Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
Han Solo |
Sep 30 2013, 10:40 AM
Post
#241
|
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 |
Mar 23 2014, 06:55 PM
Post
#242
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
I am sure glad I waited to tackle the right front fender until after all the interior patches. The task was much less daunting and I methodically worked through the process. A month after I got this car another Pelicanite sold me a donor fender. I hadn't really looked that close at it but casual inspection had it straight with little rust. There was some bondo but the backside revealed no large dents so I figured the PO had just skimmed it for appearance.
I initially thought I'd replace the complete fender. The donor fender had been cut from wheel house behind the seams so it would be completely possible to do a proper replacement. However, after looking at how much work that would be, I decided to cut the fender midway in the wheel arch. I also thought I'd cut out the existing molding channel but the donor fender had be doctored up in channel with some material (bondo, seam sealer, ???) and trying to dig all that out would have really s**ked. So I decided to make that cut along the edge of the channel. The front corner of the car is a real mess. Really crumpled. But I wanted that structure to help me get the donor fender in the correct spot. So after I cut the bulk of the fender off, started grinding off excess material and straightening out as best I could. I did the same with the donor fender and made the same cut through the wheel arch. Once everything was cleaned up on the donor part and the car, I used a wire brush to remove the paint in the welding areas. I also cleaned out gobs of under coating and seam sealer from the wheel house. Test fitting, cutting a little here, test fit again and everything is lining up good. I started butt welding in the arch area using the butt weld clamps. Then I moved down to the head light tub and lap welded in there. Working me way back up the channel tacking the fender. That's as far as I got but what a difference this makes! It's finally starting to look better than a rusted wreck! During the week I'll take my time finishing up the welds and grinding. The front area is going to require some real work to get it straightened out. I might just cut some of that wasted metal out and fab up a nice patch. I can knock that out much faster than struggling with bent and rusted metal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1395622500.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1395622500.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1395622501.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1395622501.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1395622501.5.jpg) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 27th September 2024 - 08:53 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |