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]

Lots of progress (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ... Well I tore into the passenger side slope nose. I was tempted to leave it alone because there was no cracks, but if you look at the first few posts it was screwed together no welds!.. but I knew that it needed to be cut out and new welded in... so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) here is the carnage... man it looked grafic with that big hole there. I got a little discouraged, as it felt like a huge step backwards, but I knew I needed to just get to it and get it done. So I did just that and started got it apart and ground down in 1 night then yesterday I got some metal because I didnt have and big enough, and got to cutting and got it welded up last night.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) .. now just some more shaping like the other side and it will be good.. my buddy spent some intimate time in the engine bay and front trunk area. it lloks like someone started to paint her red at some point only in the front trunk area.. Im going back to the beetle yellow it was when I got it it just looked right on it so I'm going with my gut and keeping it ... I also got to blocking the drivers side and the door and fender looks pretty good, so that is good news. I guess if you have been following this thread the PO was not really truthful about the car. It Was purchased off a member on here 1bad914 he is in battle creek Michigan. I have alot of mixed thoughts about how this played out. but I have given him at least a few chances to redeem himself. including Pm message, and he was reading the thread about the oil pump that he said was in the car but was not. I asked many questions over the phone like had the fuel lines been replaced, and he said yes but they clearly had not. the listing said HD oil pump but it was stock.. and of course the rust, he clearly said the hell hole had been treated but solid, as you can see from the pictures it defiantly was not. along with the por 15 being used to cover up major rust holes. and the motor mount that I cant believe was actually holding the moter Which is what stared this whole thing.. there is almost always fault on both sides.But I also blame myself for just taking his word, I spent no time looking at the car as I promised and commited over the phone. since we were both driving to meet in the middle. it ran and looked pretty decent but it was hiding alot of dark secrets. Man he was th bondo shaping master I have it give him that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) But I'm one of those guys that says there is no time machine, you cant go back in time, I have the car, just fix it.. At least now I have almost touched every bolt and almost every inch of metal, so I now know it is going to be around a long time.. and I have almost enjoyed it to some degree. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Yeah it sucks finding out you have a ton of work, and $ ahead of you that you had not planned on, But I feel that probably most of us share a certain "love" for these cars. I always wanted one since I was a boy, now I know I will have a good one.. Any was I have been asked many many time about it, so now that that is out of the way I need to get to work on her.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)