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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pipersville, PA Member No.: 2,293 ![]() |
Purchased my first 914 a few weeks ago. I found some rust while looking it over but after taking off the soundproofing and really getting a better look, i found a good deal more rust than I expected. Looking for suggestions how to attack this. I have a mig and can weld a little. Was planning on building a rotisserie to do the work. If I had a better idea of how much rust I was looking at I probably would have passed on the car.
Would appreciate your suggestions as to how to plan and go about the work. How tough is it to do the entire rear floorpan on a unibody? The driver's long has a patch that is solid but I'm not sure what it is covering up. I can guess it's not too good. On the positive side I found over six dollars in change, mostly undre the e-brake. Thanks in advance. Attached image(s) ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,100 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Tucson Member No.: 2,923 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
Larry, it does not look good. Mine needed a lot of rust repairs requiring a lot of work, but yours looks much more severe. If you're going to attempt this yourself, what I would do first is strip the car down to the tub and take it to be media blasted. Then start cutting out the rusted areas, or better would be to cut the spot welds and replace complete sections with new (or from a donor car). Smaller areas it's possible to cut out the rust and replace with 18 or 20 gauge cold-rolled steel. But with the amount of work required maybe it would be a lot easier and cheaper just to buy a roller in good condition. Whatever you decide to do, good luck.
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