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> British 75 Rustoration, Bringing my 75 back from the dead Progress 22-8-11
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post Jan 24 2009, 08:18 PM
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Every time I look at your pics I am totally amazed!!! I wish you all the best, and hope everything comes out square. For the amount of work being performed to save a teener, you deserve as much.

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post Jan 24 2009, 08:25 PM
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Don't worry, the pain of paying for it will fade, but the satisfaction will be there
every single time you get into it, or your friends admire it.

I think Charlie had a good point about trying to preserve the proper measurements. Maybe some kind of square tube framework bolted to
the suspension mounting points that has and maintains the proper dimensions.
Triangulated with plates or tubes would be good.

If the car is off at this point, get Marek to make a some cuts and pull it
back into square, then sleave and weld them up. This would probably work best
with the car flat to the ground, so you can level the framework up before bolting
it on, and you can use a level plain as a reference.

Mind you, I am no expert, but I think it would be worth some effort now to avoid
a costly trip to the Cellette bench later. Your man seems to be good enough to
do this no problem.

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post Jan 24 2009, 09:21 PM
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Maybe putting the doors back on to see what the gaps are and how they fit the sides would show how much twist it has. Oops I forgot it has no sides. It's beyond me.
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post Jan 24 2009, 10:43 PM
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I think you Rock, to bring back the car you love knowing you will never get that money back. But warm in the knowledge that you own the bragging rights and the pink slip Daddy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jan 25 2009, 10:04 AM
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The doors have been on a number of times but gaps are hard to fathom if there are no wings on the car. I just got back a rear wing which had been soda blasted so when that goes on we can see the gaps etc.

I am sure he knows what he is doing he recently rebuilt a Beetle Cabrio which really was dead and that came up all square.

The car reminds e of so many good memories that could not bring myself to break it.

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post Jan 31 2009, 08:43 PM
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Is there anything ehich is not rotten on this? At least the Konis came up nice after soda blasting


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post Feb 14 2009, 07:41 PM
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Well now I know why pressing on the brakes hard felt odd. The master cyslinder mount was a bit weak so Marek made up a new one. He says this caused himt he most headaches (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Some pictures for your delight.

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post Feb 15 2009, 11:03 AM
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QUOTE(hcdmueller @ Jun 2 2008, 11:42 PM) *

Left side of the road is way better. Add in roundabouts and it all works perfectly. The Brits got that part "right".

Now if they could just put one faucet on their sinks instead of two the place wouldn't be so bad.

You have to get that car on the road. I remember seeing new cars that looked worse than that on the road. I don't think I ever saw a 914 when I lived there.




We put US single hole faucets on UK sinks way back in 1970 when I was in the there. The plumbers would insist they would never work, but they worked just fine.

As to your project: I am always amazed at the quality workmanship you find in the UK. I managed to knock the front end of my S4 Elan several times and each time it was fixed to perfection.

WoW, your project is such an undertaking, but in the end it'll be worth it. After all there is nothing like driving down to the pub on Sunday morning when the sun is out and the hood is off. Magic.
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post Feb 15 2009, 03:36 PM
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I could be rude and say we have taps not faucets....

I look forward to driving it again...
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post Feb 15 2009, 07:19 PM
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QUOTE(veltror @ Feb 15 2009, 01:36 PM) *

I could be rude and say we have taps not faucets....

I look forward to driving it again...



We brought US kitchen faucets with us to replace the UK taps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

Funny how many things change on that final approach into Heathrow.
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post Feb 17 2009, 05:16 AM
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Even this is rotten

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post Feb 17 2009, 08:58 AM
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Blimey, does it ever end !!! One thing I wish I had done on mine is to have the car blasted, I wonder if you had done that whether you would have had 2nd thoughts?

Looking at your original photos of the car who would have guessed ... amazing fabrication though.
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post Feb 17 2009, 12:16 PM
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QUOTE(veltror @ Feb 17 2009, 03:16 AM) *

Even this is rotten

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You are hereby nominated for 914 Sainthood.

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post Apr 21 2009, 02:20 PM
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Just to let you know that I have not given up !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Just bodywork has taken a bit of a slowdown so I am working on cleaning up some of the other parts, but even these are rotten !!! Is there anything which is not ? Not sure where I can find some nice replacements not much on ebay...




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post Apr 21 2009, 07:23 PM
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I have rust free front driver side suspension mounts, the three hole one and the
one hole one that you pictured. You can have them for what I paid for them:
nothing.

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post Apr 22 2009, 03:50 AM
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Thanks John, but the suspension mounts have been rebuilt I was refferring to the interior trim being rotten also....
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post May 24 2009, 08:59 AM
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Just an observation;

I live in California and like reading two British publications that are brought over here. One is "Mini" and the other is "Classic Ford" (Cortina's and such)

I've always been envious as to what engines you British guys are allowed to install legally and all the creativity that goes into it. All the way to motorcycle engines in the rear of Mini's.

What's funny about reading about British "builds" however is the exceptance of replacing major body sections. (Damn, you can buy a complete, new, metal body shell for a 60's Mini) Rust in England is something excepted and dealt with.


I'm impressed with your project!

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post May 24 2009, 12:49 PM
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Dude, everytime I see your thread I am amazed. My Regards and Respect to Marek.
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post Jun 11 2009, 06:55 PM
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Was that thing some kind of experimental deep sea 914? I mean how does a car rust THAT much?!

After seeing this thread I am encouraged to go forward with my rustoration.

If you can do THAT..... mybe I can fix mine.

My hat is off to you sir.
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post Sep 15 2009, 08:10 AM
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What is going on with the rustoration?

How are you coming along?

John
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