Time to un-DAPO the "new" car, Bad things happened to a nice car Options

[BillC]

So, I bought a "new" 914 a few weeks ago (a '73 2.0). When I received it from the shipper, I noticed was the seller was quite artful about his pictures, with what was and what wasn't shown. And, now that I've had a chance to start taking things apart, I have uncovered quite a bit of DAPO-done-damage, and I'm sure there's more hiding somewhere (oh boy! something to look forward too....). Some of the damage appears to have been there for a loooong time.

I've already received a piece from a scrap car to fix this hole:


Once I took the rockers off, I discovered this:

Yes, they hole-sawed through FOUR layers of sheet metal, including the heat duct. Not sure what they were thinking, but there it is.

In the trunk, I found three hole-sawed holes. I think they might have been thinking about mounting the fuel pump in a 75/76 blister, but they never finished the work (and also picked the wrong location).

[BillC]

But, so far, the "best" has to be the hole they hacked into the center tunnel, near the pedals.


My guess is that they were changing the cables, and wanted easier access to the tunnel. So they took an air chisel and hacked their way in. And they left the piece they cut loose.

Here's the hole without the hacked piece.


I cut it off with a pair of snips. I'll take a look at welding the piece back in, so at least I still have the piece, even though it needs to be reshaped.

[SirAndy]

I cut it off with a pair of snips. I'll take a look at welding the piece back in, so at least I still have the piece, even though it needs to be reshaped.

They were trying to weld/secure the broken clutch tube.

Do a search here on how to fix this correctly and make sure it is done well before you close that back up.
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[BillC]

I cut it off with a pair of snips. I'll take a look at welding the piece back in, so at least I still have the piece, even though it needs to be reshaped.

They were trying to weld/secure the broken clutch tube.

Do a search here on how to fix this correctly and make sure it is done well before you close that back up.
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Hmmm, good point. I'll definitely have to check that. It might also explain why they removed the clutch pedal stop from the driver's floor board. If that is the case, then they didn't fix it, since there's no sign of welding or other repair anywhere near the cable tube.

Trying to "Un-DAPO" the car.

I am still working on that myself!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

I still want to know why they cut a hole behind the door latch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I believe the hole was cut to remove rust, so a new piece could be welded in. However, while the DAPO(s) could obviously operate drill bits, a hole saw and a cut-off wheel, I haven't found any signs of them doing any actual welding on the car. And trust me, this car is going to need a lot of welding to fix the DAPO damage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Fortunately, not as much welding as would normally be expected to fix rust, so that's a little relief.