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Floor Warp
I have a 82' 911SC. Everytime I jack the car up, the interior floorboard doesn't quite seem the same as it was before. It's as if the floorboard is getting weak and is warping everytime I have the car lifted to have work done. (I use designated jack points)
No obvious signs of rust so far. Floorboard looks like there is some kind of coating with signs of cracking on the surface. How can I remedy this? Any help/advice appreciated Thx WIL |
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11-05-2006, 01:47 AM
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use better jack points and not the floor pan. I use the area right next to each wheel well and a large rubber pad with a groove cut in it to allow for the body panel seam.
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11-05-2006, 04:08 AM
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I use jack points outlined in "101 projects for Porsche 911" -book. Is there a way to strengthen the floorboard if it has been warped? I heard that there is some kind of anti-rust coating that you can buy. How much (however slight) would this help this problem?
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11-05-2006, 04:19 PM
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Car ever take a hit? That'll warp the pan nicely.
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11-05-2006, 05:47 PM
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No accidents. Just strange looking cracks on the floorboard. They aren't open to the ground below though (thank goodness). What if anything can I do about this?
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11-06-2006, 12:22 AM
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The interior soundproofing compound, which becomes extremely hard over time (and very difficult to remove, though it's something all of us who go crazy over lightening our 911s do) will inevitably show cracks that I guess are part of the hardening/shrinking process. It may simply be that you're jacking the car and then noticing the pre-existing cracks, and that there's no connection between the two.
The cracks in the soundproofing material are absolutely normal. If your jacking is creating the cracks (which I doubt, if you're using the correct jack points), that's another matter. I'll bet if you made a rough diagram of the existing cracks and then jacked the car, you'd see no change in what you'd diagrammed.
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The interior soundproofing compound, which becomes extremely hard over time (and very difficult to remove, though it's something all of us who go crazy over lightening our 911s do) will inevitably show cracks that I guess are part of the hardening/shrinking process. It may simply be that you're jacking the car and then noticing the pre-existing cracks, and that there's no connection between the two.
The cracks in the soundproofing material are absolutely normal. If your jacking is creating the cracks (which I doubt, if you're using the correct jack points), that's another matter. I'll bet if you made a rough diagram of the existing cracks and then jacked the car, you'd see no change in what you'd diagrammed.
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Thanks for the advice. You guys on this forum like the cars we drive, are the greatest.
-May the new Porsche 997 GT3 RSR seek and destroy Ferrari.- Thx again guys, Wil |
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