In Over My Head Restoration, No More Excuses - Just Start Cutting... Options

[BeatNavy]

Ok, here goes. I picked up this '75 last April in lower Maryland. It was advertised as a 2.0, it has a 2.0 badge on the back, and it looked pretty good from a distance (or with beer goggles).

[type47]

Incredible thread for a guy who joined 914world in Feb 2014! I am not worthy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

[BeatNavy]

Incredible thread for a guy who joined 914world in Feb 2014! I am not worthy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

Hey Jim! You are more than worthy ... and wise ...and not foolish like I probably am. We'll see what I've got myself into. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Wow, nice progress Rob! Unfortunate that you ended up with such a turd of a car. Have you learned how to remove the spot welds yet? You'll need a decent spot weld bit, or do the grind away trick that Rick does. Much better than just hacking out portions of the unibody.

Might also be worth it to go further into the body before you order pieces from RD. That car looks like it had a lot of bondo and patches on it, so there might be more rust that lurks...especially front and rear trunks.

Hey George! No worries about the car. It's gives me challenges and plenty of opportunity to learn, which is a large part of what this effort is all about. I should have done a better pre-buy inspection, but what the hell? I'm using a spot weld removal bit, but I'm still learning my technique. It takes time. And I agree, I'm not ordering stuff until I get a better assessment of what I have to work with. Trunks do not LOOK bad, although they're heavily painted over. I'm sure PO wasn't trying to hide anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Right now I'm working on my other teener, trying to change output shaft seals (done) and rear bearings, based on the way you documented in your thread. Back from a wrestling tournament now, and I'm trying to get the driver's side axle out, but I'm pretty sure I have to remove the starter. Ugh...