Cairo's (Michael) 6 - Part 2, 3.2 coming out and '95 3.6 going in... Options

[914350]

the coagulation looks perfect. what did you use to spray seams?

Me too please I am about ready to do this my self..

Catylised urethane tintable bed liner slightly under reduced and tinted with a beige toner and sprayed at a very low pressure through an undercoating gun.

Very cool I need to find something like that around here..

Any automotive paint supply store should have what you'll need.

[raynekat]

Yeah, I'm printing all these seam sealing pics out and giving them to my paint guy this week.
They are great "go to's" for doing this kind of thing.

Catylised urethane tintable bed liner slightly under reduced and tinted with a beige toner and sprayed at a very low pressure through an undercoating gun.

He'll get these instructions as well.
Beats reinventing the wheel.

[Larmo63]

That's very interesting.. I never knew that..always amazes me how many -6 specific parts porsche made for 3000 some odd cars.. Talk about tooling expenses through the roof..

It looks the same as a 911 crossmember so maybe its just a 6 specific part number

I thought that if you run a 911 cross member that you can't use the 914 pan/cover because the bolt holes don't line up, but I could be mistaken.

You can't. I used a real 911 underbelly protective "bash pan" which is a lot more stout than the wimpy 914 part, although it's also a lot heavier. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

[cary]

That is beautiful thing ................ Perfect (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I spent a couple hours with my Lord Fusor seam sealer sprayer last week. I couldn't even get anything close to something that looked right. Can't get it messy enough.
Back to the drawing board .............. With a head start from Kent.

[sixnotfour]

my Six would need a brush stoke around it ..no pebble spay...it
vary's,,,

[banananose914]

Hey Cairo! It appears your car is providing you with that long sought after "six" erection. And Kent, I told you not to do his car better than mine. You dicks!

[Cairo94507]

As good as mine is coming along, just think about the next one Kent tackles. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Cairo94507]

So I went down to visit with Kent, and Jim and got to meet Dave (BlueSix) and Bob while down there looking at my Six. First off, the work Kent has done left me speechless - my car has jumped forward lightyears in progress. I feel for Kent as he has been undoing a lot of bad work, correcting the chassis and building from there. Everywhere we look we see things that were not right.

Soon enough Kent will be moving on to the body work phase as the metal work will be concluded. Again, the front end is now all straight, true, correct and beautiful. I was so excited looking at the car and talking with them all that I took no pictures. However I believe my brother Bob took some as did my friend Richard. Richard, who is a die hard VW guy was completely blown away by Kent's work and never did stop talking about it on the 6-hour ride home.

As soon as I get some photos I will post them to catch the thread up. I believe we will be returning to L.A. in March for the big swap meet. At least, that's the plan. Stay tuned.

Just a side note, these guys are just top-notch people. Dave, BlueSix, is a great guy. Another serious 914 owner who knows these cars inside-out too. Hope to see him the next time we go down to L.A.

[Tdskip]

Forgive the newbie question but are those louvers original to a 914/6?

Help with front mounted oil cooler?

[Cairo94507]

They are not. Scotty made that panel and pressed the louvers in and then cut out the original trunk floor and welded that panel in. It is a nice panel and we kept it. The oil cooler (Patrick Motor Sports unit) will mount vertically against the front nose and then be covered by an aluminum shroud to direct air coming through the front of the cooler out through those lovers under the car after passing through the cooler. Should keep the engine plenty cool.

[914350]

Hi Mike, I really enjoyed the visit though I ate way to much but I guess that could be a good thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Thanks again for dinner 'twas excellent. It was great to see you brother and to meet Richard. I'll keep pluggin away and there will be more to see when you come down in March.

[914350]

Pics of rear fender.

[914350]

More pics.

[914350]

Pics.

[Cairo94507]

Not sure you can tell, but that is my extremely happy face. The rear tail light did not fit into the rear quarter panel when I got my car back. The panel was over 1/4" out of alignment. That may not seem like a lot, but believe me it is. As you can now see with the new/old "Green Hornet" quarter panel (thanks Dave (Blue Six) and Kent) the taillight now fits perfectly. The pictures of the quarter panel replacement should give you an idea of the level of detail Kent goes to to make sure the car is perfectly straight and tight, thus earning him forever a position on the Justice League.

I don't know if there is truly such a thing as a "rust free 914" but this Six is going to be as close to that as will exist in this century. Kent's work should not really be described as work- it is true craftsmanship. I know that because I have seen it with my own eyeballs. Pictures are nice, but they still can't really tell the whole story.

My friend Richard summed it up by saying, when looking at Jim's 914-6, "I was never able to go to a Porsche dealership in 1970 to see a brand new 914-6 in the showroom, but now I know what that would have been like".

I can't wait for my next trip to L.A.

[Cairo94507]

And, here is the windshield wiper assembly for my Six. It was checked out by master electrician Bob (he has a perfect Boxster Spyder) and refinished by Jim- no further introduction needed.

Here is mine in the foreground with a 4 wiper assembly behind it. Aside from the visible distinctions, a 6 has a three-speed wipers and park. A 4 has two-speed wipers and park.

[Cairo94507]

Just heard from Scotty - He found my original crossmember and is shipping it and the little fuzzies that go on the headlight mechanism. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[timothy_nd28]

Is this what the door gap should look like with the shell unloaded with weight? If so, I'll set mine the same way when welding my stiffening kits in.

[Cairo94507]

I do not believe that is a finish gap as Kent has not begun finish body work yet. That is probably pretty close though. Kent may jump in here with a comment.

[sixnotfour]

so all those Q-tips standing around a grey 914-6,,,My guess is gloss Grey,,,,
fantastic work ...