A couple of evenings has seen some progress ! I ended up removing the rear portion of the floor as it had been badly repaired in the past, so the guide tubes are in and a new lower edge fabricated and a portion of floor trimmed to suit
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Floor in and tacked

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Guide tubes on the proper side

Yeah only two items left to do at the rear ! The hand brake mount and its associated dent in the inner long , I'm having to manufacture the hand brake mount as it's completely reversed!

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A little bit of cleaning up to do oh and the floor reinforcement

A little more completed last night, engine shelf welded back in to position and the suspension console completed

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I'm assuming the same dog bones are used front and rear ? I have a poorly fitting rear bumper ! The front is fine thankfully

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Real swell,a decent looking retake on the 5Fuchs design,to the desired size and finish.

Have you decided on a color for your 914-6/2.7TT?(see items 1,4-post #9)

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Dogbones are used both front and rear.

Seriously lacking enthusiasm at the moment ! fitting the bumpers has caused more issues than i'd bargained on !, i wonder if in the shipping process has the rear bumper been flattened a little .....

And on a seperate Note Northern Ireland is through to the next round of Euro 2016 !!!!
#GAWA

Found some motivation today before I went hedge cutting !

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After my trial fit of the front and rear bumpers highlighted the large gaps it became clear that the damage was worse than I thought so out with the grinder and I used the front panel I already had in my store .

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All looking much better and a quick trial give this ,

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Just a little bit of cleaning up and I'll weld it in, then the rear needs a lot to make it fit !

Well the work has progressed ! i spent quite alot of time working on the front of the car as previously told and i was fairly happy with the work so just to make sure everything was good i refitted the hood .............

OMG it wouldn't fit ! the internal rib of the hood was hitting the light box on the previously damaged side ! so after some careful measuring i found the top inner edge of the headlight box was pushed back by 10mm.

i borrowed the porta power from work and pushed it back in to the correct position and then had to start again on the fender ....

But i have to say much happier and also better that the last time !

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So i'm thinking about the rear corner now...

Does anyone feel like donating a corner say 6" each side and i'll pay the shipping ? i also need the bumper strengthining bracket to !

mine all seems to be about 10mm out, its been hit and partially repaired but its not in the right place by a long shot !

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so still a bit to do ....

The dark nights have arrived so its all go in the workshop again ! ( new heater is wicked, far to warm )

So i've finished up the front repair lastnight very pleased at the finish, so i'm moving to the steering column and the park brake next.

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i also re fitted the strenghtner within the trunk as well, i'll refit the two tops after media blasting

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Evening all, right I've put myself forward again for the 2017 challenge not so much to win but I need the push to keep going ! So I hope I'm allowed in to the club again .....

Progress has been painfully slow this summer, kids, house etc etc excuses I know but there true !

I did manage to source a rear corner from main land UK cut from an original UK sold car ... The car was beyond repair but it gave its life to help others .

As can be seen above I'm really happy with my repairs on the front so I'm hopeful the rear goes as well !

I'm thick skinned (I sell John Deere I have to be) so please comment on my project either way .... I did have a sleepless night over the windshield but the following morning realised I have one in the store !

I really want to at least have a painted rolling shell this time round I would like to aim higher but we'll see , build off or not I'll keep going , keep kicking me please it does work .....

This is great for another UK based 914 fan- can't wait to see the dash work when you change it and the 6 hooked up. Keep going it's great!

My cut arrived today so work can begin on the rear quarter to leave it right ... Onwards...

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Well it been a year since we had visitors and I finally managed to get new gates up and to get some work done to the car so its been a good week so far !!

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The rear quarter has been more interesting but I think it will turn out well, I split the cut I received earlier and found the expanding foam ! I then cut the car roughly so the work begins

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Lots more to do but I'm on the move again ...... at last !

Side tracked again .... 6 style steering column fabricated ....

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I like the work your doing so far. Just awesome that your putting it together with parts from across the globe. Here in Southern California I can scrape up about any part I need so I can't imagine what its like. Keep up the great work.

Refinished a few components this weekend ...

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Well, half the family is in Orlando ! So work on the car can resume, it's a right PITA!! Had to rebuild the lower curved section as it was split every which way but welded up and starting to get things in the right place, going to be fun to fit the cut section but I'll trial fit bumper and section tomorrow evening ! Here's hoping...

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Mmmmmm I think I'm happy, ish, not fully convinced ...

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Quick question, has anybody a good photo of the right hand rear corner from the rear I can use for reference, I could also do with measurements, the height of the lamp hole, thickness of the rib and distance from the base of the rib to the bottom of the rear panel, if somebody could get me these all sort of taken in line with the outer lamp mount I'd be truly grateful !

Another evening of trimming and bashing ! I think it's as good as I'm going to get it now the top of the rubber can be moved up a bit as I tapped the metal downward
, lid fits and the lights all seem to sit correctly ...

Having a cool beer to celebrate !

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Looking good.

