 Unusual Front Sway Bar?, 73 1.7 |
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| Beach914 |
 Jun 26 2015, 02:24 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California 
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I recently picked up another car to evaluate for my GT conversion. A 73 from north LA area. Has some major hell hole rust but longs and floor boards look good and survived the screw driver test so far. Jack point supports rotted but not through the longs. The jack points rotted because of dirt build up under the rockers. Rockers were rusty in the Jack point area only otherwise good. Floor boards behind seats are good and solid. No rust in the rear trunk and a minor spot in the front.
I've attached a couple of pictures of what I found when looking under the front end. This is a method of mounting that I have not seen on a 914 before. The sway bar is mounted on blocks that are through bolted to the tub area under the spare tire. My thought is that this ain't going to stay and I'll pull it and straighten up the floor and weld up the holes. I'll have some pictures from the inside of this in a few days also. Anyone seen this done before?    |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 26 2015, 02:41 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,641 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Some PO hacked that on there.
There *are* 911 underbody swaybars that fit the 914, but this isn't one of them ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Beach914 |
Jun 26 2015, 02:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California
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Yeah, look at the angle of the tie rod to the lower arm in the bottom picture.
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 26 2015, 02:48 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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My first thought was that it was a simple 911 under-body bar. But nope, it's something else entirely! Someone got a little creative and decided to make some sway bar fit. I don't like that mounting, as the trunk floor can and will flex, messing up the spring rate of the bar.
I wonder if that's one of the Addco bars? I seem to remember that they had an under-body bar for the 914 at one point. Or it may have been a different manufacturer, but sold by the fine folks at JC Whitney, purveyors of all your wheel cover needs... I highly recommend ditching that setup if you buy the car, and going with a through-body setup. --DD |
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| Beach914 |
Jun 26 2015, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California
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It's definitely coming off. The trunk floor is a little bit tweaked around the mounts. It did flex. Wow, the things some people try.
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| ndfrigi |
Jun 26 2015, 02:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,928 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California
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My previous 74 1.8 project that I sold to a member here has that same front sway arm that is attached to the front floor.
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| Johny Blackstain |
Jun 26 2015, 02:59 PM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 26 2015, 04:48 PM)  I wonder if that's one of the Addco bars? Exactly what I was thinking- looks like an Addco to me too. |
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| Beach914 |
Jun 26 2015, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 966 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California
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Mine looks to be a bit more forward than ndfrigi's.
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| Jonathan Livesay |
Jun 26 2015, 05:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 741 Joined: 13-March 10 From: La Canada CA Member No.: 11,461 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Beach914 @ Jun 26 2015, 04:44 PM) Mine looks to be a bit more forward than ndfrigi's. Yeah, but his horn rules. |
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