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> Just arrived in the garage: 1971 914-4 1.7
raynekat
post Feb 11 2015, 07:22 PM
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Bought a 71 1.7 liter today.

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Car is in relatively good shape as far as I can tell.
Likely some hell hole and rear portion of the back trunk rust repair needed, but appears to be minor.
Time will tell.

My current plans are to get the fuel system and FI sorted out (me).
It cranks over, but doesn't start.
Then go through the brakes from stem to stern (PMB).
After that....drive it.

The original color is light ivory, but has had a repaint in pearl white years ago.
Will get the body work done and do a proper respray.
I've already got a set of 15x6.5" Minilites to install.
The suspension will get a good going over....likely Elephant Racing setup.
Re-do the interior with a more supportive driver's seat.
Refreshed gauges (Hollywood Speedo) in 356 fashion.
Double wrapped RS steering wheel.
GT lightwt door panels.

Eventually, a bigger four will power the car.
Would like to keep it all 4 cylinder for the time being.
I've already got a 911 sitting in the garage that tics all the 911 boxes off.

I'll keep a log of the progress here with pics.
This is a big, big project.....no doubt.
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post Jul 6 2016, 11:26 PM
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The day has finally come to start on Doug's car. Best we can tell it's a pretty solid car. But we won't know the truth until all the paint comes off.

The parts that are here on site were unloaded and labeled.

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Initial list :

1. Replace rear tail light panel with donor.
2. Replace rear half of trunk floor. With removable heat shield
3. Install 6 motor mount
4. Cut out holes for 6 oil tank
5. Replace back portion of floorboard
6. Make passenger seat adjustable like later cars
7. Install fiberglass wood framed GT hoods
8. Make minor seal channel rust repairs on both doors.
9. See if we can do some rust repairs on both valances

Plan is to have the car stripped here on site. History has it, the list will probably get a little longer after it's stripped.

So time to dive in the deep end. I take a few minutes to survey the donor tail light panel. The rusted off trunk panel is a little concerning at first glance.

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Here's why we're changing out the tail light panel and the rear half of trunk.

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The rusty old trunk came out/off without any issues.
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So on to removing the qtr. panel corners. Once again I'm using Rick's grind down and pop off spot weld removal technique. I've given it my own twist. To eliminate as much damage as I can to the piece/panel we're going to reuse. I cut down the welds on the side that will be discarded with the 3" die grinder on a mandrel. Like so ...............

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I did drill an 1/8" hole in each spot weld to make sure I didn't miss any spot welds. This section is 3 layers thick in places.

Once again, to eliminate potential damage I take things out in 2-3 inches sections. You can see the remaining section of the rusty old trunk floor next to the support.

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At the end of the day it came out relatively easy. A couple nicks, cuts and tears to weld up. But it's in good shape.

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Tomorrow I'll get out the steam cleaner and get all the grease cleaned off. Then maybe I'll blast the paint off. That will be followed by getting the torch out to remove the corner tail light brazing.

