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| Literati914 |
Oct 24 2019, 07:56 PM
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've been putting this off, but I guess I should document the restoration build for my latest 914. I finally got the car on my property and even though there no garage (YET) I can go ahead and get some things started. This will be my 3rd 914 and it'll be a bit of a second chance for this car, as it has a front end section that's been grafted on (by PO) because of a previous accident - not to mention the rusted away hell-hole and holes in the floor. The graft actually looks pretty well done and solid, and the other items will be addressed. The car came with it's original engine - a 1.7 that's freshly rebuilt with zero miles on the rebuild (uninstalled). I've also got a 2056cc 'GA' motor that'll probably end up in this car.
The car was originally L21E Tangerine and someone's gone over it with a real crappy red paint. Since my last 914(/6) was L21E Tangerine.. I'm going to paint this one something else, and will be doing all bodywork and paint myself. This "restoration" will be considered a driver quality effort.. but I don't plan on cutting too many corners either. I plan to do a quality job but it won't be going across the block at Christies either. Lots of parts have already been sourced, but there's always more, right! Here's the BEFORE shots: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.postimg.cc-7222-1571968560.1.jpg) |
Literati914 Restoration Literati914 Build Oct 24 2019, 07:56 PM
Literati914 Painted the back side of it with a 2000 degree hea... Oct 11 2021, 07:06 PM
Literati914 I had planned to rig up some way to make this shie... Oct 11 2021, 07:09 PM
Literati914 Some time back I cut open the area where the front... Oct 13 2021, 10:00 AM
Literati914 And here’s where I closed it up, done the same o... Oct 13 2021, 10:01 AM
Literati914 Here’s the Maddog frt sway reinforcements, with ... Oct 13 2021, 10:04 AM
Literati914 Unfortunately on the PS, there is a hole left by w... Oct 13 2021, 10:09 AM
pete000 Looking good ! :welder: Oct 13 2021, 10:43 AM
Literati914 Been slowed down by rain - remember all this is be... Oct 14 2021, 06:38 PM
Literati914 .. done Oct 14 2021, 06:39 PM
Literati914 Welded in the passenger side sway bar reinforcemen... Oct 19 2021, 08:41 PM
Literati914 ..and the driver’s side.. also you can see in th... Oct 19 2021, 08:47 PM
Literati914 Jumped to the back to add rear sway bar mounting b... Oct 21 2021, 09:35 PM
Literati914 Then I had to basically custom shape the holes to ... Oct 21 2021, 09:38 PM
Literati914 Here’s one set in place waiting to be welded, I ... Oct 21 2021, 09:41 PM
Literati914 .. before welding I notched the end where the hole... Oct 21 2021, 09:43 PM
Literati914 .. checked that I had a gap of a couple millimeter... Oct 21 2021, 09:46 PM
Literati914 And finally welded it all together: Oct 21 2021, 09:47 PM
Literati914 If anyone installs one of these bars, again the br... Oct 21 2021, 09:53 PM
Literati914 I got these trailing arm mount brackets sometime b... Oct 22 2021, 10:46 PM
Literati914 Ready for welding: Oct 22 2021, 10:47 PM
Literati914 Passenger side installed .. I swear I gotta quit g... Oct 22 2021, 10:50 PM
Literati914 Driver Side before shaping the piece to fit: Oct 23 2021, 08:08 PM
Literati914 ..and driver side welding complete: Oct 23 2021, 08:10 PM
Literati914 Went back and installed the rear sway bar reinforc... Oct 24 2021, 08:09 PM
Literati914 Before making the welds though, I needed to weld t... Oct 24 2021, 08:16 PM
Literati914 Passenger side installed: Oct 24 2021, 08:17 PM
Literati914 Driver’s side too.. Oct 24 2021, 08:18 PM
Literati914 Clutch cable tube forward of the shifter area is n... Oct 25 2021, 07:10 PM
Literati914 ..access area cut. Note I purposely cut it to hing... Oct 25 2021, 07:14 PM
Literati914 Here’s what I found inside, the tube was complet... Oct 25 2021, 07:16 PM
Literati914 Getting a good ground was a challenge (access port... Oct 25 2021, 07:19 PM
Literati914 The top of the original bracket was easily accesse... Oct 25 2021, 07:22 PM
Literati914 ..repair complete and closed up : Oct 25 2021, 07:23 PM
tygaboy Weld 'er up! Fun stuff, getting in all tho... Oct 26 2021, 08:09 AM
Literati914 Thanks tygaboy ! :wavebye:
This is next: Oct 26 2021, 06:40 PM
Literati914 I cleaned the metal up real good, and primed the m... Oct 27 2021, 07:37 PM
Literati914 Cross-member installed: Oct 28 2021, 11:21 PM
Literati914 Parking Brake mount went back on today. It was in ... Oct 29 2021, 08:05 PM
Literati914 .. welding process: Oct 29 2021, 08:06 PM
