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]

Back a step to show there has actually been progress.
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It did get brutal when I removed the old suspension console, was more than a year ago.




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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Bit of work to get both sides looking solid



bit lumpy, but passable. They don't sell this as a replacement piece afaik. 3M weld thru primer.






I've got some more plug welding to do; waiting on a big ass c-clamp to hold it together way in. A bit of a fit up of the outer suspension console.


The inside, fitting


I've cut out pieces of the long from the donor car to get the curvature without having to make tooling for the bender.


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Got the driver engine mount off and seperated. This cleaned up nice (this is before (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ). I've got a paper template only, for the bottom part, the passenger-side version.


Working toward completing the inner long, those corrugations at the bottom, I can use parts of the driver-side long of the donor for the outer layer, I've got to make the inner, Richard Castro-style, as his thread is the only one I've seen really address the intricacies of the lower long.

Looked through like 3 times this many swatches. My neighbor down the way is an upholsterer and is going to help me get the interior in shape... once I get it painted.


I'm not sure if it's what I will go with as I'd like it to be more 70's 'camel', but out of all the ones he had this was the closest, it's sahara beige, a 996-7 color. This is leather, not leatherette which I think I might prefer, as he says that it will be mostly labor the cost. He's going to get me some more swatches, we'll see. I'm more concerned about camel-ish square-weave carpet.


I've sanded it a bit more, got the cowl and working on the gas tank compartment now. I ordered metal prep and primer, ppg, from the paint store. I'll need to get the long together before I can move the car onto the dolly in order to set up the ladder to move the lights and hang the divider. I can't wait to cover this metal up. I don't know how the anklebiter sits around like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) That's the entirety of the donor car there in the corner.