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raynekat   Just arrived in the garage: 1971 914-4 1.7   Feb 11 2015, 07:22 PM
Big Len   I like the pearl!! Best of luck with it. ...   Feb 11 2015, 07:25 PM
TargaToy   Beautiful car, man! Congrats!!   Feb 11 2015, 09:16 PM
Cairo94507   Congratulations and it seems like you have a nice ...   Feb 11 2015, 09:45 PM
wndsnd   Nice car! John   Feb 11 2015, 09:54 PM
wndsnd   :wttc:   Feb 11 2015, 09:55 PM
Mueller   Nice...the Panasports are going to look great!   Feb 11 2015, 10:44 PM
cary   http://members.rennlist.com/pbanders/idle.htm Bed...   Feb 11 2015, 10:45 PM
PanelBilly   Where'd you find the car? Looks good from here   Feb 11 2015, 11:14 PM
Montreal914   :wttc: Good looking 914! For what you plan b...   Feb 11 2015, 11:37 PM
raynekat   Well....starting looking at what I have a little c...   Feb 12 2015, 10:10 PM
raynekat   You're seeing some of the Euro lens that came ...   Feb 12 2015, 10:12 PM
raynekat   So far all the rubber is like Kryptonite....or may...   Feb 12 2015, 10:14 PM
raynekat   Some more pics of the exterior.   Feb 12 2015, 10:22 PM
raynekat   Or interior.... Wow....it's difficult to add ...   Feb 12 2015, 10:26 PM
raynekat   My plans are to do these instruments.... Al...   Feb 12 2015, 10:28 PM
mepstein   My plans are to do these instruments.... A...   Jun 8 2016, 08:50 AM
mepstein   The early cars are my favorites. I'd like to f...   Jun 8 2016, 08:56 AM
raynekat   And these kind of seats... Probably go identical ...   Feb 12 2015, 10:31 PM
raynekat   I'll do a set of the cool fiberglass/balsa woo...   Feb 12 2015, 10:36 PM
raynekat   So I'm thinking about a narrow body GT that is...   Feb 12 2015, 10:41 PM
raynekat   I love this car.... How close I get to it remain...   Feb 12 2015, 10:43 PM
jmz   I love this car.... How close I get to it remai...   Jun 8 2016, 06:07 AM
raynekat   I've just bought these wheels.... They are Mi...   Feb 12 2015, 10:51 PM
raynekat   Just lookin' to build a killer 4 cylinder 914 ...   Feb 12 2015, 10:56 PM
Archie   Just lookin' to build a killer 4 cylinder 914...   Sep 5 2016, 09:56 PM
jmz   I love it Doug!! We're on the same p...   Jun 8 2016, 05:54 AM
SKL1   Gotta love '71's! Had mine since new....   Jun 8 2016, 11:26 PM
jack20   I guess I'm the only reader who noticed the Ve...   Jun 8 2016, 11:49 PM
raynekat   I guess I'm the only reader who noticed the V...   Jun 10 2016, 10:50 PM
raynekat   So Cary picked up my chassis this past week, and h...   Jun 10 2016, 11:04 PM
raynekat   RE: Just arrived in the garage: 1971 914-4 1.7   Jun 10 2016, 11:05 PM
raynekat   So I spent most of 2015....here and there....teari...   Jun 10 2016, 11:18 PM
raynekat   I sourced a 2.4 T MFI motor from Australia of all ...   Jun 10 2016, 11:25 PM
raynekat   Of course, you'd have to have the mouse nest s...   Jun 10 2016, 11:33 PM
raynekat   MFI requires a CDI unit, so I sourced a used one t...   Jun 10 2016, 11:42 PM
raynekat   NOS lens and reflectors off of Ebay Germany with s...   Jun 10 2016, 11:49 PM
cary   The day has finally come to start on Doug's ca...   Jul 6 2016, 11:26 PM
cary   Plan is to work on Doug's car thru the end of ...   Jul 6 2016, 11:33 PM
Frankvw   that replated hardware pics...a spot-the-differenc...   Jul 7 2016, 12:27 AM
raynekat   that replated hardware pics...a spot-the-differen...   Jul 7 2016, 01:09 AM
mepstein   that replated hardware pics...a spot-the-differe...   Jul 7 2016, 09:41 AM
Cairo94507   Excellent thread. I like what I see so far.   Jul 7 2016, 06:51 AM
cary   I decide its time to start using the plasma cutter...   Jul 7 2016, 09:17 PM
cary   Then on to removing the exhaust shield from the ol...   Jul 7 2016, 09:41 PM
cary   We did extract the other hole plug. Have the templ...   Jul 7 2016, 10:09 PM
cary   Monday AM : Pulled out the torch cart and started...   Jul 11 2016, 09:50 PM
raynekat   Nice job Cary. You're developing "mad...   Jul 11 2016, 10:12 PM
cary   Came in this am and did some more examining of the...   Jul 12 2016, 10:40 PM
cary   Short day ...................spent the am at Roths...   Jul 13 2016, 09:37 PM
raynekat   I'll let Doug look for some qtr. panel patche...   Jul 14 2016, 12:58 AM
