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: 502 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 19 2020, 07:26 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Hey all,
Hope everyone is doing OK with this Covid virus going around. Here are a few updates from the past couple days. Firewall and the all mighty Hell Hole! I have been dreading this. You guys have conditioned me to hate it! Maybe it wont be so bad.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bs.gif) Upper firewall rust is cut out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667601.1.jpg) Needs some more grinding. Right side looks decent. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667601.2.jpg) Cleaned and primed. Nice. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.3.jpg) This piece will serve as the wall and base to weld the lower Hell Hole patches in place. This is what I was working with.... Yikes. Lets cut some more away. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.5.jpg) Engine shelf removed. What was left of it anyways. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.6.jpg) "Lets form some new metal." - Probably Bob Ross (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.7.jpg) This is all 16 gauge. I bent the large shapes over my thigh, tack welded a few spots and hammer formed to get the fit better. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.8.jpg) Grind for 1 hour. Prep with Metal Ready. This is how it looks after: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.9.jpg) Self etch primer, and some filler primer on top. This is the result: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584667602.10.jpg) I got a little "trigger happy" and sprayed some primer over all the fresh metal, not thinking that I still need to weld (and purchase) the engine shelf. Regardless.... There have been prettier repairs, but its a good deal better than no metal there at all! There is still a hole and thin area that needs patched (lower right of the last photo) Question: Would you guys recommend a skim layer of body filler to smooth the gaps out on the hell hole? I have never used the stuff before, but I'd like to finish with a nice repair. Overall the hell hole wasn't the worst thing ever. Would not look forward to doing it again though. I have about 6 hours straight into the repair. What a pain in the butt it is getting in and out of there. 28 is too young for my knees to feel like this. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1584668054.1.jpg) Thanks for reading! |
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