As deliverd minus the rockers that I ulled while bill was there

Nice. Save another one.

jgh

playing around with my pocket cam settings we get the fisheye-14

followed by the posterized-14

then my artsy fartsy shot

Stop taking pictures...the more you take the more expensive it gets!

Looks like you have some work ahead of you!

LOL. The first 4 pictures looked like a really nice solid car...until the rest of them....

Yep. Unfortunately, I bet many members who think they have "solid" cars will be facing the same thing.

They just don't go looking for all the rust

Which is why I don't look ...

here we go!!! another 2 year thread? (i know scotty can knock this out much quicker - if he gets paid that is
so..

Scotty, how soon before you start the trunk repair. I'm getting ready to do my rear trunk area and will watch and learn, hopefully. Take plenty of pic's.

That looks like alot of work and $$$. Bill, you won't find any on the white beast.

Nope. I looked. It's not there. Great that you're saving it. You took it to the right place!

I'm sure Scotty will get this squared away. Hopefully, we won't be too far off the "worst case" estimate he gave me! Scotty has seen enough of these that he told me up front that the rust would be worse than I thought it would be.

I have seen (and bought) enough 914's in my short experience with these cars that I now believe what several "experts" have said. ALL unrestored 914's have rust...it's just a matter of how bad.

Interesting "Campaign" sticker.... fuel line replacement?

Just dropped $1500 in new sheet metal! This car will be solid after Scott is done!

you have your work cut out for you...or should I say...there is cut out work for you

OMG! I sure hope that we are not viewing another thread here in the next month that looks like that with my car. My car actually arrives at Scotty's shop in the morning - 5/21/12. Let's not forget that I live pretty close to the Golden Gate Bridge......

Take comfort that Scotty is on the job and has your car well in hand.

Bill's metal arrived friday from Resto design. He orderd it on Tuesday mornign and it was in Va by Thursday ! From Canada to VA in only 3 days . I can't say enough aboot those Canuks

Look for pics of all the hole plugging later this week

For your sake I hope not either! Some rust we knew about going in ( hell hole, fenders, rear trunk, etc.). Other areas were a complete surprise such as the floor pan and firewall. Once the disassembly starts on a car who knows what will be found.

Quite a project! Keep the camera rolling Scotty.

Out of curiosity , how much $$ is this thought to cost ?? for repair.
ball park .

I used to have 3 children. Had to sell one to fund the teener. It's about that much.

More than I paid for the car, that's for sure!

annnnnnnnnnd then I ran out of welding wire


More tomorrow or saturday

what was that thing in the sail panel?

That's where Porsche injected the rust monster,

Scotty, what did you spray inside the left long where the rear heater tube goes thru?

Something silver-ish?

Wow! Great progress.... Looks like you are on a roll !

Always impressive

Looks like it oversprayed on the tire. I hope that comes off easily... tires are almost new.

I really like the look of the new metal. That rust was bad news. With Scotty"s rust finding abilities and repair skills I am confident that I will have one of the most rust free 914's in SC. Seriously....

I can't wait for the paint. I know it will make the rest of the car look tired. This will lead to new seals, interior, etc$$$$$$

Well, that wouldn't be too hard , no competition from me on that- i need the same treatmen! But it will have to wait...

Looking good Bill, the car is in good hsnds!

Phil,
Talk to Scotty and see if he has an opening this summer. You rent the car trailer and I'll tow your car to Virginia when I pick up mine!

Go, Scotty, go!

As always, just great.

Damn, the car makes Christine look rust free. And here I was going to chop her up. Not so sure now, she will be an easy fix compared to that one.

what was that thing in the sail panel?

That is the piece of foam they put in at the factory to prevent squeaks or some other ridiculous b.s. That is the ONLY why the sail panels rot out

Scotty, what did you spray inside the left long where the rear heater tube goes thru?

Areas like that ad the spot on the sail panel get wire brusehd, a coat of OSPHO ( which is what you are reffering to ) and then a coat of rustoleum


Looks like it oversprayed on the tire. I hope that comes off easily... tires are almost new.

No overspray on the tire, that's just dust from grinding out the bondo in the 1/4 panel


Damn, the car makes Christine look rust free. And here I was going to chop her up. Not so sure now, she will be an easy fix compared to that one.

Put down the crack pipe Donald

"Put down the crack pipe Donald"

good stuff, inspiring to see.

This may be a dumb question but how do
you stop the rust left on the inside.

That is what the OSPHO and rustoleum is for. Also, if you can keep the moisture from being trapped back there, like in removing the foam, then the rust slows that is not treated.

I swung Bills car around to get started on the drivers side today, jacked it up, took off the wheel, and noticed this

Then I pulled out the lie detector and hit the inside edge. It LOOKED perfectly fine until the undercooating and paint came off

Don't order anything Bill, I actually have a new suspension console left form a couple years ago that was never used

On a positive note the trunk is now in, and just needs to be seam sealed and painted

ALso rough cut out the floor pan to get ready to do all the repairs in that corner

Ouch! You better quit digging....looks like the rust is Spreading up in Virginia!

I'm glad toy found it now rather than I find it it the hard way later.

Put the lie detector to work again

then got to cutting, fitting and welding

Bill, you are a good man for financing Scotty's lavish lifestyle like this