 Whats the best way..., to support my car for rust work |
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| obscurity |
 Apr 4 2006, 03:35 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States  |
I am preparing to dig into my rusty 914 for sevaral jobs and I was hoping to get some input on the best way to support the car for work (economically). I would love to bUy a lift of some sort but I am afraid that they are all out of the realm of possibility (I've even checked on e-bay). Even the scissors style are more than $1,000
I will probably need to work in these areas: -Hell Hole (and probably a little of everything associated with it) -Long replacement (hopefully not but best to be prepared) floors (just the back portion) -some portions at the bottom of the fire wall -There is some rust in the tunnel so we'll have to see what that is all about I guess what I am looking for is a good all round method of holding the car in a good working position. I have looked at buying of fabricating a cart like this Eastwood Body Cart but that may not give me the kind of access I will need. Any comments or advice is appreciated as I have never done something like this before Thanks |
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| tdsmoonchild |
Apr 4 2006, 03:50 PM
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Terry Group: Members Posts: 197 Joined: 18-January 06 From: Duncanville,TX Member No.: 5,431 |
see my thread after I've updated it. Link is in my signature.
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| SirAndy |
Apr 4 2006, 04:19 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
one way is to support it with a few 2/4 or 4/8 going the length of the car (paralell to the longs).
also, get some door braces and a X-brace for where the top mounts. make the braces adjustable so you can push/pull the car into spec (using the chart in the 914 info section). this will prevent the car from folding and/or shrinking while welding ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Andy PS: door brace Attached image(s) 
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| SirAndy |
Apr 4 2006, 04:19 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
top X-brace, just don't weld it, instead, use the front and rear mounts to bolt it on ...
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| obscurity |
Apr 4 2006, 05:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
I like the idea of a rotisserie. It certaomly makes it easier to access the whole car but don't I stand a pretty good chance of folding the car in half when I do what is potentiall a serious structural repair under the battery? or will the door braces and roof brace stop this from happening. On a related note, How heavy is a 914 with no engine and transmission? |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 4 2006, 05:26 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
we carried this one with 3 people from the shop onto the trailer, no problem ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Andy Attached image(s) 
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