'71 Build Thread, Diamond in the Rough |
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'71 Build Thread, Diamond in the Rough |
dlee6204 |
Jan 29 2015, 07:17 PM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
I thought I would share my most recent project. I picked this car up a couple weeks ago on craigslist. It's a '71 w/ 78K on the clock. It's definitely in project form but one thing that I liked about it is that it is pretty original and unmolested... no goofy PO repairs, all stock parts, relatively low miles plus I love the early style 914 w/ steelies (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) . Its been stored in a barn for many years. It does have some rust but its fairly manageable which is pretty good for East coast standards.
The plan right now is to keep it all stock and just create a nice original driver. Bringing it home... The battery tray has some light surface rust Here's the underside of the passenger long. I was able to jack the car up and door gaps didn't change (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) .... Heck, most 914s I bring home don't even have a place to jack it up anymore. |
dlee6204 |
Jun 1 2016, 06:43 PM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
I tore into the long tonight. I first braced the door opening before making any cuts. In total I had to cut out about a 14 inch section of inner long.
The rest of the upper long doesn't look bad from the inside. The whole long will be treated with Ospho and painted before closing it up. When cutting out the outer long I made sure to leave a section of "inner" material to tie into later for added strength. |
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