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| EdArango |
 Aug 12 2010, 06:27 PM
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914 Enthusiast  Group: Members Posts: 267 Joined: 30-January 10 From: Huntington Beach, CA Member No.: 11,309 Region Association: Southern California  |
OK.....You guys must think I'm nutz by now!!
Over the last couple of weeks my son and I have decided to keep the car and begin re-doing it. As most of us I would love to have a 6 cyl. but cash and time is preventing me from moving forward with that idea. What I think I'll do is clean this car us as much as I can, get the rust issues taken care of (see pics)....(I don't know the the PO was thinking, there is expansion foam in all the openings in the car, such as hell hole & pass. longs)..... upgrade the engine to 2056, leave it as a 4 lug but upgrade the suspension, add a front sway-bar, change out the A-arm bearings with the Elephant stuff and I think I'll be good to go for a while. What do you guys think???????? ED          |
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| MrHyde |
Jan 13 2011, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 13-October 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,268 Region Association: None |
IMHO... from those pics I'd say fix the car you have.. pop off the rockers and clean out the rust on the longitudinals and weld on new rockers... It doesn't look like much more than surface rust inside the rockers...
As said earlier, Restoration Design has all those parts for the hell hole repair, and it would most likely be cheaper than a whole new car for what you need.. And once you're done it will have NEW metal, not just "less rusty" metal.. All steel will return to the ground (rust) eventually. All you can do is delay it long enough to enjoy the car. |
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EdArango My Official 914 Restoration Aug 12 2010, 06:27 PM
914Sixer Nothing more than the usual places, SO far. Aug 12 2010, 06:29 PM
EdArango
Nothing more than the usual places, SO far.
So M... Aug 12 2010, 06:33 PM SirAndy Should I continue looking for more rust??
Do you r... Aug 13 2010, 04:28 PM EdArango On another subject....Did I ever show you guys wha... Aug 12 2010, 06:37 PM Tom Ok, I'll bite. What are they?
Tom Aug 12 2010, 06:40 PM EdArango
Ok, I'll bite. What are they?
Tom... Aug 12 2010, 06:47 PM Spoke
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In my eyes, this is the most beau... Aug 13 2010, 06:40 AM Tom LOL, too funny!
Tom Aug 12 2010, 06:57 PM Tom_T Ed - Man - I want my garage to look like yours som... Aug 12 2010, 07:32 PM EdArango
Ed - Man - I want my garage to look like yours so... Aug 12 2010, 07:51 PM Tom_T
Tom!!!
You are a bank of knowledge... Aug 12 2010, 10:00 PM Tom_T Hey Ed - Spoke/Jerry just pointed out that when yo... Aug 13 2010, 03:31 PM charliew Spoke I'm sorry but that is a nice race car, n... Aug 13 2010, 04:21 PM strawman Hi Ed --
I'm in the latter end of a full body... Aug 13 2010, 04:45 PM EdArango So Emilio and I got the engine out.
Now what??
... Aug 24 2010, 04:45 PM Tom_T Time for a cool one? :D Aug 24 2010, 05:36 PM EdArango It's been a while since I've posted...... ... Sep 9 2010, 12:49 PM SirAndy Do you guys think this is salvageable???
Yes. :we... Sep 9 2010, 02:28 PM EdArango
Do you guys think this is salvageable???
Yes. :w... Sep 9 2010, 02:30 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:52 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:53 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:54 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:54 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:55 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 12:56 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 01:00 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 01:01 PM EdArango
As you can see in this pic a chunk of the metal... Sep 9 2010, 02:33 PM SirAndy what do you guys think??
I think you should buy th... Sep 9 2010, 03:19 PM EdArango RE: My Official 914 Restoration Sep 9 2010, 01:02 PM Root_Werks :welder: Sep 9 2010, 02:06 PM mepstein I'm wondering if there isn't more problem ... Sep 9 2010, 04:24 PM Tom_T Ed - most of those parts are available in panels f... Sep 10 2010, 03:57 PM Zaney Ed,
I too am in the later stages of a rustoration ... Sep 10 2010, 05:54 PM FourBlades That looks like a fairly solid car that can be rel... Sep 10 2010, 10:35 PM EdArango It's been awhile since I've moved forward ... Nov 24 2010, 03:27 PM abayer1969 :Qarl: :Qarl: Good job Ed dont give up on it. No... Nov 24 2010, 03:31 PM EdArango
:Qarl: :Qarl: Good job Ed dont give up on it. N... Nov 24 2010, 03:56 PM EdArango Well, this last weekend things didn't go all t... Jan 12 2011, 10:36 PM mepstein
Well, this last weekend things didn't go all ... Jan 13 2011, 06:44 AM ONTHEGRIND I am at the same place as you are Jan 12 2011, 11:28 PM EdArango
I am at the same place as you are
Hey...so how a... Jan 13 2011, 08:20 PM sean_v8_914 I enjoyed hangin out in your garage. a beer would ... Jan 13 2011, 02:33 AM sean_v8_914 I thought I had done some rust repairs till I saw ... Jan 13 2011, 02:40 AM sean_v8_914 I am fixturing up a 914 tomorrow. I will post pics... Jan 13 2011, 02:42 AM sean_v8_914 in your future I see... Jan 13 2011, 08:24 AM sean_v8_914 if you look closely, this photo shows us why the j... Jan 13 2011, 08:28 AM EdArango Thanks Sean - Thanks Mark,
I guess what I've g... Jan 13 2011, 09:21 AM ONTHEGRIND I worked on it the last couple of days with no u... Jan 13 2011, 09:49 PM rjames
IMHO... from those pics I'd say fix the car y... Jan 13 2011, 10:29 PM ONTHEGRIND I agree with Mr. Hyde It is pretty fun hacking the... Jan 13 2011, 10:06 PM roadster fan I have looked at alot of used 914 chassis, and I w... Jan 14 2011, 12:17 PM bembry Ed--what's your final plan for the car, other ... Feb 3 2011, 08:24 PM EdArango
Ed--what's your final plan for the car, other... Feb 7 2011, 09:04 PM socalstuttgart Hang in there Ed. There is a big light at the end... Feb 7 2011, 10:17 AM EdArango
Hang in there Ed. There is a big light at the en... Feb 7 2011, 09:09 PM mepstein http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...motor... Feb 8 2011, 07:15 AM ScottD914 Looking good Ed! And all too familiar. I... Feb 8 2011, 09:12 AM Vacca Rabite The inside-the-longs pictures you posted looked pr... Feb 8 2011, 10:03 AM EdArango Here are a few pics of the inside of my longs i wa... Feb 8 2011, 08:01 PM silver74insocal :drooley: awesome!! care to elaborate on t... Feb 8 2011, 08:05 PM silver74insocal nvrmd just used your linky. Feb 8 2011, 08:08 PM EdArango I've been slow in the progress but here are a ... Mar 22 2011, 12:54 PM Tom_T
Hey Ed, several people on here have had pr... Mar 22 2011, 01:16 PM EdArango
Hey Ed, several people on here have had p... Mar 22 2011, 02:43 PM silver74insocal wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope to ... Mar 22 2011, 03:00 PM EdArango
wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope to... Mar 22 2011, 03:41 PM silver74insocal
wow Ed that's some dam fine work! hope t... Mar 22 2011, 03:49 PM |
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