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Michigan Hell Hole repair, Need a referral |
Jgreen |
Sep 27 2013, 12:38 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 27-September 13 From: Michigan Member No.: 16,443 Region Association: None |
Good afternoon all,
I've got my father's 914, a 2.0 from 1975. Even though it's never seen a winter, I have a pretty good hell hole going. It's to the point where if you lift the passenger side from the jack point, the door gap begins to widen. Interstingly, the jack point seems good. Anyway, is there anyone in the Detroit area you can recommend to fix this? I'm not looking for perfection - assume I've got a wife that hates the car and would be verry upset if I sank some big money into this (I know, a relative term - let's say more than $3,000.00.) I'll try to post a pic of the hole. Thanks for the input! Jon G. |
mr914 |
Sep 27 2013, 07:10 PM
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914 Hillbilly Group: Members Posts: 576 Joined: 11-January 03 From: Lincoln NE Member No.: 131 Region Association: None |
Have you probed around the rust area to see if the undercoating is holding more rusted area.
I'm in the Clarkston area and recently finished the metal repair . Mine didn't look quite as bad to start, then with removing undercoat/sound deadeners it got much worse. If you needs hand evaluating, there are several of us in the Detroit area that can help I've got a feeling the more we look/dig the more we will find How are the door gaps and jack spurs? |
Jgreen |
Sep 27 2013, 07:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 27-September 13 From: Michigan Member No.: 16,443 Region Association: None |
Have you probed around the rust area to see if the undercoating is holding more rusted area. I'm in the Clarkston area and recently finished the metal repair . Mine didn't look quite as bad to start, then with removing undercoat/sound deadeners it got much worse. If you needs hand evaluating, there are several of us in the Detroit area that can help I've got a feeling the more we look/dig the more we will find How are the door gaps and jack spurs? The hole is as big as it is becuase I was banging around with a screwdriver. I think that the rustrproofing is probably keeping about another 1/2 to 1 inch of metal together around the hole. The door gap on the driver's side is solid, by memory, I'd say about 5-6 mm. You can jack up the car on that side, it seems to stay the same. There is no rust anywhere to speak of on the car, other than in the area depicted. On the passenger side, the gap by the door edge is about 3 mm if memory serves, and grows when the car is jacked by the jack point. I'd love to have someone come over and give a second opinion. I've had an acquantaince who is a 914 man stop by, he seems to think it's worth preserving, but we are looking for someone who can do the work for a reasonable price. I'm pretty mechanical, but I'm more of a motorcycle guy. I've never welded before, but I went to good ol' harbor freight with a coupon and got a mig welder set up. I'll need to make room in the garage to drop the engine, and move things around if I try this myself, but I'd like to see if I can get it done outside the home first. |
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