Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
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Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
Han Solo |
Sep 30 2013, 10:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
New to this forum but I've been around 944s, 924Ss, Boxster and Cayman forums for years.
This one is going to take some time. Purchased for $900, non-running but otherwise complete '73 914 2.0. Certainly just beyond a viable restoration car but probably okay for what I plan to do with it. Here's some highlights of the tear down... On the trailer going to the house. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Han Solo |
Oct 29 2013, 07:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
I finished up the rear trunk pan cut out but was unable to install the new sheet metal. Waiting on delivery of the panel flanger tool. I'll lap the top edge and spot weld. I did start in on the floor boards. Some serious ripping with a sawzaw made short work out of that. The next day I tidied upped the edges and started wire brushing rust. The wire brush reveals all! Passenger side inner clam shell has rust holes sides and bottom. Rather than replace the clam shell I decide to cut out the offending sections. The first was hopefully the most complex with two bends in the sheet metal but it goes in fairly well. Welding the bottom was very difficult and tedious. The next section is just the side so it should be quicker. Of course there was more evidence of rodent infestation with acorn shells and twigs mixed in the flakes of rust.
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