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> Restoration Literati914 Build, A clipped car rebuild
Literati914
post Oct 24 2019, 07:56 PM
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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:
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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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