Broken Left Rear Inner Suspension Console, Left Rear Inner Suspension Console |
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Broken Left Rear Inner Suspension Console, Left Rear Inner Suspension Console |
Heater Guy |
Mar 20 2016, 12:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 20-October 09 From: Walnut Creek, CA Member No.: 10,960 Region Association: Northern California |
Ripped out the LH inner suspension connection console this weekend at Laguna Seca.
Happened during SCCA qualifying coming out of turn 5 up the hill. Lucky it didn't happen in the turn. I plan to weld in a donor replacement part and reinforce it with a reinforcement piece from Tangerine Racing. Looking for any suggestions to make this attaching point stronger. Are there any other options for replacing the left side other than using a donor piece from another 914? I understand right side replacement consoles are available but not available for the left side. Thanks for any suggestions. |
Cracker |
Mar 20 2016, 07:56 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States |
Just curious...do you have a secondary support back to the firewall? I have Tangerines plated console reinforcement. What have you done over the years to strengthen the console?
PS: I dig your car! Tony |
Heater Guy |
Mar 20 2016, 08:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 20-October 09 From: Walnut Creek, CA Member No.: 10,960 Region Association: Northern California |
Just curious...do you have a secondary support back to the firewall? I have Tangerines plated console reinforcement. What have you done over the years to strengthen the console? PS: I dig your car! Tony No secondary support to the firewall. Not convinced it would do a lot laterally. Plan to use Tangerine's reinforcing plates with a new donor console. We welded two angle irons on the ear to reinforce it and plated other areas of the chssis. Never reinforced the trailing arms because I thought it better to bend an arm than tear out attachment points. I may want to rethink that. Thanks for the good words. |
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