Palindrome 914 Build Thread, now on the chassis jig Options

[nathansnathan]

I'm pretty excited about the G&R swapmeet. Coming along slowly but surly. A few recap pics.

[nathansnathan]

I finally made the 5th page.
The pics are a little large maybe? I've wondered if it is too much. I think I put too many in a post throughout.
I envisioned the thread as an immersive pictorial essay of 914 restoration.
The load time, though, may be too much?
800x600 seems ideal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[nathansnathan]

To show it before and during adds drama and makes it look like I am progressing faster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)


A bit of fitting up, a few pieces put together, some tricky bit to do at the bottom.


Welding is coming along, could be prettier. I will grind the butt welds though.


Almost have all the pieces.. I do have that back bit with the recessed hole for behind the inner console.


A bit of rust color there, a lot of handling going on, but well get it clean before it goes back together.

I got my big-ass clamp. Who knew 8 inches could be so big. I blasted, sanded and painted it with high temp paint.


I've got the stuff to put down epoxy primer though. A few things to do before I can spray any. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

[SirAndy]

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[Rex-n-effect]

Your work is looking really good! Have you done anymore to your B pillar air vent areas yet? That is next up on mine and some photos of your work there would really help me???

Rex

[nathansnathan]

Your work is looking really good! Have you done anymore to your B pillar air vent areas yet? That is next up on mine and some photos of your work there would really help me???

Rex

Thanks man. I really appreciate the encouragement, guys.

The plan for the air vent is to cut the old one out entirely, just behind the tube where it becomes double-layered. The new piece will have part of the door jam where it comes through and include the recess just behind the door pull, so that whole "corner".

First the long, then the engine mount, the firewall, the outer suspension console, then the inner console, the inter-ties, maybe the engine shelf, and then the fresh air duct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The rear fender I'll be fitting at the same time.

[veltror]

it's as if I was doing my car again..

[nathansnathan]

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Also, I don't think that is a black widow. But, maybe thats a california black widow.

I think it's bit me, a brown widow, though. Their venom is twice as toxic as a black widow's but they inject less and it stays more localized instead of going to the whole body.

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That's me in the middle of that large red area. I felt the bump on Monday last week. I think it was in my overalls. I thought it might go away, the bump, but it spread, swelled up. I ended up at the hospital on friday, and again today for intravenous antibiotic injections, and will be back there again tomorrow. Unbelievable the amount of nasty ichor, pus? that I have witnessed spout from my arm. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/head_hurts_kr.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)

I'd hoped to be putting in the long on my next post here but I have been unable to work with it going on. It is a bacterial infection, fever, shaking, headache, etc. I've got some shots of where it sits, fairly impressive with almost all of the inner long welded and the firewall and floor fitted up. I will post pics soon (of the car, not the wound (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) )

[Mike Bellis]

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[nathansnathan]

The long is made up of like 15 different pieces.




must ... conquer ... rust ...


and the corner of the floor...

[nathansnathan]

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I haven't documented the bite that well. I grabbed a blurry pic with my cell phone right when they took the bandage off today. I was surprised by how much pus had come out. There is a 'wick' inserted about 3/4 inch beneath my skin and yellow green pus like "shtuff" dripping out. I'd 'expressed' it the day before, in my bus, in the parking ramp at work, projectile pus-letting, was traumatized and went to the walk-in, then urgent care, then the ER.

I can only get tiny pics off my phone through verizon's online send thing as I don't have the cable/ might not work on my mac. You kind of can imagine despite being blurry/ small. That is almost peanut butter-like ooz coming off the wick.

[Elliot Cannon]

Great work on the car. Good on ya for saving one. Was that a brown recluse spider? It's good to work on the car but make sure you're healthy first.
Cheers, Elliot

[nathansnathan]

Great work on the car. Good on ya for saving one. Was that a brown recluse spider? It's good to work on the car but make sure you're healthy first.
Cheers, Elliot

brown recluses don't get this far west, I saw. Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) getting reorganized in the meantime.

[Mike Bellis]

Great work on the car. Good on ya for saving one. Was that a brown recluse spider? It's good to work on the car but make sure you're healthy first.
Cheers, Elliot

brown recluses don't get this far west, I saw. Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) getting reorganized in the meantime.

We got them up north... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Next time please get video of the projectile puss... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)

[FourBlades]

You are a real craftsman, this is some of the most meticulous work on here.

Make sure you take care of the infection completely.

Take the time to get thorough treatment so it does not haunt you later.

John

[saigon71]

Your craftsmanship is awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Our cars have similar rust issues...mine is worse down low (longs, etc) but yours took a beating on the top half.

Take good care of that spider bite! I was clearing brush at my Mom's place a few years back and got bit. Still don't know what type of spider it was...but it jacked me up pretty good and seemed to "dissolve" some of the flesh on my arm.

Great work!

[sixnotfour]

Spider bite , nasty, get well.
Awesome splice work, Looks like you need a shrink-er/stretch-er for your flanges.

I agree about the rotary phase converter the only way to go, I have used 4 of the little box type, I even had one switchable between 1-3HP to 3-5HP.
Yes they work, But no power, Not good for starting and stopping reversing, In the end I finally bought a rotary and love it. Esp for multiple loads.

[BarberDave]

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WOW, What talent !!! I did mine in 2000 , with the help of 2 great friends.

My skills improved , but never approched yours.

You fabed most of your replacement panels, why ? Money ?

There is a place called Restoration Design that makes everything you did,

along with Egrman , and other vendors here. Seems to me that would be the

quickest way. I know there is the factor of ," Why buy it when I have the

ability to do it my self". Any way you have my admiration on both the ability,

and skill set.

Now don't you know that any 914ers garage is never clean and organized

, next will come a bigger garage , then a storage shed, this and the need

too aquire more parts cars, ( just ask Jamie Rust ) in the PNW.

There is no cure and no 12 step program to help you. Your hooked!!!!

Thanks for this thread and for saveing 2 914,s. Did you sent the vins to

Andy ? Great job ! Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)

[nathansnathan]

Thanks, guys for all the compliments/ encouragement. I really can't wait to get her together!

The way restoration design does the hell hole repair isn't the same as factory from what I can figure - they omit the outer piece so just the corrugated piece is used, which I didn't want to do. Like on their site, if you click on the image for '22'
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you get this, which is the inner
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Auto Atlanta has the whole shebang, 22 and 23 as 1 piece, from the factory, but for a whopping $3000! I did think about that but, ... no. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So I'm doing it the hard way. The tig is a big help. A shrinker stretcher would be nice, like what Eastwood has, though I don't like how it rough the metal all up, how it works.
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Oh, I'll be doing some more pus-letting soon - just got back from the 3rd trip to the hospital for antibiotic treatment and now I'm on my own. They 've instructed me on how to express it, insert a new wick, and dress it.... can't wait (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) We'll see if I can get a video. Seriously, it's gross like you have never imagined, like having diarrhea out your arm, the nurses were all very impressed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[SirAndy]

The way restoration design does the hell hole repair isn't the same as factory from what I can figure - they omit the outer piece so just the corrugated piece is used, which I didn't want to do.

I'm pretty sure RD has both pieces. There was a thread about that a while ago.

They are pretty active here, PM peteyd if you have questions.

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