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| eatpez |
 Oct 28 2019, 08:16 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 4-October 18 From: Michigan Member No.: 22,543 Region Association: North East States  |
I picked up this roller last year and my brother picked one up as well. The original intension was a pair of Hayabusa builds, but I'm not so sure anymore, so I'm starting a new thread. The car was more or less complete and cheap. The longs and suspension points were solid, so I figure it was something I could work with.
Late this summer, I finally got back into the car, and the plan now is to take my time and make decisions as I go. Naturally, that means the first thing that needed to be done was to strip the car down to the bare chassis and tackle the rustoration first. This is especially interesting to me because the last time I restored a 914 was 25 years ago and I never got the chance to learn how to do body/suspension work. I'm using it as an opportunity to learn how fabricate and weld. This will be my new thread and I'll be digging up pictures and posting updates with progress as I dig them up. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Superhawk996 |
Nov 27 2019, 06:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,598 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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| Garland |
Nov 27 2019, 08:18 AM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,397 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Nov 27 2019, 07:56 AM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) A Michigan build! |
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| eatpez |
Dec 3 2019, 07:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 4-October 18 From: Michigan Member No.: 22,543 Region Association: North East States |
Okay, pictures that I did take during the teardown and inventory of the chassis are coming with the next post. I wanted to mention the best addition to my tool arsenal for the project so far.
The lugs, suspension, steering rack, trailing arms, etc. gave me fits - the car had obviously been sitting (and rusting) for years. I tried, propane, PB blaster, mechanical leverage (up to 6-7' with cheater), and an air impact gun. No dice. Once I got this setup, along with the #6 heating tip, all I ever needed to do was heat the stuck nut/bolt until it just started to glow red and every single time the fastener came loose without any issue whatsoever. I wish I had this sucker 25 years ago when I did my last 914 project. All hail my trusty little HF oxy/acetylene torch! Attached image(s) 
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Posts in this topic
eatpez 74 914 Rustoration Oct 28 2019, 08:16 PM
pistorman I have found myself pretty much in the same situat... Oct 28 2019, 11:16 PM ndfrigi I’m also on the same status 74 project.
Oct 28 2019, 11:25 PM
Rogerz33
I’m also on the same status 74 project.
T... Dec 12 2019, 10:24 PM Superhawk996 :wttc:
Since you have a couple of Hayabusa's... Oct 29 2019, 05:00 AM eatpez I don't have many pictures of the tear down, b... Nov 5 2019, 07:45 PM eatpez Here are the pictures I took during the teardown. ... Dec 3 2019, 08:12 PM eatpez Here are a few examples of what I found during dis... Dec 3 2019, 08:25 PM eatpez Here are a few more pictures from the disassembly.... Dec 12 2019, 08:03 PM eatpez Here are some pictures from removal of the rear pa... Dec 12 2019, 09:33 PM eatpez Next up was removing the rear half of the trunk pa... Dec 12 2019, 10:04 PM mepstein The guys at the shop showed me how to make friends... Dec 3 2019, 07:59 PM bkrantz Looks like we are are the same plan and state of p... Dec 12 2019, 10:51 PM eatpez Post your build threads and I'll follow along.... Dec 26 2019, 04:08 PM Superhawk996 Nice work. Keep going. Looks like you've got... Dec 26 2019, 04:30 PM jmitro that's a lot of heavy metal work. reminds me ... Dec 26 2019, 08:31 PM |
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