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Posted by: ty914 Feb 4 2006, 11:00 AM
Thanks to the forum for getting me motivated. I look forward to getting this going and I am sure I will need some help, advice, and other stuff along the way. I will try and put in as many pics as possible.
Posted by: ty914 Feb 4 2006, 11:32 AM
again...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 4 2006, 11:34 AM
Sorry I did not take any before pictures but I will try and find one and scan it in...
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Posted by: jim912928 Feb 4 2006, 11:41 AM
oh man...I remember when mine looked like that! lol. Looks like a good project. For me, major fun while I was rebuilding the thing. Almost as much fun as driving it!
Keep the progress pics coming!
Posted by: ty914 Feb 4 2006, 11:43 AM
A few years back at a Florida PCA event.
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 4 2006, 11:54 AM
Thanks...my Dad purchased this car back in 1988 and we me Wilco up at Laguna Seca that year and picked up one of his soft top conversions, before the Boxter was ever around. This was my dad's project car that I helped his with when I was in high school. My dad was a fireman in Culver City and put this together at his house in Laguna Niguel. When he was tired of it he gave it to me when I finished college. I have used this as a daily driver in Seattle and have driven it X-country to Key West. I had it in New Mexico for some time and now we are together in the Mid South…Memphis. I thought it was time for a new paint job and one thing led to another and this is where I am at.
I was just getting my garage in order for this project and I think I have all the tools for the job. The CFO of the house gave me the green light and said this need to be back together…and running if I wanted to another 911.
Posted by: Andyrew Feb 4 2006, 03:45 PM
Raked windshield? Cool!
What have you done to increase the strength of the chassis?
Posted by: Kargeek Feb 4 2006, 03:59 PM
Raked windshield and louvers punched in the rocker panels! I like it! DH
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 6 2006, 03:01 PM
Started working on the underbody....there is no easy way to do this is there???
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 6 2006, 03:03 PM
Rear...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 6 2006, 03:04 PM
Inch by inch...
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Posted by: brant Feb 6 2006, 03:14 PM
Nice Ty!!!!
looking good
brant
Posted by: ty914 Feb 11 2006, 08:14 AM
Used some degreaser and a pressure washer to give me a hand...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 11 2006, 08:18 AM
Undercoating is no fun...BTW: If I am going to resurface the undercoating with Wurth do I need to take it down to metal or can it just be degreased sanded and sprayed???
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 11 2006, 08:21 AM
Also started on the tar mat and do not like the looks of rust...whats your take??? Surface rust...or do I just have to start ginding down until its gone and if there is not enough metal then I know I will be doing more welding??? Or after grinding and prep would POR-15 take care of this?
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 11 2006, 08:24 AM
Other rust...how about around the trunk seal area??? The corners are no good. I have looked at http://www.restoration-design.com/ and have not seen anything I could use for this area...will I be doing some fabrication along with the welding??? Any ideas would be great...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 22 2006, 04:04 PM
More tar pad removal...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 22 2006, 04:05 PM
Just some surface rust and it is starting to clean up...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 22 2006, 04:06 PM
Starting to feel like progress...
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Posted by: ty914 Feb 22 2006, 04:07 PM
Working by yourself, you can't work in one place to long before you go crazy...started sanding the underside.
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Posted by: Bertus Feb 22 2006, 05:13 PM
| QUOTE (ty914 @ Feb 22 2006, 02:06 PM) |
| Starting to feel like progress... |
What did you use to take the floorpans down to bare metal?
btw good work!
Thanks Bert
Posted by: ty914 Feb 22 2006, 05:40 PM
Once the tar pad was up I used a wire wheel on a die grinder. After that was all cleaned up I sprayed it down with paint thinner/mineral spirits. Did that a few times and what was left was the grey primer and some bare spots where the rust was. There is some pitting and I plan on coating the area with POR-15 when ready.
Posted by: ty914 Mar 13 2006, 08:45 AM
Always looking for a shortcut...paint stripper and pressure washer. Messy but worked nice!
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Posted by: ty914 Mar 13 2006, 08:51 AM
Junk in the trunk...
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Posted by: ty914 Mar 13 2006, 08:51 AM
Hellhole not bad...
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Posted by: ty914 Mar 13 2006, 08:52 AM
more...
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Posted by: ty914 Mar 13 2006, 08:53 AM
last one...
