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Pulled my engine and found a surprise!, AKA "Dammit!"

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Andy	Jul 7 2004, 08:46 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 25-September 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,194	Pulled the engine and trans out of my project last weekend and found a little surprise waiting for me. FWIW the longitudinals (sp?) have no rust issues, the battery tray was replaced with aluminum some time ago but it doesn't show much damage under that either and it's all factory paint in the engine bay, except... (IMG:http://www.anschlagen.net/rust/rsuspass.JPG) Now I'm no Porsche expert, but this looks pretty wrong to me. It looks like it was cut (rust removal?) and slathered in rust inhibitor. I'm guessing it's supposed to look more like the other side. (IMG:http://www.anschlagen.net/rust/rsusdriv.JPG) Well, one more item on the project list! Anyone dealt with this? Ideas? Opinions? (Other than I might be smart to part out this car and find another one... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) )

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SirAndy	Jul 7 2004, 01:15 PM Post #2
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,972 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California	Andy, i know you don't want to hear this, but PLEASE don't just put a piece of scrap metal over this!!!! do it the right way, replace the whole crappola with a new one. you can buy the replacement brand new. search this BBS for a thread from brad showing exactly how to do this (with pics). why not do it right while you're in there? btw. Thomas, nice work ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Andy

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Andy Pulled my engine and found a surprise! Jul 7 2004, 08:46 AM

! Well,,,,you do some welding..... :blink: The Roc... Jul 7 2004, 09:00 AM

Lawrence This is repairable. I think Brad posted some repa... Jul 7 2004, 09:01 AM

Andy Alrighty then, a scab plate I can do - replacing t... Jul 7 2004, 09:12 AM

! Both sides of the "ear"....inside and outside........ Jul 7 2004, 09:16 AM

thomasotten I replaced the whole thing, you don't need a j... Jul 7 2004, 09:34 AM

Lawrence

Jul 7 2004, 09:34 AM

thomasotten Here it is removed... http://www.914world.com/bbs... Jul 7 2004, 09:36 AM

Andy I think the driver's side is OK, it's stil... Jul 7 2004, 10:27 AM

tod914 Andy, a can of Aircraft stripper should save u som... Jul 7 2004, 10:49 AM

McMark It takes more time, but it not really "harder" to ... Jul 7 2004, 11:49 AM

dflesburg Glad to see others weld like me. Jul 7 2004, 11:51 AM

SirAndy Andy, i know you don't want to hear this, but ... Jul 7 2004, 01:15 PM

thomasotten It hasn't been driven yet, so we don't kno... Jul 7 2004, 02:47 PM

Bleyseng Boy, I am with Andy on this one. Replace it with a... Jul 7 2004, 02:57 PM

davep I do have a replacement part available. Bought it ... Jul 7 2004, 05:27 PM

Dave Bell If Mike Z put a scab plate on the rocket and said ... Jul 8 2004, 12:53 AM

SirAndy ... Jul 8 2004, 01:03 AM

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