 Mihai's Progress Thread!, One more. |
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| thesey914 |
 Sep 7 2005, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66   |
Mihai, no criticism intended....just wanted to know what the protocol is as I need to do a similar repair. I have a hole in one of my 'longs where the front support for the door step has rotted? out. As its hidden by the sill covers I will weld a hefty thick patch on and seam weld it.
My way of looking at it is although the car is spot welded at the factory the piece I'm repairing is one complete metal pressing and therefore needs to be solid. |
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| michelko |
Sep 7 2005, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 30-November 03 From: Germany, Lambsheim Member No.: 1,404 Region Association: None |
German TÜV does not accept seam weld on chassis parts. You have to spotweld those areas because of the "heat-treatment".
The heat will cause a hardening effect on the metal and it maybe will crack at these hardened areas. Spot welding didn´t put that much heat in the structure then a coninuous seam weld. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_flagge6.gif) |
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| thesey914 |
Sep 7 2005, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66 |
Thanks michelko, what the TUV says is good enough for me!!
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| Evill Ed |
Sep 7 2005, 03:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 238 Joined: 28-February 03 Member No.: 371 Region Association: None |
Technically what Mihai did was plug weld, where he filled in a predrilled hole with weld. These are very strong welds. I use plug welds often with some short stitch welds around the perimeter. This is exactly how I made the same repairs to my 914, and believe me, I tested the integrity of those welds on a regular basis (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
Good job Mihai, you should be proud of your work, it looks very professional. Look forward to seeing you next week. Regards, Ed |
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| mihai914 |
Jul 31 2006, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None 
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Well it's been quite some time I haven't done anything except freak out when seing the work behind and ahead of me. I finally have some worthy progress!
I finally pulled the engine out due to major leaks everywhere. Everything went smooth. I don't event know where to start to clean all the mess on the engine. Attached image(s) 
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| mihai914 |
Jul 31 2006, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None
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And this is reason number two for pulling the engine out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
I know replacing the console would be best but time is a factor since I want to drive it to the ECR. Camber on both wheels is the same, and I don't have 20 shims on the passenger side. I drove it like this over 1000 miles waiting for the wheel to start going in and nothing yet. That's why I'm considering patching especially after seeing Racer Chris fixing that track car. Attached image(s)   
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| mihai914 |
Jul 31 2006, 07:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None
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At least the Hell Hole and battery tray are pretty solid!
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| mihai914 |
Jul 31 2006, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None
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The other Hell Hole was nasty, it turned into a compost maker.
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| mihai914 |
Jul 31 2006, 07:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None
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Finally for the interested, a picture of the engine bay sticker with some specs, the most interesting one is the oil temp 122-158°F ???
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