Crash Damage Repair
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Crash Damage Repair
Had an "incident" in my IT7 car at the last race of the season and looking for some advice on how to return it to raceable condition, not looking for a show repair, just looking to make it meet the SCCA's neat and clean rule (after all, I did paint it with a roller.)
here are pics of the damage
really would like to do this myself without cutting the rear quarter out and I am confident the door and front fender can be banged out...
I am leaning toward drilling a few holes in the smashed in quarter, bolting a couple I-hooks through the holes, through a couple pieces of wood with large washers on the other side, yanking the i-bolts with ratchet straps to pull it away and then smoothing it out from the inside if possible.
I'd love to hear other racers input on how they'd handle this one.
here are pics of the damage
really would like to do this myself without cutting the rear quarter out and I am confident the door and front fender can be banged out...
I am leaning toward drilling a few holes in the smashed in quarter, bolting a couple I-hooks through the holes, through a couple pieces of wood with large washers on the other side, yanking the i-bolts with ratchet straps to pull it away and then smoothing it out from the inside if possible.
I'd love to hear other racers input on how they'd handle this one.
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A combination of beating it out and using a stud welder with the appropriate puller. Something like this:
Stud Welder Dent Repair Kit
Stud Welder Dent Repair Kit
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A combination of beating it out and using a stud welder with the appropriate puller. Something like this:
Stud Welder Dent Repair Kit
Stud Welder Dent Repair Kit
We'll have it ready for April....and the season was OK, my home built motor is running well with no issues and that was really all I was hoping for!
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practise on the front fender, worst case Mazda will sell you a new one for $100...
the rear will come out, but you'll want some experience
the rear will come out, but you'll want some experience
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Use the aforementioned stud welder to spot weld multiple puller hooks on the same spot and take a big-*** slide hammer to it. That's what the body guy I know does. You might have to use a BUNCH of those little hooks on the same spot. They're reusable, though.
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day 2 just as it started to rain....and yeah, last race weekend of the year makes for some bone head moves but I have no one to blame other than myself
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little update...
took the BFH to it to start and found out that part of the car is stronger than it looks, about an hour of beating resulted in popping off the bondo'd gas fill lid....not much else
then we got serious and introduced our friend the portapower.
it's still not pretty but I think the portapower has cut down on the area that'll need to be cut and patched.
took the BFH to it to start and found out that part of the car is stronger than it looks, about an hour of beating resulted in popping off the bondo'd gas fill lid....not much else
then we got serious and introduced our friend the portapower.
it's still not pretty but I think the portapower has cut down on the area that'll need to be cut and patched.
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with race season upon us I figured I'd finish up the thread.
we first yanked on it with the truck
found out that didn't work, so we started cutting
then cut some more...
welded the new piece on (poorly)
slathered it in bondo
hit it with the old roller and called it done...off to the track in 2 more days!
we first yanked on it with the truck
found out that didn't work, so we started cutting
then cut some more...
welded the new piece on (poorly)
slathered it in bondo
hit it with the old roller and called it done...off to the track in 2 more days!