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Trunk fix, Trunk rust and Porsche Museum. |
Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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silver74insocal |
Nov 1 2012, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 736 Joined: 26-November 09 From: rancho cucamonga Member No.: 11,073 Region Association: Southern California |
that looks really good dude. keep posting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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wingnut86 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:54 PM
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...boola la boo boola boo... Group: Members Posts: 1,053 Joined: 22-April 10 From: South Carolina Member No.: 11,645 Region Association: South East States |
I think Otto's still had some trunk sheetmetal replacement pieces he was trying to sell about a month ago.
Otto's Venice (?)... |
Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 08:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 09:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 09:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
Don't underestimate the time it takes to prep replacement pieces, and the number of spot weld bits....
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Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 09:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
It took endless hours of staring at all those curves, templates, measuring. The welding would have gone much better, had I known that the roller I had in it was for aluminum (bought it off a guy who last used it to build a aluminum gas tank for the plane he was building in his garage...whole other story). It was feeding irratically, then finally figured out the roller issue, touch a week to get the roller shipped.
lots of rust under the brace, but cleaned up nice. Lots of time spent cleaning tar and seam sealer out of the trunk, once I started couldnt stop though. m |
Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 09:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
Welds are not the prettiest, but not bad for a beginner, and since the bumper will cover it I didnt really worry about it. I cleanedup the heat shield, alot of seam sealer all over it, was it meant to absorb the heat as well? Just figuring out where weld the heat shield tabs took forever, decided to weld bolts to the tabs so I could seal and paint it all later then just bolt it one.
I should not have expected anything different when I took the front bumper off. Will I ever get this on the rotisserie?? |
Cool914 |
Nov 1 2012, 10:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
forgot one.
I took a break after this and rented a 911 in Frankfurt while there on business, and drove to the porsche museum for inspiration, but there was only 1 914 there, and it was not a 4 or a six. Check out the contraption they had in the hotel in Stuttgart to park in, it lifts up so another one can park underneath, scary driving in a rented vehicle. Attached image(s) |
ldsgeek |
Nov 2 2012, 08:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 27-June 10 From: New Hampshire Member No.: 11,885 Region Association: None |
Your front mounts look slightly better than mine did. I fabricated new brackets and replaced everything, including the wall to the headlight bucket, on both sides. I had to cut the front of each fender of to gain access to the brackets. Look here for what I did http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=188537&hl=
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Cool914 |
Nov 2 2012, 11:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
Your front mounts look slightly better than mine did. I fabricated new brackets and replaced everything, including the wall to the headlight bucket, on both sides. I had to cut the front of each fender of to gain access to the brackets. Look here for what I did http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=188537&hl= Nice work. I think the mounts will be ok, still need to clean them up and have a closer look once I get the wheels off and also peel back the bumper metal but good to see your approach in case.... I have some replacement fender/bumper area metal en route shortly. |
gothspeed |
Nov 2 2012, 03:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
looks good! Thanks for posting ..... these types of threads keep me motivated ........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)!
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kid914 |
Nov 2 2012, 06:46 PM
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ALWAYS lead...NEVER follow!!!! Group: Members Posts: 2,534 Joined: 9-March 11 From: Canada Member No.: 12,811 Region Association: Canada |
Are you a member of the Ottawa chapter??? If yes i might be doing the same soon. maybe we can help each other??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)
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Cool914 |
Nov 2 2012, 08:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 25-January 11 From: Ontario Member No.: 12,627 Region Association: Canada |
Are you a member of the Ottawa chapter??? If yes i might be doing the same soon. maybe we can help each other??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) That I am, and yes always good to have someone else scratching their head looking at rust. |
kid914 |
Nov 5 2012, 08:26 PM
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ALWAYS lead...NEVER follow!!!! Group: Members Posts: 2,534 Joined: 9-March 11 From: Canada Member No.: 12,811 Region Association: Canada |
Are you a member of the Ottawa chapter??? If yes i might be doing the same soon. maybe we can help each other??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) That I am, and yes always good to have someone else scratching their head looking at rust. Let me know when and where i'd like to see your progress up close. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Marc |
FourBlades |
Nov 6 2012, 12:26 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,055 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
Nice work! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Blair rotorbroach + cutting oil + slow speed will last almost forever cutting spot welds. They cost a lot to start with but cut so much faster than those $15 bits. John |
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