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| FourBlades |
 Jan 15 2011, 08:32 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin  Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Looking good man! John |
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| Spoke |
Jan 15 2011, 09:29 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,084 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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Pretty amazing job so far. Keep up the good work.
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| JerryP |
Jan 16 2011, 11:16 PM
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member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Berwyn, PA Member No.: 1,225 |
Looks great Chris...and congrats on the masters and new job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
Let me know if you need any parts or metal for your 914 as I still have the yellow car but have to get it out of my garage in the next couple months. |
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| type11969 |
Jan 17 2011, 06:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks guys. I can kind of see the light at the end of the tunnel, at least as far as the chassis work goes. Hoping to get her on the road this year, probably not as nice on the exterior as I would like, but I gotta drive this thing.
Jerry, I think I am good as far as metal goes, but I definitely still want that front valence if you still have it. What does the driver's side floor, up by the pedals, look like? -Chris |
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| JerryP |
Jan 18 2011, 07:31 AM
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member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Berwyn, PA Member No.: 1,225 |
Great...getting that car sorted out is a real accomplishment. Looking forward to seeing it when it happens.
I still have the valence. It's yours. With another kid and a house remodel in progress, not much has changed in the garage except for a little work on the gemini blue car. Aside from the longs and sail panel issues I never finished, it still seems pretty solid structurally. I'll check the pan underneath again to be sure but the driver side floor is fine. Trunks and firewalls are mint. |
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| type11969 |
Jan 18 2011, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Cool, lemme know. I might just fab the small area that I need . . .
Congrats on the additional kid! Maybe we can meet up at some point this driving season . . . |
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| type11969 |
Jan 24 2011, 09:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Second layer in on the long:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1295927350.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1295927351.2.jpg) Hole in the floor patched: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1295927352.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1295927353.4.jpg) |
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| jonferns |
Jan 24 2011, 11:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29-March 07 From: New Jersey Member No.: 7,631 Region Association: North East States
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Nice work! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| chuckc |
Jan 25 2011, 09:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 30-August 10 From: Astoria NY Member No.: 12,123 Region Association: North East States |
Absolutely fantastic thread! I just went through the whole thing and am impressed. looking forward to watching the rest of it come together. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
peace, chuck |
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| type11969 |
Jan 30 2011, 06:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Got a special present from a PO:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1296434985.1.jpg) That rust out is in the driver's side wheel well, and was nicely hidden under some bondo. Lovely. It is (was) right behind the bump out in the driver's side foot well: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1296434985.2.jpg) Now I know why that area needed so much work. Looks like I didn't snap a pic of the wheel well patch, have to add that later, but got everything sealed up this weekend: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1296434986.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1296434987.4.jpg) -Chris |
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| type11969 |
Jan 30 2011, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Wheel well:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1296438100.1.jpg) Things I learned today . . . welding under the dash/under the across the car brace is a bitch and you need to make sure you are holding the air nozzle, not the welding gun, before you squeeze the trigger. Finally no longer seeing dots. -Chris |
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| VaccaRabite |
Jan 30 2011, 08:49 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,589 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Chris! Congrats on finishing school and being gainfully employed! Feels good, right?!
I owe you a work weekend. Let me know when you want to do it. :-) Zach |
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| jonferns |
Jan 31 2011, 12:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 29-March 07 From: New Jersey Member No.: 7,631 Region Association: North East States
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Hey Chris,
Philly isn't too far, let me know if you need a hand on a weekend. I'd be glad to shoot down and get some work done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
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| type11969 |
Jan 31 2011, 07:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks guys, I will definitely take you up on that. I'm thinking once I move to mechanical assembly I'll have a work gathering. I can fit another two 914s in my garage with my Camper out on the street.
I'm hesitant to say that I am pretty much done with the structural repairs on this car . . . ignoring the front suspension mounts that might be tweaked from an old accident . . . -Chris |
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| DrifterJay |
Feb 7 2011, 09:07 PM
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I break stuff... Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None |
I am curious, what setup are you using for your welding? Standard gas/shielded mig or a flux core setup?
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| type11969 |
Feb 7 2011, 09:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Shielded MIG. Just ran out of gas tonight . . . puts the damper on the rest of this week. Bah, got plenty of fitting and grinding to do.
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| type11969 |
Jul 1 2011, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
An update:
Progress has been slow, stripped a freebie 914 from a co-worker over a few weeks a month or two back (another shout out of thanks to Rich for helping me with the trailering): http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...=2&t=116222 Grabbed some good parts off the car, rubber, interior bits, side shift tranny, etc. Fenders weren't as nice as I had hoped, I will probably have to make two good fenders out of the six that I have, but what can you do. On my 914, I'm almost in a position to start building up the pass fender and putting it back on. I had to rebuild the fender mounting flange since removing the old fender required some "finesse" to beat the braze job a PO did. Regardless, I wanted to finish up engine compartment work first, which includes putting in a new pass side engine shelf. Started cleaning up that area, and found that what I once thought was a good pass side suspension console is actually very much not: Looks fine, thought I had dodged a bullet, right? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1309547015.1.jpg) A little wire-wheeling by the brake hose mounting tab reveled some holes: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1309547016.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1309547016.3.jpg) So I bit the bullet and ordered new metal. Bummed that I have this additional work, but somewhat glad that this happened. It was always going to be a nagging doubt that my console was rusted from the inside out if I didn't dig in. It was interesting to tap with a hammer on the pass vs the drivers console, the pass side definitely sounded much "tinnier". I tediously cut off the console support overlays (you can see the rust underneath): (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1309547017.4.jpg) The rust seems to mostly be in the lowest part of the console (makes sense), the ear itself "appears" to be rust free. Now I am just waiting for the time to drill out the rest of the spotwelds and get the new unit in: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1309547017.5.jpg) Those chunks of metal in the above pic are the cut off support overlays. -Chris |
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| type11969 |
Oct 16 2011, 08:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Progress:
Prepped inner and outer consoles for the tie pieces (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1318817724.1.jpg) Tie pieces prepped (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1318817724.2.jpg) Console halves tied back together (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1318817725.3.jpg) After lots of stripper, scraping, wire brushing, scrubbing, etc . . . self etching primer! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i19.photobucket.com-1410-1318817725.4.jpg) And to think that I initially pulled the engine waay back when to just replace the engine shelf . . . |
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| VaccaRabite |
Oct 16 2011, 08:28 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,589 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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