XR Chassis mods

Greenturbo · Post by **Greenturbo** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:19 am

what ar eyou going to do for front suspention now?
mustang 2 style?

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:41 am

I am going to use SN95 Mustang spindles with 13" brakes, with a custom SLA suspension. After a lot of measuring it looks like the front frame rails will also have to be replaced.

Post by **anglin** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:44 am

youngfg wrote:After a lot of measuring it looks like the front frame rails will also have to be replaced.

Every move you make gets closer and closer to a full tube-framed car. Mmmm. Thanks for taking the time to take pictures and post them.

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:57 pm

I started work on replacing the front frame rails, which means cutting out the rocker panels and replacing them with square tube. If you haven't seen before the rocker panels have a "third" layer of reinforcement in them which makes cutting them out really difficult.
I though my car was rust free, the rockers looked good on the outside but the were heavily rusted on the inside where the three layers connect to form the lower lip. I could only imagine what it would look like if I could actually see rust on the outside.
More pics on my site http://www.sirscca.org/gene

Spaldino · Post by **Spaldino** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:26 pm

damn man... you are insane. i wish i had your fabrication skills

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:32 pm

Cool shot Gene.

That looks pretty good though. On my beater XR, parts of that 3-layer pinch-weld lip are
completely gone. On the project car, I've considered filling the rocker voids with that structural foam - same stuff that is
used on the new Ford trucks. I think when I'm done with the Brat project, that stuff may very well be at the top of the list
when I look at the materials cost. It is amazing stuff, but kinda pricey, and it only expands about 10% IIRC.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:35 pm

Spaldino wrote:damn man... you are insane. i wish i had your fabrication skills

Hey, I've at least got Gene's demolition skills!

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:45 pm

i love how you propped the sawzall there. nice touch.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:17 pm

turbofan wrote:i love how you propped the sawzall there. nice touch.

Yea, I was rather proud of that picture myself.

Note too that the pic was taken at sunset. Deep symbolism.

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:12 pm

is that your place? is that a 911? is that YOUR 911?

and i like the cossie wing paired with a stock 88/89 lower!

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:34 pm

Yes, yes, and yes.

The only problem with having both of those wings on there is the weight. On cold days, not even brand new struts can hold it all up.

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:36 pm

wait a minute... didn't we have a conversation about your old 911 like RIGHT after i signed on the site, you know, when i knew EVERYTHING?!

nice man, nice. what is it again?

hehe this is my thread, i can hijack!! woot woot!

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:42 pm

'86 Coupe; 60K-something miles; 99% original; nothing special really. I think about selling it every now and then ...and then I take it for a ride and realize how that's a bad idea.

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:55 pm

if it's in good shape, it's possible i'd have a buyer. my dad's been wanting one forever. beautiful car, man. gotta love the old porsches.

oh, and EVERY old porsche is something special.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:21 pm

Son, this is an "old Porsche"...

http://vista.pca.org/stl/gmund.htm