cary   Start the day with trimming the trunk panel. Not a...   Jul 15 2016, 08:33 AM
cary   Feel asleep while writing the post. Early start an...   Jul 15 2016, 09:06 AM
cary   Here's a shot of the buggered up tail light pa...   Jul 15 2016, 11:23 PM
raynekat   Just got back my newly recovered steering wheel fr...   Jul 19 2016, 08:32 PM
porschetub   Just got back my newly recovered steering wheel f...   Aug 6 2016, 10:09 PM
raynekat   Latest craziness..... Re-flocking the glove box. W...   Jul 20 2016, 12:56 PM
cary   Re-flocking the glove box. [color=#6600CC]A busi...   Jul 23 2016, 09:51 AM
raynekat   More fiddling today. Tried the new Tn1-Tn2 yellow ...   Jul 20 2016, 06:08 PM
Cairo94507   Man you are moving right along. Terrific work. ...   Jul 20 2016, 08:50 PM
raynekat   Man you are moving right along. Terrific work. ...   Jul 20 2016, 10:24 PM
cary   Here is the left inside trunk corner cut out from ...   Jul 24 2016, 06:29 PM
cary   As I was working on the inside of the trunk. Super...   Jul 24 2016, 06:37 PM
raynekat   Some other back burner items getting finished whil...   Jul 28 2016, 06:16 PM
raynekat   THE AFTER: All new plating and rivets on th...   Jul 28 2016, 06:22 PM
Gmanscott55   WOW... Looks fantastic. :trophy:   Jul 28 2016, 07:44 PM
cary   Back to the task at hand. Welded in the left insi...   Jul 28 2016, 10:46 PM
raynekat   Last hot day today. Back to cooler temps after tha...   Jul 29 2016, 09:41 AM
cary   Still hot ..................90 degrees when we lef...   Jul 29 2016, 09:13 PM
cary   While cold galvanizing was drying I sprayed down...   Sep 5 2016, 09:10 PM
raynekat   [quote name='cary' post='2378258' date='Jul 29 20...   Sep 5 2016, 09:30 PM
cary   Then went after trimming down the trunk panel some...   Jul 29 2016, 09:46 PM
cary   After extending trunk panel I'll start on the ...   Jul 29 2016, 09:53 PM
cary   Began with cutting the right corner of the trunk p...   Jul 30 2016, 11:14 PM
cary   The left corner needs a larger extension. But with...   Jul 30 2016, 11:22 PM
cary   While I was expanding the trunk floor Super In Law...   Aug 1 2016, 08:09 AM
cary   Yesterday was a short day at the shop. Time for th...   Aug 6 2016, 10:00 AM
cary   Looks like Doug's rear qtr. panel sections and...   Aug 14 2016, 06:56 AM
raynekat   While Cary continues on with the metal work on the...   Aug 17 2016, 10:13 PM
raynekat   In addition, I just received back my newly rebuilt...   Aug 17 2016, 10:18 PM
Mr.Nobody   Awesome thread so far. Really enjoying all the me...   Aug 18 2016, 11:00 AM
jmz   Doug, can you share alternator rebuild source? bl...   Aug 18 2016, 11:06 AM
raynekat   Doug, can you share alternator rebuild source? b...   Aug 18 2016, 06:09 PM
cary   Picked up the donor car this am ............... ...   Aug 18 2016, 09:06 PM
raynekat   Just put together one of the seat bases after gett...   Aug 23 2016, 12:46 AM
jmz   Looks like you are on your way to building another...   Aug 23 2016, 08:57 AM
raynekat   Some of the 911 conversion parts arrived today. Bi...   Sep 22 2016, 08:17 PM
mepstein   Some of the 911 conversion parts arrived today. B...   Oct 16 2016, 07:43 AM
raynekat   Another big batch of plating is coming back from S...   Oct 5 2016, 10:31 PM
Frankvw   Another great Plater-Picture ! nice work Rayne...   Oct 6 2016, 12:11 AM
cary   I hope to be back on it tomorrow. 4 corner brake w...   Oct 6 2016, 08:11 AM
cary   Like always, I ran into a few more issues on Mark...   Oct 15 2016, 09:15 PM
raynekat   I'm ready to go Cary.....   Oct 16 2016, 12:35 AM
cary   We need to be thinking about the stripping, I...   Oct 16 2016, 06:46 AM
cary   Ran to Clackamas first thing and picked up the new...   Oct 20 2016, 09:25 PM
cary   Friday was spent prepping the parts cut out of the...   Oct 22 2016, 12:08 PM
cary   Now where was I ? Next I was on to preparing the ...   Oct 23 2016, 02:35 PM
raynekat   Because I'm putting a 2.4 MFI engine into the ...   Oct 23 2016, 08:03 PM
raynekat   Next up an MFI specific fuel feed/supply pump. Wit...   Oct 23 2016, 08:05 PM
raynekat   From Stoddards, a new high efficiency 914-6 oil co...   Oct 23 2016, 08:09 PM
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