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> top quality repair or..., what would you think if it was your car
sean_v8_914
post May 30 2008, 12:27 PM
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the car came in when she popped a rocker arm stud. I put her up on stands and went home. teh next day, I tried to close teh passenger side door and discovered this.

the hell hole was white, teh battery tray perfect but teh shape in teh bottom of teh long and engine shelf was off. it was a rounded bowl shape with no corners anywhere. there was some rust bubbling but at a glance looked OK. it was finely sculpted bondo, chicken wire and giant blobs of??...I still dont know

its so mangled, I'll post a reference shot


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sean_v8_914   top quality repair or...   May 30 2008, 12:27 PM
sean_v8_914   I thought I could scab plate it till I looked at t...   May 30 2008, 12:32 PM
sean_v8_914   ripped and about to break in half   May 30 2008, 12:35 PM
sean_v8_914   vczbhn   May 30 2008, 12:36 PM
sean_v8_914   ...it gets worse, much worse   May 30 2008, 12:37 PM
sean_v8_914   ghck   May 30 2008, 12:38 PM
Travis Neff   <pucker~!>   May 30 2008, 12:41 PM
sean_v8_914   not done yet. it gets worse... look inside teh lo...   May 30 2008, 12:41 PM
messix   is that a bunch of MIG wire in there?   May 30 2008, 12:46 PM
sean_v8_914   but wait folks, if you order right now, you get th...   May 30 2008, 12:46 PM
sean_v8_914   yup, mig wire   May 30 2008, 12:48 PM
sean_v8_914   he paid 5200 for this car in 2003. advertised as ...   May 30 2008, 12:53 PM
sean_v8_914   gfh   May 30 2008, 12:54 PM
McMark   Eeep! Only two options I see... Suck it up an...   May 30 2008, 01:00 PM
messix   5 years later? not much recourse i would think. b...   May 30 2008, 01:01 PM
sean_v8_914   the owner wants to throw in the towel on his dream...   May 30 2008, 01:13 PM
rick 918-S   What? That's normal. Suck it up, order the par...   May 30 2008, 01:16 PM
plymouth37   Well that's creative.... :barf:   May 30 2008, 01:23 PM
type11969   Fix it, or give it to me and I'll fix it. I fi...   May 30 2008, 01:36 PM
sean_v8_914   anyone able to turn this post into a poll? repair ...   May 30 2008, 01:51 PM
Gint   anyone able to turn this post into a poll? repair...   May 31 2008, 07:49 AM
roadster fan   Well if he still wants a 914, he should find a tub...   May 30 2008, 02:01 PM
rjames   I agree with what others have said. Looks like it...   May 30 2008, 06:41 PM
sean_v8_914   I am letting him grieve a while. once the sting we...   May 30 2008, 07:05 PM
kwales   Maybe I'm a glutton for work, But that is exa...   May 30 2008, 07:36 PM
Eric_Shea   For Minnesota. :D   May 30 2008, 08:32 PM
lotus_65   i'm so lucky, as little as i knew about 914...   May 31 2008, 07:52 AM
Bartlett 914   What does the rest of of the car look like? Is the...   May 31 2008, 03:08 PM
(*)(*)   Ya still need to post the name of the shop.....   May 31 2008, 11:18 PM
sean_v8_914   in due time, I will   Jun 2 2008, 11:55 AM
ericread   :popcorn:   Jun 2 2008, 01:54 PM
brer   put it in storage and in 5 years it will be worth ...   Jun 2 2008, 02:07 PM
Tom   Can't blame the guy, I would be sick too. ...   Jun 2 2008, 11:01 PM


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