Nice work.. and your shop is as clean as an OR !

Finally found time to get back on the 914 project. Distracted by my sons 944. It needed new injectors and motor mounts. So that is finished, back to this P-car.
Tackled the opening for the heater tube coming from the engine bay.
Not exciting but needed to be done. Cleaned up the firewall opening a little from the seam sealer that was gooped all around and then made a paper template of the area I needed to open on the new metal.

Paper template & test fit of heat tube.

Cut complete and fitting.

Up next :Ready for tack welding of the metal to the long. Stay tuned.

Staying tuned....looks good. Wash ya hands

METAL!!!

Fab(rication)ulous, Dion!

Isn't it great when all that tedious work pays off with a nice fit? Keep up the great work.

Covid be damned! So while my PACU is being converted to an ICU unfortunately, I have some time to be at home and work on 14.
Welded in the new metal that was previously test fitted.

Weld

Weld and acid etched

Formed a metal plate for the “sleeve” on this area for re-enforcement.

Plug and seam welded

Etch prime & seam sealed.

Etched prime & seam sealed engine side. No water allowed EVER!

Interior portion. Still need to add seatbelt re-enforcer plate and bolt.
Also have “jack donut” to add as well. All in due time.

Gettin' it DONE!

Love it! Did you spray that with something before the last pic? Why does it look so clean? Nice work!

Thanks mate! Prolly just the glare from the halogen work lite. It’s just Eastwood’s black
etch primer.

Dion I have one of those and can confirm it is wonderfully annoying.
Had it on my stock 6.
Obnoxious and anti-social come to mind.
I keep it for special occasions.

Your work looks great.
I hope the North East Gathering happens.
We'll finally meet maybe ?

@rgalla9146 Hey Rory, I planned on coming over with the valance you wanted to check out as well as see your car. Was waiting for weather to improve and now we have this health situation. I do plan on being at the East gathering with Mepstein. Hopefully it will happen.
Cheers

Come on Dave.....maybe that's what you told you girl but you were
galavanting weren't you ?

nice work Dion!

Thanks Joseph.

Time for coffee & donuts. I had the Yeti filled with coffee while dealing with this donut. Donut is courtesy of Restoration Design.

After a few hammer hits to shape the donut to the contour of the curved kick-up, arc was then applied.

Donut

Donut bottom after primer applied.

Looks great Dion...shiny glazed donut!

Latest task is the seatbelt bolt and plates.
Here’s a reminder pic of why this COTM car was torn apart.
Before i was going to install the six I thought I’d put a new carpet set in,BUT....
This is what was lurking under “nice” paint.

So got some measurements from the passenger side. Did a rough sketch of the set up
X marks the spot.

Used a metal punch to make a nice cut-out. Then did the same to the 16g plate.

16g plate with punch out and then plug welded together.

Actual seatbelt bolt/plate courtesy Restoration Design.
Welded in place.

Next tacked on the heater tube and the flexible tube bracket.

Starting to look proper again.

Nice work Dion - good to see more progress on this. She'll be ready for the gathering in Strasburg for sure!

You go!!!

Great progress, Dion. Look forward to seeing this in person one day

That'll work!

Thank you all for the kind words & encouragement fellas.
I know my skill set does not approach
the talents seen on this site, I’m just very happy it is strong and sound again. Eventually
I hope I can make the metal work look better.

Dion - You're doing great. The factory welding was nothing special. It got the job done.

Keep going! This type of work is painfully slow but you'll be glad you did it.

That seatbelt attachment is scary. There are so many teeners running around with that very same condition and people don't even know the risk they are taking or choose to ignore it hoping they'll never need a seat belt in an impact.

Addressed the lower left inner firewall. Again thank the gods for Restoration Design stampings. Placed it in position, did a chalk line to see where i was going to scuff to bare metal for the plug welds. It needed a little coaxing and some hammer/dolly to shape. I prolly disturbed adjacent panels a bit ripping out the rusted piece. Then drilled out the panel for the areas to be welded.

Positioning

Plug welds & seam sealer

Placed the new E-brake cover in as well. As simple a piece as this is it gave me fits
keeping it in position with magnets.

A coat of primer:

E brake area

Turned attention to finishing up my trailing arms. Pressed in the outer hubs as well as installing the Elephant Racing poly bronze bushings.
Those grease fittings are a tedious bunch . Only one grabbed the way the coach drew it up. I had to cheat and add a little JBWeld to seal them up. The circular area just kept allowing grease to slip on by. All good now

Assembled

Complete set ready to go. Just needs inner stub axle to be joined.