Palindrome 914 Build Thread, now on the chassis jig Options

[nathansnathan]

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I changed the title of the thread, so it's incognito now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

- Sort of to do with the midengined-ness, my username, and of course the 420 914 thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)

The car was very original, but quite trashed when I bought it. It's a 49 state car, purchased in Colorado judging by the sticker that was on the back opposite the badge, Bob Hagestad Dealerhip. I don't have a picture of that unfortunately... Both bumpers had 1975 UCLA parking permit stickers.

It is an appearance group car, tan square weave, late enough to get 2 real tan basket weave seats. Original adriatic blue paint, no repaints. The snowplow early rear valence. It has the original red heater lever pull which I don't see very much. Everything was there without having been hacked/modified (besides the door panels). Unmodified but fairly trashed.


Chassis # 174932

-Meaning the chassis was built the 17th week of the year 1972 (I think it is the 17th week with a Monday the way they count it), the 4th day of that week, Thursday April 27th, 1972. -I thought it was 4/20 but I must concede it was probably a week later, the chassis production.
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It is odd, though, the dash doesn't match.

1729556 vs 1749532 which is on the Karmann plate and the trunk.

It would be from just 2 days earlier, but then I was thinking, if it was from another car, it could theoretically be from a 73 or a 74 car, too. It seems like it is original, though, as peple always bodge everything and it was fairly unmolested, the wiring, and hardware of the dash.



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The engine number...
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[nathansnathan]

I've been stalling on updating the blog in hopes of giving the impression that I'm moving right along, when in fact I have been a bit stuck on my hell hole. I'm gonna get the metal to brace it at the doors this weekend, I think, put that together next week, and get the major cutting started probably next weekend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boom.gif)

But for now, here's some madness I performed on my rusty-looking cowl/ fender/ door frame.
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Another shot. This side actually looks better than the passenger side. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)
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It's gotten below, to the inner fender well
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Some nastiness at the corner of the headlight bucket where the front lid seal goes.. Now just how did they expect water to exit from there?
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Water made its own way
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I didn't get shots of this before I scraped out all the sealer, but I can tell you it looked pretty decent hidden by the inches of the white stuff all dressed up in paint.
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So I contemplated for a few weeks what to do about all that, so many layers all coming together in a rusty mess right there, and both sides to be taken care of. Thought about cutting out just what seemed bad, but the challenge of getting it all back together and the fear of not going deep enough, I opted to remove the entire fender. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

drumroll..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hitfan[1].gif)

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They sure put the sealer on thick, about an inch of it there
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A close up. -not done, of course, but better. You can see what's going on at least without all the rusty rusty
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Some of the undercoat removed, some more to go. I straghtened the lip with hammer and dolly.
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Same for the fender itself :aktion035:
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I thought I'd need a right angle drill to get at the spotwelds in the crevice inside the fender to the pillar, but that piece can come off 2 ways; the other not requiring the angle drill is what I went with. Still, quite the struggle.
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