Frame rails... Options

[Jeroen]

Didn't get to work on the 914 as much as I hoped over my vacation, but still made some good progress over the last couple of days...

Frame rails in the engine comp. are stripped naked
They still need some minor detailing here and there and the "hell holes" still need to be cleaned, but most of the hard work is done

Tonight I welded the rear shock towers to the frame rails
Quite a gap to fill...

[Gint]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Please? This is for my tub.

Hey Eric,

Brant posted this in his thread:

Jeroen,

this one is for you.
I mentioned this previously, but I used a plasma cutter to open the frame cavity and do some welding inside to brace the rear towers..... Then closed it back up.

You can see my welding seam.. Its kinda a big triangle (about 6inches long):

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2-1100618551.jpg)

Here is the other picture Brant referred to of the inside of the shock tower.

Here is the seam welding on the rear towers inside..

Jeroen, I mentioned this once a while back...  I don't have to tell you not to over look this area.  1/2 of the rear seams are inside.  You can't see them due to all the body filler the factory puts in there.  you can grind that crud out with a wire wheel and then get to them.

I don't have a pic of it, but I also cut open to access the frame end in the engine bay.  Right where it butts up to this tower.  We welded that and then closed the access portal back up.. Welded it closed and you can barely tell after a bit of grinding

here she is from beneath:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2-1099369131.jpg)

This post has been edited by Gint: Nov 16 2004, 05:46 PM