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 24 2020, 06:53 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Tuesday update.
I'm ready to weld the sill back in - so I need to get that lower jamb and body section figured out. I sandblasted my cut-out section, found a ton of rust, body filler (like .25") rivets, and old brazing. Really just a bad repair at some point in the cars life. Best to just replace the whole section, right? I made a few threads and posts in that last month+ asking if anyone has a car they are cutting up, but no luck. I will try and make my own, before I drop $90-$120 on a jamb section. I got started on this today. Here's the old section that I do not want to reuse. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097628.1.jpg) Rear. Its like 5 pieces stuck together. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.2.jpg) I will try to make my own, and see how it turns out. Cave man scribbles... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.3.jpg) Pain in the butt to bend with my little HF Brake. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.4.jpg) On the right track in a bit under an hour. Jamb will be a different story. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.6.jpg) Definitely close! With some tweaking, I think this could be a good part. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.7.jpg) Other bits: Got the passenger side floor out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097629.8.jpg) Received this beautiful part from Auto Atlanta. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097630.9.jpg) Had a celebratory brew on the defeated carcass of a floor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097630.10.jpg) And a final pic, because the light was nice. Also serves as a summary of some of this weeks accomplishments, so far. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1585097630.11.jpg) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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