Literati914 After that I slapped back on the original cable co... Oct 29 2021, 08:08 PM
Literati914 done with that: Oct 29 2021, 08:09 PM
Literati914 Finally, I replaced the lid to the factory access ... Oct 29 2021, 08:12 PM
Literati914 Time for installing seat brackets and hinges to th... Nov 2 2021, 08:11 PM
Literati914 Drivers side done. Had to install the brackets to ... Nov 2 2021, 08:16 PM
Literati914 Passenger Side prepared for brackets: Nov 2 2021, 08:17 PM
Literati914 Note: I believe you could measure 11” from the c... Nov 2 2021, 08:20 PM
autopro Great! Glad it worked out for you. Nov 3 2021, 12:55 PM
Literati914 My stock jack points both needed a little work, ne... Nov 5 2021, 08:26 PM
Literati914 The metal was pitted so I found a convenient piece... Nov 5 2021, 08:28 PM
Literati914 Welded it in and smoothed it out a little : Nov 5 2021, 08:29 PM
Literati914 Sprayed some protective paint inside the cavity an... Nov 5 2021, 08:33 PM
Literati914 Passenger side done: Nov 5 2021, 08:34 PM
Literati914 Driver Side before working my magic :lol4: Nov 5 2021, 08:36 PM
Literati914 Cut it open, painted cavity with rust incapcilater... Nov 5 2021, 08:38 PM
Literati914 Driver side welded up: Nov 5 2021, 08:40 PM
Literati914 Then I fabricated :D the tab that sits above the... Nov 5 2021, 08:42 PM
Literati914 Hope I got it stuck in the right place cause it wa... Nov 5 2021, 08:43 PM
Literati914 And just cause I’m a glutton for punishment, I d... Nov 5 2021, 08:47 PM
Literati914 Next on the agenda is to repair the rusted out are... Nov 15 2021, 09:29 PM
Literati914 Same area from the topside: Nov 15 2021, 09:31 PM
Literati914 The rusted area cut away: Nov 15 2021, 09:33 PM
Literati914 Here’s an interesting detail I noticed while wor... Nov 15 2021, 09:40 PM
Literati914 Started making a repair panel: Nov 15 2021, 09:41 PM
Literati914 Ended up looking like this: Nov 15 2021, 09:42 PM
Literati914 Welded in, ground down highs and filled with a fib... Nov 15 2021, 09:46 PM
Literati914 … and the finished product from underneath: Nov 15 2021, 09:47 PM
Literati914 Today I jumped back over to the hell-hole repair I... Nov 17 2021, 08:36 PM
Literati914 …made a patch to cover the gap: Nov 17 2021, 08:36 PM
Literati914 .. welded into place. Will go back and fill the se... Nov 17 2021, 08:38 PM
Literati914 Here’s the top-side of the HH repair showing FG-... Nov 18 2021, 11:52 PM
Literati914 Smoothed and primed: Nov 18 2021, 11:53 PM
Literati914 And the underside done the same way: Nov 18 2021, 11:55 PM
jkb081
I've been putting this off, but I guess I sho... Nov 19 2021, 12:51 AM
Literati914 Got back to it, been working on this issue for a f... Nov 24 2021, 09:48 PM
Literati914 Under the attachment rail for the rocker cover too... Nov 24 2021, 09:50 PM
Literati914 Welded all this up, ground down the highs: Nov 24 2021, 09:53 PM
Literati914 finished up the driver’s side: Nov 24 2021, 09:54 PM
Literati914 Then it was over to the passenger side: Nov 24 2021, 09:55 PM
Literati914 the patch: Nov 24 2021, 09:57 PM
Literati914 … welded in, filled and lightly primed: Nov 24 2021, 09:58 PM
Literati914 Been away from this project for a while, but got b... Dec 12 2021, 06:51 PM
Literati914 Lightly primed.. and check this one off the list. ... Dec 12 2021, 06:53 PM
Literati914 Next, I needed to fix all the holes in the front p... Dec 17 2021, 11:06 PM
Literati914 More ugly : Dec 17 2021, 11:08 PM
Literati914 :barf: just a small sample actually: Dec 17 2021, 11:10 PM
Literati914 Some typical repair techniques performed : Dec 17 2021, 11:17 PM
Literati914 Crap cut away: Dec 17 2021, 11:18 PM
Literati914 Patch made and ready : Dec 17 2021, 11:19 PM
Literati914 And welded in place, and it’s front edge piece m... Dec 17 2021, 11:21 PM
Literati914 A picture of the completed bucket perimeter area... Dec 17 2021, 11:31 PM
Literati914 What !!! You mean I was finally able t... Mar 10 2022, 10:34 PM
Literati914 I used a fourth set that I have to guide in placem... Mar 10 2022, 10:35 PM
Literati914 I’m looking forward to getting back to this proj... Mar 10 2022, 10:39 PM
ClayPerrine
I’m looking forward to getting back to this pro... Mar 10 2022, 10:43 PM
Literati914 Oh well.. thanks anyway Clay! There was someth... Mar 10 2022, 11:11 PM
ClayPerrine
Oh well.. thanks anyway Clay! There was somet... Mar 11 2022, 08:43 AM
Puebloswatcop Coming along very nicely Doug. I should have had ... Mar 11 2022, 07:29 PM
Literati914 I got around to stripping these old A-arms of thei... Mar 20 2022, 11:24 PM
Literati914 Then I decided to patch a hole in the bottom of a ... Mar 20 2022, 11:28 PM![]() ![]() |
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