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> Signal Orange 914-6 3.8, (was: rebuild after Willow Springs bump)
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post Feb 18 2012, 08:39 PM
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I feel your pain Steve! My car has been in the shop almost months now...hang in there!
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post Mar 16 2012, 02:22 PM
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Some progress was made this week.

First, the Celette jigs arrived, but they only work on the "old style" Celette bench. The shop's bench is from the late 80s, and evidently that isn't old enough. So then we had to rent an old bench too (which was remarkably less expensive than the jigs - go figure).

Anyways, it's all bolted up and the suspension points were quick to line up. The rear was correct to start, and once the front fender got pulled out, all the suspension points are perfect, except for the top front left shock tower (where the main impact was) is forward on the car by about 1/4". That should be easy to dial-in, but where there is still a significant gap is the between the top of the door and windshield frame. Larry @ European Auto Body is working on it more today, so we'll see what happens...

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post Mar 16 2012, 02:23 PM
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And some shots from the bottom if you're curious how this all bolts up:



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post Mar 16 2012, 02:24 PM
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And another patient that 914 is sharing the room with:



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post Mar 22 2012, 12:45 PM
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And it's straight again. Lots of strange pulls, but things line up really well again - susp points, doors, lids, and the top all look nice and square. Whew. Hopefully it stays that way once off the bench...

Now just lots of body work - I am looking for a better front left fender and headlight bucket than what I provided the shop with. The clip I got is pretty rough...

-Steve
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post Mar 22 2012, 12:47 PM
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:03 PM
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Glad to see you didn't swap out the chassis. In the end you'll know exactly what you have and that is IMPORTANT.

Your orange machine is going to be perfect again.

Keep up the great work!

Going to do any more cage work?
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:04 PM
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:15 PM
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QUOTE(siverson @ Mar 22 2012, 02:45 PM) *

And it's straight again. Lots of strange pulls, but things line up really well again - susp points, doors, lids, and the top all look nice and square. Whew. Hopefully it stays that way once off the bench...

Now just lots of body work - I am looking for a better front left fender and headlight bucket than what I provided the shop with. The clip I got is pretty rough...

-Steve


Put out another WTB. There's got to be some east coast guys who have parts that can be donated. If they bring them to Hershey, I will pack and ship to you for $n/c. Gotta get this teener back on the road!
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:40 PM
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> Going to do any more cage work?

Not planned at the moment, but I am putting on the Engman inner long kit in addition to the Brad M. outer kit that is already on the car. We'll see how flexy it is once off the bench...

> Put out another WTB.

Yup, done, and thanks!
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post Mar 22 2012, 01:54 PM
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Wow Steve! Sorry this happened! Looks like you made the right choice to fix the original tub. Keep up the good work!
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post Mar 22 2012, 03:30 PM
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Looking good Steve! I'm sure a good front corner will present itself soon
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And these photos just in from European Auto Body... (real time updates here!):

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post Mar 24 2012, 01:16 PM
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one of my favorite cars.
hope to see ya on the road again soon!
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Really nice to see good celette pics. It appears the "worst" is over. I too am happy that you decided and were able to preserve the original chassis. It'll be better than ever when finished.

Paul
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it's a race car - not a garage queen

just fix it and race it again

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post Mar 25 2012, 01:43 PM
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QUOTE(larryM @ Mar 25 2012, 10:32 AM) *

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it's a race car - not a garage queen

just fix it and race it again

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Wrong. Best of show West Cost Ramble 2009
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post Mar 26 2012, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Mar 25 2012, 12:43 PM) *

QUOTE(larryM @ Mar 25 2012, 10:32 AM) *

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it's a race car - not a garage queen

just fix it and race it again

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Wrong. Best of show West Cost Ramble 2009

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This build has always been one of my favorite dream cars.
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post Mar 26 2012, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(Steve @ Mar 26 2012, 01:44 PM) *

QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Mar 25 2012, 12:43 PM) *

QUOTE(larryM @ Mar 25 2012, 10:32 AM) *

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it's a race car - not a garage queen

just fix it and race it again

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Wrong. Best of show West Cost Ramble 2009

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This build has always been one of my favorite dream cars.


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It's a fully detailed show quality car that gets driven.
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post Apr 3 2012, 09:12 PM
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More progress photos.

And last call looking for a really nice front left fender, otherwise we'll use the one we have (which needs a bit of work itself).

We did get an OEM front left flare to match the others - the only corner that we could find anywhere. I guess I was "lucky" to scrunch that corner.

-Steve



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