crashed into something....
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Melting Slicks
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crashed into something....
Previous owner must have ran something big over to muck up these footwells.
Can anyone take some pics of their footwells for me so I can see if I need to rebrake/cut my footwells so I have the proper dimensions so I can acheive proper pedal clearances?? Preferrably a 68 or 69. I don't know if they changed over the years. Bubba did a real shotty job of making it right. I'd really appreciate some head on pics and side view pics to see the contrours. I am thinking about cutting, using a peice of aluminum to shape the outside, then refiberglass the correct shape into place. have to do this tomorrow night to stay on schedule.
Short of pulling floor pans off a parts car, how would you guys fix it?
Thanks
Also......is there a smaller replacement vacume canister on the market?
Mine is freakin huge and sits between firewall and driver front wheel well. Honestly its the size of a bowling ball bag. There must be something smaller & more efficient on the market right?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by RedBad1979
Looks like the clutch exploded 
I don't think you can run over something that big and not damage the front and/or oil pan or steering linkage.
I don't think you can run over something that big and not damage the front and/or oil pan or steering linkage.
PO cut the footwell to gain full motion of the clutch fork. I still have the original 4spd that I rebuilt.
Thanks for the vacume can info, i'll check it out. Does it matter the size of the can?
Melting Slicks
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Its strange because the damage to the car you have is virtually identical to the damage that mine sustained prior to my getting it. The footwell of the passenger side is cracked from too many people pushing on it with BOTH feet. The driver side has a flywheel failure, driveshaft failure and the clutch fork clearance hole. What I did was used a peice of scrap sheet to back the repair, but drill holes in it to use wood screws to pull the panel into the sheet to keep it flat. The clutch fork hole I did repair, but I cut the area out and used a shaped peice of wood to mold a depression for the clutch fork. I know thats not "right" but its hard to see for one, and two the whole mechanism now has a bit more clearance. I have my 68 which looked like yours and an undamaged 70. I have never measured and compared them however...I may do that today.
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Originally Posted by 68 NJConv 454
.....is there a smaller replacement vacume canister on the market?Mine is freakin huge and sits between firewall and driver front wheel well. Honestly its the size of a bowling ball bag. There must be something smaller & more efficient on the market right?
Instructor
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In your middle picture, (passenger floor underside), I'm looking at the underside of the rocker panel beside the chassis side rail, and it looks to me like fibreglass cloth material showing which doesn't look like stock.
There's not much detail from the picture, but it looks like further evidence of prior damage having been repaired.
You may want to post a photo of this area and get some more opinions.
There's not much detail from the picture, but it looks like further evidence of prior damage having been repaired.
You may want to post a photo of this area and get some more opinions.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by yellovette
In your middle picture, (passenger floor underside), I'm looking at the underside of the rocker panel beside the chassis side rail, and it looks to me like fibreglass cloth material showing which doesn't look like stock.
There's not much detail from the picture, but it looks like further evidence of prior damage having been repaired.
You may want to post a photo of this area and get some more opinions.
There's not much detail from the picture, but it looks like further evidence of prior damage having been repaired.
You may want to post a photo of this area and get some more opinions.
My plan is to lay a 10inch by 20 inch peice of aluminum accross each footwell, shape it and rivet it to pull the original fiberglass to where i want it, then i will fiberglass the aluminum in to look smooth and waterproof while adding strength. I just wanted to check on clearances and how it was shaped from the factory.
Are all C3 footwells the same shape?
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Drifting
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The driver side I would say was caused by the clutch fork. You may want to check your body mounts. If they are gone "worn out" or worsts yet rusted rocker channels, the body will sit lower to the frame causing this condition. The passenger is I don't have an answer for other than a real heavy foot. Maybe something was thrown in the car at sometime. Both can be fixed.
looks like someone misplaced a jack stand...
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Melting Slicks
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Might not look like progress but its a hell of a lot more secure and sturdy.
Ripped out all the half-azz fiberglassing the PO did to remedy/cover-up on the booboos. Broke all the bondo so the peices were free, then molded a 12" x 12" peice of alluminum into the inside footwell to push the broken fiberglass peices outward then riveted in place when i got the desired depth.
Tomorrow I will do the clutch fork hole and pass side then fiberglass over everything for added strength and make it look professional.
After the fiberglassing is done I might grind down the rivets so I don't feel them thru the carpet (doubt i will feel them anyway).
Thanks Rick for your pics of the unmolested 68 footwells & firewall.
They helped out a lot.
Also got the first few layers down on the batterbox that was missing its bottom
I don't know what the heck the PO did with this car but it drives me insane to think someone was capable of such distruction of such a beautiful car.
Ripped out all the half-azz fiberglassing the PO did to remedy/cover-up on the booboos. Broke all the bondo so the peices were free, then molded a 12" x 12" peice of alluminum into the inside footwell to push the broken fiberglass peices outward then riveted in place when i got the desired depth.
Tomorrow I will do the clutch fork hole and pass side then fiberglass over everything for added strength and make it look professional.
After the fiberglassing is done I might grind down the rivets so I don't feel them thru the carpet (doubt i will feel them anyway).
Thanks Rick for your pics of the unmolested 68 footwells & firewall.
They helped out a lot.
Also got the first few layers down on the batterbox that was missing its bottom
I don't know what the heck the PO did with this car but it drives me insane to think someone was capable of such distruction of such a beautiful car.
