 Restoration thread for original 914/6, Have to start somewhere |
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| 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) 
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michel richard Restoration thread for original 914/6 Jul 13 2005, 07:28 PM
SirAndy http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Jul 13 2005, 08:36 PM serge914 Congratulation Michel. If my count is ok that is y... Jul 13 2005, 08:42 PM Dead Air Will it be ready for Mark's Por/Volks Festival... Jul 13 2005, 09:56 PM Quebecer Hi Michel,
How many Canadian dollars to build the... Jul 14 2005, 06:35 AM michel richard I bought the steel new to build the rotisserie. T... Jul 14 2005, 06:43 AM michel richard ... Jul 16 2005, 12:39 PM michel richard I fixed the rust holes in the front floor. I miss... Jul 16 2005, 12:41 PM michel richard oops Jul 16 2005, 12:42 PM michel richard There was another area near the very front of the ... Jul 16 2005, 12:43 PM michel richard Not real pretty, but it's an area that really ... Jul 16 2005, 12:44 PM michel richard One Saturday morning, and the rust holes are prett... Jul 16 2005, 12:49 PM Travis Neff http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Jul 16 2005, 02:52 PM michel richard I figure it might be easier to follow the resto if... Jul 17 2005, 11:43 AM michel richard Here is part "deux" of the headlight bucket repair... Jul 17 2005, 01:50 PM michel richard Small update, sorry no pics.
Today was a half day... Aug 1 2005, 04:45 PM davep That sounds like the ideal process. It will be ver... Aug 1 2005, 07:21 PM Porsche Rescue I have absolutely nothing to say. Just want to be ... Aug 1 2005, 07:52 PM michel richard http://www.914w... Aug 9 2005, 05:43 AM davep http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht... Aug 9 2005, 03:30 PM balljoint http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e... Aug 9 2005, 03:39 PM michel richard Took a week holiday, away from the house and the t... Aug 13 2005, 12:40 PM michel richard I changed from MFI to PMO carbs in the car that... Aug 14 2005, 09:57 AM michel richard At the same time, I started working on the exhaust... Aug 14 2005, 01:34 PM Quebecer Good work on the carbs and exhaust, can't wait... Aug 15 2005, 05:42 AM michel richard My wife took this picture the day after I got back... Aug 15 2005, 04:30 PM michel richard Forgot to say: spoke to the dry ice blasting shop ... Aug 15 2005, 04:50 PM balljoint I have found bondo, and lots of it even under the ... Aug 15 2005, 07:06 PM serge914 I love that pic with the BugEye. You must have qui... Aug 15 2005, 07:09 PM michel richard ... Aug 15 2005, 07:28 PM Quebecer ... Aug 17 2005, 06:50 AM michel richard Another chapter in the engine saga. This one is a... Aug 17 2005, 03:48 PM michel richard Went to the dry-ice blasting shop, today. They ar... Aug 18 2005, 09:30 AM michel richard And the actual blasting. The blue-gray cloud to t... Aug 18 2005, 09:35 AM michel richard CO2 blasting is done. Here are pics of the tub on... Aug 29 2005, 06:01 PM michel richard That was the top, from the rear, obviously. Now t... Aug 29 2005, 06:02 PM michel richard And the front half, from the bottom: Aug 29 2005, 06:03 PM michel richard The good news is that the floor pans under the pas... Aug 29 2005, 06:14 PM LongARM nice progress .....good find
we need to bring mor... Aug 29 2005, 06:42 PM michel richard The tub is back home. This is the rig that I thre... Aug 30 2005, 06:11 PM michel richard Only one flare in the previous shot ! OH well... Aug 30 2005, 06:13 PM michel richard Before I put the tub back up on the rotisserie, I ... Sep 3 2005, 10:20 AM michel richard . . . Even if the flared fender clears. Sep 3 2005, 10:21 AM michel richard I remember reading elsewhere that the rollbar corn... Sep 3 2005, 10:27 AM michel richard Quite a bit of progress made since th last update.... Oct 2 2005, 06:49 PM michel richard The same area just before paint (POR - 15, actuall... Oct 2 2005, 06:50 PM michel richard And after the POR -15 Oct 2 2005, 06:51 PM michel richard I added a sub-thread with a bunch of pictures of t... Oct 2 2005, 06:53 PM Gint It's a decent tub though. Looks good Michel. Oct 2 2005, 08:25 PM db9146 Dry ice blastinng is a new approach I have not hea... Oct 2 2005, 08:53 PM michel richard had the tub towed to a bodyshop not far from my ho... Oct 15 2005, 12:45 PM michel richard I also dug up a couple of pictures of the car that... Oct 15 2005, 12:48 PM michel richard The first stage of the paint is done: the interior... Oct 17 2005, 05:27 PM michel richard On its way !
If I had to do it again, I would... Oct 17 2005, 05:28 PM michel richard And back at home.
The Ravenna green car is now st... Oct 17 2005, 05:31 PM michel richard All excited, and I started putting the wring throu... Oct 17 2005, 07:12 PM michel richard Main trunk to the rear in place.
Time to go watch... Oct 17 2005, 07:13 PM sixnotfour Damn, http://www.914world.com... Oct 18 2005, 01:19 AM serge914 It look so nice and clean, why dont you just leave... Oct 18 2005, 06:47 AM michel richard Ravenna green car is gone !
Mike Galloway fro... Oct 19 2005, 07:16 PM michel richard Made a bit of progress on the wiring: I installed... Oct 19 2005, 07:20 PM michel richard Oh, and I realized that I fed the wiring bundle th... Oct 19 2005, 07:22 PM swl Really nice work Michel. Keep the pictures coming... Oct 19 2005, 07:34 PM michel richard I started a separate thread to find help figuring ... Oct 26 2005, 06:29 PM michel richard The picture is not the best, but the parts can be ... Oct 26 2005, 06:30 PM michel richard The bracket that's painted green is the one th... Oct 26 2005, 06:33 PM michel richard I then started to look at the wiring to the steeri... Oct 27 2005, 09:07 PM michel richard I put the steel sub-dash in, today. I used contac... Oct 29 2005, 05:37 PM michel richard In the previous shot, you may notice a gray splotc... Oct 29 2005, 05:40 PM michel richard The ignition switch installation is still temporar... Oct 29 2005, 05:43 PM Verruckt Awesome work, keep it up! It's guys like y... Oct 30 2005, 07:05 AM sixnotfour You didnt get the factory dash tin facia pieces an... Oct 30 2005, 11:46 AM michel richard Jeff,
I was wondering about the facia, but no, I... Oct 30 2005, 02:34 PM michel richard I put the passenger-side headlight bucket back in,... Oct 30 2005, 02:45 PM brp914 learn from my mistake. I replaced my dash face ma... Oct 30 2005, 03:47 PM michel richard Okay, brp, I will make sure I'm ok in that reg... Oct 30 2005, 04:42 PM sixnotfour 911's have no eyebrows Oct 30 2005, 05:13 PM michel richard That part looks rarer than hen's teeth. Been ... Oct 30 2005, 08:01 PM sixnotfour   |
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