Tit rust prevention, I know this has been covered before but I could not find it. Options

[rstover]

I am guessing some type of mineral oil The picture is a tit that has started to rust but other wise is in good condition. I believe that vegetable will not harm rubber so I have given this tit a good shot of Walnut Oil that was past the expiration date for consumption.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

that is because the rubber material was not water proof and the spine was made from mild steel. Since the factory discontinued them we had them made but with waterproof factory look material and stainless spine.
No one cared that the vw produced 914 would be around 40 years later so did not use the best materials available. Too bad, there would be a lot more of the cars around if they had,. The 914 ended just one year before they started to galvanize the bodies. What if....

I am guessing some type of mineral oil The picture is a tit that has started to rust but other wise is in good condition. I believe that vegetable will not harm rubber so I have given this tit a good shot of Walnut Oil that was past the expiration date for consumption.

[ClayPerrine]

that is because the rubber material was not water proof and the spine was made from mild steel. Since the factory discontinued them we had them made but with waterproof factory look material and stainless spine.
No one cared that the vw produced 914 would be around 40 years later so did not use the best materials available. Too bad, there would be a lot more of the cars around if they had,. The 914 ended just one year before they started to galvanize the bodies. What if....

I am guessing some type of mineral oil The picture is a tit that has started to rust but other wise is in good condition. I believe that vegetable will not harm rubber so I have given this tit a good shot of Walnut Oil that was past the expiration date for consumption.

I always hope some energetic soul with the proper skill level would make a 914 body, doors, engine lid, and trunk lids in carbon fiber. Put a vin from a chassis that is beyond saving on it, and paint it up. If it is done right, you would have a rust free 914 forever!!

[DRPHIL914]

that is because the rubber material was not water proof and the spine was made from mild steel. Since the factory discontinued them we had them made but with waterproof factory look material and stainless spine.
No one cared that the vw produced 914 would be around 40 years later so did not use the best materials available. Too bad, there would be a lot more of the cars around if they had,. The 914 ended just one year before they started to galvanize the bodies. What if....

I am guessing some type of mineral oil The picture is a tit that has started to rust but other wise is in good condition. I believe that vegetable will not harm rubber so I have given this tit a good shot of Walnut Oil that was past the expiration date for consumption.

i saw somewhere recently an ad for a company that is making a 911 993 body in carbon fiber -wonder what that cost! i doubt you will see them expand into the 914 arena but it would be cool, though most of us could not afford it anyway.

I always hope some energetic soul with the proper skill level would make a 914 body, doors, engine lid, and trunk lids in carbon fiber. Put a vin from a chassis that is beyond saving on it, and paint it up. If it is done right, you would have a rust free 914 forever!!