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> 914/6 resto warning, "rust"oration is more like it...
Gint
post Apr 14 2003, 12:51 PM
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The 914/6 "rust"oration process has officially begun. I sure hope I can get out for less than $10k. Plan on some stupid CW type questions in the near future. I love pics BTW. I have some nice /4 parts to sell off to help offset the cost of this project.

Motor/tranny have been removed (many thanks to Brant, Scott, Mike and Jon for the assistance). The interior will be gutted this week. I need to remove little stuff like the fuel pump, lines, drain the tank, you get the idea. Then I get to start cutting up the parts car and stripping paint off panels to avoid spending $45/hour for body shop labor.

As Rich says, "onward..."

2.0/6 motor width thread

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post Apr 19 2003, 10:51 PM
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The $60 ebay engine stand bracket set I bought worked out pretty well. I wasn't thrilled about the fact that the clutch had to be removed to utilize it, but it's still much better than $200+ for the standard types all the vendors sell for these motors.


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post Apr 22 2003, 08:21 PM
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After 10 hours a day at work I'm having a really hard time motivating myself to "scrape" a car.
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post Apr 22 2003, 08:28 PM
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just find the guys that did the right rear and have em do the rest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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post Apr 22 2003, 08:41 PM
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I could probably hire 'em pretty cheap. There is that one problem though. No habla espanol.
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post Apr 26 2003, 10:03 AM
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I have been tracking your project. I like to think positive: "You have a very enjoyable project in restoring a car, and you will know what you have in detail when you are done. The joy comes when the project is finished and you stand back with that cold beer looking everything over; an impish grin ttugs at your mouth as deep satisfaction settles in; MAN, THAT COLD BEER IS GOOD".

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post Apr 26 2003, 11:20 AM
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Thanks for the encoutragement Steve. I'll be back out there in a few minutes scraping, brushing, gringing, etc...
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post Apr 26 2003, 11:30 AM
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darn, i wish we were closer. i've got a very nice fender that you need still on car that you could cut off and have for a song. (something by pink floyd). i would think you'd be time and money ahead going that route. i'll read the rest of the posts now and see how bad it gets.

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post Apr 26 2003, 11:45 AM
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I have a parts car that will provide all of the panels I need. Nearly rust free.


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post Apr 26 2003, 06:03 PM
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That cold beer sounded so good that I even went out and got one to see how enjoyable it was. IT WAS GOOD!! Wish I lived in Colorado so I could help you. I even went out to the garage and uncovered my 914-8 (sounds impressive, but it was in approximately the same shape as yours, only it had been in a fire burn; I have protected it for fifteen plus years). Now I am taking out the v-8 and making a 2.7 runner; everything totally Porsche

Your parts car looks great and it will all blend together .

I think we should take bets on when you will finish it; I will buy you a six pack if you make me the winner. Seriously, when you get it done in your own time frame, I will buy you a six pack so you can enjoy the deep feeling of satisfaction.

I will watch your resto with great interest.

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post Apr 26 2003, 07:40 PM
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Thanks Steve. I'm really hoping to have it back on the road by the end of August at least. Sooner would be better.

I didn't get a lot done today, but half of the floorpan tar has been scraped off. A lot of time today was burned up removing this sheet someone riveted and bondo'd under the right side engine shelf. I didn't have to do this since this section of the car will be cut off and replaced anyway, but curiousity was killin' me.


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post Apr 26 2003, 07:43 PM
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This is the after pic. It's also a fine example of how NOT to perform rust repair an original 914/6. A repair of this nature will gaurantee you DPO status and really piss off the CO.
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post Apr 26 2003, 07:45 PM
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OK, so I had a beer during the course of the work. And now the cheap wine is kickin in. Let's try this again.


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post Apr 27 2003, 01:36 AM
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What are you putting Rotella in ??? Does it really get that cold in CO. ??

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post Apr 27 2003, 07:52 AM
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Nothin. That's the box the FLAPS gave me when I was buying all the gaskets, oil and tranny fluid for the truck motor swap a month ago. Now it contains the /6 carbs, linkage, fuel pump, filters and lines.

I need more room.
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post Apr 27 2003, 10:17 AM
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speaking of cold, I flew into Denver on Friday and was surprised at how much snow was still on the ground. Not just the mountains either!

Damn, it's nice to live in a tropical climate like Indy!!!
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post Apr 27 2003, 11:37 AM
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Mike,

Nice engine stand. eBay special? One time, or a repeating offer?

Oh... when I've had motors out of my 914/4s, I usually ask a couple of folks to help lift them up onto a workbench. How do you get that /6 engine up on the stand?

Yeah... bondo sucks. But it's a fact of life in today's body work industry: "generally straigten and bondo" or "replace the panel" is often the only two courses of action production body shops use.

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post Apr 27 2003, 06:54 PM
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speaking of cold, I flew into Denver on Friday and was surprised at how much snow was still on the ground. Not just the mountains either!
That was fresh snow. It rained most of the week over most of town, but some southeast areas got a good bit of snow.
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post Apr 27 2003, 06:59 PM
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Nice engine stand. eBay special? One time, or a repeating offer?
The engine stand was a FLAPS special. The brackets for mounting an air coled motor (Porsche or VW) came from ebay. Guy does "Buy it now" only for like $54 or $56 bucks. I can dig up en email if you want me to.


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How do you get that /6 engine up on the stand?
Cherry picker onto my lift. It sat there for a few days. From there I mounted the brackets to the motor, then lifted the stand and bolted it onto the brakets, and then lowered the lift.
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post Apr 27 2003, 07:02 PM
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I'd like to see that someday... when you decide to put the motor back down (I assume you'll use the same method). Would you document how/where you hook everything up?

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post Apr 27 2003, 08:05 PM
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I'd like to see that someday... when you decide to put the motor back down (I assume you'll use the same method). Would you document how/where you hook everything up?


No way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) The cherry picker part wasn't pretty. Brant warned me, but I insisted. I will do the same thing again, but I'm going to weld up a bracket of sorts to bolt to my V8 manifold lift plate. It should look something like the \"Engine lift bar tool\" that Pelican sells. I won't need the lift at that point. I can use the cherry picker to lift the motor/stand, and then just unbolt the stand.
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