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> Uh oh..., ..here we go again
naro914
post Sep 21 2018, 05:50 AM
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So I’m guessing that the 914 chassis was not built to withstand the stresses and strains of 360 hp and grip of 12” racing slicks... or heck, even 230 hp and 245 wide tires!
So far, in Papa Surf, we’ve cracked (ripped off is more accurate) the outer rear suspension console, cracked the chassis around the rear wheel well/suspension area, and ripped out the front control arm mount points (all have been fixed and reinforced)

In Huey, we tore off the inner rear suspension mount point “ear”.

Now this in Papa...

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naro914   Uh oh...   Sep 21 2018, 05:50 AM
billh1963   Ouch!   Sep 21 2018, 05:53 AM
914-300Hemi   I don’t think that will make papa smurf go faste...   Sep 21 2018, 07:49 AM
campbellcj   Yuck! I hope the repair is straightforward an...   Sep 21 2018, 08:56 AM
naro914   slowly but surely all stock sheet metal is getting...   Sep 21 2018, 09:21 AM
ClayPerrine   Bob, That hurts to see. Glad you caught it befor...   Sep 21 2018, 09:33 AM
naro914   The only real frustrating part is that we're d...   Sep 21 2018, 09:41 AM
ClayPerrine   The only real frustrating part is that we're ...   Sep 21 2018, 09:42 AM
whitetwinturbo   .............another use for duct tape :wacko:   Sep 21 2018, 11:16 AM
bretth   Where is that on the car?   Sep 21 2018, 11:45 AM
naro914   Where is that on the car? this may help give pe...   Sep 21 2018, 12:52 PM
Cairo94507   Wow! You do in months what takes others years...   Sep 21 2018, 01:07 PM
naro914   Wow! You do in months what takes others year...   Sep 21 2018, 01:22 PM
campbellcj   Wow! You do in months what takes others year...   Sep 22 2018, 08:17 AM
flmont   did you find that crack do to a routine inspection...   Sep 21 2018, 06:40 PM
naro914   did you find that crack do to a routine inspectio...   Sep 21 2018, 07:01 PM
sb914   Looks like it's been cracked for a while.   Sep 21 2018, 07:37 PM
ClayPerrine   Looks like it's been cracked for a while. ...   Sep 21 2018, 08:44 PM
Tdskip   Looks like it's been cracked for a while. +...   Sep 22 2018, 06:15 AM
ConeDodger   While the HP and Torque might be a contributing fa...   Sep 22 2018, 07:17 AM
r_towle   IC pop rivets :)   Sep 22 2018, 08:21 PM
wndsrfr   IC pop rivets :) :agree: hammer out some scab p...   Sep 23 2018, 04:43 AM


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