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| bobhasissues |
 Aug 19 2009, 07:54 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914  Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None  |
Has anyone dealt with this situation without replacing the entire fender?
The double paneled section rusted from the inside out, but the rust is isolated to the cowl area. The rest of the fender is rust and dent free in and out.   |
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| r_towle |
Aug 19 2009, 09:25 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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You are making a very good start by leaving the edge of the fender alone if you can.
The tricky part of this is getting a spoon in underneath to hammer the weld down flat.. Plan ahead and you can do it... Its similar on a 356 and I have done a few. Hammering the weld sucks...but you end up welding in the bottom piece last in some cases so you can get it done. OR. Replace the whole fender RIch |
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| bobhasissues |
Aug 19 2009, 10:01 PM
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seemingly endless issues with my 914 Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 13-February 07 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 7,532 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Aug 19 2009, 07:25 PM)  You are making a very good start by leaving the edge of the fender alone if you can. The tricky part of this is getting a spoon in underneath to hammer the weld down flat.. Plan ahead and you can do it... Its similar on a 356 and I have done a few. Hammering the weld sucks...but you end up welding in the bottom piece last in some cases so you can get it done. OR. Replace the whole fender RIch The edge along the door looks good inside and out, and it appears I might be able to leave a little bit of a "lip" on the bottom side skin so I can lay the patch on the lip and it will be flush with the existing edge along the door. Like you said, I was thinking the best approach would be fix the outer skin first with the door in place as a guide. Then remove the door to fix the inner side. I'm struggling with the curvy vertical part that runs parallel to the cowl edge. I did not cut that out yet, but it's flaky and has pinholes. That section would surely blow right through if I tried to weld it (and I'm not sure that section is welded in or just being held by the existing seam sealer. Any ideas? |
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bobhasissues Advice needed for this Rust Repair Aug 19 2009, 07:54 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com you will have to cut out the top and fabricate a p... Aug 19 2009, 09:10 PM
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you will have to cut out the top and fabricate a ... Aug 19 2009, 09:39 PM bobhasissues bump,
still seeking additional advise Aug 21 2009, 10:34 AM FourBlades I did this same repair on both sides of my car. I... Aug 21 2009, 02:37 PM |
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