A Texas Sized Project - 1975 2.0L, 12/8/20 - Wiring & Interior Update |
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A Texas Sized Project - 1975 2.0L, 12/8/20 - Wiring & Interior Update |
aggiezig |
Jul 13 2016, 03:31 PM
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Porsche Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 13-January 16 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 19,557 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi 914World,
New(ish) member with new project - a 1975 2.0L. It's certainly a project, but I think it's a great starting place. The seller is extremely knowledgeable about the car and helpful with local contacts who are in the 914 scene. It's been on the local CL for a while for more than I wanted to pay, but was recently able to strike a deal. Here are some specs about the project:
2055cc "build" project in pieces currently (with matching numbers)
Looking forward to this one! |
aggiezig |
Sep 10 2017, 11:10 PM
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Porsche Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 13-January 16 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 19,557 Region Association: Southern California |
Hello world, time for an update! Progress has been slow, it sure seems like one step forward and ten back. For some reason I convinced myself last minute to add a chassis / long stiffening kit while I had the interior stripped down. I purchased the Maddog long stiffening kit. I have to admit that it wasn't as seamless of an installation as some of the write ups make it seem, or maybe I am just too nit-picky.
I cleaned out any and all seam sealer and used master series in the seams to prevent future rust flare ups. I drilled a pin hole in the door hinges and took the doors off as well to make some extra space. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107240.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107240.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107240.3.jpg) Here are the stiffeners welded in place. I used some Eastwood self-etch weld-through primer under the new pieces. Lots of crackling and my welds were not the prettiest so there was some grinding to be done. For some reason, this new steel seemed to melt away way too easily with little heat, even compared to the 40+ year old OG German steel. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107240.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.5.jpg) I decided to blast the inside of the cabin after several hours of trying to clean it by other means. The blasting worked pretty well until the cheap HF blaster started acting up and stopped feeding. There was about 10% left to do at that point so we broke out the wire wheels and scotch pads. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.7.jpg) I noticed some of the seam sealer cracking where the fender meets the A pillar, so Dad helped clean it all out. There was a little bit of rust underneath but not as bad as we expected. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.8.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.9.jpg) Side note: I would like to time travel back to 1975 with a 12-gauge and some buck shot to address whomever slopped so much seam sealer on this car. It never freaking ends. The one downside to sandblasting is obviously the leftover sand. We spent a good amount of time blowing air and vacuuming crevices to try and get all of the grit out. Here we are prepping for paint: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107241.10.jpg) I decided to put a thin coat of master series over the whole bottom half of the tub to prevent any rust from flaring up. It's not pretty but it gets the job done. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.11.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.12.jpg) Finally, it was time to spray some epoxy primer. I laid a full wet coat on and a second coat in some select places. This Eastwood stuff sprays really well out of my Starting Line guns. No complaints there. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.13.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.14.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.15.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.16.jpg) This was a good dry run for learning how to bend and reach to spray certain areas of the car. I'm not sure how I'm going to do when it comes time for color, because I had my fair share of bumping the air line into fresh paint or backing into the windshield frame. Will be fun... Here is a good picture that illustrate why sand blasting may not be the best choice. Despite our efforts of getting all the sand out, it just keeps coming. I noticed when spraying but it was already too late. There is some fine grit in a few areas and this is just an example picture. I will knock it down with some sandpaper before color. Good thing this will all be hidden except for the door jambs. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-19557-1505107242.17.jpg) Of course, what would a good weekend's worth of work be without a few surprises. I found two new rust spots I was unaware of during blasting, both on the passenger side door jamb / sail panel area. Hopefully I can just tack these up without blowing through the metal too badly. The front fenders and front cowl are what's left to epoxy prime. Then, the whole topside will be in white and all that's left will be to flip the car over and tackle the bottom (no easy task). Hoping I can stay motivated and push through while we're having some nice weather here in TX. |
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