Plan of Action?, Bondo Floor? Options

[stoneman30hotmail]

Hello all, I'm a bit new to this. I had one of these in my 20's and and did a little stick welding fixing the hell hole.
I'm not sure how to approach this. Do I need to strip all this and go on rotisserie? Or is it feasible to cut and patch this from the top

The driver side floor is bondo (or something). I'm not sure what is holding the seat mounts. The passenger side seat mount right is about broken loose. There's also holes past the transverse strut into the battery area.

The longs seem ok from what I can see. Can I get the sill covers off without taking the fenders off? I was worried I drill out all the rivets to figure one hidden under the fender.

Any good tool recommendations for rust removal?

I was thinking maybe I can get away with with https://www.restoration-design.com/store/product/PP345BR and a https://www.restoration-design.com/store/PR...duct_Code=PP325 and the seat brakets and patch the holes.

[DaveB]

This is what I picked-up:



I found too many suspect parts and overall WTF moments as I dug into the car. I am looking at a 2 to 3 year ground-up build to get this the way I want it. I have similar rust to what you have. My first step was to stripped it down to this:



I've got the chassis and body parts at a chemical dip plant. In preparation for the build I have most of the replacement sheetmetal, rebuilt or new suspension, rebuilt transmission and will finish the engine rebuild next month. I still need to build jigs and fixtures. There are sheetmetal parts that I can't get and will need to make. I also went back and took some additional courses for MIG and TIG welding. With all the parts and material I have about $23K invested. $6.2K of that is suspension and brakes. I've probably got another $25K to go to get it completed. That's with me doing bodywork, engine build, wiring, final assembly and having a shop do the exterior paint. I could buy a good well sorted out 914 for $25K to $30K. Then I'd want to tweek the suspension, drop the engine and get more power, might as well rebuild the transmission while I'm there, Brembos might fit, lets convert to a 5 lug, etc. Might as well start with a clean slate up front.

You can be frugal if you have the equipment to do the job. You can learn almost everything needed. Good advice and help on this forum. Just don't use the 914 for practice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)