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> Area51Werks starts another Autotopsy Resurrection of a Factory 6, Welding is Done! Fixtures are removed Onto the cleanup and paint work.
rick 918-S
post Oct 24 2013, 12:48 AM
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I wanted to start another build thread for the 914-6 I purchased from Ethan. When we were able to put together a deal I could hardly wait to come out and collect it.

Last year our Titan was totaled. So Sandy and I took our little truck with trailer and headed out. We drove straight through to Vegas. We met up with John Peterson and stayed in the 914 room. Sandy was calling it our room. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Half way to Vegas the brakes started grinding. There was no way we were going to make So Cal and all the hills with dead brakes. So while Sandy was at her meeting in Vegas JP and I rebuilt the front brakes on the mighty Ranger. Thanks again for all your help and hospitality John!

Our first stop on the way to pick up the 6 was at Ron's shop. Ron set me up with a 2.7S and goodies. Thanks to his generosity I have most everything to put the car back in running condition when the chassis work in done. And congratulations to Grandpa Ron and the new baby girl they just welcomed into the world.

When we arrived at Ethan's we were pleasantly surprised by the weather. Beautiful Sunny California makes it hard to leave and come back to the cold and snow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Yes, we were greeted by a nice light dusting of snow when we arrived home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

Anyway, it was great to spend the day with friends, eat brisket and tell stories.

Kent, Rod and Wayne came to help with the fun.

I received a project from Rod while I was there. More on that in another thread.

Rod was a wealth of knowledge about the history of this car. I really need to spend some time on the phone with him now that I am back and talk more about the cars origin and past.

Kent lead the way and got us back on the road heading out of So Cal to points east. It was a great day in the 914World. Thanks all!

Now on to the car. I have it home now. My son Aric and I spent some time doing forensics on the chassis. We dropped the suspension and started removing some of the bolt on stuff that will have to be cleared in order to repair the chassis.

I plan a full on documented chassis rebuild showing the process involved in determining how and where to pull, what to remove and the importance of proper technic when splitting panels welding things back together. To some this may be basic but I get a lot of questions about chassis repairs and felt it would be a good place to start a discussion.

For now, here's the car:

