WOW, my "solid" car aint so solid, but now it is solid!, It is off jack stands!!! Options

[wayne1234]

Well, I decided to look into the new car more that I got from a member on here. there was a trunk floor repair that left a little to be desired. I tried using flux cored mig welding and didnt have much luck, so yesterday I got a tank and some gas @ $200 (ouch) and I was doing some survey work on the front trunk. Let me say I was way too excited to get my car and I looked underneath and saw a couple of rust throughts on the passenger side near the rear but the "longs" where I spent most of my 5 minutes looking was solid. and I though no big deal just a couple of pan spots. and under the new battery tray looked solid from the engine compartment. well under the battery tray "hell hole" was described as" not perfect". there is a piece of metal screwed over the bad stuff. making it appear solid. Then the big suprise, there has been por15 used on the motor mount I thought it looked real rough and when i pushed on it with my finger oops a hole. some poking with a screw driver resulted in the hole you see. the I looked further back at the arm that goes to the rear suspension and it is also por15 with a odd look . more poking and you guessed it a hole. I guess some one thinks por15 is structural. NOT,,, Well I dont mind documenting this because I will fix it right. but hopefully my eagerness to finally get my 914 will make someone else take a second look at the car they are looking at. Mine look great in photo's and even pretty good in person. but it had a dark secret. Now the Real question on the motor mount and (trailing arm mount?) guess that's what its called. what should I paint the back of the metal with and what gauge should I use, should I make drain holes so It wont hold water in the future? Im gonna try to do all this welding with the motor in the car. I fear I will never get the car back together if I take out the motor. Thanks for all your input. Wayne

[wayne1234]

Well I have been busy here is the good and the bad , I tore off the prevoius owners patch that just covered over the problem. Again not even primed on the back. took out the battery tray. and remover the repair over the bad on the engine shelf. guess what the top side of the long was rusted alot. I cut a rough hole in the rusty top to find the only good news of the night it sides and bottom of the long are all very solid. So at least I have that going for me. I agree it is a pain to be bent over in that odd position , but there seems to be room to do the welding. . but I have replaced the head gaskets and installed Time Serts in a newer Cadillac Northstar without pulling the motor. so I know what tight is believe me. I looked at pelican on their engine drop and it doesn't seem to bad. but it would kill me not to fix the couple of small oill leaks it has and other misc before putting it back in. Who knows I'm gonna sleep on it and decide tommorrow evening what to do