Bringing it back:, Improved Original for 4742910780 Options

[Van B]

I’ll be back on task soon, I just thou you all might like to see one of the last furniture designs by the man who penned the 911 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Cairo94507]

I like that table and chairs; good find and buy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[wonkipop]

So, last weekend I bought an abrasive blaster tank to deal with the engine bay only to learn that I need way more drying action on my air lines lol… So, I’ll be dealing with that tomorrow hopefully. Today, however, was dedicated to buying another classic Porsche design, and quite possibly the slowest Porsche ever! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I was perusing Craigslist, as I often do. And I found a beautiful FA Porsche table and chair set. The owners DID NOT know what they had, only that it was a hand-me-down and good quality. So, $550 dollars, an adventure through Washington DC, and a few hours of polishing later, we have a new breakfast table!

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) very nice.

cast aluminium.

don't get me started on 20th C furniture. rabbit hole.
good buying sniffing those out.
the few sets down here seem to exchange hands for at least double that.

[Van B]

Thanks guys. I really like the idea that this thing is old enough that old man Ferdinand likely signed off on this design himself.

[StarBear]

Score!!

[Van B]

I did some sand blasting in the engine bay yesterday and realized that I will need to learn how to do body soldering/tinning/leading or whatever you want to call it. I’ll post more on that tomorrow if I get the blasting all done. For today though, I cleaned up my mess from poor taping, retaped the car, and took the rockers off… more acorns! The PO tried his damnedest to kill this car. 90% of the rust issues I’ve found were under piles of acorns.

Both sides had a decent stash, but the passenger side still had one bedroom apartment in there. The Ziebart gave its life to save the longs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)

[Van B]

Did some fine grit soda blasting on the longs… definitely got lucky there!

[Van B]

As for the engine bay, I’ve finally reached the bottom of the rabbit hole… and I found some Swiss cheese on the drivers side. I’ve spent a lot of time in there and despite the perforations, the metal is still strong. So, I’ve decided to do some tinning (lead free). Nothing is structural, thank you Lord! I even ran a scope down into the longs and everything is very clean on the inside.

[wonkipop]

some people are lucky.
blessed with it.

you are one of them.

what a great car.

if i burn my one and only rev limited rotor i'll hop on a plane and bang on your door and demand one of the 2 you have. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Van B]

Getting a little behind on updates here. I know this thread is pretty boring up to this point, but I’m also recording here for posterity. Hopefully soon, I can get to some more enjoyable phases and provide some better spectating lol.

I decided that welding was going to be required in a few spots. I decided to start with the firewall just because it was easier access. Unfortunately, what I thought was going to be one spot expanded rapidly once I was both sides. I’m not real happy with how it turned out and will probably go back in there with correct thickness metal in the future. It for now, it’s super solid and will have its ugliness hidden.

[Van B]

After the firewall, a lightbulb came on that resulted in a trip to harbor freight for a punch and die set. I adopted the technique of making plugs. I reamed out the larger holes and welded in perfectly fit plugs. I used some aluminum angle and some magnets to keep them from falling through. You have to watch out with how close the magnet is to the welding arc or the magnetic field will destabilize your arc. 6” of aluminum gave enough separation though. And, it also did a pretty good job of holding onto some backing gas. I really like this method if you want to save a panel.

[TJB/914]

I’ll be back on task soon, I just thou you all might like to see one of the last furniture designs by the man who penned the 911 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Van,

Really like your Table & Chair addition. The wood flooring 5" or 6" wide color/finish really compliments your new addition. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

I used to think I wanted to grow up to be like ConeDodger, now your being considered (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Tom

[Van B]

Thanks Tom lol… it’s a tall order to ever get my car as nice as yours (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Van B]

Been working on the trunk hinges:

It was super difficult to to but I managed to tack a nut in place by threading a bolt through the original hinge. I couldn’t get photos because I was struggling so bad to make those tacks through such a tight space. After I got those in I had to repair some tears that had been hiding behind the poor hinge repair.

[Van B]

Then I decided it would be wise to test out this fancy copper based weld-through primer I bought. I’m actually very impressed! It burns away real clean under the tig arc and holds up pretty well around the weld.

[Van B]

New hinge assembly time:

Decided to radius the outside edges for aesthetics and to hopefully even out the torsional forces on the hinge.


And of course, I had to deal with nasty zinc (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)

[Van B]

And this is where I ended up tonight:

I got the hub welded in, and managed a test fit… very pleased. These replacements are 23mm tall while the originals were 22mm, but I’m sure it’ll work fine.


The last thing I did was spray everything in the weld through primer. Tomorrow I’ll weld it all up.

[Van B]

Glad I thought of the nut as an alignment tool, definitely made setup a breeze


On the other hand, welding was a real challenge I had more blowouts than a Florida highway in July!

[Van B]

No doubt those birdshit welds put a lot of trash into the metal… like soviet landmines long forgotten lol…

[wonkipop]

copper weld through primer is good stuff.
used a lot of it on the falcon ute. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

nice work on the hinge plates.