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General process for restoration 914 |
Stuckon914 |
Jan 18 2020, 12:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 25-December 18 From: East coast Member No.: 22,747 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I just started restoring my mostly rusty 914/4, 73. I’m looking for parts and a donor car but want to start. Plan is complete tear down and then repair, replace and reassemble. Likely years beginning to end. I took all weather stripping off, carpet and seats out to clean and inspect but need advice in organizing.
For the more experienced what works? Do you start in one area, take everything off, clean, record, label and store away based on section of car? All left door bits go in ‘left door’ tote with each part labeled. Do you track parts working condition or is that more assembly section. I’ve worked on cars before but never to this level of tear down. I’ve searched and got more lost. |
DickSteinkamp |
Jan 18 2020, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None |
I just started restoring my mostly rusty 914/4... Unless you are already attached to the car for some reason, you might want to keep looking for a car to restore and use yours as the parts car. If it really is mostly rusty, and unless you are very good with a MIG welder, you will spend a fortune getting all the rust repaired. If at all possible find one with little or no rust. All the mechanical pieces are available and relatively inexpensive. All interior soft items are reproduced. Taking out dents and dings isn't that tough. Rust repair is a bitch. Transport of a car from the West or South is a few grand, but you'll be thousands of dollars and months (years?) ahead if you start with one that isn't "mostly rusty". |
bbrock |
Jan 18 2020, 04:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I just started restoring my mostly rusty 914/4... Unless you are already attached to the car for some reason, you might want to keep looking for a car to restore and use yours as the parts car. If it really is mostly rusty, and unless you are very good with a MIG welder, you will spend a fortune getting all the rust repaired. If at all possible find one with little or no rust. All the mechanical pieces are available and relatively inexpensive. All interior soft items are reproduced. Taking out dents and dings isn't that tough. Rust repair is a bitch. Transport of a car from the West or South is a few grand, but you'll be thousands of dollars and months (years?) ahead if you start with one that isn't "mostly rusty". Boo! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) Where is the fun in that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Okay, that's the smart path to having a car you can drive, but some of us masochists actually enjoy the challenge of resurrecting a basket case. If you can do it full on DIY, it isn't as expensive to do as many let on. It isn't cheap though. |
jmitro |
Jan 18 2020, 06:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None |
but some of us masochists actually enjoy the challenge of resurrecting a basket case. If you can do it full on DIY, it isn't as expensive to do as many let on. It isn't cheap though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) mine was a complete restoration/ restomod and it took just over 4 years to get it running and road legal. there's still things to do but at least it runs |
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