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Sad set back, Cockpit reinforcement |
Wew |
Oct 28 2016, 08:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 227 Joined: 17-January 15 From: Novato, ca Member No.: 18,335 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) gents I need your help. I have been busting my arse on this ride and welding in reinforcement brackets that I can no longer close my doors. Tried cutting near the lift points. Car jacked up doors work car down doesn't work. Please offer guidance and personal experience as the car before opened and closed without issue
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Catorse |
Oct 30 2016, 10:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 27-August 15 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 19,106 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Something is wrong with your car; it has some other flexing issue that hasn't been resolved. To give you an idea, I don't know of anyone who has more welding done to my car than yours:
- Outer long kit - inner long kit - tangerine pickup point kit - every spot welded seam in the car seam welded. I did WEEKS of welding on my car. I am the only person I know of with an INNER and OUTER long kit. Yes, I like my cars stiff. I did not use any bracing, and the doors close just fine. First, I jacked the car way high from it's hockey pucks. I measured each one to make sure the car was sitting level (my garage slab is fairly level). Then I did the outer longs first, clamped in place, always checking to see if the car warped. It did not. After the outer long kit was in place, the car was SUPER stiff, like having an I beam for a long. From there I did the inners, etc. basically I judiciously tacked everything in place then stitched small sections at a time and jumped around to not heat anything up. When I set the car down, she was perfectly flat with no warping or weirdness. You can't just throw metal on the car and start welding. You need to make sure the car is flat first. |
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