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]

Yeah there was a crack in mine So I used the hobby version of super glue,, its called "Zap a gap" you can use a spray accelerator, so it cures instantly,,, then a quick sanding, to flaten out the glue,,,, (600 wet ) Then I smeared red nail polish in the crack to give it some color... then I sprayed some clear in the cap and smeared it in the crack to build it up.... let it dry... then did a meduim coat of clear,,, let dry sand and repeat till it comes out the way you want,, took me about 5 coats... I used Krylon Fusion clear it dries to touch in 15 minutes, and I cheated and put it in our ovens warming drawer to dry it quicker, but dont tell the wife (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I was baking a tail light lens in the oven.... I figured I only had $6 and some time to loose. But even up close I can hardly tell on the car you will never know...