How bad is my rusty ear?, Give it to me straight |
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How bad is my rusty ear?, Give it to me straight |
cstone12 |
Apr 11 2010, 08:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Cleveland Member No.: 7,550 |
I was under my car this weekend replacing the alternator thanks to a great post I found on this site. Anyway, I took the opportunity to poke around with a screwdriver and woops... it went right through my driver side rear suspension ear! One of the POs fixed the hell hole and ear but evidently didn't make it to the other side. I have a 110v MIG that is probably about the cheapest one you can find but will I be able to use something like that to repair this? Is the car even safe to drive? There are too many good things about this car to abandon it due to this. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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1968Cayman |
Apr 11 2010, 09:09 PM
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Redacted by Irving Washington Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 5-February 10 From: Holly Springs, GA Member No.: 11,332 Region Association: South East States |
I have only been butchering 914s for about 8 weeks now (not quite my first rodeo, though) so take this as you will . . . I wouldn't push that car beyond puttering to the famer's market until it's repaired. Remove the left suspension, reference everything and weld the flanges all around. The bigger problem is that the consoles seem to corrode from the inside out, so you may have it a lot worse in places you can't currently see. There is a great thread somewhere on this site where the owner boxed his ears in with what I believe were custom pieces.
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