Did you add a strip to the flare? It looks like it is really far back on the body but I suppose that depends on what brand flares you have.

I think it's an optical illusion, flares were fitted to the car prior to me getting it, possibly fitted by McMark you can see them on the previous pictures at the start of the posts ... there is also part of the original quarter panel on there as well ...

Evening all been welding like a weldy one ! So much so I've run out of mig wire tonight

Well annoyed ! The rear is all fully tacked up and ready for full welding, 4th attempt ! So tonight I started the awkward one cut and cut again to make a RHD dash ...... I want to make it look like the factory might have i.e keeping the glove box and ash tray ... most conversions loose one or other or both ! Well it's top secret ... and very nearly welded together ... reason it's not is listed above

I'll post pics when it's finished as a half done partially welded one won't cut it here ! There's to many awesome fabricators here ...

Here's the final fit of the quarter ...

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And yes there is a tiny patch needed but it was the best available here !

Looking good..

I have been working on the project but it's been a slow cut and weld then re cut and re weld !!
I still have the switch support panels to weld in but here it is a RHD pre vent dash with glove box, radio and ashtray slots !

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There is a slight angle/ offset on the column but I can overcome this by slotting the mounting holes .

And yes I had to swap the lock from one side of the glove box to the other as well ...

Your repairs and mods are coming along nicely, congrats!
I can only imagine the fun it must be when you try and buy parts and ask for a "driver's side" part...!

Keep up the great work.

Chris

Nice work, enjoying your build!

Keep the momentum going.

John

............that looks "right"

I get myself mixed up when I talk to people who know about 914's !

Just wondered if there was much cutting involved in the footwell to accommodate the pedal cluster? Also did you need to reinforce under the pan where the pedals have mounted? I'm pipe-dreaming but also trying to learn as much as possible from your fantastic build - Nick

Nick, I used a cut from another 914 in the floor, complete with its support, the footwell cutting is fairly easy but building a new bulkhead that isn't just a square edged box is proving slow and a lot harder !

I've haven't been able to get back at it lately, business and family have been taking priority...

I promise to everyone I'll be back out at it shortly .

Just wondered how you're getting on? Any progress on the dash. Did you have to section that from an original dash or did you cut it from a new piece of sheet?
I keep checking as my pipe dream is something similar but simply pipe dream at this stage.

Did you source the pedals from an early 911 RHD? Were they easy to mount.

Keep up the great work,
Nick

Hi Nick, well being truthful I'm not making much head way at the moment ! Very busy at work thankfully, I'm buying bits and bobs as I go still, and when my nephew has his car off my ramp and my brother has his Healey up and off again I'll be able to get back to mine, my welder is playing up so I'm getting my brothers and this is all entwined in the above plans !
The dash was one cut up although I will cut another as it all make finishing a lot easier, as when I cut the switch panels at the steering column and turn them I'd need to set a piece in but cutting them from another dash will cut the welds down, now that I've done it it would be a lot easier next time !
Yes the pedals are from an early 911 although not just early enough!!! I need to change the brake pedal to an early one but everything else is the same, my new salesman is also a 914 owner so he's pushing me to get back to it ... but my evenings are spent recovering lately!
Anyway I will get back to it .... promise

Just found your post, and fair play to you! I'm rebuilding a not-too-badly-rusted ''72 which looks like child's play compared to your project! I'm surprised that you were able to find a donor car in the UK as I always thought that they weren't sold there?

I'm using donor parts too and I'm surprised at the discrepancies in the factory components! My current bugbear is the dreaded door-gaps!

Good luck and all the best from a Brit in Canada.

Hi all I'm back at it again ! The big plan is to have it in paint before December so the push is on !

Finished all the welding at the rear where I'd set the new corner in all looks good so on to the ebrake mount then the bulkhead, funny when it's all done I can built it up in either left hand drive or right had drive the only bit would be the column mount.

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Another bit completed this evening, yip that's a ebrake dent on the passenger long, soon to be my driver side long ! Pleased with the outcome and will look perfect with my folding ebrake handle .

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Evening everybody, to coincide with the world coming back up I have an update as well !

So between the Flu and rubbish weather I've managed to get some help to complete the RHD bulkhead.. i now have somwhere for my feet to live while on the pedals !
Its hard to show how much i've extended the footwell by, but its roughly 6 inches of new metal ! so it's off to media blasting now ... progress none the less at last !

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From the inside .. you can see the tunnel has been trimmed and reinforced to allow the pedal assy to pass through

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Well it's been a while but the car is all one colour ! It may be primer but it's been media blasted and etch primed, a few small bit to refinish after blasting but all in all it's turned out super !

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There's just something "Right" about this !

While I'm here, can anyone tell me the size of the holes for the 6 oil tank ?
All help greatly appreciated

Cary has them documented on the 914-6 conversion thread he is building for a customer.

Looks fantastic! What an undertaking.

I must be going blind but I can’t find it ! Any pointers ....