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Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
Han Solo |
Sep 30 2013, 10:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
New to this forum but I've been around 944s, 924Ss, Boxster and Cayman forums for years.
This one is going to take some time. Purchased for $900, non-running but otherwise complete '73 914 2.0. Certainly just beyond a viable restoration car but probably okay for what I plan to do with it. Here's some highlights of the tear down... On the trailer going to the house. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Han Solo |
Jan 12 2014, 06:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
Back at it today and at first I'm focusing on the top of the long. I remember TR's post about two layers of metal so I go easy and start peeling back the top layer with a wide chisel. The bottom layer is mostly intact except right against the firewall. So I trimmed that layer square only loosing about 3". Note that the top layer appears to be thicker. Anyway, I peel that back to the same rear line as last night's wheel house patch. While preparing the area, I'm digging out all the seam sealer around the stupid heater pipe (really fearing more rust) and of course there is. It's a crack where the outer firewall joins the side of the long. That looks pretty structural to me so it's got to be fixed well. I cut the pipe off as close as possible and took the grinder to the stump. That left a round hole with thin compromised metal so I squared that off. Then I sprayed weld through primer over the whole area (and on the back sides of the two patches). To form both patches I'm finally getting smart and making templates out of construction paper. I use spot welds for strength and follow up with lap welds in strategic areas. To fix the large patch on the top of the long (really no way to clamp there) I started welding in the corner by the firewall, beating the metal close, pushing with my pry-bar and making another weld. It's not a very pretty patch but I was able to keep it nice and tight as I welded to the rear.
Next will be the hole in the wheel house. That's going to be a real challenge with two bends but I don't think that's a stress area (the battery will be located elsewhere) so butt welds will be fine. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573040.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573041.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573041.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573041.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573041.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573041.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573042.7.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573042.8.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573042.9.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573042.10.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1336.photobucket.com-16456-1389573042.11.jpg) |
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