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| Jason914 |
 Dec 30 2004, 08:24 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 3,359  |
First, housekeeping, I am new to Porsche and this site. Is there a thread where I should introduce myself?
Now, my problem. My 914 has rusted through the metal panel located under the spare tire. From the top of the car I can see the suspension. Can this be fixed? Does anyone know of a source for a new panel and what this panel is called? Thanks, Jason |
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| Eric_Shea |
Dec 31 2004, 11:15 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
You can find a CA tub for $500 on up. The problem will be getting it to the East Coast. It will cost you more than the tub just to ship it. Do some math though... you may not as bad off as it seems:
Tub - $700 Shipping - $800 Your Project - $400 Cost - $1,900 Sale of duplicate Parts - -$1,000 (easily) Total Cost - $900.00 for a (fairly) rust free tub and your choice of the good parts to pick from. There's a tub in the classifed section that could fit that bill... Also, I guarantee you'll sell more than $1,000 in duplicate parts so your cost could be less. How do I know? I just did this exact thing this summer. I performed a tub swap on a pair of 74's. This tub was "bare" and I still made "over" a grand in duplicate parts sales. I say "fairly" rust free because I'd be willing to bet my last dollar there is rust on damn near every tub at this point. The one I got needed small hell hole repairs and a minor (silver dollar size) longitudinal repair. |
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Jason914 Is this rust FATAL? Dec 30 2004, 08:24 AM
Lawrence Hi Jason! You just created the place to intro... Dec 30 2004, 08:30 AM Lawrence P.S. Have you checked under the rocker panels (lo... Dec 30 2004, 08:32 AM spare time toys Not to be a smart ass but anything can be fixed. ... Dec 30 2004, 08:33 AM greg.treadway Welcome to the group. Absolutely the front trunk f... Dec 30 2004, 08:42 AM jd74914 Yup, almost everything can be fixed if you have th... Dec 30 2004, 09:16 AM Eric_Shea Welcome Jason http://www.914... Dec 30 2004, 09:28 AM boxstr Jason Good morning, and welcome. After you have gi... Dec 30 2004, 09:42 AM greg.treadway Eric is right. Check overall first. You don't ... Dec 30 2004, 09:43 AM Jason914 Thanks for the warm welcome!
I do have rust u... Dec 30 2004, 10:22 AM skline If it sagged, I would find another car to practice... Dec 30 2004, 10:28 AM Eric_Shea Uni-body tubs are not the easiest places to start ... Dec 30 2004, 10:31 AM GWN7 Hi and Welcome
http://www.91... Dec 30 2004, 10:50 AM greg.treadway Not to sound too competitive...if you can't ge... Dec 30 2004, 10:52 AM McMark Many 914 shops stock the Restoration Design parts.... Dec 30 2004, 12:24 PM greg.treadway I think if you check, most of the shops are stocki... Dec 30 2004, 12:36 PM SirAndy 
