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| dkos |
 Sep 19 2007, 02:49 PM
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say, "RUST"!  Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Philadelphia, PA Member No.: 3,204 Region Association: None  |
yeah...no heat in my garage. I'm going to take a week off in October. Hopefully I'll get some work done then.
Hey Jerry...I finally found a rental space in Malvern. I'm at the corner of Bus. 30 and Planebrook Road...right behind the NAPA Autoparts Store. It's smaller than what we were looking for, but it was the best we could find. Thanks for your help. |
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| JerryP |
Sep 19 2007, 03:50 PM
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member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Berwyn, PA Member No.: 1,225 |
That's good news Dave. I'm glad to hear you found something. My neighbor used to have a tuner/machine shop right behind that NAPA. I wonder if it's the same space.
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| type11969 |
Sep 23 2007, 09:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Some work completed today . . . Outer shell closed!
(IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/DSCN1840.jpg) (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/DSCN1841.jpg) |
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| Leo Imperial |
Sep 24 2007, 07:51 PM
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Do you have to use so many cuss words? Group: Members Posts: 906 Joined: 29-November 04 From: 914 Roadshow - Glen Cove NY Member No.: 3,192 Region Association: None |
Chris,
You seem to keep truckin' along. You make me feel like a sack! I finally did some work this weekend and so before you ask when I'll just show you where I am... Your thread has me inspired to finish my engine before you rebuild your entire car. Attached image(s) 
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| type11969 |
Sep 24 2007, 09:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Leo - Good to see you getting that engine together, looks great, I still want a lift once you get that thing moving. I gotta see if a 2073 is all I need or if I want to build it up more. Are those biral p+c's or just cast iron painted silver? Wait, have you pulled and tapped your galleys yet?
Too bad you missed the ECC and the AACG, dunno if you caught the other thread but Matt and Evil say hello. Well, Matt said hello and to pass on his best wishes, Evil Said something about passing along a hernia exam. I politely declined. For the good of the land. Well, glad I could be an inspiration. It is tough staying motivated, I still have a shitload to do. Today I spent 2.5 hours doing some cleanup on that outer clamshell patch, cutting out the old engine shelf and grinding on rust. End result, nothing worth posting. Hopefully later in the week . . . |
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| type11969 |
Oct 11 2007, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Hell hole? Hell no!
(IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/pic002-5.jpg) Also cut out rust due to the battery tray and welded a new chunk in: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/pic006-4.jpg) Well damn, its been a long time since that long was whole, hopefully repairs start going faster now . . . |
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| Lou W |
Oct 11 2007, 09:38 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
Wow, you're doing an awesome job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Jeff Hail |
Oct 12 2007, 12:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
QUOTE(type11969 @ Jan 8 2007, 08:40 PM)  Last for the night . . . 914 and garage on the move from my rents house to my own garage in Philly: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/misc007.jpg) Open invite to whoever wants to come down to help with this thing, needs help on their 914, or just wants to BS. Grill is only a few steps away from the teener. -Chris You have marched this far into hell so far- Heaven can't be far. I would pull the welds on the rear floor and open up to reinforce the longs on the inside or else you have just a reinforced hinge waiting to happen. Or add an Engman kit. I would also double up on the metal at the inner long to inner wheelhouse location. This is a high stress area and leafing new metal in is not very strong. Your welding skills look great and you on the right track. Do not give up. You will regret it if you do.... |
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| type11969 |
Oct 12 2007, 07:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Lou, thanks!
Jeff- I have an engman kit, but I'm not following where you are suggesting to reinforce regardless. I don't think I can reinforce the longs anymore on the inside (nor do I think they can be opened up any more than I had them!), all rusty metal has been removed and at least the (if not more) than the factory thickness of material, doublers, etc was reinstalled. Inner long to inner wheelhouse section, are you speaking of the area where the heater tube passes from the engine bay into the long? That area was doubled, maybe the pics aren't clear. Please elaborate if you can! Thanks, Chris |
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| JerryP |
Oct 12 2007, 10:11 AM
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member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Berwyn, PA Member No.: 1,225 |
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Thanks for the updates Chris. It looks great. You inspired me to finally bust out the welder again.....well, not on my car but on my dad's John Deere tractor deck. Ugliest welds you ever saw but they're holding strong and he's happy as can be so thanks again for the welding lesson. The car is next! |
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| type11969 |
Oct 12 2007, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Nice, always good to find other uses for the welder too!
