I finally got the interior out and removed the rocker panels and bumpers. Here's what I found:

The right side:

Here's the left side:

I've seen people here repair far worse.....good example of why you should clean behind the rocker covers....how's the hell hole?

I haven't started to clean the engine compartment yet. The battery tray is rusted but the support for it seems fine. I've poked around underneath the supprt and couldn't find any major problems.

The metal behind the rockers is called the inner rocker or the logitudinal?

that is called the inner rocker which makes up the clam shell that makes the longitudinal.


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Well, after a little help from EJM (ok, alot of help), I actually got my car running tonight. I now own a running 914.

So now I'm thinking, I'd really like to take it out of the garage and drive it up and down my driveway, which is about 1/4 mile long. The only problem is that my headlamps are burnt out and it's dark out, windy and cold, and I have no doors or top on. No problem. I grabbed my HID headlamp mounted to by mountain bike helmet, started the engine and eased it into 1st. Tested the brakes and they appear to work ok. Continued down the driveway. 2nd gear no problem. Reverse works too. I've reached a milestone.

Now it's on to phase 2: rust repair

More pictures to come. This is what I'm shooting for:

Bithchin looking car with a perfect stance.....

Good Show...!!!!!!!!

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Is it permitted to ask what the car cost? And is the motor, which runs up the driveway, in better shape than the body? Just want to know what others have bought in to--I'll have some rust work to deal with on one of mine when the motor is swapped out.

OK! Long weekends coming up. I'd say you will be pretty buisy if your gonna be through by Tuesday....

that engine sounded good when it fired up briefly Saturday... had a bad duel relay, bad points and I suspect some stuck injectors.... the rust is mostly where road crud gets trapped... floors and front trunk are nice... interior is decent...

Cool. 914 life

Welcome to:
Pain, misery, anger, confusion, hell, empty wallet
but most important of all..... happiness

I paid $150 for the car. The guy wanted his son to restore it, but he wasn't interested. The rust repair required doesn't look too bad (for a 914), dfinately doable. There is no hellhole.

Question regarding inner rocker repair: Based on the slope of the sill, I assume I need to remove the sill in order to cut out the part of the inner rocker that is rusted. Am I correct?

Original Delphi Green?!?!?

...my favorite color...

Not bad at all!

Yes, original color, code L99. The paint is very faded so my wife called the color puke green. She's coming around though. It'll be repainted the same color, some day.