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| JOE M |
 Aug 19 2008, 06:30 PM
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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. |
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| JOE M |
Aug 19 2008, 07:29 PM
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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.
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| r_towle |
Aug 19 2008, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE(JOE M @ Aug 19 2008, 09:29 PM)  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 |
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| JOE M |
Aug 20 2008, 05:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 27-August 07 From: N.H Member No.: 8,042 Region Association: None |
Rich the car is carbureated so the computer is probably gone right? As far as I can see there is no major rust. I removed the carpet from the passenger side and I can not see any rust at all inside the cabin on the floors. I am in Hudson N.H near the Tyngsboro line.
QUOTE(r_towle @ Aug 19 2008, 05:35 PM) QUOTE(JOE M @ Aug 19 2008, 09:29 PM) 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 |
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JOE M uh oh my frame is a sagin! what to do? Aug 19 2008, 06:30 PM
JOE M RE: uh oh my frame is a sagin! what to do? Aug 19 2008, 06:34 PM
Jeff Hail
Visual clues concern me.
What I cannot see i... Aug 19 2008, 06:56 PM
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in stock rocker clamshells are down and dir... Aug 19 2008, 06:56 PM JOE M
in stock rocker clamshells are down and di... Aug 19 2008, 07:04 PM r_towle Where are you located in NH???
I am just south of ... Aug 19 2008, 07:29 PM Todd Enlund
Your longs dont look bad from the pics, but they ... Aug 19 2008, 07:46 PM r_towle
Your longs dont look bad from the pics, but they... Aug 19 2008, 07:55 PM Bartlett 914
[quote name='Todd Enlund' post='1068990' date='Au... Aug 19 2008, 08:19 PM Wes V Joe;
Jump on the offer that Towle has made!... Aug 19 2008, 07:50 PM SirAndy Show us a pic of the hell hole and the floor pan f... Aug 19 2008, 07:31 PM Vacca Rabite I don't suppose it is something as simple as t... Aug 19 2008, 09:03 PM Phoenix 914-6GT
I don't suppose it is something as simple as ... Aug 19 2008, 10:29 PM roadster fan
I don't suppose it is something as simple as ... Aug 20 2008, 01:01 AM JOE M Rich I am in Hudson N.H. I live off of RT3a just b... Aug 20 2008, 05:43 AM Vacca Rabite Well, if it does turn out to be a broken backbone,... Aug 20 2008, 07:18 AM JOE M
Well, if it does turn out to be a broken backbone... Aug 20 2008, 07:59 AM r_towle Joe only lives about ten minutes from my shop...
I... Aug 20 2008, 08:13 AM 6freak
Uhhhhhh Ohhhhhhhhhh
My passenger door is sagging ... Aug 20 2008, 08:36 AM JOE M Rich is the man!!! He will be stoping ... Aug 20 2008, 10:23 AM rjames
Rich is the man!!! He will be stoping... Aug 20 2008, 01:12 PM JOE M I offered him beer ,wine, and even a rib eye steak... Aug 20 2008, 01:16 PM Vacca Rabite No question - you are doing this the right way. R... Aug 20 2008, 02:13 PM JOE M
No question - you are doing this the right way. ... Aug 20 2008, 06:33 PM sww914 We also need to see the area directly above the ar... Aug 20 2008, 06:40 PM r_towle bottom of long has been patched and welded
Inner l... Aug 20 2008, 07:19 PM Vacca Rabite
bottom of long has been patched and welded
Inner ... Aug 20 2008, 07:27 PM r_towle when I get there I will take a look.
I think we ca... Aug 20 2008, 08:02 PM JOE M From the response I think it sounds prommising. He... Aug 21 2008, 05:16 AM r_towle nope, I live in Dunstable and my shop cant really ... Aug 21 2008, 08:09 AM Cevan
nope, I live in Dunstable and my shop cant really... Aug 21 2008, 07:39 PM r_towle Joe's car is fine.
Looks like alot of welding ... Aug 22 2008, 06:10 PM SGB :trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::t... Aug 22 2008, 06:54 PM Vacca Rabite Awesome.
zach Aug 22 2008, 09:22 PM sww914 THAT'S what this place is all about!
Cool... Aug 22 2008, 10:02 PM dlestep
cut holes and put yer feet through 'em Aug 22 2008, 10:17 PM Rand B Sure.
Please.
Take it deeper and be sure.
Crunch... Aug 22 2008, 10:21 PM JOE M Thanks for stoping by Rich I do appreciate it. I s... Aug 24 2008, 09:02 AM rjames I'm not questioning the final verdict, but I k... Aug 24 2008, 01:03 PM r_towle not sure what he is talking about..
I jumped up an... Aug 24 2008, 08:11 PM JOE M Rich,
I did get the o-rings and started to adjust ... Aug 25 2008, 05:39 AM r_towle
Rich,
I did get the o-rings and started to adjust... Aug 25 2008, 10:44 AM ericread WOW! Kudos to Rich for performing the on-sit... Aug 25 2008, 09:44 AM |
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