P.O. Accident Damage to Front Trunk, Course of Action? |
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P.O. Accident Damage to Front Trunk, Course of Action? |
Nojoah |
Aug 8 2020, 11:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 6-May 20 From: Ontario Member No.: 24,234 Region Association: Canada |
Hey guys,
I have been assessing the situation with the front trunk of the car recently and I have managed to grind through all the old bondo, bedliner and crap that was covering the majority of the damage to the front pan. Clearly it was brazed in after an accident along with new replacement panels from porsche in their typical red primer. The pan is pretty banged up but the car is surprisingly straight and the hood gaps, bumper gaps and headlight buckets all seem to be where they should be. My question is though - what should my course of action be to repair this in the future? Would the replacement RD front pan suffice or should I dig deeper into the body? Understand that as a student I am by no means looking for a concourse front trunk just something more original and as it should be - this bothers my OCD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) Side note - this was damage from the first owner shortly after he bought the car new in the 70's so if it's lasted this long, its solid at least. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Nojoah |
Aug 9 2020, 02:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 6-May 20 From: Ontario Member No.: 24,234 Region Association: Canada |
After a little more investigation clearly the A-arm mount is not perfectly aligned but for the next little while I believe this should be fine and safe to drive? (see pic) Driver side is fine. The fender well is not terrible - a little crinkly though. Sorry I forgot to take some pics before I quickly sprayed some primer. Most of the wrinkles are from bondo that I haven't cleaned out yet. The plan will be to strip the full front trunk down and at least respray in body colour for the next little while. It appears that to fix the majority of the damage a new front pan will suffice with new A-arm mounts and new reinforcements on the inside corners of then pan (can't think of the name).
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