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 28 2013, 10:08 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 |
Outstanding progress today! I've got POR 15 on the front firewall. Last night I cut out the rust hole under the front hood release. I stripped the hood release handle, cable, trunk hinge and the trunk seal out of the channel (now I've found a source for all 914 rubber). I started with a couple of rectangular shapes but realized that I didn't need the dash mount bracket so turned that into a polygon. I also did the correct procedure and removed the offending metal all the way to the inside of the wheel house. The original metal had a flange and I was able to remove that with a grinder (so much quicker than drilling out the spot welds). Note that there's thick metal where the trunk hinge plate attaches so no worries of burn through there. The patch was cut to fit, I bent the edge and drilled for rosette welds. A little trimming and that went in like a charm. I was able to make all the butt welds from inside the gas tank compartment so those were easy. Then I welded the rosettes along the side and added a couple of seam welds for good measure. I was able to get the grinder into most and it cleaned up nicely. I did not cut out the drivers vent hole as the metal there was in pretty good shape. I may cover it later along with the two lower vent holes.
Now I've been wanting to get treatment on this dash bulkhead (firewall) for weeks. After just days all these patch areas have started to surface rust and that was driving me nuts. So with this whole area mostly complete, I say the h*ll with it, and Marine Clean and surface prep everything I can get to. The temp in the garage is as good as it going to get in late Dec. so after making sure everything was completely dry, I'm slathering on the POR 15. Man, does it feel good to have that metal covered up I also covered the tunnel as it's ready. Of course some of the flanges will have to be ground clean for welding when it's time to put the pans on. I think next will be to gut the pipes out of the drivers side long, strip the tops of both longs, and then rust treat the interiors and exteriors of both. That will leave the inner firewall and back panel. I had no idea that getting this car structural would be this intense And I haven't even got into the engine compartment yet! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290137.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290137.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290137.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290137.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290137.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1388290138.6.jpg) |
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