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| Jeff Hail |
Oct 12 2007, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
QUOTE(type11969 @ Oct 12 2007, 06:19 AM) Lou, thanks! Jeff- I have an engman kit, but I'm not following where you are suggesting to reinforce regardless. I don't think I can reinforce the longs anymore on the inside (nor do I think they can be opened up any more than I had them!), all rusty metal has been removed and at least the (if not more) than the factory thickness of material, doublers, etc was reinstalled. Inner long to inner wheelhouse section, are you speaking of the area where the heater tube passes from the engine bay into the long? That area was doubled, maybe the pics aren't clear. Please elaborate if you can! Thanks, Chris Chris, This will teach me to open my mouth before I read the entire thread. I take everything back. I only saw page 1 and I will take foot out of mouth now. You are doing great. Your car looks like mine. What I was referring to and then the site went down about an hour ago as I was about to hit "add this" was this photo. I saw two tracks of plugs and nothing in the corner. That was my reinforced hinge comment (in red). Then after reading your progress and install of the Engman I ran for the hills. My bad. The layering (leafing) was the next photo. Its hard to get the right shape of lower long and I thought you didnt have enough meat in there. Then I inserted foot in mouth again when I saw the next progress photo which I thought was outstanding. The lesson of my day was to keep quite and read the whole thread. I didnt realize were so many pages and jumped the gun. Your work is awesome. You have great fab and welding skills. You clearly have gone overkill which I always do. Your car will NEVER sag EVER and probably outlast us all. When I update my thread I will let you take some payback shots for fun. It's good to laugh at our own foibles. Attached thumbnail(s)  Attached image(s)  
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| type11969 |
Oct 12 2007, 03:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Don't worry about it, the thread is long in both length and time, hopefully I will be able to end it soon . . .
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| type11969 |
Oct 14 2007, 09:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Jeff - Didn't make the connection with the thread that I recently subscribed to that you were the owner of the thread, looks pretty similar and you are doing some killer work!
My progress for the weekend: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/DSCN1853.jpg) Seems like I am out of the woods but I still have a ways to go . . . |
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| type11969 |
Oct 28 2007, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Work this weekend thus far:
(IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla001.jpg) You can see the patch vs the pitted metal . . . its kind of thin but with the built up section around it I'm not too worried. First piece: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla004.jpg) Next piece: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla005.jpg) Cleaned up: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla006.jpg) Other side (a PO "patched up holes with a stick welder . . . friends don't let friends patch holes in 914s with a stick welder like that): (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla007.jpg) Hmm, that pic kinda sucks but the rusty blob to the right of the section I am building up is a big pile of birdshit stick weld. In this next pic you can see the other side of the section welded in, plus a piece tacked in to replace the stick weld blob and a third hole where there was another stick weld pile: (IMG:http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/type11969/914/Lolla008.jpg) -Chris |
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| Jeff Hail |
Oct 28 2007, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
Way to go Chris! Jeff |
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| Gint |
Jan 17 2009, 09:24 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,071 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
I've been reviewing welding and reconstruction threads. The talent and patience to rebuild a longitudinal?!?! That's incredible work. This thread deserves a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif)
No update in a while. How's it coming? And as long as I'm here, how's the grill? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/teef.gif) |
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| type11969 |
Jan 19 2009, 07:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Wow, funny this thread got bumped this weekend . . . today I go in for what will hopefully be the last bit of dental work remaining from the accident. Unfortunately the one tooth that took the most abuse, and that I had to have a root canal on, still is bothering me. So they have to do some work by going through the gum. Good times. Otherwise, caps look good and the scaring isn't noticeable unless I shave. Optional as a grad student. Even clean shaven it really isn't that obvious. So yeah, after today I will hopefully be able to bite into stuff again!
As for my 914, I did shift it around in my garage recently to make it more accessible, but shortly afterwards I discovered that the engine in my bus was about to eat a valve. So I've been spending most of my time messing with that and other "while you are in there" tasks on the bus. Hopefully this spring/summer I'll get back in to it . . . -Chris |
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| Gint |
Jan 19 2009, 08:45 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,071 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
It took a year for my jaw to feel normal again.
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| type11969 |
Sep 17 2009, 09:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States |
Almost two years later since last working on my 914 . . . for shame. Started again on Monday night and managed to cut the middle knuckle on my left index finger open with a cutting wheel on an angle grinder. Didn't bleed, blade must have been hot enough to cauterize the wound but it was to the bone. Love Philly and all but going to a city hospital with a cut that can hide under a band aid does not get you to the front of the line. 10 hours later, couple of xrays, lot of cleaning and only 2 stitches and I'm whole again.
So hopefully I'll have some pictures soon of progress. And some pics of my other projects that have been keeping me from my 914. -Chris |
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