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Passenger Side Front Floor Prep: Part 5 - Under Dash Repairs (6/15/2024):
Before getting on with the floor repair, I decided to get "warmed up" and knock-out the two rust issues around the heater tube hole on the passenger side [under]dash. Note: the other holes are for the A/C hoses and wiring. Here's a few photos of the repair. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Passenger Side Front Floor Prep: Part 6 - Front Floor Repairs (6/15 - 6/16/2024):
Plenty of photos here: Started on patching the raised section in the front floor piece that I removed last week. Next few photos show the patching process. My plan was to tack weld the patch into the original piece and then mount and finish welding on the car. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once the first patch was in [with the remaining metal], I then aligned and welded in the rear support piece for the steering rack support bar. Having already sandblasted this part a few days prior, I simply used weld through primer. The small opening at the rear of the part allows for some wax/paint to be shot in later [if desired]. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next, I mounted the front floor pan. Took my time to make sure the alignment was how I liked it - used screws to hold it flat/in place. These photos show the amount of fabrication/repair necessary to fix everything. Yikes! ![]() ![]() With the front floor in place, I was able to focus on the gap where I needed to step down from my patch to the level of the front floor. This piece was surprisingly easy to fabricate/bend. I simple tacked in place and moved to the next patch. ![]() ![]() Next, I used construction paper to draw out the patch and cut it from the sheet metal. I then slowly bent to piece to match the curve of the original part and shaped it to fit how I liked it. Would be nice to have a sheet metal rolling bender thingy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) After all that, I tacked and welded in the final patch (passenger side) for the repair. Finally, sanded and shaped my welds using a 2 inch angle grinder and finger sander to mimic the original. The final photos show the metal prep and painting with 2K aerosol epoxy primer. Note: I didn't have a 3/4 hole saw so I used a 1 inch on the smaller of the two holes here. I hope that's ok. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 3-December 23 From: Newburyport, Massachusetts Member No.: 27,769 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,842 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
That should work!
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Seat Mount Brackets (6/23/2024):
Having been out of town for the past few days, I only had part of Sunday to get something done on the Porsche. After flipping the car back over, I decided that the best use of my time would be to mount the seat brackets on the rear floor and move on to the driver side pedal area later. Pretty straight forward work but there are too many support bars in the way. I hit my head about 4 times on the rotisserie and my lower back is going to be sore tomorrow for sure. With the seat frames pulled out of storage and a few M6 bolts, I used the new RD seat hinge brackets and a set of seat hinges I've had in a bag for about 6 years. The first order of business was to align everything and tack the seat adjuster plates in on the crossbar. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once the adjuster plates were in place, I double checked alignment again, positioned the hinge brackets (centered with the hinge) and tacked the hinges to the brackets. With that complete, I pulled everything off and welded the hinges to the bracket on a flat paver I had lying around. ![]() ![]() ![]() Next, I remounted everything again, aligned the seat base, and then screwed down the hinge brackets. Once secured, I removed the seat bases and welded the hinge brackets to the floor. Ground down all my welds and then primed my work to keep it from rusting. Done! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,842 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
Maybe leave out the front floor panels? It would be cooler.
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Maybe leave out the front floor panels? It would be cooler. BTW, this is Fred's rebuild, could there be a connection to our past? Is this question directed at @bkrantz ? |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,220 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
Maybe leave out the front floor panels? It would be cooler. BTW, this is Fred's rebuild, could there be a connection to our past? Is this question directed at @bkrantz ? Back in the Bedrock days, Fred F. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Maybe leave out the front floor panels? It would be cooler. Ha! I would but I think the heat from the A/C condenser up front would likely melt the occupants! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif) |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,842 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
Maybe leave out the front floor panels? It would be cooler. Ha! I would but I think the heat from the A/C condenser up front would likely melt the occupants! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif) Maybe. But you could also get some enhanced braking, Flintstone style. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Ha! Of course… the Flintstones! I get it now. I think I mentioned the stone only because it’s about 2 inches out of the dirt. It’s about par for the course on this build (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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Michael ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,860 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
Definitely coming along nicely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Special thanks to Roger ( @rstover ) for the 914 parts (and @technicalninja for the recommendation). Stopped in to meet he and his wife at lunch yesterday. Wonderful people! His Bumblebee is outstanding. Thanks again for the parts! They will be put to good use. One Bumblebee to another!
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,435 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Look at the reflections on the garage beams in that paint!
BAD ASSED! He created a mirror. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Look at the reflections on the garage beams in that paint! BAD ASSED! He created a mirror. Agree! When you have good body work, and you cut and buff a pro paint job like this... nothing is going to beat black. Period! BTW, I owe you beers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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