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| barada |
 Aug 17 2011, 07:49 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 257 Joined: 5-October 08 From: Atlanta Member No.: 9,613 Region Association: None  |
Ok, Long story short. I tore my car apart on 5-28 with the goal of having it done by the end of the year. I also set a budget of 2K for new interior parts, paint, etc.We painted the car ourselves so so far I am running right on track. I do expect to go over though.
So far everything has done well expect when I took my bumpers apart the front Bumper top had 4-5 dents in the outer edge from bumping into things. I reached out to 914rubber for a new set and had planned on buying. Last night I noticed the bumper itself had a pretty tough dent in it behind where the top mounts. I was able to straighten it out enough to make work and when I brought the top up I thought, Can I straighten this?So I spent an hour working on it until it is not actually very straight. The surface area on it is fine, just was wavy. Would you guys use it? The car will be a driver. I plan on having it at a few cruise in's and meets but I never show any of my cars. The rear will test my abilites so I do suspect I will have to buy one of those. Here is a picture of it on the car prior to being removed. Not easy to see but you will notice it is wavy on the edge. And two more as it sits this morning. Thanks for looking and letting my annoy you guys with questions. Phillip Attached image(s)   
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| sean_v8_914 |
Aug 17 2011, 07:50 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
yes
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| JRust |
Aug 17 2011, 08:17 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Yeah I'd use it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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| johannes |
Aug 17 2011, 08:22 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Looks very nice. There must be minimal rust inside. Most are wavy, yours looks much better than average
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| barada |
Aug 17 2011, 08:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 257 Joined: 5-October 08 From: Atlanta Member No.: 9,613 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(johannes @ Aug 17 2011, 10:22 AM)  Looks very nice. There must be minimal rust inside. Most are wavy, yours looks much better than average ... Ok like the votes so far. This is the rear. I am going to play with it tonight. It has the two spots that are wavy. As far as rust. It seems very strong internally. I beat on the front one with a sledge to get it back straight. Phillip Attached image(s)  
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| barada |
Aug 17 2011, 10:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 257 Joined: 5-October 08 From: Atlanta Member No.: 9,613 Region Association: None |
Had some time at lunch (working from home today) and got the rear suitable. I have two broken studs on the front one so will have to come up with a solution to fix that.
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| KELTY360 |
Aug 17 2011, 11:25 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,093 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Here's some good suggestions. I've done this repair myself and if you take your time to align the bolt it works well.
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