*F1Roccos *1971* 1.7 FI * Progress* Options

[F1rocco]

It looks to be the best way to keep my part post to a minimum.Got the Car on June 12th 2005 for free.Well $60 for towing....Didnt run no keys and rotted longs.Well today she now runs....Yippie.....Replaced the points, condesor, battery and replaced 1 bad piece of fuel line and threw in some Tolulene for a Fuel additive with new gas...914 Idles at 800rpms a little rich...Oh and bought a drivers window to replace the shattered missing one...Not bad.. clutch and brakes seem ok everything works....I cant wait...Its all good after this.......

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Thanks for everyones support............

[jet1]

Keep up the good work! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
I can't wait to see how you handle the rust repair.

[Bleyseng]

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) WooHoo!

Now you can take off the nerf bar and the tow cable!

God I hate those things... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

How bad are the longs?

[F1rocco]

The longs are sawzawed off about 5-10 years ago so they look worse then they are...Still not good though..At least the lower/underbelly metal is straight cut and solid...............Does anyone sell the outer cover panel/exterior face for the longs or is that what they call the outers...Looks to me like there are three panels there..??Thanks

[redshift]

WOOHOO! BUMPER OVERRIDERS! YAY!

I love it!

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[Dead Air]

Check here for what you need! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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[F1rocco]

Thanks I found this too.

AutoAtlanta

[Bleyseng]

Looks like your car is missing the rockers which are a steel panel that covers the longs. You can get these new or in fiberglass.

[F1rocco]

Would these work.......?

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And these?

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[mihai914]

Read through THIS and you'll get a very good idea of what and how to repair your car.

[jet1]

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Read through THIS and you'll get a very good idea of what and how to repair your car.

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[jet1]

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Would these work.......?

In the first picture, the part goes over the existing longs. It is a reinforcement piece. It is not a rust repair piece.

the second picture is what you will need, but it only repairs back to the jack post location.

[F1rocco]

Is there another post or site out there that shows another way to rebuild these...I personally dont believe I will ever want to restore the car..But I do want to keep it a orininal sleeper look....But racing it will be more likeley...I looked at the cost for the replacement panels and then the cost to stiffen it up.$1200..Alittle to steep and I still havent touched anything else......I was thinking on the lines of 1x3 square tube and build in new supports where the longs were.$500..Just a thought.....

[ArtechnikA]

pls don't take this the wrong way - but iif $1200 to prepare the tub for "racing" is too steep, you may not be ready for "racing." almost certainly the car isn't.

tech inspectors take a dim view of cobbled structural patching.

you will be money and effort ahead to sell your tub and get a sound replacement.

[Dead Air]

Way to go rocco, I think Brad did a post about stiffening for racing, find it in the classic threads.

I don't know much about racing but I hear the most expensive aspect is converting your engine to burn money instead of gas. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[jet1]

You may want to look into a Brad Meyer kit. The kit repairs rusted longs. I don't know that much about them, but it's another option. ( BTW different Brad then noted above)

[F1rocco]

QUOTE (ArtechnikA @ Jun 24 2005, 03:21 AM)

pls don't take this the wrong way - but iif $1200 to prepare the tub for "racing" is too steep, you may not be ready for "racing." almost certainly the car isn't. tech inspectors take a dim view of cobbled structural patching. you will be money and effort ahead to sell your tub and get a sound replacement.

None takin...But I just did some figuring and came up with $1000 and thats not stiffening up the chassis.Thats like a weak bone stock set up.Then tack up another $300 in stiffening that and a roll cage....Plus Im not going to run the heaters through the rockers...That aint working here in NY.....I couldnt find that post on the classic board but Ill look some more..What I was thinking was getting flat stock 1/4 inch steel and rebuilbing the entire tub section from tire to tire.Sorta frame it like a letter "F"on its side......No offense to the Naturalist....When I say race the car..I mean a local SCCA winter Rally and maybe a few others...I would like to do Watkins Glen but based on all the rules...Probably not........I wish though"The Boot"..........

[ArtechnikA]

QUOTE (F1rocco @ Jun 24 2005, 03:45 PM)

I would like to do Watkins Glen but based on all the rules...Probably not........I wish though"The Boot"..........

if you just want to *drive* The Glen, as opposed to an actual wheel-to-wheel race, check out TracQuest.

they put on one of THE best DE programs ANYWHERE.
your car must be SAFE and RELIABLE but you are responsible for that.

i have been trying to get up to a TracQuest Glen event for a couple of years - and it looks like this won't be the year either. Some Day Soon, tho... the spring '06 event, maybe...