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| obscurity |
 May 28 2007, 04:58 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States  |
As I understand it the long consists of two "C" shaped halves. Each half consists of an outer skin and an inner stiffener. Upon disection of my hell hole I know this to be the case at the engine compartment. My question is how far forward does the inner stiffener extend?
I have not opened the front area up yet but I was hoping to find out what I should expect. Thanks, John |
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| McMark |
May 28 2007, 05:22 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I just bumped my old thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| So.Cal.914 |
May 28 2007, 05:27 PM
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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 |
This will give you an idea.
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| obscurity |
May 28 2007, 05:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks!! Based on the posts so far it looks like the stiffener only goes as far forward as the seatbelt anchor (and barely that far)
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| McMark |
May 28 2007, 07:39 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I think what you're calling the 'stiffener' is actually the heater tube... I can't imagine what else starts at the hell hole and goes to the seat belt anchor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| obscurity |
May 28 2007, 08:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(McMark @ May 28 2007, 09:39 PM)  I think what you're calling the 'stiffener' is actually the heater tube... I can't imagine what else starts at the hell hole and goes to the seat belt anchor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I'm pretty sure there is an inner (thicker) piece of steel inside the long that starts just in front of the trunk and runs to the lower seatbelt attachment point. It is spot welded to the inside of the long. If you buy a replacement upper and lower wheel house panel it has the "stiffener" prewelded in I'm sure "stiffener" is not the accepted term but I'm not sure what is the arrow points to the part I'm talking about at the seatbelt. Am I wrong in thinking that it extends back along the longitudinal to somewhere around the trunk?  |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 28 2007, 08:58 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I think "reinforcement" would be a more apt description. You can see the end in that picture there--it just goes for a little while around the seat belt mount, and that's it.
Oh, and remember--that pic you reposted is the back part of the tunnel. --DD |
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| McMark |
May 28 2007, 11:26 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Ahhhhhhh, right on. You are correct! That is the corrugated piece seen above.
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