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post Nov 21 2004, 07:46 PM
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there is plenty more to come out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Stay tuned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

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post Nov 21 2004, 08:13 PM
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Here are some pictures of the tubing reinforcements I put in my car in an attempt to keep the 3.6 from folding the car in half. I also installed the factory stiffeners.


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post Nov 21 2004, 08:14 PM
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post Nov 21 2004, 08:15 PM
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post Nov 21 2004, 08:51 PM
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Very clean and nice, Joe. Good job.

I've always wondered if the strut from the ear foward is enough?

I'm thinking of running a bar to my rear tranny mount. It will run just over the axles.

Whata ya all think? Over kill?

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post Nov 21 2004, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Nov 21 2004, 06:51 PM)
Very clean and nice, Joe. Good job.

I've always wondered if the strut from the ear foward is enough?

I'm thinking of running a bar to my rear tranny mount. It will run just over the axles.

Whata ya all think? Over kill?

Paul

Paul, at 1524 lbs your car is very light and may benefit from the additional bracing to the trans mount. If it moves at all back there you may find binding when you need to shift gears (or find the wrong gear). That is why I added the bracing to my car.

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post Nov 21 2004, 09:27 PM
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I have added bars from the shock tower down to the tranny's sheet metal mounts (like everyone else)
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But I''m in the prcess of cutting it all out and only having only strut bars from the shock towers and possibly from the tranny mounts forward to the rear of the ear.

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post Nov 22 2004, 02:34 AM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Nov 21 2004, 07:51 PM)
Very clean and nice, Joe. Good job.

I've always wondered if the strut from the ear foward is enough?

I'm thinking of running a bar to my rear tranny mount. It will run just over the axles.

Whata ya all think? Over kill?

Paul

No, I don't think it's overkill.

The tube you see from the ear to the firewall is not really backed-up sufficiently in my car. I did it because a local racer advised me to do so, but as I was putting it in, I did realize that, although it serves some purpose, it's less than perfect in its application.
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post Nov 22 2004, 04:29 AM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Nov 22 2004, 04:51 AM)
I'm thinking of running a bar to my rear tranny mount. It will run just over the axles.

That's what I have in mind as well.
I also want to run braces from the center of the shock tower brace down to the suspension ears. That way, the ear will be fixed from 3 directions
Gonna trialfit the /6 first to double check clearance issues (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post Nov 22 2004, 04:30 AM
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Joe, I just noticed you cut the rear end of the trunk floor out (above the muffler)
Why did you do that?
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post Nov 22 2004, 08:05 AM
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I want to stiffen the ear to the front (as seen in Joe's pic) and running by running to the rear. But I neet to put the engine back in to check clearances with the valve covers and axles.

I think you need to get the support struts down as close to the bottom of the ear as possible. Thats were the bending force is trying to move that ear.

I continue to work on mine just about every day so I'll be able to post some pics on what I'm planning to do.

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post Nov 23 2004, 10:05 AM
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QUOTE(Jeroen @ Nov 22 2004, 03:30 AM)
Joe, I just noticed you cut the rear end of the trunk floor out (above the muffler)
Why did you do that?

It was a bad panel. I'm making an aluminum replacement that will hopefully say '914 RS' in the middle, similar to the alien symbol on Rick's /8, which was my inspiration. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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post Nov 24 2004, 08:36 PM
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Anybody mind if I edit the title of this thread (more descriptive) and move it to Classics area?
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post Nov 25 2004, 07:11 AM
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post Nov 27 2004, 06:13 PM
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We had a sawzall party yoday and I disected a frame rail. You can see where the frame tail is folded over and welded to the shock tower.


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post Nov 27 2004, 06:15 PM
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This is the opposite side showing how the inner fenderwell is attached to the long or frame rail.


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post Nov 27 2004, 06:26 PM
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I'm the proud owner of that section of tub, so if anyone wants a different view, just let me know.

QUOTE(Brad Roberts Posted: Nov 21 2004 @ 01:25 PM)
OK. First off. The late cars have ribs and the early tubs dont. So be careful and KNOW what year tub pics your are looking at.

I'll revisit this tonight and explain more. I need to get cracking here at the shop.


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post Nov 27 2004, 06:30 PM
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That is ok. I'm still waiting to breath. I'm not at home right now, but I did get the home computer back online last night and I located the pics I wanted to show you.

Most of them are the same as what you showed.

What year tub was the silver car you cutup ?


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post Nov 27 2004, 06:31 PM
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The one I just posted the pictures of was a 72 (02/72 build date) and was orange.
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post Nov 27 2004, 06:33 PM
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