Ex BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Brett's 914, Got engine installed and working on wiring! Options

[brettrarnold]

Background
This car was the first car that Brett drove when he was 13 and was given to us in 2014. It had been sitting idle back in Indiana under a family friend's carport for the past 15 years before Brett went back to Indiana and towed it out to Colorado with his father in July 2014. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

When we got it, we didn't have a garage to work on it and it sat idle being stored outside for another year until we could afford a house with a garage. Colorado is pretty expensive so after we got a house with a garage, we then needed to save up more money to work on it.

Also I must mention in my ignorance, there were 3 distinct phases of thinking for getting this car fixed which I now find funny and are listed below

Phase 1: I will tow this car out to Colorado and get it the engine running for maybe $2,000 and have a working car.
Phase 2: Holy shit after researching this is impossible and will have to pay somebody to fix it for $15-20k.
Phase 3: I have enough local support and 914world resources and can fix this myself for around $10-15k.

Build-Off Challenge
So Amy and I are going to be tackling different aspects of this car so the posts will be coming from both of us. I will handling the rust/engine work and Amy will be on Interior and Exterior. Also she may help with some of the posting so we will start each post with name.

Brett
Step 1 (Complete) was to remove the engine and assess the frame rust situation. Never having removed an engine from a car, this was an extremely daunting task. The steps listed in Pelican Parts tutorial - 914 Engine Removal Made Easy is by far the most difficult thing I have done to a vehicle thus far. Hell I don't even know the difference between a camshaft and a carburetor much less a CV joint or a clutch cable. But after staring at it for about 2 weeks, I decided to just start unhooking shit and labeling. Made a ton of progress and finally got the engine about 95% unhooked. Had a friend come over to help me out and we actually got it out. WOOHOO!!!

Step 2 (Complete) is to strip out all the interior. I ordered chassis braces and other misc items from Tangerine racing and am still in the process of identifying all the rust areas that need repair.

[brettrarnold]

Alright alright, so if you have read the front description the Porsche has been on hold, but not forgotten. We found out that Amy is pregnant basically when we landed from our honeymoon so lets just hope he comes out Colombian, brings some wrenches, and knows a thing or two about fixing cars. Jokes aside we are both very excited and have been spending the past couple months prepping for the baby. Planned doctors due date is 9/1 but im saying he due date 9/14 for the purpose of this thread.

Last, a friend I met at work said that I need to name the car and I started talking about it with amy and yes we both agree a name is necessary. Amy came up with Freude Fhart, which means Joy Ride in German. I like it! Any comments or thoughts here are appreciated as we have never named a car.

Alight onto the 914. Amy has started on the seats and she will explain below.

This is Amy,
I started to remove the seat covers by removing the old staples.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980803.1.jpg)
I was able to keep the bottom cushion and seat forms in tact, thankfully. I decided to wait until we got the new seat covers we ordered online before I completely removed the old covers.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980804.2.jpg)
Hopefully, I will be able to re-trace my steps and put the new ones on with ease! We are doing a buckskin and black theme on the new ones. Wish me luck!

In the meantime, I plan to remove the back pad covering and get started on that with a new kit that we bought. The back pad will be black and should match the seats really nicely.

This is Brett
I have gotten around to removing more cancerous rust and also have finished scraping off all of the rubber that was stuck to the bottom floor pans and i was pleasantly surprised with the quality of metal underneath.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980804.3.jpg)

I did find a few bad more rust spots that i wasn't really expecting next to the ebrake handle so now i will have to remove that as well.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980804.4.jpg)

There is some rust near the front and im not exactly positive how to address it. I can cut it out pretty easily but i dont think id be able to reweld a panel in very well so we will see.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980805.5.jpg)

Good news is that i have been practicing my welding and have gotten proficient enough to weld up two bikes.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/imgur.com-19149-1456980805.6.jpg)

Alright i will spend some more time replying to those who comment because i will begin throwing out lots of questions on this forum.

Questions:
Alright need some help here, what parts do i purchase for this 1 and 2?


Alright thanks everyone for checking out my post.

-Brett & Amy