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post Jun 19 2022, 02:53 PM
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But as usual, one little thing leads to another little thing...and since I was working on locks, I remembered I had a broken door handle to fix. It would appear the PO had broken off the mounting tab, so rather than replacing the base, he improvised a mounting tab...

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post Jun 19 2022, 02:55 PM
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A few years ago I won a replacement base from Auto Atlanta, so decided now was the time to fix the handle.

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post Jun 19 2022, 02:58 PM
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So it was a fairly easy fix and the price was right...free.... the hardest part was getting the spring that operated the flapper handle put back in....lol. Certainly not a perfect handle, but will work as a spare if needed.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:02 PM
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Shoulder feels alot better so back to some body work. Started by filling the weld line on the front fender. starting to get the right blend for the flares.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:05 PM
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One initial fill and then sanded out...starting to blend.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:07 PM
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Same for the rear fender. First sand with 60 grit, then clean with surface prep...

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:11 PM
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The first fill on the rear fender. Mainly filling the weld line.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:16 PM
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Over the top of the arch there are 3 transitions in shape, a convex curve to a concave curve and where the rear portion of the roof support comes in. This area will take an extra lot of work and care to get the lines correct

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:20 PM
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The rear portion of the flare after 1st coat of filler.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:24 PM
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Then back to repeat the whole process again. Extending the fill out each time to get the right contour.

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post Jun 20 2022, 02:28 PM
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Second coat of filler all sanded out, the hotter it gets the faster this filler is hardening, leaving my working time to spread and shape much shorter. I think this will be the last coat for today.

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post Jun 20 2022, 05:43 PM
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Looks great Kevin! Keep up the good work!
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post Jun 21 2022, 01:42 PM
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Looks great Kevin! Keep up the good work!


Thanks Rob, I just keep chippin away at it, but this heat is killin me.....lol
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post Jun 21 2022, 02:01 PM
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Okay, so I wasn't going to work on the car since I have to pick my wife up at the airport later today, but 76-914 got me to feeling guilty for not doing anything to on the longest day of the year.....So I decided that something needed to be done.

I decided to fix the PO's butchering of the doors when they did the 1980's speaker in the door install. I had already started the repair, however tody was the perfect opportunity to finish the job.

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post Jun 21 2022, 02:05 PM
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Since the repair was kind of a curved shape I decided to do the flat work first and then add in the lip that strengthens the structure. The piece was so small some might wonder...why bother?...because the cutout bothers me....OCD I guess.

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post Jun 21 2022, 02:09 PM
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After welding in the lat work, then came the lip. Once it was welded in there was no more flex in that area of the door, I feel much better.....

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post Jun 21 2022, 02:14 PM
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After grinding it all down, of course the next thing that bothered me was all the extra carricular holes the PO had left behind, there was a total of 11 extra, that I did not see on the factory picture. Of course some were easy to tell they didn't belong, but htere were a couple that I questioned, so I welded closed the obvious ones.

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post Jun 21 2022, 02:21 PM
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Here is a picture after I finished for the day. You can see the two holes I didn't weld shut. They just seemed more purposely placed and better drilled. I will research it more and if I find they don't belong I will go back and they too will be welded closed. Now I feel better about finishing that door and I no longer feel guilty about not working on my 914 on the logest day of the year....lol

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post Jun 21 2022, 03:57 PM
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Good work, the fenders are looking great!
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Nicely done on the flares!

Like the detail metal work on the doors. Mine was a little cut up for speakers as well. I didn't fix mine, door panel was the fix, cover it up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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