Restoration thread for original 914/6, Have to start somewhere |
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Restoration thread for original 914/6, Have to start somewhere |
michel richard |
Jul 13 2005, 07:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,291 Joined: 22-July 03 From: Longueuil, Québec Member No.: 936 |
So,
I bought an original 914-6 tub and a couple of mountains of parts in Alabama, and I got them back home. The thread relating that story is here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...8&hl=original+6 Now, I have to restore it, and I figure that doing a build thread like others have done may be interesting to members, and may be motivating for me. So here it goes. I got two things done since I got the car home. 1) I built a rotisserie as per AA plans, except I did not put the diagonals on. The drawings and instructions are here: http://www.autoatlanta.com/tech/rotisserie_build.html The steel turned out to be more expensive than I thought, but now that it's built, I realize how useful it's going to be. 2) I got my paperwork organized. Went to the SAAQ (our dmv) on Saturday, near my house. Lady really gave me the runaround, because I don't have a title (Alalbama does'nt issue titles for cars built before '75). Tried another office today. This lady actually pulled out the procedures manual. Went to the section on importing US cars and Titles. No luck, until she stumbled a section "exemptions". Lo and behold, the first subsection was titled "Alabama" i.e. the first state in alphabetical order ! Sure enough it said "no title required for cars pre-1975-model-year" I was pleasantly surprised - this is a manual, in French, in Quebec ! Within minutes, I had a license plate ! although I obviously need to get a technical inspection done before I can drive the car on the road. 3) Next step will be to take care of the old paint and the light rust. Spoke to someone nearby who can sandblast it. His advice was to sandblast, except for the "thin" parts, hoods etc . . . which he said would "wave", and to use stripper on those. I've real all the threads about media blasting, sandblasting, dipping etc . . . but I'm tempted to do it his way, to a large extent because it seems to be what's available locally. I'll update the thread as progress is made. Michel Richard Attached image(s) |
michel richard |
Oct 30 2005, 02:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,291 Joined: 22-July 03 From: Longueuil, Québec Member No.: 936 |
Jeff,
I was wondering about the facia, but no, I don't have the tin pieces. I think I have the eyebrow pieces kicking around somewhere, though. There is quite a gap in the dashboard, and in my simple mind the gap was going to be covered by the "eyebrow pieces". Guess I'm going to have to figure something out. Please keep the comments coming, your help is invaluable. In any event, I got a lot of welding done today, and the "tub" issues are now pretty much taken care of. I welded rear swaybar mounts: Attached image(s) |
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