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rick 918-S   Area51Werks starts another Autotopsy Resurrection of a Factory 6   Oct 24 2013, 12:48 AM
rick 918-S   Time for an update. I spent several hours working ...   Mar 16 2024, 08:45 PM
DaveB   I really doubted I would be able to bring it back...   Mar 17 2024, 10:57 PM
Cairo94507   Simply amazing skills. :beer2:   Mar 17 2024, 06:37 AM
gms   Well done Rick!   Mar 17 2024, 08:20 AM
DRPHIL914   @Rick_918-S Rick, i think you are a glutton for ...   Mar 18 2024, 06:37 AM
rick 918-S   @Rick_918-S Rick, i think you are a glutton for...   Mar 18 2024, 07:45 PM
DaveB   That's a really beautify MCM and great choice ...   Mar 18 2024, 10:29 PM
DRPHIL914   [quote name='DRPHIL914' post='3134540' date='Mar ...   Mar 19 2024, 06:26 AM
TRS63   Amazing house..not to forget the incredible metal ...   Mar 19 2024, 12:41 AM
Root_Werks   Very cool! Only knew one person who could sha...   Mar 19 2024, 10:16 AM
rick 918-S   Just some boring repair work over the last several...   Mar 25 2024, 10:15 PM
Root_Werks   To see what the damage started as to what it is no...   Mar 28 2024, 04:31 PM
rick 918-S   Left Headlight Bucket had an issue where the headl...   Mar 29 2024, 06:47 AM
KELTY360   That's a big step forward Rick. Very nicely do...   Mar 29 2024, 06:59 AM
East coaster   Phenomenal work man!   Mar 29 2024, 08:19 AM
rick 918-S   All the seal channels have been repaired. I had to...   Mar 29 2024, 09:02 PM
tygaboy   I am in awe at the level of skill. @Rick 918-S , ...   Mar 30 2024, 08:30 AM
rick 918-S   I am in awe at the level of skill. [b]@[url=http...   Mar 30 2024, 09:23 AM
Shivers   Great work and a great work enviroment. And you ju...   Mar 30 2024, 08:46 AM
rick 918-S   :( Some may remember I posted about the guy tha...   Mar 30 2024, 06:29 PM
sixnotfour   :( Some may remember I posted about the guy th...   Mar 30 2024, 06:44 PM
rick 918-S   I see his wife passed a year later. I wonder if an...   Mar 30 2024, 09:35 PM
rick 918-S   Front bumper Test Fit went well.   Mar 31 2024, 11:04 PM
FourBlades   The car is looking good! It is a bummer abou...   Apr 1 2024, 05:34 PM
Freezin 914   The car is looking good! It is a bummer abo...   Apr 1 2024, 05:43 PM
rick 918-S   Fixtures are officially off.   Apr 21 2024, 06:51 PM
76-914   What an accomplishment! Fantastic workmanship ...   Apr 22 2024, 06:32 AM
eric9144   Sad the owner passed, bet he would have been stoke...   Apr 22 2024, 03:17 PM
flyer86d   It turned out really nice! Charlie   Apr 22 2024, 04:24 PM
rick 918-S   I haven't posted lately about the car. I am wo...   May 1 2024, 08:13 PM
Root_Werks   Even though a six, I can totally see this 914-6 be...   May 2 2024, 03:51 PM
rick 918-S   Even though a six, I can totally see this 914-6 b...   May 2 2024, 04:04 PM
Root_Werks   Even though a six, I can totally see this 914-6 ...   May 2 2024, 04:48 PM
ThinAir   Impressive changes since I saw it last year. Congr...   May 2 2024, 08:52 PM
rick 918-S   Impressive changes since I saw it last year. Cong...   May 2 2024, 09:05 PM
ThinAir   Impressive changes since I saw it last year. Con...   May 2 2024, 09:19 PM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3142868' date...   May 3 2024, 10:47 AM
DRPHIL914   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3142868' dat...   May 3 2024, 12:16 PM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='ClayPerrine' post='3142968' date='Ma...   May 3 2024, 02:18 PM
rick 918-S   [quote name='ClayPerrine' post='3142968' date='M...   May 9 2024, 09:38 PM
rick 918-S   I guess this car was really meant to end up at Are...   May 9 2024, 09:42 PM
sb914   There in Oceanside ca . I’ve actually ate there....   May 10 2024, 05:30 AM
rick 918-S   There in Oceanside ca . I’ve actually ate there...   May 10 2024, 09:07 PM
rick 918-S   Little clean up under way.   May 11 2024, 08:08 PM
napasteve   Did you find OJ’s knife in there?   May 11 2024, 08:13 PM
rick 918-S   Been a couple weeks since I posted an update. The ...   Jun 2 2024, 09:47 PM
Maltese Falcon   Mad skills/ coming around to the finish line !   Jun 2 2024, 09:52 PM
KELTY360   Unimaginable! My mind takes me back to a mangl...   Jun 2 2024, 10:12 PM
porschetub   Unimaginable! My mind takes me back to a mang...   Jun 2 2024, 11:08 PM
flyer86d   Unimaginable! My mind takes me back to a man...   Jun 3 2024, 03:54 AM
