jun 14 2005, 03:58 PM)
I didnt know 914s rusted down there (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif)

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down there....get a map...seattle is ABOVE CA.......
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post Jun 14 2005, 04:25 PM
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CA cars dont rust? Oh, sorry I forgot... check my blog (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

Its all fixed now and it looks purdy, so dont worry.
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post Jun 14 2005, 06:39 PM
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Other related issues are at the top of the doors where they meet the sail panel. The gaps are pretty small. Both of the doors gap on all sides about 1/4". But on the top of the door where it comes together near the sail panel, the gap is only 1/8". The drivers window does hang a little with the glass all the way up. So the car has folded some like a taco. The rest of the gaps are fine. So can the long repair be done without addressing the door gap issue or does that need to be fixed first? Second question is do I have to take it to a unibody shop to get the door gaps correct? Eddy
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post Jun 14 2005, 07:02 PM
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So can the long repair be done without addressing the door gap issue or does that need to be fixed first? Second question is do I have to take it to a unibody shop to get the door gaps correct?


the gaps are normally dependant on the repair of the longs....
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post Jun 14 2005, 09:16 PM
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the gaps are normally dependant on the repair of the longs....


Not sure what you mean by this?
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post Jun 14 2005, 09:17 PM
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I saw a photo a while ago where kind of a reverse turnbuckle was fabricated to push the body back to where it should be. Is this what I need? Eddy
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post Jun 14 2005, 09:22 PM
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QUOTE (smooth_eddy @ Jun 14 2005, 08:16 PM)
Not sure what you mean by this?

you'll need to fabricate braces to pull your tub to specs and hold it there, then repair the long ...

take the doors off and brace from the top front door mount to the door-lock plate in the back.
also brace to top part, from the sun-visor mounts to the targa latch mount, preferably a X-brace there ...

once all the distances are to spec, start fixing the long ...
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post Jun 14 2005, 09:24 PM
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door braces ...

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top braces ...


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post Jun 14 2005, 09:26 PM
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QUOTE (smooth_eddy @ Jun 14 2005, 07:17 PM)
I saw a photo a while ago where kind of a reverse turnbuckle was fabricated to push the body back to where it should be. Is this what I need? Eddy

Those hold the car to the proper specs when welding. Specs can be found at the top of the page under "914 Info"

If you jack up your car and the door gap changes, you have major flexin the body that requires repair. If there is no change, then the PO when they welded in the patches and never made sure the specs were right on before welding.
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