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| Tdskip |
 Feb 13 2018, 09:00 AM
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IF the donor car is going to get cut up (this is the one without vin numbers where the front clip has some funky stuff going on) couldn't I harvest the inner longs and bottom of the rear firewall to weld into my 914/6 project?
Similar to the Maddog interior bracing kit but using the actual factory stampings? The 2.7 or 3.0l engine will handle the modest weight easily I think. Mark, you did this on your Orange car if memory serves, right? |
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| bbrock |
Feb 13 2018, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 13 2018, 08:18 AM)  Sounds like a lot of work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) But I think it could work, at least on the long. You'd have to strip all the inner wall out of the inner long, then cut it in the right places. But I don't see why it wouldn't work. The factory pieces are actually 19g, so even a little thinner than 18g., but still, welding that on top of a sound factory structure would add a hell of a lot of stiffness over stock. Can't speak to whether it would be race worthy. I'm not sure about the firewall. I'm not sure the bead channels would nest to lay flat. Would have to try it and see. |
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Tdskip Body stiffening using donor car longs and rear firewall Feb 13 2018, 09:00 AM
mepstein Sounds like a lot of work. Feb 13 2018, 09:18 AM Andyrew Factory steel is extremely thin, like 18ga. The st... Feb 13 2018, 09:27 AM burton73 Engman inner stiffing is the way to go. Have clean... Feb 13 2018, 09:41 AM Tdskip Well, turns out that may been such a good idea. Gl... Feb 13 2018, 10:05 AM mepstein Maddogmotorsports.com Feb 13 2018, 10:30 AM Tdskip
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Yep, on order. Feb 13 2018, 01:37 PM
Front yard mechanic In theory it would only be 100% stronger Feb 13 2018, 01:53 PM 914_teener
In theory it would only be 100% stronger
And w... Feb 13 2018, 03:02 PM enf2232
In theory it would only be 100% stronger
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