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Making Lemonade, Refreshment for summer - New pics 5.1.10 |
KELTY360 |
Apr 22 2010, 08:09 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
About a month ago I flattened my right fender while attempting to submerge under the bumper of a Chevy Tahoe. As embarrassing as that was, it forced me to take the car off the road for repairs. Given the splotchy, oxidized finish it was silly to try to match the paint, so the only logical path was to finally do the full cosmetic makeover I'd always intended.
After getting recommendations from the incredibly sympathetic members of the PNW contingent. I contacted Eurotech Bodywerkes to do the work. The owner is a 914 owner as is one of the metal massagers, Slow914. They mostly specialize in German stuff with some other interesting rigs sprinkled in for interest. Here's the initial damage that triggered everything. The original plan was to strip down as far as necessary to insure good adhesion, but after discovering numerous problems from previous repairs, it was taken down to bare metal. Sail vinyl was removed and the trim holes filled. I was offered a hood and fender by 914Junkie down in Vancouver, WA - thanks Paul. We were able to use the fender in the repair but the hood was a little too rusty. I also discovered that the hood off my parts car was too rusty, but finally I found one from rdauenhauer that worked - thanks Rich (and effutou101 - Chris for delivery). The fender repair looks great. |
KELTY360 |
Apr 29 2010, 06:18 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
When the accident occurred that started this makeover I was on my way to a shop to discuss getting an alignment done because I'd prematurely worn my front tires and needed a new set. While the body and paint work has been progressing I ordered a set of B'stone RA960s from Tire Rack to be mounted on the newly refinished wheels. I had them shipped to a tire store in downtown Renton, at the corner of 2nd and Logan, right across from the high school. They have these nice big red garage doors and.......well, you said you had time Jon (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif)
So Monday I go by to let them know the wheels would be coming the next day. Nobody there, closed sign on the door and a note in the window saying they had a power problem with their compressor and wouldn't be open that day. OK, no sweat, I didn't have the wheels ready anyway. Tuesday I go by, same thing; now I'm getting worried cause they haven't been very busy and we've seen businesses closing all the time, right? I can see my tires sitting on the floor in their front sales room. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) This is a quasi-franchise operation so the next morning I track down the HQ in Memphis, TN to see if I can get a contact name and phone number. Find out the owner also owns a shop out in the boonies between Redmond and Fall City. The next day I drive out to this shop and find the owner who says that the mgr of the Renton store has had a death in the family and that's why the store was closed. He said he'd call in the PM and meet me in Renton so I could get my tires. No call. Today I drive back out to the boonies to find out what's up. We make an appointment for 3:00 and this time he shows. By 4:15 Discount Tire has them mounted, balanced and loaded in my truck. Was that long enough? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) I'll drop the new rubber off in the AM and later tomorrow my 914 will be ready to go! Now all I have to do is figure out how to drive two cars home at the same time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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