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| rjames |
 Jan 23 2006, 11:12 PM
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I'm made of metal  Group: Members Posts: 4,301 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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After reading so many of the restoration threads on here I finally decided to try and save my own underpowered go-kart from completely rusting away.
So far I've removed 90% of the tar from the interior. Things look better then I thought they would in some areas, and worse in others. Excuse the bad quality pics, they're taken with my cell phone. Attached image(s) 
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| rjames |
Jan 23 2006, 11:18 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,301 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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The firewall behind the seats has no rust on it and the interior longs look great, also no real rust or corrosion to speak of in the typical area behind the passenger seat where the battery leaks through to... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mueba.gif)
However, small rust holes that need to be cut out behind the drivers seat... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif) Attached image(s) 
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rjames restoring? Jan 23 2006, 11:12 PM
rjames Sorry, I know these are horrible pics, but the mon... Jan 23 2006, 11:20 PM McMark Looks good! Did you attack them with a big sc... Jan 23 2006, 11:27 PM rjames So here's where I'm at now. I have 90% of... Jan 23 2006, 11:29 PM rjames Do all 914s have holes cut into the center channel... Jan 23 2006, 11:32 PM rjames Buying an angle grinder tomorrow to start getting ... Jan 23 2006, 11:35 PM McMark 1. There's no good way to remove the seam sea... Jan 23 2006, 11:41 PM Lou W Keep up the gud work.
... Jan 23 2006, 11:52 PM Hammy Yes be sure and use a rust neutralizer on the rust... Jan 23 2006, 11:56 PM snflupigus hey... your'e doing what i just did... / am st... Jan 24 2006, 12:14 AM snflupigus o, and in case you were serious... no, not al 914s... Jan 24 2006, 12:16 AM rjames Thanks to all....God, I love this website! Jan 24 2006, 01:03 AM McMark Metal Ready comes in a spray bottle!
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