long tie rod contacts the tunnel on full droop.

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 14 Mar 2007, 10:12 am

#578354

my long tie rod contacts the tunnel on full droop of ym front susupension now with the cut and turned beam in there.

so i just want to tap a bit of a dent into the tunnel so it wont touch.

what do u guys think of this method?

can i just take the long tie rod off and the fuel tank out and do this?

Nicko

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mattie182 Wolfsburg Wizard

466 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Mar 2007, 12:01 pm

#578368

generally, If you cut the tunnel along the same angle as the tie rod, and weld in a half a peice of pipe, this should work.

Ill try to get a picture to explain better

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 14 Mar 2007, 12:26 pm

#578375

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 14 Mar 2007, 10:08 pm

#578579

hmm thats gonna be a big job, i cant weld👎

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1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Mar 2007, 10:33 pm

#578586

Its a double panel there......will take a bloody big hammer to make a dent

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subibaja Wolfsburg Wizard

501 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 17 Mar 2007, 10:18 am

#579154

do it properly man
it doesnt take that long find some one to weld it in for you

anyone who says it's bad to put subaru motors in vw's.....
hasnt got a clue about smoooooooooth

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64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 18 Mar 2007, 8:40 am

#579330

If you are successful in making a dent you may end up distorting the shape of the frame head which may put your beam out of alignment. I think welding it is the only way to go.

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Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Mar 2007, 11:39 am

#579360

Cut and weld in the car drive in / drive out $275 as a guide to how much of a job it is. Only possible extra is some new fuel line and a tie rod end or two, leading to a wheel alignment.

To bash the frame head you are going to have to pull the tank and everything anyway.

Tie rod hitting the frame head will give you bump steer and break your tie rod end over time.

Brad
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makntracks Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 5 Apr 2007, 10:40 am

#583100

do it properly.
the last thing you want to happen when your up the beach is your tie rod end to snap off and then have to trailer it home. 🙂

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