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Reshelling advice needed

Posted by KTurner 
alkun
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 02, 2008 10:09AM
don't worry, its just metal. And just think, when you have it reinforced all the places it bent before, it will be INDESTRUCTABLE!
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 02, 2008 12:05PM
Is the right front door still in alignment with the b-pillar?
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 02, 2008 02:31PM
starion887 Wrote:
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> Is the right front door still in alignment with
> the b-pillar?


the front passenger door has a constant gap on the bottom and seems to be operating normally.

on the plus side... car covers were on sale this week :-)



-KTurner
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2008 02:38PM by KTurner.
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 02, 2008 07:11PM
That's very good. Still, look closely at the floor and friewall for krinkles. The front worries me a lot more than the rear; it has to takes a lot more local stress loading with a lot less meat (with that big hole in the chassis up there for the engine!). Looks like you can fix this. Let us know how this comes out.

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Mark B.
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KTurner
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 11, 2008 06:45PM
been going over the car, whacking it with a big hammer and considering my options... still. both the rear stut towers are krinkled because the drivers rear strut tower pushed in and down a little. anyway to side track I found something else local and promising but would need some updating. I'm just looking at this point.

How would you stuff a sill bar in here (it's a different car). don't have a pict of the main hoop bottom?





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Re: Reshelling advice needed
November 15, 2008 02:53PM
I agree with these guys, I'd be using some trees, comealongs and portapowers to get it close, maybe section in some stuff.
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Re: Reshelling advice needed
January 14, 2009 06:06PM
Decided on to start over, here's the new meat... just needs a nice suspension



in addition. roof is off the old car, things are looking good.



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