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> Rick - I need your help, chassis twist
TravisNeff
post Mar 17 2012, 10:20 PM
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A few years ago I got a new welder, I welded everthing in site... Needless to say I never understood shrinkage.

I installed an Engman kit and not only did I rosette weld the kit in, I fully stiched the whole thing. The end result, a stiff chassis - but a bent tub.

My door gaps are totally fuquered. My passenger rear fender was replaced and they must have welded the front, then the back and I have a weird bubble in my fender well. So not everthing is the same.. My passenger side gap has been messed up since I got the car, huge gap at the back of the door.

Here's my measurements, not to be reconciled with the factor charts too much, I am sure I am measuring from different dimensions than that. Anyways my measurements are from the same spots side to side

Targa opening D 62.7, P 63.5 CM
Latch to hinge D 110.5, P 110.5 CM
Diag mid latch plate to top of targa D 109.4, P 108.4
Front bulkead to targa, D 42.6, P 141.5


My guess is:
the passenger cowl fell in, so did the drivers side
The drivers targa fell in, passenger stayed staticd (lots of welding on the e-brake area)

Pics to follow....
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Travis Neff   Rick - I need your help   Mar 17 2012, 10:20 PM
Travis Neff   Here is a post from a while back with a similar si...   Mar 17 2012, 10:21 PM
Travis Neff   asdf   Mar 17 2012, 10:50 PM
Travis Neff   asdf   Mar 17 2012, 10:51 PM
Travis Neff   driver side rear   Mar 17 2012, 10:56 PM
Travis Neff   So the front cowl has definately fell in. The rea...   Mar 17 2012, 10:57 PM
rick 918-S   Hey Travis, Just wanted to let you know I saw this...   Mar 18 2012, 12:01 PM
jmill   Racine, WI is a little closer than AZ but this is ...   Mar 18 2012, 06:31 PM
Dr Evil   Dont show pics of Rick. He aint that pretty :) :po...   Mar 18 2012, 07:35 PM
rick 918-S   Dont show pics of Rick. He aint that pretty :) :p...   Mar 18 2012, 09:11 PM
MoveQik   Travis, I'll be over in 5. We'll have it ...   Mar 18 2012, 09:13 PM
Travis Neff   :smash: giddyup! lol Travis, I'll be ov...   Mar 18 2012, 09:20 PM
Travis Neff   My plan is to cut through the stiffening kit at th...   Mar 18 2012, 09:23 PM
rick 918-S   My plan is to cut through the stiffening kit at t...   Mar 18 2012, 09:27 PM
Travis Neff   So I will make my cuts here in the front   Mar 18 2012, 09:41 PM
rick 918-S   Show me the stiffeners. I would likely cut the sti...   Mar 18 2012, 09:50 PM
Eric_Shea   That is the stiffener...   Mar 18 2012, 09:53 PM
Travis Neff   LOL, you're looking right at them. i did my b...   Mar 18 2012, 09:58 PM
rick 918-S   LOL, you're looking right at them. i did my ...   Mar 18 2012, 10:02 PM
Travis Neff   Rear catches are out, front quarter windows & ...   Mar 18 2012, 10:59 PM
rick 918-S   Rear catches are out, front quarter windows ...   Mar 18 2012, 11:16 PM
FourBlades   I'd like to see a lot of pictures of how this ...   Mar 19 2012, 08:05 AM
Travis Neff   I will be documenting this all the way through, go...   Mar 19 2012, 08:57 AM
Travis Neff   I did my cuts like I showed you before, only cutti...   Mar 19 2012, 07:38 PM
Travis Neff   the car on jackstands, notice that i have the jack...   Mar 19 2012, 09:11 PM
Travis Neff   here's how i was positioning the porta power   Mar 19 2012, 09:12 PM
Travis Neff   here's the gaps after the push, looking a lot ...   Mar 19 2012, 09:14 PM
Travis Neff   tomorrow i will push back the driver's side of...   Mar 19 2012, 09:15 PM
76-914   :popcorn:   Mar 19 2012, 09:54 PM
rick 918-S   Good idea with the stands. Be sure to check your t...   Mar 19 2012, 10:26 PM
Travis Neff   a couple days ago i pushed out the drivers front c...   Mar 21 2012, 09:31 PM
Travis Neff   and a before pic - just for comparison. the drive...   Mar 21 2012, 09:32 PM
MoveQik   Looks good Travis. We leave at 1:30 tomorrow so h...   Mar 22 2012, 08:01 AM
Travis Neff   I am trying, but I am not holding my breath   Mar 22 2012, 08:42 AM
rick 918-S   Looking good Travis!   Mar 22 2012, 09:05 AM
sofi2t81   Good to follow that thread. I have the problem tha...   Mar 23 2012, 11:33 AM
rick 918-S   Good to follow that thread. I have the problem th...   Mar 23 2012, 12:10 PM
jdlmodelt   Good to follow that thread. I have the problem t...   Jan 8 2013, 08:20 PM
Travis Neff   Dont cut your longs!!!! I just cu...   Mar 23 2012, 12:09 PM
Travis Neff   Show us a pic of where you are at   Mar 23 2012, 12:43 PM
rick 918-S   Show us a pic of where you are at :agree: :tt...   Mar 23 2012, 10:52 PM


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