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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
| Pat Garvey |
  Jan 3 2009, 09:27 PM
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Do I or don't I...........?  Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States  |
Could have posted this elsewhere I guess, but thought it might be better served here.
In 1974, I decided that it made good sense to annually removed the rocker covers to clean out the accumulated crap that absorbs moisture & causes rust. Did so fervently until 1990 (the last time they were removed until today). My 914 has accumulated a total of less than 4k miles since 1990, being relegated to "queen" status. So, today, being bored, I pulled them. Not an easy task for an old fart in a 44 degree garage! Good thing my 914 hasn't seen water since 1974. Don't know where the crud came from, but if water had been added to the mix I'd have had a problem. Be warned guys, this accumulation can cause MAJOR problems when left to stew. Couple of screws, couple of driven out rivtets & you can be faced with ugly stuff. Pat Attached image(s) 
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Pat Garvey Rocker covers. I'm a bad, bad boy! Jan 3 2009, 09:27 PM
sendjonathanmail That's it Pat? :lol:
I still have to pull mi... Jan 3 2009, 09:35 PM
Pat Garvey
That's it Pat? :lol:
I still have to pull m... Jan 3 2009, 09:52 PM
1970 Neun vierzehn
Any pics of your concours clean longs? B)
:... Jan 5 2009, 06:47 PM scotty b Glad to see you working on it again Pat :) :beer... Jan 3 2009, 10:00 PM Johny Blackstain The pig is back! :woohoo: :beer1: Jan 3 2009, 11:19 PM Pat Garvey Yep, sometimes it takes a big kick in the ass - I ... Jan 4 2009, 07:59 PM davesprinkle
Yep, sometimes it takes a big kick in the ass - I... Jan 4 2009, 09:12 PM Pat Garvey
Yep, sometimes it takes a big kick in the ass - ... Jan 4 2009, 09:32 PM Johny Blackstain
The passenger side rocker always collects more cr... Jan 6 2009, 08:41 AM davesprinkle
The passenger side rocker always collects more c... Jan 6 2009, 09:23 AM Johny Blackstain
Good eye, Johny. (Although it's a '76, n... Jan 6 2009, 09:36 AM Tom_T Back to Rockers.....
The pic below shows the Pass... Apr 17 2009, 11:57 PM Tom_T
Back to Rockers.....
The pic below shows the Pas... Apr 18 2009, 12:00 AM Tom_T Okay.....now I'm going to add 2 possibly dumb ... Apr 18 2009, 01:48 PM Pat Garvey
Okay.....now I'm going to add 2 possibly dumb... Apr 18 2009, 08:15 PM tod914 Thanks for the plug Pat, and still have plenty lef... Apr 20 2009, 03:02 PM Tom_T
Thanks for the plug Pat, and still have plenty le... Apr 20 2009, 04:08 PM dcheek All this talk about rivets reminds me of a convers... Apr 20 2009, 04:35 PM tod914 Dave my 74 also has the metal rivets in the rocker... Apr 20 2009, 04:55 PM Tom_T
Dave my 74 also has the metal rivets in the rocke... Apr 21 2009, 01:38 AM sendjonathanmail Hey Tod, I still have the metal rivets in the rock... Apr 20 2009, 05:13 PM Tom_T
Hey Tod, I still have the metal rivets in the roc... Apr 21 2009, 01:33 AM dcheek Oh boy; rocker, kick plate, now I'm going to h... Apr 20 2009, 05:14 PM dcheek
Oh boy; rocker, kick plate, now I'm going to ... Apr 21 2009, 05:17 AM tod914 Seems to confirm from 74 & up. Now to see if ... Apr 20 2009, 05:18 PM Pat Garvey
Seems to confirm from 74 & up. Now to see if... Apr 20 2009, 06:19 PM sendjonathanmail Tod, when I remove mine ill try to be as careful a... Apr 20 2009, 05:23 PM tod914 I assume with the metal drive rivets, you would ne... Apr 20 2009, 05:30 PM sendjonathanmail I do quite a bit of rivetting at work on bug conve... Apr 20 2009, 05:34 PM tod914 Jonathan, exactly. Maybe you'll have a match ... Apr 20 2009, 05:39 PM sendjonathanmail Tod, I wish I had matching rivets in the shop but ... Apr 20 2009, 05:52 PM tod914 Ah ha, so maybe the transition from plastic to met... Apr 20 2009, 06:37 PM MDG my '73 2.0 has the aluminum threshold and carp... Apr 20 2009, 07:16 PM Tom_T
my '73 2.0 has the aluminum threshold and car... Apr 21 2009, 12:37 AM tod914 Thanks, Michael. I know of 2 other 73 cars. I... Apr 20 2009, 07:47 PM Tom_T OKAY, this is a "Riveting" thread now... Apr 21 2009, 01:17 AM Tom_T
OKAY, this is a "Riveting" thread now... Apr 21 2009, 01:29 AM tod914 Thanks guys for taking the time to look to verify.... Apr 21 2009, 12:02 PM Pat Garvey
Thanks guys for taking the time to look to verify... Apr 21 2009, 06:14 PM ghuff I have metal rivets in my car, and I also just dis... Jun 16 2009, 09:56 PM Pat Garvey
I have metal rivets in my car, and I also just di... Jun 19 2009, 07:19 PM ghuff Ok I can guarantee this is *the* first time ever t... Jun 19 2009, 04:13 PM Pat Garvey
Ok I can guarantee this is *the* first time ever ... Jun 19 2009, 07:21 PM Tom_T
Ok I can guarantee this is *the* first time ever ... Jun 19 2009, 08:31 PM ghuff I will try to get pictures tomorrow of the rockers... Jun 19 2009, 10:30 PM  |
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