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| Olympic 914 |
 Dec 4 2018, 02:38 PM
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Going to have to repair/replace the trunk hinge on the car this winter. It was repaired before.... but it failed in a different spot. I wonder if the trunk lid gasket was too tight and caused this failure?
I am planning on taking the engine out to make it easier to get in there and position it correctly and do a good job welding. How many of you have done this repair leaving the engine in?   I am not an experienced welder and trying to weld it while bent over the fender and trying to even get the mig in there seems too hard. I have already had the engine out twice since last Oct. so I am getting quite good at it. |
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| mepstein |
Dec 4 2018, 02:40 PM
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If you don’t need it to be original, Jwest makes a bolt in trunk hinge kit.
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| jcd914 |
Dec 4 2018, 06:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Dec 4 2018, 01:40 PM)  If you don’t need it to be original, Jwest makes a bolt in trunk hinge kit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) This was the method I chose. They come with backing plates so the sheet metal is clamped and the load spread out over more metal than the welded bracket. I also like that the pivot is adjustable to help fine tune the trunk lid position. Definitely not for the 'originality crowd' but a good functional solution. Jim |
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Olympic 914 Replacing trunk hinge Dec 4 2018, 02:38 PM
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by the way in the back o... Dec 5 2018, 03:22 PM Olympic 914 Damn.... My copy only goes to pg 125. :huh: :hi... Dec 5 2018, 06:05 PM 914werke The failure mode isn't tension, but rust. Or m... Dec 4 2018, 06:34 PM 914_teener
The failure mode isn't tension, but rust. Or ... Dec 4 2018, 06:54 PM amfab +2 for the JWest system.
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