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Posted by: tdsmoonchild Mar 13 2006, 01:08 PM
Wish my tub was as clean as yours. This is what I found under my tar......
Looking good! Keep the pics coming.
Posted by: army dude Mar 15 2006, 08:59 AM
Lookin good! keep it up! Is your windshield really raked?? How much and how did you do it?
Ian in Iraq
54 days till stateside
59 days till I drive
Posted by: ty914 Mar 15 2006, 09:09 AM
Yea...it is raked back about 2-3 inches. The convertaible top for it is really short and squaty like an old speedster.
Here are some photos to give a better idea of what it looked like before I did this to it...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=47886&hl=snoqualmie
Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:44 PM
A little work on the car...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:46 PM
New Jack Point from Restoration-Design...Perfect Fit...after some rust clean up.
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:46 PM
more...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:47 PM
Under side done and sprayed with Dupont Veriprive...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:48 PM
more...
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more...
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more...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:50 PM
welding up for the convertiable top...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:50 PM
New undercoating...
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Posted by: ty914 May 3 2006, 05:51 PM
last one until tomorrow...
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:48 AM
Undercoating is DONE!!! Started sanding the body down to prep for paint...
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:53 AM
next...
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:54 AM
next...
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:55 AM
started work on the suspention...to get this thing back on the ground...
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:56 AM
Thanks to Kelly for getting me a A-Arm...I didn't see how bad mine was until yours arrived...THANKS!
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Posted by: ty914 May 23 2006, 07:58 AM
Also NEW Bilstien all around and a few other new parts...starting to feel progress. My Dad is flying in from Spokane, WA...aka Spokompton, Spokanistan, Spoklahoma...you get the picture. We are going to work on this for the next week sun up till sun down and see if we can get it ready for the paint shop!
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Posted by: Lawrence May 24 2006, 02:42 AM
Nice work... you've really accomplished a lot. You should be very proud.
What kind of paint and primer system are you using?
-Rusty 
Posted by: ty914 May 24 2006, 07:08 AM
Thanks...
For the underside I started with Dupont Veriprime (recommended from a fellow member). Then reapplied the undercoating with U-POL Gravitex Plus. www.AutoBodyDepot.com has everything I have needed. U-POL looks and feels the same as Wurth SKS but is less than 1/2 the price. I ordered 2 lt. and the application gun as a package for $25.
For the paint I am using PPG. I painted my last 911 with Deltron (DAU Acrylic Urethane) so I plan on doing the same for the 914. The base I am using PPG K38 primer. All of the P Sheets for PPG I printed off of www.tricitypaint.com/docs.html
That gives all the compatible products and spect for the application. The only thing I have not decided on is if I want to use DELGLO DAU 82. It is a clear that can be mixed 1:1 or applied as final coats to the paint. I am going to swing by the supply shop and ask. I will see how that goes they don't like dealing with D.Y.S. people and they are the only ones that sell PPG.
My Dad flies in today so I bet we will get a lot done. I might have found a body shop that will let me "rent" the spray both on the weekend after hours. I need to pick what COLOR I am going to paint this thing...
Is there a BAD color out there on the 914??? Every color I look at looks good...
T
Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:29 PM
Make some progress through the heat!
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:29 PM
Time to PRIME...in the garage.
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:30 PM
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:30 PM
My Dad flew in from Spoklahoma (Spokane, WA) to help me out for a few days...I think the temp was about 105. Prime done for now...POR15 time.
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:31 PM
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:31 PM
After the POR15...I sprayed UPOL undercoating in the floor of the tunks, engine bay, and fuel compartment.
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:32 PM
Oh yea...and the inside with UPOL.
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:32 PM
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:33 PM
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:34 PM
2nd coat of PRIMER over everything this time...getting closer to paint!
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:34 PM
PAINT!!! PPG DG-Guards Red
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:35 PM
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Posted by: ty914 Sep 11 2006, 12:36 PM
Starting to pay off. Long HOT days can't wait for summer to be over. Working on the doors and hoods next.
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Posted by: Ferg Sep 11 2006, 01:34 PM
Wow looks fantastic 
can't wait to see it all done and on the road 
Ferg
Posted by: heavydriver Sep 11 2006, 05:58 PM
Hey Ty. I sent you a PM. I may have screwed it up somehow so let me know if you got it or not. pls.
P.S. awsome job.
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