Twisted, Its still cockeyed Options

[Maine914]

My 1972 914 dips on the drivers side. In other words, its about an inch lower on that side. The tire has only a 1/2 clearance to the fender in back on the drivers side [which seems too small.] Based on the concensus of the 914Club BBS, I put on new springs [165s from PP.]. Springs look nice and shiny, but no change in the dip. I also looked under the car very closely -- there is no dignificant rust, and no sag. It is reputed that this car took a roll in an earlier life in CA. Is it possible the body is just twisted? If I can't get it untwisted, to be safer, would smaller tires make sense? It has 185s on it now with Riviera rims.
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[Maine914]

As my other post indicates, I continue to have engine problems. After I found out the compression on all four cylinders was low, and one cylinder did not work at all, I decided to take it out on the interior. Ripping more of it out, and chipping out that evil tar coating, I made a discovery. Along the inner longitudinal on the passenger side, there is an 18 inch stretch that is...well...not original. It looks like bondo over some sort of heavy metal mesh. [I did not rip it out. Who knows what might happen? And it was time to walk away from the car before I did something extreme.] Also, the floor on that side sort of rises then dips down. But that side does not sag and is the side that rides higher. Let's see, the engine isn't working right...the longitudinal is bondo'd, one side is higher than the other. Maybe that's why I found this in a barn. [Oh, and the master cylinder was shot. But I replaced that...so I can stop if I ever get going!] I'm still going to plug away at this with true New England perseverance [or is that stubborness?] Much work on the 914 this weekend...not much to show for it.
Any thoughts...sympathy?
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