this is why you don't put a jackstand under your floorboard :)
09-16-2007, 08:18 PM
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this is why you don't put a jackstand under your floorboard :)
The previous owner of my latest 240 ( 5th one lol...) got the bright idea to jack up the car and put the jack stand on the back of the wheel well right beside the ECU! It punched through the floorboard and ripped the ECU off its mounts, bent it all to crap and demolished the blower motor assembly. All the metal is there so I'm pretty confident I can fix it up as good as new again, no real damage to the frame at all. BTW Anyone know what that smaller computer in the picture is?
09-17-2007, 03:59 AM
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Yeah thats either the crusie control unit or something equally important to the function of the car.
It's not the seatbelt control unit, I remember thatone under the center arm rest.
It's not the seatbelt control unit, I remember thatone under the center arm rest.
09-17-2007, 09:47 AM
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dude, dude....where's my car? lawlz
Yeah just cut that section out and replace with new sheetmetal. It probably won't be as stable as the original because it wont have the grooves and stamping in it, but it would be better than Flinstoning the car around town.
Yeah just cut that section out and replace with new sheetmetal. It probably won't be as stable as the original because it wont have the grooves and stamping in it, but it would be better than Flinstoning the car around town.
09-17-2007, 10:16 PM
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I don't think it has much to do with the structural soundness of the car. the plan right now is honestly some "hamma time" and then JB weld or bondo, if that doesn't line up then i'll get as close as i can and then weld something from underneath prolly. I've just got to get all the crap out of the way first!The whole cars got a lot wrong with it but the engine runs straight and its the first coupe I've had out of 5 S13s so definately going to give it a shot.
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