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| naro914 |
 Sep 21 2018, 05:50 AM
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Losing my mind...  Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States  |
So I’m guessing that the 914 chassis was not built to withstand the stresses and strains of 360 hp and grip of 12” racing slicks... or heck, even 230 hp and 245 wide tires!
So far, in Papa Surf, we’ve cracked (ripped off is more accurate) the outer rear suspension console, cracked the chassis around the rear wheel well/suspension area, and ripped out the front control arm mount points (all have been fixed and reinforced) In Huey, we tore off the inner rear suspension mount point “ear”. Now this in Papa...  |
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| sb914 |
Sep 21 2018, 07:37 PM
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Surf Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,489 Joined: 25-November 12 From: Brookings,Oregon Member No.: 15,191 Region Association: Southern California 
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Looks like it's been cracked for a while.
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 21 2018, 08:44 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,315 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(sb914 @ Sep 21 2018, 08:37 PM)  Looks like it's been cracked for a while. Bob, or Papa Smurf??? |
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Posts in this topic
naro914 Uh oh... Sep 21 2018, 05:50 AM
billh1963 Ouch! Sep 21 2018, 05:53 AM 914-300Hemi I don’t think that will make papa smurf go faste... Sep 21 2018, 07:49 AM campbellcj Yuck! I hope the repair is straightforward an... Sep 21 2018, 08:56 AM naro914 slowly but surely all stock sheet metal is getting... Sep 21 2018, 09:21 AM ClayPerrine Bob,
That hurts to see. Glad you caught it befor... Sep 21 2018, 09:33 AM naro914 The only real frustrating part is that we're d... Sep 21 2018, 09:41 AM
ClayPerrine
The only real frustrating part is that we're ... Sep 21 2018, 09:42 AM whitetwinturbo .............another use for duct tape :wacko: Sep 21 2018, 11:16 AM bretth Where is that on the car? Sep 21 2018, 11:45 AM naro914
Where is that on the car?
this may help give pe... Sep 21 2018, 12:52 PM Cairo94507 Wow! You do in months what takes others years... Sep 21 2018, 01:07 PM naro914
Wow! You do in months what takes others year... Sep 21 2018, 01:22 PM campbellcj
Wow! You do in months what takes others year... Sep 22 2018, 08:17 AM flmont did you find that crack do to a routine inspection... Sep 21 2018, 06:40 PM naro914
did you find that crack do to a routine inspectio... Sep 21 2018, 07:01 PM Tdskip
Looks like it's been cracked for a while.
+... Sep 22 2018, 06:15 AM ConeDodger While the HP and Torque might be a contributing fa... Sep 22 2018, 07:17 AM r_towle IC pop rivets :) Sep 22 2018, 08:21 PM wndsrfr
IC pop rivets :)
:agree: hammer out some scab p... Sep 23 2018, 04:43 AM |
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