RiqueMar
Oct 11 2008, 06:48 PM
I realized that the thread I had started originally was mostly my introduction to the site, so I ignored it, so here's my build thread. Pics to come.
RiqueMar
Oct 11 2008, 06:51 PM
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Oct 11 2008, 06:55 PM
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Oct 11 2008, 06:56 PM
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Oct 11 2008, 06:58 PM
RiqueMar
Oct 11 2008, 08:03 PM
Ok, as of right now, this is currently my car as is, please, comments welcome!
Today (10.11.08) painted the wall underneath the dash, the dash mount, and the glovebox....
Before.....
After....
After that, moved onto the dash-mount...
While I was at it, I taped off and hit up the Fuel Tank...
And since I did that, I thought I might as well hit up the wiper assembly...
While doing that, my front Valiance arrived! Yay eBay!
And to end on a high note, I found the 5 lugs, and the 6 steering wheel my Dad had stored away....
Gint
Oct 11 2008, 08:56 PM
Nice work!
Lou W
Oct 11 2008, 09:59 PM
Looking good.
jmill
Oct 11 2008, 11:18 PM
Very nice. What color are you going with? Back to Zambezi?
PeeGreen 914
Oct 12 2008, 12:59 AM
Nice work. If you keep this up your car will be very clean and well sorted.
RiqueMar
Oct 12 2008, 12:59 AM
Haha, good question, I'm either going Black or a Grey/dark grey OR if I go Signal Orange to match my dad's six, I can get a 6 cyl.
RiqueMar
Oct 12 2008, 04:58 PM
Well, did´nt get much done today, Homework to do and such.
Further cleaned all the old goo off the dash.
Pulled more of the 911 suspension out.
Cleaned off the motor for the wipers.
Tomorrow I´ll be digging out the headlamps and mounts and cleaning and installing them.
championgt1
Oct 12 2008, 11:02 PM
Nice work. Make sure to keep us posted.
FourBlades
Oct 13 2008, 08:14 AM
That can't be a real 914, it doesn't have enough rust on it!!!
Seriously, that is looking good, should be an excellent car when you are done.
John
PanelBilly
Oct 13 2008, 10:04 AM
Roll the fender lips under now, before you start the finishing process. If your not sure what I'm talking about, check my threads. I took some pictures and posted a thread on this subject a few months ago.
jc914
Oct 13 2008, 10:13 AM
Great job looking good. you are lucky not that much rust keep us posted
RiqueMar
Oct 13 2008, 05:02 PM
QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Oct 13 2008, 09:04 AM)
Roll the fender lips under now, before you start the finishing process. If your not sure what I'm talking about, check my threads. I took some pictures and posted a thread on this subject a few months ago.
Which thread is that?
RiqueMar
Oct 20 2008, 12:11 PM
Didn't end up getting much done this weekend with the car. All I was able to do was spend about an hour cleaning the Wiper motor and cleaning the old glue of the dash mount and such.
Root_Werks
Oct 20 2008, 02:25 PM
Cool! Steel flares!
dw914er
Oct 20 2008, 02:47 PM
QUOTE(RiqueMar @ Oct 11 2008, 11:59 PM)
Haha, good question, I'm either going Black or a Grey/dark grey OR if I go Signal Orange to match my dad's six, I can get a 6 cyl.
id go with the /6 option
good work though.
JoeSharp
Oct 20 2008, 03:50 PM
Aaron: while you have the whiper assembly out grease the piviots and shafts with white litho. You don't ever want to take it out again.
RiqueMar
Nov 11 2008, 11:23 AM
Finally some updates.....
So this weekend, I was actually able to work on the car, Mid-terms in school and stuff at work have been holding me back, but I was finally able to put in a few un-interrupted hours.
Took the 911 suspension I got and was able to scrape to previous cars crap off the top, and get them ready to throw in a parts washer. More importantly, got one of the sets of headlights that my dad has lying around (I think there's enough for 4 cars, lol) and stripped and fixed those up really nice. Pictures to follow in 2 minutes.
RiqueMar
Nov 11 2008, 11:32 AM
RiqueMar
Nov 15 2008, 08:11 PM
So I realized after last week, that my post was rather boring, this week, I decided to throw in some metal, sparks, and fire!
This week, I got to fix the trunk, which I, erm, messed up previously. To match the left side, I also welded the right.
Some before pictures....
RiqueMar
Nov 15 2008, 08:20 PM
RiqueMar
Nov 16 2008, 12:54 PM
JRust
Nov 16 2008, 01:12 PM
You are making great progress. Keep it up
southernmost914
Nov 16 2008, 01:47 PM
Click to view attachmentI swear I see a ignition switch on that dash board
Steve
RiqueMar
Nov 17 2008, 12:41 AM
would'nt have any idea what you are talking about
So today, I went back to the trunk and smoothed out all the welds from yesterday and placed Alumi-lead on the seams. Also, used the cut out and traced a new piece for the battery tray.
Tomorrow, I'll be sanding down that Alumi-lead and getting it ready for Bond-o, then I move onto the engine bay, which is pretty well off, all it needs is preping and possibly this weekend I can spray the trunk, undercoating, and engine bay. I think it´s safe to say (except for the tray) the welding is done.
Gint
Nov 17 2008, 08:40 AM
QUOTE(southernmost914 @ Nov 16 2008, 12:47 PM)
I swear I see a ignition switch on that dash board
Steve
And that ignition switch you painted rattle can black is worth a couple hundred bucks...
RiqueMar
Nov 17 2008, 09:28 AM
QUOTE(Gint @ Nov 17 2008, 06:40 AM)
And that ignition switch you painted rattle can black is worth a couple hundred bucks...
