914 Body In White, chassis fixtures being made Options

[McMark]

Well, I started on this path a long time ago. Back in 2011, I pick up a Celette bench on Craigslist. I rented fixtures a few times, but along the way Celette moved everything to a newer setup/system and trashed the old fixtures.

Last year I was able to get the new style adapters but would still need to rent fixtures. So it was nice to have the capability, but rental fees meant that expediency was critical. For a project like SirAndy's 914-6 there will be a lot of measuring, checking, cutting, welding, etc. That translates to a lot of time on the bench, and the less I feel the need to rush, the better. When straightening a chassis, it's critical that you have a plan and make pulls and adjustments in the correct order.

Restoration Design just started carrying their own set of fixtures that are compatible with what I have now. They had the early 911 fixtures, but thankfully they jumped on the 914 next. So I just placed my order for these. Now I'll have everything in house to put cars up on fixtures for straightening, major rust repair, and/or cage work. This is a huge development for Original Customs.

I've always done rust repair, but this is the first time that I'll start offering a 'chassis restoration service' for both individuals and other shops. So anyone, anywhere can ship their chassis here and get back a solid and straight body, ready to build on. I'll also be on the lookout for suitable cars to straighten/repair and sell ready to run, 'off the shelf'.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif) I can't wait to get started, then add early 911 and 356 fixtures...

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[McMark]

Nearly done with the fixtures. A bunch of stupid 'normal life' stuff make things take way longer. But the majority of the fixtures are complete. I just have the following remaining:

Rear Shock Towers (designs sent to laser cutting, should be back this week)
Engine Mounts & Rear 'Donuts' (waiting for rear shock towers to be in place first)

Here's a few shots of the inaccurate fixtures. Remember that this car shows no evidence of crash damage and these pictures were taken with the car mounted to the official Celette Fixtures. The front A-Arm mounts (front and rear) and the rear trailing arm mounts (inner and outer), as well as the transmission mounts, were all in place and lined up perfectly 'out of the box'. So there's just no logical way that these gaps should exist.



And here's some shots of my fixtures: