Start of a new Project Thread, Its my first time!!! Options

[Cire]

Howdy All,

This is the start of a new thread and the progress I am making on this little 914 car. First off, let me give you a little history. I had a WANTED ad in the craigslist area for Tucson and PHX. I got a call from a man stating he had a 914 that he wanted 1500 bucks for. We talked about the car. It ran, drove and he said it would make the drive to Tucson. We talked a little more and we determined he would take 1300 bucks for it. I arrange a rental car, drove to Prescott, dropped off the rental and then met the guy. It was a little rough at first but the car did start and drive... Well? No. Badly... Yes. I decided to go for it and started out the drive. It did infact make it all the way home in the heat of the day and over the mountains. = ) Anyway, so its now home, on stands and ready to begin its new life. Here are some pictures to start the thread.

Eric

[VaccaRabite]

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Widen the stance. You really don't ever want it to tip.

Also, put in t a cross bar between the two engine stands. This ties it all together and allows you to move the car around on the Rot in your shop. Very helpful in my build. I tried to do it your way first (no cross bar) and the whole thing almost folded the first time I tried to push it.

Here is how I did it, using the same building blocks that you are using:
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With the cross bar...
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[bigkensteele]

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Widen the stance. You really don't ever want it to tip.

Also, put in t a cross bar between the two engine stands. This ties it all together and allows you to move the car around on the Rot in your shop. Very helpful in my build. I tried to do it your way first (no cross bar) and the whole thing almost folded the first time I tried to push it.

I was at HF this morning looking at engine stand for this various purpose. I was wondering how to to solve the problem with the slight upward angle of the pivot, and then I come home to see this! Fortuitous.

Would a 110v mig welder be sufficient to build a rotis, or would I need to hire a local welder to come out and put some heavy beads on it?

[VaccaRabite]

I was at HF this morning looking at engine stand for this various purpose. I was wondering how to to solve the problem with the slight upward angle of the pivot, and then I come home to see this! Fortuitous.

Would a 110v mig welder be sufficient to build a rotis, or would I need to hire a local welder to come out and put some heavy beads on it?

YES! I used a 110 on mine, and it worked like a champ. I used the hottest heat setting and a wire speed of ~3.

You have to do a little geometry to correct the stupid HF engine stand angle.
And I put a big cutting disk on my electric mitre saw to cut the stock perfectly. it is SO much easier to weld up 1/8inch wall clean steel then sheet. The whole thing went together like a dream.

AND, when I sold it I made ~ $100 profit too (over the cost of parts).

Zach

[Cire]

I got 90% of my welding done. Most of the holes are filled. All the rust has been removed except the small corner on the flag that I will tackle this week. My next challenge is the tunnel from the under side... do I need to fix it? The car worked great driving it but I dont want to have to open it up again later...

Here are some pictures. = )

Eric

It looks as though they hit a rock and the car bounced on it down the tunnel area... So there are really 2 maybe 3 areas that need to be pulled out if thats what needs to be done...