Irish Green '71 "Resto", Update: the 914 has been sold! |
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Irish Green '71 "Resto", Update: the 914 has been sold! |
jaredmcginness |
Mar 9 2020, 12:23 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hey guys,
I figured I would make a build here. I am very active on the facebook group and have received some great feedback and help from the guys over there. I will try and remeber to update this as I complete some work. I'm in my late 20's and have wanted a 914 for a long while now. I've been through 11 or 12 VW's water and aircooled - Rabbits, Caddys, Beetle, etc... so it's natural progression I suppose. I found this car in Louisville and towed it home last summer. A friend looked at it for me. Gave me the OK, said there was minor rust, but a solid project. I paid for the car, and drove out that weekend. Upon arrival I found there to be a pretty severe case of rust... I stored the car the rest of the year - bit the bullet and decided to go to town on the structural repairs. It is the color and the car I want. I work in fabrication by trade, so I am not too scared to take on this project. I will not be driving the car until I feel it’s solid. I am cutting some corners - depending on how you look at it. This is a budget build. But I will be using as many replacement parts (AA and RD) as I can. Without removing too much of the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Car: 12/70 vin. Added to database. Off the road since 1998. 1.7 gunky motor. Toasty interior. 70k miles shown, iirc. So probably 170k Came with late style black adjustable seats. Plan: Fix structural rust so I can drive the car ASAP I’d like to keep original paint (too late) Fix as much rust as I can. (Hell hole, shelf, passenger long, floors) Drop in replacement motor Run new brake and fuel lines 5lug swap. 2.0 down the road? So what's been accomplished? As of July/2020 Structural rust fully repaired. Top end of 1911cc is done, bottom end in the works. 5 Lug swap Replaced all interior components. Tail and window rust, outer body rust Side markers deleted. 924 Retractable seat belts. Drank sh*tload of beer. Spent a good deal of cash. tons of other little things. So much stuff! This will be a cars and coffee cruiser, not a concour restoration (sorry!) I just want to drive MY 914! The car as I found it: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779074.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779075.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779364.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.2.jpg) Quick Buff: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583779365.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583780005.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1583780006.2.jpg) |
jaredmcginness |
Mar 14 2020, 03:14 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Keep up the good work--and the optimism. That's the best way to deal with the endless 914 rust surprises. Thank you! There's always more... A little work today. Finishing up the floor seam in the engine bay. Chipped away at eh crusty sealer and ground until I saw fresh metal. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220463.1.jpg) Barf. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.2.jpg) After filling the flange tabs with some weld, grinding to some extent, tacking in the J pipe, top and bottom, and a shot of filler primer. Seam seal the gaps. A little less sealer than the factory used. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.3.jpg) Fabbed up a quick and dirty pipe tab. Mine was toasted. Not too concerned with making this pretty - just needs to be strong. We'll never see it again. Right? ... Right? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.4.jpg) NICE to see a whole fresh inner long! Plenty of room to mount a floor: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.5.jpg) Test fit of the tube. I cleaned it out the best I could and sprayed some primer on the outside - to make it look a little cleaner. I need to take it out and rivet or weld the C clamps in place. Ran outta gas! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.6.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584220464.7.jpg) Next on the list is the hell hole patches, then the sections at the rear of this long, clamshell, etc. Awaiting a Sill and Jack triangle from Auto Atlanta. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Jared |
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