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Sfreeman615
post Jun 24 2014, 07:58 PM
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Hey, good to see some pictures. I just asked Mike the other day about you. Car is looking good and clean.


Thanks man! I got slammed with work for about a month and wasn't able to do much, but I went the other day and bought a mig welder and a plasma cutter and we are back in business! Hope to have the new floor pans and the patches on a couple other areas welded by the end of the week, then its on to body work! It's going on the rotisserie in the morning, I'll be able to do some fast work once that happens. Eric Gardner at Restoration Media blasting has been awesome. He has basically given me free reign in his shop to work and he's helping a ton! I'm ready for our reassemble day and get this thing on the road, hopefully complete by Okteenerfest!!!
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post Jun 26 2014, 09:01 PM
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Fabricated the braces to keep everything straight and correct while on the rotisserie! Thinking of making several sets of these if anyone is interested! I wasn't gonna pay what some of the vendors were charging for these. They screw right in the existing door latch holes with the custom brackets we made! Very efficient and strong, also adjustable!

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post Jun 26 2014, 11:49 PM
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Looks good, the only problem I have with braces in that location is you cannot put the door back in periodically to check gaps as you progress.
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post Jun 27 2014, 09:16 AM
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QUOTE(zambezi @ Jun 27 2014, 12:49 AM) *

Looks good, the only problem I have with braces in that location is you cannot put the door back in periodically to check gaps as you progress.


These are much easier to take off then busting the welds on other braces I have seen every time you wanna check the doors. 2 bolts and these come off! We also fabricated additional brackets and braces that run across the top of the targa top. This car won't move an inch and they are all removable in 5 minutes!
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post Jun 27 2014, 09:52 AM
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Really enjoying reading your build thread. Great pics, and your enthusiasm is contagious! Keep up the good work and keep up the documentation. This is going to be one outstanding finished product.
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post Jun 27 2014, 10:04 AM
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QUOTE(zambezi @ Jun 27 2014, 12:49 AM) *

Looks good, the only problem I have with braces in that location is you cannot put the door back in periodically to check gaps as you progress.


Make a jig out of wood or scrap metal to slip in place every once in a while, or just measure NOW and along the way. Make marks on both sides so you know where your measurement should be taken each time.

Spread the welding out to reduce heat concentration and use compressed air to cool the spot.
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post Jun 27 2014, 05:50 PM
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More work being done today! Finally got to see my teener upside down! LOL. All of the suspension is out. Taking lots of pieces to powder coating next week. Also got some spot welds drilled out!

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post Jun 27 2014, 05:58 PM
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Man you are smoking along! Great work. Are you going to media blast again after you get the bad spots cut out?
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post Jun 27 2014, 06:11 PM
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Man you are smoking along! Great work. Are you going to media blast again after you get the bad spots cut out?


Yes, the media blast booth is right behind where my car is sitting about 20 feet away. We will completely go over the car once again. Once complete, we are spraying por15 on everything on the bottom side as well as in the trunk, hell hole and under the hood up front.
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post Jun 27 2014, 06:20 PM
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Wow! I thought Clark and I did some damage!

Great work. Let us know when the reassemble party is.
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post Jun 27 2014, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(Mblizzard @ Jun 27 2014, 07:20 PM) *

Wow! I thought Clark and I did some damage!

Great work. Let us know when the reassemble party is.


Hey, it would not be where it is right now if not for you and Clark! Thanks a for sure thing! I can't wait to reassemble!
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post Jul 1 2014, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(Mblizzard @ Jun 27 2014, 07:20 PM) *

Wow! I thought Clark and I did some damage!

Great work. Let us know when the reassemble party is.


Looks like you have lots of room to work too.
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post Jul 9 2014, 06:06 PM
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More progress in the last few days! Over the next 2 weeks we will be finished with all of the welding, body work and be priming and painting! I'm so ready for this thing to look any way other than the way it does right now!!!
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post Jul 9 2014, 06:12 PM
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That's a big hole! Keep welding (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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post Jul 9 2014, 08:38 PM
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Also, tried heat, pb blaster and wd40 on the screws at the bottom of the rocker panels , got fed up and went ninja on them and got them off!


What was your final ninja trick?
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post Jul 10 2014, 01:22 PM
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QUOTE(Sfreeman615 @ Mar 29 2014, 09:01 AM) *

Also, tried heat, pb blaster and wd40 on the screws at the bottom of the rocker panels , got fed up and went ninja on them and got them off!


What was your final ninja trick?


Hate to admit, but I got under the car and just kicked the rocker panel covers until they broke off, then cut the screws and bolts off! Not the proper way to do it but I was pissed off 2 hours into trying to get them off! I'm going back with fiberglass rocker panel covers, so it didn't matter in the end (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jul 10 2014, 02:24 PM
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QUOTE(Sfreeman615 @ Jul 10 2014, 11:22 AM) *

QUOTE(swooshdave @ Jul 9 2014, 09:38 PM) *

QUOTE(Sfreeman615 @ Mar 29 2014, 09:01 AM) *

Also, tried heat, pb blaster and wd40 on the screws at the bottom of the rocker panels , got fed up and went ninja on them and got them off!


What was your final ninja trick?


Hate to admit, but I got under the car and just kicked the rocker panel covers until they broke off, then cut the screws and bolts off! Not the proper way to do it but I was pissed off 2 hours into trying to get them off! I'm going back with fiberglass rocker panel covers, so it didn't matter in the end (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



Funny what owning a 914 will do to a guy! Steve was not sure what to do on our tear down day. Now he is going bat shit and tearing the car apart with his bare hands and feet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

Somebody hand that guy a beer! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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post Aug 11 2014, 10:40 PM
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Starting to come together now! Getting exciting that's for sure. Today we blasted the front and rear suspension components and got them ready for paint.


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post Aug 12 2014, 01:48 AM
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Shouldnt you have taken the rear hubs and bearings out before mediablasting? Chances are you might have gotten media into your bearings....

Nice work on the car tho and fast...I started my teardown april 2013 and my body is just ready for paint now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 12 2014, 05:08 PM
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QUOTE(falcor75 @ Aug 12 2014, 02:48 AM) *

Shouldnt you have taken the rear hubs and bearings out before mediablasting? Chances are you might have gotten media into your bearings....

Nice work on the car tho and fast...I started my teardown april 2013 and my body is just ready for paint now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Usually yes, but I am doing the 5 lug conversion and changing the hubs and all the bearings later this week! Congrats on yours being ready for paint, feels like mine is taking forever, but I should be done by the second week of September!
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