Rust under battery tray, fixable? |
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Rust under battery tray, fixable? |
peter71 |
Feb 24 2005, 10:04 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 2-February 05 From: campbell,ca Member No.: 3,549 |
Hi, yet another question from a 914 rookie. I found a '73 2.0 that is in really good shape, except there is a patch of rust rot under the battery tray (around 3"x5")- a screwdriver could be easily pushed through. Is this a red flag, or is it a relatively easy (and hopefully inexpensive) fix? Where could i get this kind of work done and done well?
thanks for your help! |
nine14cats |
Mar 1 2005, 10:19 AM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Hi Peter,
The new pics don't look that bad. I still think you should have the owner pull the rocker panels off and shoot pics of them for you if you haven't seen the jack post areas yet. Also, did he give you pics of the suspension console area (where the swing arm attaches to the body?). I agree with Scott, fixable. You've got several ways to go here, you can buy replacement pieces, make your own pieces (a la Trekkor! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) ) which looked awesome by the way, etc. If you can't weld, I know several folks here in Campbell by us that can do it for you. Even some mobile welders who are car guys. Just give that car another once over and have the PPI done. There's a tad more surface rust on the car than I'd prefer (just my preference) but if this is the only problem, it may be a solid car. How much is he asking? If he hasn't discounted for the repairs....he should. Let me know if I can help. Bill P. |
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