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post May 8 2015, 09:48 PM
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Already to finish up next week. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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I have more Vise Grips than flashlights .............. LOL

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post May 8 2015, 09:52 PM
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Landlord blew up the lawn mower.

Super In Law spent the day working his magic. I've had the mower for 23 years
Mowed 2 acres twice a week in Montana.

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post May 9 2015, 08:17 AM
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post May 10 2015, 07:29 AM
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As soon as I finish the floor and all its extra parts I'm going to start epoxy primering.
That will make it look and feel like we're getting somewhere.

I'm thinking i might stop after that and paint my white car, I have 3 or 4 rust spots to cut and patch. It will need to be stripped first. The car runs like a new car. Its a shame the paint doesn't look as nice as the car runs.
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post May 13 2015, 09:09 PM
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Back to work ................

Prepped the tunnel before lunch.

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Welded the engine firewall lip after lunch. Some of the punched holes were in a
a bad location

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All tidied up. Prepped the jack point.
Tomorrow I'll get after the tunnel. Maybe we'll get the Panel Spotter fired up.
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post May 14 2015, 09:46 PM
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Another Great Day .......................
Started the day by making sure the pedal cluster goes back in without issues before I spot weld in the pedal box stiffener. It's little tight. Elongated the holes a bit. Good too go.

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Panel Spotter ready to go.

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Super In Law gives it a go .................

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post May 14 2015, 09:53 PM
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Got the rest of the floor pan parts out and ready to go.

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With the Panel Spotter hooked up and ready to I decide to install the seat stiffeners.

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Inside look at the backside of spot welds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post May 14 2015, 10:02 PM
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Come back from lunch and I get after the tunnel rosette welds.

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Got some grinder work to do. But man, what a great feeling. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
Kind of looks like a car again.

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post May 14 2015, 11:28 PM
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QUOTE(cary @ May 14 2015, 09:02 PM) *

Come back from lunch and I get after the tunnel rosette welds.

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Got some grinder work to do. But man, what a great feeling. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
Kind of looks like a car again.

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Seasons greetings. The welding sanding and priming season. Nice, very nice work.
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post May 15 2015, 05:53 AM
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I think a new floor on is the most satisfying panel to weld on a 914.

I have done 2 and they both felt so good to get on.

It is easy to do and makes such a big difference.

You are on a roll now!

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post May 15 2015, 06:52 AM
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Terrific work. I enjoy seeing the progress as the 914 begins to take shape again. Full steam ahead!
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post May 15 2015, 07:07 AM
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Looks like there won't be a time out on the rustoration. Middle son is coming up to Portland to intern at a law firm this summer.
He called last night and asked if the white car was drive able? He knows I like tinkering. New squeegees and fuzzy s came from Mark yesterday.

He s going to be living downtown and riding a bike to work. (It's a Portland thing,. The other son is riding to work everyday this month and getting 3 extra days of vacation). I guess he and I will fight over it on the weekends.

I just wish the shop was closer and I could put a couple hours in every night. It's a 35 minute drive from home.

Super In Law built a couple 4*2*1 wooden crates to put the usable/removable metal that came off the car. One for old. One for unused or trimmed off RD panels.
He's going to build another to put all the things I've removed off my 77 Carrera 3.0. Values are starting to escalate. Just in case the kids want to restore it after I'm long gone. I've built it into a 3.0 RS clone.
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post May 15 2015, 07:14 AM
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Still needs turbo flares and a single black mirror. That will happen when it gets a total restoration. It's next.
That will include $10k in suspension and oiling cooling. Plus a Rothsport engine rebuild. $$$$ ITB's, 964 cams, etc ......... go faster stuff.

AXing this weekend. The new A7' s I just put on it are bitching. Moved up about 15 spots in the pecking order.
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post May 15 2015, 09:23 AM
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Cary,

Nice work! keep up the good pace. Your rosette welds are looking great too

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aster stuff.

AXing this weekend. The new A7' s I just put on it are bitching. Moved up about 15 spots in the pecking order.

Super in law, super sons, super cars, and super work, and I bet super driving. Have fun with the autocross. Reminds us that there is driving to be done.
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post May 15 2015, 09:08 PM
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Cary,

Nice work! keep up the good pace. Your rosette welds are looking great too

Pete


I think I could have gone a little hotter. Maybe that would have flattened them out a smidgen. But I was really focused on the penetration level. Of the 100 welds on the tunnel I only touched up 6 from the bottom side. Those were caused by the metal not being tight enough together. I didn't grind the old side of the tunnel flat enough. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
And I only blew through three on the 200 rossettes I did on those two days. And all of them were up under the steering wheel on the old tunnel metal. Even with the rotisserie and a welding helmet they were kind of a bitch to get too. Bad angle. Hotter on one side.

As a rule I was counting to 7 on each weld. Seemed to work for me.

Those rosettes will grind right off with a flapper disk. I love those things. I wish I had found them sooner.

Thank all of you for the words of encouragement. Now I wait for another week. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 16 2015, 07:38 PM
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Another Tool Whore segment. In Adam's RD video he mentions that he drills the rosette weld holes. That's way too much work. I use my air punch wherever I can. I does have thickness and depth limitations. But it works in most places.





http://www.harborfreight.com/air-punch-flange-tool-1110.html

Another Tool Whore word of advice. Don't buy HF air fittings, they SUCK. I use NAPA or Home Depot with nice leak free results.

Drill!?! I don't think so. That is a necessity if I ever saw one.
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post May 16 2015, 08:16 PM
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I just wish it made a little bigger hole. I use a #10 self tapping screw and it almost cuts the same size hole. Bigger hole would give you a little more to weld to.
But I'm figuring it out .................
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post May 17 2015, 07:57 PM
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The AX went awesome. My best performance ever.
Was 5th overall. Moved up 10 places. 5th out of 73.

Beat both GT3's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
Two other 914World members came in 1st and 2nd.
Doug Skinnerd and Gary Chapman. Gary in his 914-6 (1st). Doug in Kermit, 911 RSR.
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post May 18 2015, 11:09 AM
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Just read through complete thread. Great work! Sobering to think what I might have to do to my '76.
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