More rust repair...how far should I go?, for a 75 driver, not race, not CW??? |
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More rust repair...how far should I go?, for a 75 driver, not race, not CW??? |
cha914 |
Nov 29 2004, 05:28 PM
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MUSR 8 - 5lug conversion done wed - drive 500miles thrus Group: Members Posts: 739 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 63 |
Ok,
Its time to start on my Dad's "nice" 914...its a 75 with the strange gold color option and white interior. It was a 1.8, but we yanked that out and are putting in a 2.0 that has "all the goodies" but thats for another thread... The car has been basically sitting for the last 2+ years, the last one outside (I know, I know)...we finally pulled the rockers and interior this weekend for a full rust inspection...and it has more than I thought it did...big supprise I am sure. So, this car is going to be a driver, i want to fix the rust as fast as possible, but I don't want to be a DAPO for the next guy, so how do I fix this rust without doing a full resto? It has the beginings of long rot, but its not bad yet...ok...here are the pics: The overall picture: Attached image(s) |
cha914 |
Nov 30 2004, 08:22 AM
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MUSR 8 - 5lug conversion done wed - drive 500miles thrus Group: Members Posts: 739 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 63 |
Wow...looks like I missed the good discussion on my own thread...guess thats what I get for going to bed early...
Deano, what you describe is about what I was thinking about doing...and not to worry about the welder, I have been welding for about 2 years now and have both a nice miller MIG and TIG... I guess what I was thinking about doing are getting as many of the small pieces as I can from restoration design, cutting out as much of the rust as I can see, treat everything that I can reach, then weld her back up...much like Deano talked about. I really won't know the full extent of the rust till I really start digging into the long a little bit, but I definately don't want to go full in, probably just cut the soft parts out and weld in patches ( I don't care about this car being an OEM resto ) So, have any of you guys been able to do of this upper long work without cutting off the fender? I have a feeling that I can do it, but it will be a pain in the ass, might be easier to pull the fender off... Anyway, thanks for the comments, keep them coming and I will add more pics as I start cutting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Thanks, Tony |
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