 un-bending and de-mangling a tub ..., a progress thread ... |
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| SirAndy |
  Apr 26 2006, 04:21 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,891 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
i'm going to use this as a progress thread for my upcoming tub un-twisting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
i went by Scott's (Yeaman Autobody in Palo Alto) today and we threw the 914 up on the lift and he did a thorough inspection and took a few measurements. he seems to be confident that it's not as bad as i thought. i hope he's right ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) the next step will be to strip the tub of all the front/rear suspension parts, steering rack, motor & transmission and anything else i can take off easily. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) then the tub will be put on his celette bench and we're going to have a whole weekend of "pull that 914" fun! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) i already got a video camera i'm going to use to document this. that, and my usual blurry pictures should make for an interesting documentary ... can't wait to get this done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) Andy |
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| mightyohm |
Apr 26 2006, 04:46 PM
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Do you really have to remove the engine and suspension to bend the tub back? I can't imagine that is a normal procedure for body shops...
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| SirAndy |
Apr 26 2006, 04:51 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,891 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jkeyzer @ Apr 26 2006, 03:46 PM)  Do you really have to remove the engine and suspension to bend the tub back? I can't imagine that is a normal procedure for body shops... the more pickup points for the celette bench, the better. the fixtures for the 914 include the transmission mounts and motor mounts as well as all suspension mounting points. you *can* do this with the engine and trans in the car, but then you will *not* be able to use those mounting points. i don't see any benefit of *not* using the tranny and engine pickups. do it once, do it right! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy PS: FG and/or Paint cracking is a concern ... |
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SirAndy un-bending and de-mangling a tub ... Apr 26 2006, 04:21 PM
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