Cairo94507   Beautiful work. :trophy:   Jun 3 2024, 06:02 AM
Luke M   :Qarl: I gotta say it.. You're the man :wor...   Jun 3 2024, 06:41 AM
rick 918-S   :Qarl: I gotta say it.. You're the man :wo...   Jun 3 2024, 07:00 AM
Front yard mechanic   Nice a 99000.00 dollar repair on a 100,000.00 car ...   Jun 3 2024, 06:53 AM
rick 918-S   Nice a 99000.00 dollar repair on a 100,000.00 car...   Jun 3 2024, 07:02 AM
rick 918-S   Little Frunk Paint. Maybe Red Rocks?   Jun 28 2024, 10:41 PM
rick 918-S   The doors are blocked and ready. I have a pressure...   Jun 28 2024, 11:08 PM
rick 918-S   Dont spray that black crap on the bottom o...   Jun 29 2024, 02:05 PM
rick 918-S   Good progress on the removal of the black bomb can...   Jul 1 2024, 06:59 AM
Cairo94507   I am glad to see that; that car has been through e...   Jul 1 2024, 07:18 AM
rick 918-S   Slow progress but I have enough done in the front ...   Jul 7 2024, 10:00 PM
Cairo94507   :popcorn: :beer2:   Jul 8 2024, 05:51 AM
gereed75   Fabulous work. Is the car light Ivory?? What pai...   Jul 8 2024, 09:57 AM
rick 918-S   Fabulous work. Is the car light Ivory?? What pa...   Jul 8 2024, 12:04 PM
930cabman   11 years, you must be one of the really crazy ones...   Jul 8 2024, 03:31 PM
friethmiller   Looking awesome, @rick 918-S :first: How's...   Jul 8 2024, 04:50 PM
rick 918-S   I always use single stage on old cars unless they ...   Jul 8 2024, 07:52 PM
infraredcalvin   Car looks amazing, i look forward to reading updat...   Jul 9 2024, 12:16 AM
TRS63   Looking amazing, now to enjoy putting nice stuff b...   Jul 9 2024, 06:15 AM
rick 918-S   This has to be another sign.... :assimilate: I wa...   Jul 10 2024, 05:27 AM
rick 918-S   I found a bunch of early photos of the car at the ...   Jul 10 2024, 09:53 PM
rick 918-S   RE: Area51Werks starts another Autotopsy Resurrection of a Factory 6   Jul 10 2024, 10:09 PM
rick 918-S   RE: Area51Werks starts another Autotopsy Resurrection of a Factory 6   Jul 10 2024, 10:11 PM
Cairo94507   Your skills are beyond great. Thankfully experts ...   Jul 11 2024, 06:38 AM
Root_Werks   It sure has come a long way. Nice to see paint go...   Jul 11 2024, 09:25 AM
rick 918-S   Started cleaning out the gas tank. I did this on 7...   Jul 13 2024, 08:38 PM
Shivers   Started cleaning out the gas tank. I did this on ...   Jul 15 2024, 12:05 PM
rick 918-S   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3156566' date...   Jul 15 2024, 03:00 PM
jd74914   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3156566' dat...   Jul 17 2024, 11:56 AM
rick 918-S   One more round should do it.   Jul 14 2024, 04:47 PM
worn   One more round should do it. We ought to get ...   Jul 14 2024, 07:15 PM
rick 918-S   One more round should do it. We ought to get...   Jul 14 2024, 07:29 PM
ClayPerrine   What are you using for an electrode?   Jul 15 2024, 06:14 AM
rick 918-S   I used two pieces of thin wall steel tubing. The w...   Jul 15 2024, 08:09 AM
ClayPerrine   I used two pieces of thin wall steel tubing. The ...   Jul 15 2024, 10:16 AM
rick 918-S   I used two pieces of thin wall steel tubing. The...   Jul 15 2024, 11:48 AM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='ClayPerrine' post='3156843' date='Ju...   Jul 16 2024, 06:55 AM
rhodyguy   Rick, is the Arm and Hammer product A&H deterg...   Jul 17 2024, 12:12 PM
rick 918-S   Rick, is the Arm and Hammer product A&H deter...   Jul 18 2024, 05:24 AM
rick 918-S   Got a early Christmas present for the 6. Ben d...   Dec 11 2024, 07:14 PM
mb911   Got a early Christmas present for the 6. Ben ...   Dec 11 2024, 07:18 PM
Maltese Falcon   Rick > you should get the history/ member# of t...   Dec 11 2024, 08:06 PM
Root_Werks   Rick, any updates on the project? Will be neat to...   Dec 19 2024, 03:57 PM
sixnotfour   Sorry Ben,,,,That SIX deserves an OEM tank..I have...   Dec 19 2024, 07:35 PM
rick 918-S   Sorry Ben,,,,That SIX deserves an OEM tank..I hav...   Dec 20 2024, 04:56 AM
sixnotfour   Sorry Ben,,,,That SIX deserves an OEM tank..I ha...   Dec 20 2024, 09:29 AM
rick 918-S   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3182314' date...   Dec 20 2024, 05:23 PM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3182314' dat...   Dec 21 2024, 09:03 AM
rick 918-S   [quote name='rick 918-S' post='3182424' date...   Dec 21 2024, 10:05 AM
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