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| 14carrot |
 Oct 9 2022, 08:58 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 7-August 06 From: Scotland, ON Canada Member No.: 6,599 Region Association: Canada  |
Anyone know if there are some classic threads here to show the proper way to cut a 914 to harvest donor metal???
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| bbrock |
Oct 9 2022, 09:11 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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The factory workshop manual has excellent info on cutting panels for repair. Too many pages to post screenshots.
When I was buying metal to repair my car, I was sent photographs of the donor cars so I could draw the cut lines I needed fro my particular repair and send back. That was nice. |
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| Luke M |
Oct 9 2022, 09:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States
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Hi John,
Hope all is well up North.. The last time I did this I ended up cutting a few inches beyond the panel that I needed. Once cut out I removed the section by removing the spot welds. PIA I know. The hardest part is being able to cut away the section without damaging it. Mark and cut a little at a time. Guessing this maybe metal for the 6? Now on my 6 I ended up drilling out the spot welds for the sections I wanted to remove. I will warn you not to do it until its braced and on a chassis jig. I have my 6 on a bench with fixtures. It's pretty solid when its all bolted down but still need to measure before welding it up. I had a hard time with a door post that kept moving ever so slightly. Threw my door gaps way off. Check the link for body sections: http://p914-6info.net/PDFs/Group%208%20Body.pdf |
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| gms |
Oct 12 2022, 01:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,695 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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As @Luke M wrote there will be spot weld removal but if you have sacrificial panels it makes the job easier. for example if you want a fender and can sacrifice the inner wheel house, front crossing panel, HL buckets and cowl you can end up with the whole fender and some of each panel, then you can put it on a bench and drill out spot welds easier. In some areas it will be nearly impossible to remove a panel cleanly and leave a usable panel even if you have a spot weld remover.
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| VaccaRabite |
Oct 13 2022, 07:14 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,456 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have just always cut about an inch larger then the piece I needed for donors.
Zach |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Oct 13 2022, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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Here is one way !
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