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| kconway |
 May 12 2007, 11:50 PM
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What are the these circular things with the square in the middle for?
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| Root_Werks |
May 12 2007, 11:54 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,319 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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There was a thread on this some time ago. I think it was determined they were used for chassis mounting to the assembly line. If memory serves, some pics were even posted with the "goop" removed. You can turn the plugs out. Sort of cool, but that I think was thier only purpose.
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| Dr Evil |
May 13 2007, 12:15 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Access holes for the spot welders (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| orange914 |
May 13 2007, 12:44 AM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ May 12 2007, 10:54 PM)  There was a thread on this some time ago. I think it was determined they were used for chassis mounting to the assembly line. If memory serves, some pics were even posted with the "goop" removed. You can turn the plugs out. Sort of cool, but that I think was thier only purpose. it must be they are on the bottom too |
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| So.Cal.914 |
May 13 2007, 12:56 AM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Dr Evil @ May 12 2007, 11:15 PM) I believe the first time I heard this was from our Resident German, SirAndy. So I have to (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) QUOTE I think it was determined they were used for chassis mounting to the assembly line. Those that they suspended the tub on the assembley line are the four small bumps (with a hole in the middle)in the corner of the floor pans. Let me see if I can find the pic that Andy posted.  This post has been edited by So.Cal.914: May 13 2007, 01:27 AM |
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| SirAndy |
May 13 2007, 02:22 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,633 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(kconway @ May 12 2007, 09:50 PM) What are the these circular things with the square in the middle for? actually, that one in the middle near your jack is a placeholder for the sport-o-matic "hump" ... see pic attached ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/specs/prototypes/914120_002.jpg) |
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| McMark |
May 13 2007, 02:33 AM
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was both, Andy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| SirAndy |
May 13 2007, 02:45 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,633 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(McMark @ May 13 2007, 12:33 AM) i wouldn't be surprised either ... here's another pic from the underside of a very clean sport-o-matic /6. you can clearly see why them sport-o-matic cars have a "hump" in the rear trunk ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy Attached image(s) 
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| JPB |
May 13 2007, 06:23 AM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
They are there so someone in the futur would scratch their heads and wonder why, hu, what the, hmm, I think, nah,gee, fugly..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| smontanaro |
May 13 2007, 07:22 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ May 13 2007, 03:45 AM) here's another pic from the underside of a very clean sport-o-matic /6. Wow! Very clean indeed! Whose car is that??? Skip |
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| So.Cal.914 |
May 13 2007, 08:21 AM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
GODS
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| SirAndy |
May 13 2007, 03:54 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,633 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(smontanaro @ May 13 2007, 05:22 AM) Wow! Very clean indeed! Whose car is that??? Frank Pohl from Germany. the car had been sitting for 23 years and was in pretty bad shape. he did a full restoration on it which was finished in 2002 ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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