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 |
Dec 22 2013, 05:57 PM
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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 |
And indeed I did change my plan for this troublesome area. After looking hard, I determined that trying to lap one long piece was going to be really difficult. I couldn't figure out how to really do that with all the little bends and the fact that the mount for the brake master cylinder is a little half box. I watched this YouTube video by Restoration Design and that really helped me get a good idea of what was missing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMOMNhxg-A
So, I cut a 4" x 22" strip and then trimmed a right angle space where the tunnel joins on the right side in the old metal. The new strip was then cut four times to make flaps. The narrow flap on the left (bent up) passes between the suspension mount and the brake cylinder area (bent down). There's a large notch for the suspension mount and then a remaining flap on the extreme left to join with the wheel house. After welding this large strip in place, I fabricated a half box to lay over the brake cylinder mount. I marked the the two bolt holes, the large hole and cut those out. Then I trimmed off the sides, fixed that into place with a couple nuts and bolts and welded that in. Continuing to work from right to left, I welded around the suspension mount (front and back) and finished by tying in the wheel house and this new piece. That was the most complex with three different planes all joining and a odd curve in the wheel house. I'll do more welding and dressing in that area when I put the floor pan on. Many of the welds were impossible to grind off due to the tight quarters. I was able to weld much of the top joint front and back which should add strength. You'll see the original cylinder mount still in place behind the new metal but I should be able to carefully cut that out once I confirm correct master cylinder positioning. Interesting thing about the area is it is a part of the floor pan. The Porsche diagrams show that from the firewall forward to the front of the front trunk (including the bend over the steering rack) is ALL floor pan. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756671.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756672.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756672.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756672.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756673.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756673.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1387756673.7.jpg) |
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