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New 71, Sorting out some odds and ends |
Nate W |
Feb 23 2021, 06:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 23-February 21 From: Oceanside, Ca Member No.: 25,250 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey friends, just became the proud owner of my first 914! I have been lurking here for a couple weeks learning a lot and I’m grateful this site is here to share this valuable info. The body on the car is nice, previous owner did some rust repairs to the frunk seal area and a little by the cowl/ fender/hood area as well as the bottom corner of gas tank area. His repairs look pretty good, but I bought the car as an u finished project because the guy was moving and couldn’t keep the car. He gave me many boxes of parts, looks to be complete besides a windshield and a couple other things
The car is mechanically complete from the seats back, with the dash, front suspension/ steering/brakes disassembled for paint and body work My first of maybe many questions is about the cowl/fender/trunk area; there is a small hole on either side of the trunk near the hinge mounts where the panels come together, trying to see what you guys would recommend to fix them, the hole goes from the. Inside front trunk to the inside rear of the fender. Pretty sure it shouldn’t be like that and I’m trying to get the area ready to paint so I can reassemble the car Other than that the repairs seem solid. Thanks in advance for any suggestions |
Cairo94507 |
Feb 24 2021, 08:34 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,725 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) It's a slippery slope for sure. I can almost guarantee what you see is just the tipoffs the rust iceberg. Depending upon the condition of the rest of the car, you may want to repair it correctly (going, cut, fit, weld, grind, finish, paint) before moving on to other jobs. Or, if the rest of the car is solid and all it needs is basic maintenance and some assembly to get it running/driving, do that and drive it before you go down the rabbit hole of rust repair. Regardless, enjoy the process and have fun. Love the bus BTW. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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