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My 914-6 GT / 916 Project Car, Next project - 993 motor |
Steve |
Apr 14 2013, 09:44 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,613 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
My 914-6 GT / 916 project car started out as a stock 1975 2.0 carbureted 4 banger. I bought it in 1986, by 88 it had a 2.7 six in it with MSDS motor mount, headers and muffler. I also purchased brand new over the counter PMO 40 webers with manifolds for $1000.00. Those were the days!! I bought the tank, oil lines and tin over the counter from Porsche.
In 2000, the 2.7 started pulling head studs, so I replaced it with a 3.2 from a wrecking yard. In 2005 I sold the car and then bought it back 4 years later to the day. I later noticed that the inner wheel well had broken loose. Now starts the project of converting it from a race car back to a street car. I removed the battery tray this weekend for a better observation. It looks like battery acid caused the seam welds to rust. Which from racing caused the seam to separate. I bought the Harbor freight camera. I will try to get some internal shots next weekend to look for other rust damage. Looking at these pictures, what is the best way to repair this? This is a shot of the crack inside the wheel well. The rest of the shots are of the seam on the inside. I will also need to order an Engine shelf. This one is pretty toast. The battery tray is not that old, but was a bitch to get out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Thanks in advance for the help!!!! |
Steve |
Sep 3 2013, 08:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,613 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks for the replies!! Never give up, never surrender!! I love that line. I don't trust my welding skills. My 20th wedding anniversary is next week. I will wait a couple of weeks and see how much money I have leftover and then pay someone to weld in the shelf, battery tray and scab plate over the crack. In the mean time I can clean and primer the other sections. To me it looks like the battery acid weekend the spot welds on the inner wheel well, which caused it to separate and crack. Running 255 series racing tires probably didn't help. They were rubbing on the inside when it separated. The lower crack was due to me removing the 4 banger motor mounts 25 years ago. I can't remember back that far, but I think there was surface rust around the passenger side motor mount, so I removed the sheet metal under the mount and didn't replace it, which weekend it and made it crack. I also removed the drivers side 4 banger mount, but I left the sheet metal underneath it. Everything on the drivers side looks perfect.
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Jeff Hail |
Sep 3 2013, 10:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
Thanks for the replies!! Never give up, never surrender!! I love that line. I don't trust my welding skills. My 20th wedding anniversary is next week. I will wait a couple of weeks and see how much money I have leftover and then pay someone to weld in the shelf, battery tray and scab plate over the crack. In the mean time I can clean and primer the other sections. To me it looks like the battery acid weekend the spot welds on the inner wheel well, which caused it to separate and crack. Running 255 series racing tires probably didn't help. They were rubbing on the inside when it separated. The lower crack was due to me removing the 4 banger motor mounts 25 years ago. I can't remember back that far, but I think there was surface rust around the passenger side motor mount, so I removed the sheet metal under the mount and didn't replace it, which weekend it and made it crack. I also removed the drivers side 4 banger mount, but I left the sheet metal underneath it. Everything on the drivers side looks perfect. Churchill so liked his brandy. http://www.worldgathering.net/mp3/churchill_never.mp3 |
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