Ideas for repairing the carnage, Installed the front swaybar mounts |
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Ideas for repairing the carnage, Installed the front swaybar mounts |
bobhasissues |
Mar 23 2010, 03:10 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914 Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None |
If you have installed the inner triangle mounts for a front swaybar you had to hack up the ledge in the gas tank compartment so the triangles will fit in the right place. I had a real hard time getting my die grinder in there and ended up cutting more than I intended to. I have about a 1/4" gap on the ledge around the triangle plus an additional notch where the nut had to pass through. What did you do to patch up the carnage? Was thinking of welding in a small sheet metal patch, but was looking for some ideas.
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1968Cayman |
Mar 24 2010, 06:02 PM
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Redacted by Irving Washington Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 5-February 10 From: Holly Springs, GA Member No.: 11,332 Region Association: South East States |
Post some pics of this if you can- I was thinking about performing that upgrade next week and would like to perceive the potential pitfalls before I proceed.
Wow. That was a lot of p's. |
bobhasissues |
Mar 24 2010, 07:42 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914 Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None |
Post some pics of this if you can- I was thinking about performing that upgrade next week and would like to perceive the potential pitfalls before I proceed. Wow. That was a lot of p's. Sorry, I can't get any pictures tonight. Look at the Pelican tech article on this topic and they show a pretty typical picture of the cuts you have to make. I used an old Dumore die grinder and had a lot of interference with the tool and car body. I would have been able to make a much more precise cut if I could have found the angle adapter for my Dremel. I think a small angled cutter is the key to doing this really well. |
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