Appreciate any help pointing to a good thread for this. I know it wil be a challenge and I have seen various threads, any suggestions for a good one? That even a newbie can follow? Thx in advance.

Such a common repair and SO many on here have done it,do a search on here using keywords and continue learning more,it is a bit of a job and lots of pitfalls and IMO it is the most important structural rust repair in these cars if done right ,good luck,cheers

Here are some of my go-to and evening reading (I am sure I forgot some...).

Once you begin looking into longitudinal work, might as well call it a full restoration because this is where it will lead you. You will probably discover a lot more...

Good luck with your project! And share your progress here!

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=76791

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=16748

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=262220

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=341193&hl=

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=113507

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=307290

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=335209

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=338067&hl=

Here's a few more for you.

https://fredriethmiller.smugmug.com

https://zyyz.com/motorsport/project_914.htm

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...35209&st=60

http://ollies914.blogspot.com/2015/

Research, research, check your door braces, more research and tons of time

It's not a quick project

I've been casually cruising 914world for about 1 3/4 years, surely hundreds of hours. It was a year before I could recognize a lot of what the dissection/autopsy pics were showing. There is a lot of stuff!

If you aren't familiar, most of it is archived under:
914World.com > The 914 Forums > Restoration and Build Threads

The longest one I've read is from 914 Guru, Bill K. Its like 330+ pages, with comments. IIRC, he had more bulkhead issues where I had more longitudinal issues, but the experiences, methods, tools, ideas, coatings and materials translate to other areas, so I read it all. Once it makes sense, I copy and paste stuff that I don't want to forget into a big text file.

I am also close to starting longs and floor. I picked up my parts at Restoration Design a few months ago. I am very lucky, as Brad Mayeur and his ace assistant Mike are only an hour away. Good luck!

Tom

Thanks all for the advice and links to good threads - scary but I am sure they will be very good help. Hope to bite the bullet soon and peek inside…