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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Ok, here goes. I decided to start a running thread to document the cars progress. I have started a blog, but this seems like a better way to memorialize the progress.
History: I purchased the car in Northern New Mexico in the 2001 or so. PO said the engine was a recent rebuild, and the tranny had been gone through (do they all say that?) The car was 20 footer, and had at least 3 layers of paint with 2 different yellows over the Bahia red factory finish, some body filler work was evident, but it looked to be a reasonably rust free car for under 2 grand. Drove it for a summer and the clutch went out, so I put it away until next summer. It sat for nearly a year in the garage, until I performed what to me was the most difficult automobile repair I had ever attempted, clutch job. Using the PP tech article I was able to get it in with a minimum of errors and excitement. Test drove it and put it away for winter again. Somewhere along the way I decided it was time to start the deconstruction (the reason I bought the car in the first place), so I slid the jack stands under it in the winter of 2003. Fast forward 3 years. In 2005 I moved twice, first to Idaho where i met some of the SLC guys and Ginter, and then to Wisconsin. I draged the car along behind the whole way. I accumulated parts along the way, including all needed for 5 lug conversion, Fuchs, upholstered the interior pieces, steel flares, 911 style dash, gauges, suspension upgrades, a parts car (did I need that?) Well I made and appointment to start the body work the first of March, so I worked all January and February to get every nut, bolt, wire, and grommet out of the car, and dragged it down to the body shop for soda blasting. |
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
new progress from yesterdays visit to body shop.
So far the flares are welded on and cleaned up a bit on passenger side. FRONT (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143928501.jpg) REAR (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143928511.jpg) He is going to box the flare in the front bottom area to ease the transtion from the rocker panels and make it look good! and stich welded on the drivers side rear (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143928531.jpg) and the cut out made on the front! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143928522.jpg) It is amazing to me how big a hole you need to get flares on! THe replacement sheet metal has also arrived, got a new rear floor pan half, seat hinges and mounts, seat reinforcememnts, battery tray and support and jack reciever and surround. Next week he is going ot insatll all of those peices, finish repairing the drivers door and start to box in the targa bar I picked up a high mounted stop light on Ebay for cheep, and when we have the targa bar mods going on we will atttemp to install it right in there as if it belongs there from the factory! Here it is siting on the parts car! the curve of the light fits the roof line curve exactly! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143981850.jpg) Showing curve on flat counter top (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143981868.jpg) and the targa bar on my car with tape measure (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143928545.jpg) and the measure of the light (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1143981880.jpg) I will have them take a lot of pics of this part of the work in case any one is interested. The only reason I am even considering this route, is that we are going to cut off the targa bar spot weld flange, and seam weld the whole thing all around to eliminate the targa bright trim. so I figured while we are at it, I can add a pocket for a high mounted light, and get the custom factor, and be safer at the same time! It will be a tight fit, and we may have to add a bump protruding down wards of 1/8 inch or so , but it will look good! The only issue will be mounting depth. I think it will be fine as the light is only 2 inches deep at the widest part. |
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