Engine Deck Lid L Bracket Broke Off |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Engine Deck Lid L Bracket Broke Off |
jcambo7 |
Jan 12 2018, 09:51 PM
Post
#1
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,664 Joined: 24-December 08 From: Graham, WA Member No.: 9,867 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
So as the title states the L bracket on the drivers side broke off. It looks as if a PO had this happen at some point and welded just the sides and tried to weld the top from the engine side of the fire wall. I have been talking to a friend and he suggested grinding the paint down and find the spot welds and then put 4 or 5 rivets in the existing holes and where the spot welds were with some auto body sealant between the mating surfaces.
Another option we considered was getting good firewall piece and riveting it on their until I can weld that piece on properly. I really don't want to have to put her up and do any welding right now since I just got her back on the road after sitting for 3+ years. Anyone have any other ideas or fixes they have done for this? |
Maltese Falcon |
Jan 13 2018, 10:46 AM
Post
#2
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,635 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
James...I've never needed to remove the back window, but you might want to mask off the window as mig welders throw off molten debris that can damage glass. I hit the trigger for a split second and the heat transfer is minimal. If the engine-side sound deadener is easy to move off of the firewall, just space it away with a couple of small wooden wedges...benefit with more room to work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 28th April 2024 - 06:13 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |