uh oh my frame is a sagin! what to do? Options

[JOE M]

Uhhhhhh Ohhhhhhhhhh
My passenger door is sagging and I need an inexpensive way to fix it. My goal is not to have a show car but a decent driver ( without a sagging frame). I do not think it is too bad yet but the passenger door is deffinently off. I placed a jack under the front and when I raised the car the door aligned prety good. I have attached a couple of pics if it helps. It looks like the P.O did some work because the the outter portion of the long looks fairly good. Also I removed the carpet to see if that revealed anything and it looks pretty good. I can not see anything from inside the car but under there is some rust. It does not look as bad as some that I have seen but I am not an expert by any means. Any suggestions on what I could do to get by.

[JOE M]

some one anyone please help. Do I need to remove anything else to reveal what the extent of the damage is. Is there any cheats to fixing this type of damage because as I said all I want is a decent driver not a show car. I do not think it sagging too much but it is obvious there is a problem. How safe is it to drive as is.

[r_towle]

some one anyone please help. Do I need to remove anything else to reveal what the extent of the damage is. Is there any cheats to fixing this type of damage because as I said all I want is a decent driver not a show car. I do not think it sagging too much but it is obvious there is a problem. How safe is it to drive as is.

If you are close by I can look for you and show you in person.
The "hell hole" is the part of the "frame" just below the battery tray.
Move the computer and take a few pics from the engine bay into that area.

Take a few pictures below that area from under the car and show the bottom of the long.

Your longs dont look bad from the pics, but they do look repainted.
It may have been repaired yet not welded properly.
The door could be misaligned.

Has this car had a front end accident? If so it could change the front door gap and to get that right the door was adjusted poorly.

I can make the door look alot better just by adjusting and a few special tricks.

Rich

[Wes V]

Joe;

Jump on the offer that Towle has made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Offer him and anybody that comes with him a good dinner (or killer lunch). Have really good beer in the refigerator. Pay for his gas (the liquid that goes in the car).

Photos can only tell so much and having somebody that knows 914's look at it is invaluable.

Ask him if there is anything he would like you to remove before he shows up. Have it removed before hand!! (it's a respect thing) Don't make him wait while you remove something like the battery.

Ask him if there are any tools that you should have on hand. Have a jack and jack stands handy. He can't look under it, if he can't get there.

Have a note pad and pen. Take notes.

Basically, kiss his ass and it will be worth it!

Wes V