Let's save another 914, and get it decent., Probably need advice from you old school 914 folk Options

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So here is the rust on this one. It's a 75 cali car it's entire life.

Get the worst over to begin. Let us take a look at the hell hole. It was solid, and even passed teh screwdriver/hammer test....

*until* it soaked in metal ready a while... then the screwdriver test started picking out giant holes which you see here. It is still soaking, and has been on/off for days not to eat away more to see what metal is truly left. Next step is a grinder or non-hand tool of sorts to break deep into the pitting and see what truly is through.

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Thanks for the encouragement. The floorpan is getting even cleaner. I have moved from metal ready to navel jelly.

The navel jelly really seems to be destroying the rust in the pits, and a wire brush brings the new solid gook compound out of the pits leaving them pretty damn clean.

I bought a 4.5" disc sander/grinder and some 24-60 grit wheels for it to knock more metal away and get access to the deeper pitting. i just want to be sure in 5 years or so the por-15 is still happy.

I am going to try using the cold galvanizing compound on all the bare metal I end up with. fourblades reported good results and at 5.50$ a can being 93% zinc + laying like primer I am confident if any moisture settles due to humidity it will be blocked.

I think the metal ready was not thick enough and since you rinse it with water, the moisture settling actually "washed it away" in small spots causing flash to start, then creep around.

I am going to try and get the floors 100% stripped and then in cold galvanizing compound before I move on to drilling spotwelds.

Any tips for removing the center tunnel and the crossbrace? Are the front seat height/bracket things welded to the floor as well, or only to the brace?