repaired long condition?, worth stiffeners/jack replacement? |
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repaired long condition?, worth stiffeners/jack replacement? |
914lover17 |
Sep 19 2021, 08:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-June 21 From: Kitchener-Waterloo Member No.: 25,622 Region Association: Canada |
feel solid, look a little worse in pictures - I'm trying to assess what I'm working with here and any potential ways forward since solid replacement chassis seem pretty rare.
Apparently this was important when I was researching - 2 people can be inside without targa top and doors still close easy and have the same gaps as with targa top on and no one inside. Repair work was done in the 80's I believe. Long stiffening kit possible? Worth/possible to replace jackpoints? Right know it's blocks of wood screwed to the solid metal to hold the rocker panel plugs. |
Superhawk996 |
Oct 19 2021, 05:36 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,819 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Inner longs are indeed visible if you remove the carpet.
Areas of interest: Pay attention to the area where the seat belt anchor is. Look at the base where the floor pan attaches You'll find two oval tar patches that cover two holes that can be removed to allow access for a borescope if you want to inspect the inside. Given the state of the outside of the long, we can pretty much guarantee that the inside of the long isn't pristine. Not uncommong to find rust chips on the bottoms of the longs. Be on the lookout for fiberglass and/or other 1/2 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) fixes that are cosmetic but don't have structural integrity. My own car had a ton of fiberglass on the floorpan hiding rust and other issues. Focus on assessing structural integrity of that seat belt anchor. |
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