914-6 Long Repair -Am I nuts to tackle it myself?, Any Minnesotans with firsthand experience? |
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914-6 Long Repair -Am I nuts to tackle it myself?, Any Minnesotans with firsthand experience? |
vintage914racer |
Jan 25 2013, 09:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 429 Joined: 28-December 03 From: Minneapolis, MN Member No.: 1,473 |
I always knew my factory 914-6 had rust lurking under the rockers, but I didn't want to investigate for fear finding something bad. Last winter I bit the bullet and pulled the outer rockers. As is likely customary, I found a bunch of moist debris that had accumulated around each respective jack point. After close inspection with a screwdriver it appears that only the outer sheet metal needs attention. I know this thread is worthless without pictures, but humor me... There is an area measuring roughly 8" x 4" directly surrounding the passenger side jack post that needs replacing. Am I nuts to try to tackle this myself? I've done some welding and have a welder, so I am not averse to doing it.
If the collective experts think I should tackle it I have a couple of follow up quesitons. I assume I should pull the engine and trans to do this? Is there anyone in the Minneapolis area with the support bars that span the door area? |
Tilly74 |
Jan 26 2013, 04:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 5-June 12 From: Springfield, MO Member No.: 14,522 Region Association: None |
I always knew my factory 914-6 had rust lurking under the rockers, but I didn't want to investigate for fear finding something bad. Last winter I bit the bullet and pulled the outer rockers. As is likely customary, I found a bunch of moist debris that had accumulated around each respective jack point. After close inspection with a screwdriver it appears that only the outer sheet metal needs attention. I know this thread is worthless without pictures, but humor me... There is an area measuring roughly 8" x 4" directly surrounding the passenger side jack post that needs replacing. Am I nuts to try to tackle this myself? I've done some welding and have a welder, so I am not averse to doing it. If the collective experts think I should tackle it I have a couple of follow up quesitons. I assume I should pull the engine and trans to do this? Is there anyone in the Minneapolis area with the support bars that span the door area? Don't feel bad. I've had my car since June of last year and I still haven't pulled the rockers to look mainly because I'm scared of what I'll find. I know long repairs are fairly common on this site, but does anyone know of any good, instructive, long repair threads for beginners? |
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