I pickep up Jim's car last weekend and got started on it today. Car will be pretty much stock. For right now I will be taking care of the metal work, after that is done I will either continue on with the body and paint, or Jim will take it back and do some of that himself. Any way, here we go

We need a sanding smilie

Here is where it gets interesting. Hell hole is expected. The trunk is the interesting area. I noticed this corner and pointed it out to Jim when I picked it up. Warning him it COULD get ugly. Well what I found is some ugly and it is so, because the WHOLE quarter has been replaced in the past. Inner trunk damage was no fixed very well, but will be now:)

We need a painting smilie too. But for right now this one should do the job

At this point I am still thinking the rear corner was just hit and poorly fixed. The I started stripping the paint on the quarter panel to see how much mud and damage there was undere the paint. NOW I realized what was going on. As I stripped the panel was flexing A LOT, so I look inside and find no brace. AH HA !! My next move was to go directly to the door threshold and remove the cover plate and see what lies under it. BINGO, next stop, top of the sail panel !! Obvious by now what had happened

Shot inside

This is most of the bondo I removed from the trunk corner. All the pics for now. I need to make sure Jim wants to proceed

Is this car "Babydoll II" or is this a car I haven't seen before?

I sure hope the car was free or under $500. Would have gone to the scrapper here.

You desert staters just don't have a clue about what us East Coasters have to contend with re: old cars.

Stuff you guys scrap should be shipped east for us to pick over.

Zach

What a great CD.

Mike

You haven't seen this car in person but may have seen it for sale here. I "needed" a roller and my heart out shouted by head. Thankfully, root gave me a job to pay for the restoration. I'm looking forward to seeing this done right!

That actually doesn't look too bad compared to some of the other cars I've seen here.

Nice! I was thinking this wasn't Babydoll II, since that car seems to be complete... IIRC you drove it to the ECC.

I wish Babydoll could get this kind of treatment, but as long as Caroline owns the car, she'll never get approval to spend any money on it. Pity, that. I suspect this roller is actually better than Babydoll, judging by the floor pans.

That is not bad at all for an East coast car. It will be done perfectly

Yes, she needs to send it to scotty b. Sorry, but I think I got the last of the jobs root was offering .

Great Ministry CD.

I have to agree that overall that car looks pretty solid.

That is just average to not bad 914 rust.

John

I was wondering who here might pick up on that. Looks like you and Mike win

Looks like a lot of work on Jims' car. Looks like Jims' car is in capable hands. So. Who is Jim??

Jim is Type47. Was it really that cryptic

I was about to ask what Type 47 is; thinking it was a rare 914 like the LE.

All of these cryptic messages; why can't people just be open and straight forward?


And, ScottyB is doing the build, so I HAD to look. He always has some of the best pics and work.

Had a fubard week and didn't get a whole lot of time on Jims car, but I did get it to a stopping point until the new panels arrive

Note the layer of rust scale inbetween the 2 layers of metal. This whoile area of the long is like that

If anyone has a car they are cutting up I need the rear pass corner inbtween the taped off spots. I have no concern about the outer panel, but the inner section and taillight area is what I am concerned with. Contact me or Jim if you have this part please

We tried that a few years ago. Tons of people said it was a great idea, practically none actually put down a deposit to get a shell delivered.

--DD

how does a mechanics lean work - should a shop hold on to the title when doing big work to a car - to ensure if payments are not made that the shop has a title to allow them to sell the car if customer does not pay?

AHhh yes. I dug the cardboard and body glue patch out of the hell hole in Jim's driveway.

Yes someone actually went that far.........

No need for a title. Mechanics just file a lean at the DMV.

Whoa! Rod gave me a job so I'm good for the cost of the restoration ... just kidding and while we're kidding, let's not get Jim and Jim mixed up, the car scotty b is restoring is Jim's not Jim's white car

what - scotty found no secretly hidden structural cardboard in your 914? : )

i still swear that it is OEM : )))) but ghuff was not buying it : ))))

i look forward to the day i can send one of my rides to scott-t-b

for now - looking forward to progress pics

that's not even as bad a some tx cars. totally doable and in VERY capable hands.


I remember that, DD. I was surprised, and disappointed. but I already had a roller. I remember one person even offering delivery for a very reasonable fee.

I remember it, too. Someday I will have some land off the grid that I can store semi rust free rollers on, under cover Then I can sell them one at a time instead of waiting on a group (like herding cats)

I am confused, you guys and your names


So this is not the delaware white car owned by Jim Kelly of Delaware since there are two Jim Kelly's on this board? It looks just like it.


Argh. Brain meltdown!

Try the rear clip from the Limo??

jim k formerly of northern va - now in delaware

jim m currently in northern va and has it 914 with scott-t-b

jim kelly is upper north east - is the metal man

i too am confused - i thought my car was getting worked on by scott-t-b : ((((

Now back to yer regulary scheduled programming

Had a little fitment issue with the inner wheelhouse, so I will give it a light coat of bondo to get rid of the seam

Scotty - How many hours will it take you to repair this car - rough guess?

Rust repair alone will be pushing 40 hours. I have somewhere near 30 in it alreadyand still need to replace the quarter, and finish the rear trunk. After that Jim wants the engine bay and trunks painted and then I will probably do the body and paint on the whole car. We will see where we are, once the initial metal and trunk work is done. Time after the metal repair will depend on what Jim wants to do with the body.

where is the replacement metal coming from?

http://restoration-design.com/

lovin the look of freshly painted fresh metal repairs : )

jim

Yup, Restoration design provided they new panels

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finally ....................... ready for paint ........................ sweet : )

Do all of those lumps/bumps get mudded?

Scotty,

Yer good, which means minimal bondo

And you make it look sooooo easy.

Ken

post #11 has me rethinking inner long stiffeners for a street car.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=103714

like these - any thoughts?

http://engmanparts.com/innerlong.php

I think that one would want the front and rear compartments to crumple, and the longs (which are part of the passenger compartment) to be as sturdy as possible.