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| Literati914 |
 Jul 14 2021, 08:31 PM
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Hey guys, one of my project cars was hit or hit something in it's past and the previous owners grafted a front end from anther 914 on to it (so this will become my Suby car). It's generally a very solid grafting IMO. But, unfortunately they over-lapped the channels of the fenders (new on top of old partially) and tacked everything up... This looked to me like it would cause issues with seal fitment (channel and lip too shallow) so I'm in the process of correcting this. Today I cut away most of the top fender channel and will be butt welding them to the car's original fender channels that lay underneith. So far so good.
Unfortunately the DAPOs added flat steel pieces the the rest of the channels - surrounding the headlight buckets and nose of the car. I assumed they did this to bring all the channels to a consistent depth... but upon removal I see that there is HEAVY pitting and holes in several places. The areas under the fender channels were not as bad, pitted but no holes there. Any advice on working the channels around the headlight buckets and nose? I don't think anyone offers these pieces in repo form. Thoughts? . |
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| Mikey914 |
Jul 14 2021, 08:35 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,669 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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We replicated the metal so that you could drill out the spot welds and replace.
https://914rubber.com/front-trunk-metal-for-porsche-914 Hope this helps Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Literati914 |
Jul 14 2021, 08:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,461 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 14 2021, 09:35 PM)  We replicated the metal so that you could drill out the spot welds and replace. .. Hope this helps Man, you guys are awesome ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I will be placing an order for sure. I was thinking I'd have to half ass it. Does it get tacked in one direction, then over-lap to create the second 'lip' ? Also - does it bend to form the nose curve or does it need to be snipped, or..? THANKS. . |
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| Mikey914 |
Jul 14 2021, 08:49 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,669 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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It lays down just like factory metal does so you can really just drill out the spot welds. Yes you will have to cut and form it to fit. Cary uses this all the time. One of the reasons we made it.
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| IronHillRestorations |
Jul 15 2021, 06:02 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,719 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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@Mikey914 are they curved?
@Literati914 the upper half of the channel is the top edge of the front bulkhead, so if the top part is bad, it takes a little more work |
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| Literati914 |
Jul 15 2021, 07:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,461 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(IronHillRestorations @ Jul 15 2021, 07:02 AM) .. @Literati914 the upper half of the channel is the top edge of the front bulkhead, so if the top part is bad, it takes a little more work Yes, that's what I wasn't quite understanding.. I may need to use this to 're-build' some of the under/upper section before adding it to recreate the top/front lip sections. I'm glad to see it's available. . |
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| Mikey914 |
Jul 17 2021, 06:22 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,669 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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They are not curved.
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| cary |
Jul 17 2021, 07:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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The nose needs a few soft bites on the shrinker. I mean really soft.
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| bkrantz |
Jul 17 2021, 09:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,768 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I used the 914 Rubber pieces, and got pretty good results. I was able to induce a bit of curvature with hand hammering to expand the outer edge of the short side.
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