 Rusted Longs - Mayeur kit will Fix? - can,t add Pics :-( |
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| gbg10000 |
 Mar 17 2012, 09:42 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 17-March 12 From: northeast florida Member No.: 14,261 Region Association: None  |
Hi All-
I bought a project car site unseen. It was a gamble, and it is worse than I imagined. Passenger Long is very bad (photo) Door will still open and shut but gap is very narrow. Rear Floor will also need replace. Question, would the Brad Mayeur kit alone fix this?? I know I probably need pictures of other areas, but if I am not interested in engine bay cosmetics or autocross stiffness, would I need other reinforcing components in the hell hole area or inner long areas for a daily driver scenario? I have never welded before, and will only be able to have the car on jack stands. I envision buying a cheap 120v flux wire welder and trying it myself. I do not need the covered areas to look pretty underneath, but I do need a good safe structure. Comments, advice and opinions appreciated. Thank you. This post has been edited by gbg10000: Mar 17 2012, 10:13 AM Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| gbg10000 |
Mar 20 2012, 08:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 17-March 12 From: northeast florida Member No.: 14,261 Region Association: None |
I am going to expose the hell hole, and the floorboard/firewall area.
Hopefully I can post more photos soon. |
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| gbg10000 |
Mar 28 2012, 08:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 17-March 12 From: northeast florida Member No.: 14,261 Region Association: None |
   [attachmentid=305575]    [attachmentid=305579]    [attachmentid=305571] QUOTE(gbg10000 @ Mar 20 2012, 10:36 PM)  I am going to expose the hell hole, and the floorboard/firewall area. Hopefully I can post more photos soon. OK I think I see the full extent of the problems. Passenger longitudinal is shot, but it looks trailing arm mount is still in place and could be welded to new long repair pieces (or am I dreaming). The camera shot up the long makes it appear like the rust is just in the top and bottom metal, and that maybe the suspension mount area is unaffected. I'm thinking Brad Mayeur kit. The inner long piece in the hell hole area definitely needs replacement -probably with the Resto Design piece. The rear floor needs replacement,hinking Resto Design. I imagine I would need an inner long kit (like engman), just to have something good to tie everything together with. I imagine the metal pieces will cost a lot when I add it all up, Please chime in with advice, particularly if it is definitely a lost cause. Thanks! Attached image(s)  
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| SirAndy |
Mar 28 2012, 09:00 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,244 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(gbg10000 @ Mar 28 2012, 07:18 PM) Please chime in How good are your welding and metal fabrication skills and how much time and money do you have set aside for this project? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
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gbg10000 Rusted Longs - Mayeur kit will Fix? - can,t add Pics :-( Mar 17 2012, 09:42 AM
abnrdo :ttiwwp: Mar 17 2012, 09:44 AM hot_shoe914 Maybe this will answer your question. From Brad hi... Mar 17 2012, 09:58 AM shoguneagle :birthday3: You have just been born into the ... Mar 17 2012, 12:34 PM PanelBilly You have a lot of work ahead to make this car righ... Mar 17 2012, 01:11 PM underthetire That's bad.
But what's up with the l80e a... Mar 17 2012, 01:30 PM
gbg10000
That's bad.
But what's up with the l80e ... Mar 17 2012, 01:37 PM veltror
That's bad.
But what's up with the l80e ... Mar 17 2012, 05:56 PM 9146986 It looks like the door is closed in the pic, if so... Mar 18 2012, 01:07 PM draganc buy a local 914 guy lunch and ask for his input - ... Mar 19 2012, 07:17 PM r_towle Yes, brads kit will do the structural job, but you... Mar 19 2012, 07:25 PM ThePaintedMan Wow, the long looks almost exactly like what I got... Mar 28 2012, 09:23 PM ape914 me and a friend ended up scraping one that had sim... Mar 28 2012, 10:25 PM Vacca Rabite I love seeing a 914 saved, but this is a parts car... Mar 29 2012, 04:46 AM gbg10000 Final photos before I decide to try to save this c... Apr 12 2012, 06:47 PM saigon71 The car is fixable...but you have a ton of work ah... Apr 12 2012, 07:09 PM SCV Here's one more vote for spending the extra ca... Apr 12 2012, 08:07 PM Krieger Sorry man, that is a parts car. :barf: Apr 12 2012, 09:59 PM kg6dxn There are always nice rollers on SF Bay Craigs Lis... Apr 12 2012, 10:18 PM Germancar-Junkie If you have some $$$$ to play ... Apr 13 2012, 05:48 AM reharvey I've welded up several rusty 914s and I can as... Apr 13 2012, 07:45 AM r_towle That is a typical northeast car IMHO.
If you want ... Apr 13 2012, 08:19 AM OllieG I'm about a year into my first 914 resto..I, l... Apr 13 2012, 09:41 AM jcambo7 Why discourage some one from trying to fix it. Fo... Apr 13 2012, 09:48 AM |
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