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> Cutting out the trunk, It looiks easy, kinda
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:08 PM
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So, I'm looking at the rear trunk, and I have to admit that It's easy for me to see it gone.

I have a few questions to ask, though.

I'm sure bracing is required. Does someone offer a kit, or have all of you made your own? If no one offers a bracing kit, it looks like I could bracet it up, snip out the trunk, then clean up the edges.

Any hints?

Thanks in advance.
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:14 PM
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there was a pic recently of a black -6 without a rear trunk. It should show you what you'll need to do.
I can't remember the thread, however.
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:14 PM
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:15 PM
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Here it is. It was in the lurkers thread
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:17 PM
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:28 PM
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QUOTE(seanery @ Nov 11 2003, 01:15 PM)
Here it is. It was in the lurkers thread
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Yup, the black with the red accents was one that tipped me over. I must admit, it looks too sweet not to continue.

It clearly shows the spreader at the shocks, but there's not a good shot of the rear section.

The good news is that all this is well within my ability.

In your experiance, is it better to remove the metal then brace, or brace then remove the extra metal? I've see situations where one way is better then the other. I'd hate to loose allignment and such.
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post Nov 11 2003, 03:53 PM
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I'll take a better shot
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post Nov 11 2003, 04:21 PM
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the trunk is nice and want to do this to my 914! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/givemebeer.gif)
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post Nov 11 2003, 04:25 PM
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post Nov 11 2003, 04:34 PM
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Check here for some more ideas

What I don't like about the black car pictured above is that the bracing looks to run back to the center of the dog-bone. Space them out so they end up above the tranny mounting points

More important, they didn't cut out the last bit of the old firewall at the shock towers
You should, cause that gives you the opportunity to decently weld the shock towers to the frame-rails... (you'll be amazed when you see the crappy connection)

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post Nov 11 2003, 04:34 PM
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the easiest way is to just cut out the sheetmetal part of the trunk floor and leave in the stock brace for the tranny mounts as well as the wall between the shock towers.
gives you a lot better access to tranny etc. without having to weld in alotta bracing ...

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post Nov 11 2003, 04:46 PM
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here is the whole thing. I do like the setup in the link, but the bracing came first, then the trunk
floor and then the fire wall. I am looking to see where else we could brace without going nuts...


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post Nov 11 2003, 04:47 PM
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i agree but with the tools we have nd how often we work on it that was the best we cold do.
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post Nov 11 2003, 05:35 PM
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Thanks a bunch. This helps out a lot.

Maybe we should put this in the classic threads section. It looks like a keeper to me.

Thanks again.
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post Nov 11 2003, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE(d914 @ Nov 12 2003, 12:46 AM)
I am looking to see where else we could brace without going nuts...

You can run braces from the tranny mount pickups (under the dogbone) to the inner suspension pickups (the ears) and from the ears to the bulkhead

'nuther you could consider... from the center of the shocktower brace to the inner susp.ears

That should tie everything together nicely

check www.vehiclecraft.com under customer cars. There's some cool stuff there as well

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Here are some shots from an ex-IMSA GTU car, ex-Ginther


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post Nov 11 2003, 07:58 PM
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THATS IT

Thats what I was talking about a long time ago with Tony and brad regarding a cage...

It has been done, under the window, trussing the tube down to the suspension console....

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