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| amphiduck |
 Oct 11 2011, 12:41 PM
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I just stripped out all of the interior on my '74 2.0 to check out the inner longs, figuring something had to be wrong due to what my outer longs looked like. Picture of outer long is driverside. My driver door is sticking when I'm inside, and I have to put my shoulder into the door to get it open. The door gaps look good though, so I don't really know what the problem is. Also, my jack triangles are rusted through. How do I proceed from here? Buy new inner/outer rockers, jack donuts/triangles and cut everything underneath the cab out? I have a set of new floorpans, but I'm guessing that won't fix the sticking doors since they aren't very load bearing.
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| mepstein |
Oct 12 2011, 09:33 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,662 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Simple is good but usually we underestimate the amount damage and repair work needed to fix these 40 year old cars. Chances are that this car had obvious rust in the longs. PO did some patching but not a complete repair. The only solid metal is the patch. It looks good from the outside but it's not enough to keep the car from flexing when sitting 150lbs + in the seat. I'm certainly no expert!!! but that's what has happened to a couple thousand 914's in the past so it would be reasonable to assume it's happened with this one even with the patches in place.
If that is what's happening, a car like this could be very dangerous to drive on the road. BTW - Scott really is an expert |
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amphiduck Where to go from here? Oct 11 2011, 12:41 PM
SirAndy That outer long is not original. Someone already p... Oct 11 2011, 01:09 PM
scotty b
That outer long is not original. Someone already ... Oct 11 2011, 07:17 PM SUNAB914 Try removing the locking mechanism and cleaning it... Oct 11 2011, 01:13 PM Rob-O Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow that 'pull the long of... Oct 11 2011, 08:35 PM scotty b
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow that 'pull the long o... Oct 12 2011, 05:03 AM ppetion Not using a chassis was VW's idea
:rotfl: :... Oct 11 2011, 08:39 PM Rob-O
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow that 'pull the long ... Oct 12 2011, 07:08 AM scotty b
[quote name='scotty b' post='1553201' date='Oct 1... Oct 12 2011, 07:19 AM McMark :agree: with Scott, regardless of whether the latc... Oct 12 2011, 12:34 PM veltror Those repairs look familiar Oct 12 2011, 12:39 PM KELTY360
Those repairs look familiar
:rotfl: I just lo... Oct 12 2011, 04:17 PM amphiduck Thanks for all the input everyone! I tested t... Oct 12 2011, 07:21 PM amphiduck whoops, pictures are out of order. #2 is driver si... Oct 12 2011, 07:23 PM mepstein Here's a test - With the doors open, run a pie... Oct 12 2011, 07:47 PM Rob-O Yup, NOW I'm total agreement with Scotty (and ... Oct 12 2011, 09:29 PM |
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