Your thoughts on this hellhole?, Fix immediately, or drive this summer and fix later? |
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Your thoughts on this hellhole?, Fix immediately, or drive this summer and fix later? |
98101 |
Mar 15 2018, 11:47 PM
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Michael in Seattle Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 7-October 17 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 21,495 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Last week Rich/914werke spotted the first evidence of significant rust on this car, in the usual area under the battery tray. I know further exploration is needed, but I'm interested in your guesses whether it's something I should deal with immediately, or wait until next winter.
Related question: Does replacing the passenger side long, etc. usually mean wrecking the interior and paint? Passenger door closes, but droops a little when not latched. |
MarkV |
Mar 16 2018, 08:14 PM
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Fear the Jack Stands Group: Members Posts: 1,493 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Sunny Tucson, AZ Member No.: 154 Region Association: None |
Never ask for advice on a car board. The answer is always you are screwed and need a new car. HaHa
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Rand |
Mar 17 2018, 08:25 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Never ask for advice on a car board. The answer is always you are screwed and need a new car. HaHa (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Funny, but I disagree 100% around here. You'll get a lot of good advice because there are people here who understand these cars inside and out. There's nothing new when it comes to the rust problems in 914s. I would way rather be told the truth than have somebody gloss over it without understanding how dangerous that car can be and tell me to just drive it. We can't diagnose this 100% without analyzing it in person, but those pics combined with our experience can tell a heck of a lot. That car needs immediate attention. Ignore and drive it like it is, and you may end up in a much worse place. I totally get wanting to drive it. Like I said, my first 914 was like this and I needed to drive it. So I put temporary braces in after lining up the gaps and getting things straight. At least then I didn't have to worry about things getting worse before I could repair it right. Like was mentioned previously, you need to look at the suspension console and the rest of the places that rust causes catastrophic damage to. You don't want to carve a hard corner and have something give way because the rot couldn't handle the stress. |
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