Good thing it's mine and it's staying in the family. Lol, nah, I did'nt paint it, I just got jumpy with the camera and took a few pics before I was completely done assembling it.
Root_Werks
Nov 17 2008, 10:18 AM
I actually like the battery tray idea. Having it open like that doesn't reduce the strength and you can keep the area below it clean and painted.
RiqueMar
Nov 17 2008, 12:36 PM
QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Nov 17 2008, 08:18 AM)
I actually like the battery tray idea. Having it open like that doesn't reduce the strength and you can keep the area below it clean and painted.
I too agree. Meh, I'm not sure, I'll either leave it open as such or close it up. If I do leave it open, I'll be trimming it to right where it meets the suppot around the three sides, which is only about another 1/2 an inch.
Like I said, if anything, it's part of my "weight reduction"! lol
RiqueMar
Nov 18 2008, 11:23 AM
Of that ignition switch you guys where speaking of, where you refering top the picture witht the dashboard already mounted? Or the one that is just newly painted? I ask because these are two different supports, one being originally from the car, and the other being from a Six.
RiqueMar
Nov 18 2008, 11:28 AM
Yesterday, I did'nt get to do much, as I got to the shop around 4:30, and it gets darker alot earlier now. I did, however, sand and clean up underneath the flares.
Originally, when we installed the flares, this area did'nt look to hot, with all the ground-down welds and such, so I once again wen to the Alumi-lead, applied it, and cleaned it up yesterday, to make it look more "seamless"....
RiqueMar
Nov 27 2008, 09:13 PM
Ok, so today, Thanksgiving, actually got to work for a few hours.
Finished completely taking the Powder Coating/dirt/old paint from the suspension (correction from before, the new suspension is from a Six, not a 911). Took of the rotors, and the bearings inside, turned out they where bent out of shape. Sandblasted that plate that mounts behind the rotors, and everything is ready to paint on Saturday or Sunday.
Pictures to come, for now, more Turkey!
RiqueMar
Nov 30 2008, 04:33 PM
RiqueMar
Dec 1 2008, 03:35 PM
Did'nt get much done this weekend, as I had to work, however, coming up, I'll be prepping the Engine area, as well as doing Rubberized undercoating in the trunk.
What do you guys think for the Engine Bay? I'm thinking in the way of undercoating in Black.
Keep after it!
I too loose motivation when it is dark when I get up, sunrise as I go to work, and dark when I get home. And I just HATE cold. At least I have a garage, but it isn't heated. By the time I work out a little, eat some grub and have a beer, it is too late to get motivated...
oh well. At least I have a job.
RiqueMar
Dec 2 2008, 11:50 AM
QUOTE(SGB @ Dec 1 2008, 07:07 PM)
Keep after it!
I too loose motivation when it is dark when I get up, sunrise as I go to work, and dark when I get home. And I just HATE cold. At least I have a garage, but it isn't heated. By the time I work out a little, eat some grub and have a beer, it is too late to get motivated...
oh well. At least I have a job.
I know exactly what you are saying. During the days when the sun is out longer, I used to work til' Nine, but now, it's too hard!
RiqueMar
Dec 20 2008, 09:05 PM
Ok, finals are over, so now I can transfer, but more importantly, work on my car for the next month before I go back to class!
Today, I was actually able to get some parts completed.
Stripped down the suspension to bare metal using the wire brush, not sure to make it red or black, leaning more to black, what do you think?
Also, started to work on the engine bay. It looks really good underneath. We had checked it before, but this is the first time I've been able to see the details.
RiqueMar
Dec 26 2008, 11:51 AM
PanelBilly
Dec 26 2008, 12:07 PM
You have so much work ahead of you. Have you thought about just replacing the trunk rather than repairing all the rust holes?
I'd be afraid of the rust growing in the places you can't get to
RiqueMar
Dec 26 2008, 03:32 PM
QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Dec 26 2008, 10:07 AM)
You have so much work ahead of you. Have you thought about just replacing the trunk rather than repairing all the rust holes?
I'd be afraid of the rust growing in the places you can't get to
Originally, I had thought about it, but others have told me that I'm lucky to have such a rust free car.
When I actually do find rust, it is so isolated, it is rarely a problem.
RiqueMar
Feb 5 2009, 11:00 AM
Update after a months of nothing-ness. I guess my Father decided to bless me with a bigger engine, though we are not sure yet.
In the past month....
Bought the engine mount
Prepped the engine bay (to be painted this weekend)
Bought Zenith carbs
Cut away the rust in the middle of the trunk (Welding this weekend)
Stripped the whole trunk in fear of rust
RiqueMar
Feb 8 2009, 09:32 PM
RiqueMar
Mar 7 2009, 10:58 PM
PeeGreen 914
Mar 7 2009, 11:10 PM
Looks like things are coming along. Nice score on the tools. I have about 95% Snap-on an love the feel of them.
RiqueMar
Mar 8 2009, 12:18 AM
QUOTE(Phoenix 914-6GT @ Mar 7 2009, 10:10 PM)
Looks like things are coming along. Nice score on the tools. I have about 95% Snap-on an love the feel of them.
If only they where mine, but there my Dads....
RiqueMar
Mar 13 2009, 08:13 PM
So since I started Spring Break yesterday, I was able to get in a good 4 hours on my car today.
Finally lift it up, and got all the undercoating on the front two wheel wells off.
Seemed kinda pointless, because I'll be putting it back on.
Pictures tomorrow.
Oh! And tomorrow, I pick up my engine!
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