Well more progress now car very nearly stripped, not sure how to take out the metal dash frame but found a thread so Ill do that tomorrow. Welding starts next week. Here are some progress shots.

I hope it is of interest.

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Where did the seat belt mount go?

This is not good.

There are club members here that have repaired worse.

you will love this.

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

jim

Oh boy I am excited. I am gonna grab a seat and stay a while.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=76791&

Welcome aboard Roman!

Start Welding!
I look forward to following your progress!

Right got the thing stripped now, and it has gone off to the bodyshop, wish I had the skills to weld decently, needless to say my body man is worried. Also not the last picture of it being transported down to the man, lots of people looking at what it is..
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My 75 has what appears to be a heat shield under the boot (trunk) at the rear. is this necessary or was this a catalyst thing, it will not have a cat so wondering if I can take this rusty heat shield off.

R.

I would leave it on but that is me. Others have eliminated it.

I couldn't help but notice that everyone is on the wrong side of the road!

Is your car right hand drive?

That will be quite a project, but worth it. Welcome to the Jungle...

Nope its left hand drive only about a dozen or so were converted by Crayford to RHD. Who says we are are on the wrong side of the road, probably explains why you have so many accidents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right

Hey Mark,

I bought my 914 when I was living inChicago from a guy called Jay Mikesell from Prterks, do you know him? I am also trying to find a guy called George Hildinger who used to workon914's do you know of him?

Roman

Left side of the road is way better. Add in roundabouts and it all works perfectly. The Brits got that part "right".

Now if they could just put one faucet on their sinks instead of two the place wouldn't be so bad.

You have to get that car on the road. I remember seeing new cars that looked worse than that on the road. I don't think I ever saw a 914 when I lived there.

We don't have any faucets anywhere - we have taps


British 914s suit low-loaders.

having two taps makes it easier to have a cold shower.....

Some progress, bodyman decided to drill out the spot welds and do it that way, now I am scared. Need some advice, since it is going to have a lot of work doen it will never be a resto, so do I go out all the way and go five stud, chrome bumpers and flares and five stud or leave it stock . I would like to leave it yellow but maybe Porsche Speed Yellow Ideas??

If you go through all that trouble, why not do whatever you like ...


This actually doesn't look so bad, i have seen much worse!
Andy

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Looks like he's doing it right.

Right one side is now being cut off, I really do not like the look of this but the bodywork guy says no problems...

I'm thinking the guys who painted the lines on the road had a few too many "Mickey's" over lunch.

Jay has passed away BTW.

I did hear, i always found him nice, I bought this car from him and some wheel well/wing/fender whatever liners..

WOW... your guy has his hands full with that one.

The wavy lines are painted both sides of a pedestrian crossing. On pain of death or something slightly worse ( the stocks perhaps) you are not allowed to park cars within them in England. So, tho' you alternately scald or freeze your hands when you wash them in a sink, your chances of surviving crossing the road with the cars coming from the wrong direction are greatly enhanced because you're very visible.
The body guy is probably used to MGBs, which have rockers ( the castle section) that are not all that different from 914s. Add the quality of the 914 body when compared to the shall we say "interesting" concepts applied to the average MGs construction and this repair should be a doddle.
Chris

Body Guy has never done a MGB, he prefers german iron, old mercedes, 56 beetle cabrio etc...

Right near side sill formed and tacked into place.. ,ight get one side done this week.

Hi Roman, Great to see a 914 getting the attention it deserves

Have you decided which route to go with/without flares yet? If it were me and I had the opportunity to, Steel flares would be being tacked on..

Rod, (yes ddk Rod.)

Yep, I have the flares, just cannot decide if I want boxster or cup wheels, really confused about what length spacers I am going to need. I am also wondering if speed yellow is the colour to go for!

Right making good progress on one side



Lots more to do, new floors new sail panel door jamb, flares etc

Right one side nearly done but the outer suspension supportis suspect. need to find one, problem is nobody sells them as far as I can find so far..

Someone parting out a car will have one for you.

Just post a WTB in the classifieds.

Good luck with the repairs, looks like it is being done well.

John

Right door pillar finished now top sill and look at the other side...

Right now for the other side, this is taking longer then I thought.

This is getting expensive and worse then I thought.

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Hang in there, think west coast your next US buy.

You will basically have a new 914 when you get done, and with the modern rust
prevention paints and all it should be good for decades more.

John

Kudos to you for reviving a car most of us would have cut up.
It's nice to see a 914 fixed right, so I know at least a few will be around for a loooong time.

I think I am going to cry....

Well... if anybody can put Humpty-Dumpty back together again, I'm betting you have it in the right hands.

Maybe but this is getting very scary, soon it will be time to spend money with you !!!

ok i took a picture looking back up the remains of the long, makes me want to cry or feel sick.

Ok inner sill tacked on

Ok rebuilt rear heater pipe and now need to reshape front

My Original Six #673 was also from Illinois, They must use a special Salt on the roads there that goes through 914s like butter.

The way I looked at my car, I rescued it from a certain distruction, so I can do with what I want, Concour Weinies be damned. I put flares on, it's getting a 2.8 Twin-Plug, Dr Evil converted side-shifter, RennShift, etc.

So do what you want. Flares. 5-lug, Speed Yellow, 6 motor down the road.

Keep up the good fight.

T.C.

Big update, lots of work done over Xmas. cut out the outer suspension console. Fabricated the inner long, fixed the hell hole, rebuilt the door pillar, fabricated a mount for the suspension console so it goes back int he right place. Cut out the battery tray.

Most of you guys would not bother, but not many here in the Uk so it has to be done.

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Great job, you just keep up the good work. We can all learn from you.