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> I'm half done with my car, right?, Starting RUST & Body repair..
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post Oct 17 2007, 12:18 PM
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I have observed from months of searching this site that the typical build goes through four stages:

1. Buy 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

2. Put 914 on jack stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

3. Take 914 off of jack stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

4. drive (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)


According to this model, I am halfway done....


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post Oct 17 2007, 01:07 PM
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No no no -you're only halfway started -you're about to get a dose of DWD
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post Oct 17 2007, 01:10 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) DWD... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
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post Oct 17 2007, 01:11 PM
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DWD??

I am going to start stripping rust to fix the jack points and hell hole and that is all the rust as far as I know so far. I see pictures of cars that are body color in the inner fenders, but mine is black and undercoated. Did a PO do this? either way I'm happy because I think it helped protect the metal from rust..
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post Oct 17 2007, 01:20 PM
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I tried to Google it for you but didn't get a good hit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Dirk Wrights Disease. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

How that baby coming?
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post Oct 17 2007, 01:21 PM
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DWD= Dirk Wright Disease
Dirk was a member of one of the early internet clubs, and started a refurb of his car. One thing lead to another "while I'm in there I might as well do...." thing. It got so bad that they named the disease after him. I'm not sure what ever happened to him. Maybe he's still out there under his 914 somewhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Oct 17 2007, 01:31 PM
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QUOTE(markb @ Oct 17 2007, 11:21 AM) *

DWD= Dirk Wright Disease
Dirk was a member of one of the early internet clubs, and started a refurb of his car. One thing lead to another "while I'm in there I might as well do...." thing. It got so bad that they named the disease after him. I'm not sure what ever happened to him. Maybe he's still out there under his 914 somewhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


Actually, it was an early 911 (SC?). But the story is nonetheless true. That car was spread out across the garage floor like an NTSB investigation of a plane crash. I honestly don't remember if he got it all completely back together before he sold it or not. Dave Darling would know, I moved away from the Bay Area when it was still disassembled.

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post Oct 17 2007, 01:51 PM
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Hey Rick, the baby is going fine from what I can tell. Six more weeks..

I actually have a plan so DWD doesn't happen. I am not going to strip it down to nothing. I am going to fix the rust and do an exterior only paint job and try to get it back on the road ASAP.
... well, I did buy some 5 lug fuchs and sent the heads off to Len...

Oh crap DWD it is then.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif)

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post Oct 23 2007, 09:22 PM
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I ground away some of the rust on the longs and it looks like I may have to cut out a piece of the long, is this right?

Can someone tell me what is recommended in this situation? Jeff Hail ?

I'm all geeked up and ready to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)


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post Oct 23 2007, 10:40 PM
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Ben,
1st...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) , for saving another 914
2nd.....make sure your tetanus shots are up to date
3rd.....the DWD is real, first you just want to take care of the structural rust and hell hole, then you think, why not attend to the trunks, then its, well, I might as well pull the gas tank and do the cowl, then when you get nice fresh body seam sealer, primer, then final coat on, its.....sheesh...I can't put an old nasty pedal cluster back in there, or grungy calipers, or a fuzzy gas tank, or a cracked dash top, and on, and on, and on, and on........... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Good luck and remember, there's a strong, supportive group of us on this Forum to offer support and advice.

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post Oct 24 2007, 03:50 PM
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I think I also inhereted someone else's DWD project. I bought it off CL locally and he had already ripped apart the engine, interior and gas tank. The suspension and dash are still in and that is it. I have baby formula cans with screws, bolts, nuts, and all the other parts he took off. I should start a thread called " identify this 914 bolt". Or I was even thinking about picking up another car to see where everything goes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Oct 24 2007, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE(jaminM3 @ Oct 24 2007, 01:50 PM) *

I was even thinking about picking up another car ...


you're going to fit in here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Oct 24 2007, 09:11 PM
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Rust repair, its like swimming. You have to get totally wet to do it right. Set aside a few years to work on your car and strip off everything so you'll have a clean canvus to work with. If you want a car to drive, buy another one.
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post Nov 4 2007, 11:29 PM
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Well, I copied the seat belt to door hinge brace from michelko's awesome thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

and I have cut out the crushed front fender and started cutting up the new fender to fit.

I am also on the list fo the steel flair group buy. DWD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)


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post Nov 5 2007, 03:04 AM
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QUOTE(jhadler @ Oct 17 2007, 11:31 AM) *

Actually, it was an early 911 (SC?).


No, it was a 914. IIRC, he decided to replace the pedal pads one day. Which led to re-bushing the pedal cluster. Which led to both rebuilding the brakes, and cutting out chunks of the floor pan to replace 'em. And I don't really recall where he stopped, but from the sound of it he really went off the deep end. (Zinc plating the brake rotors? Huh??) I think someone on here checked up on him a year or two ago, and the 914 was long gone.

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post Mar 31 2011, 09:55 PM
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Wow I haven't done much work on here lately..

That may be because I bought a '74 and have been busy moving the fuel pump from the back to the front. Then I did a 5 lug conversion. then I replaced the sail vinyl and some of the rubber.

Well, enough about the new teener.

After reading every metal work and fender repair thread on this site, I think I should remove the headlight bucket and replace each piece separate from each other.

Like the front panel vs the inner fender vs outer fender.

I think the trunk floor is still a little crushed. I should probably make sure the suspension points are not wacked too...
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