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It's amazing how rough some of these 914's can be....mine certainly was.
Antoine, you're doing a great job.
Keep up the steady work and you'll have a great driver in the end.
Love that you are going back with the original color too.
It's a good one.
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Thanks to all for the support..I see that this thread is ok here so I will keep posting!
So, that was the next logical step..primer on the passenger side fender :D (and all around the windshield after taking it also to bare metal) :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219386.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219389.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219387.jpg
And I took care of a few holes on the driver's side firewall:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213144.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213143.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213142.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213141.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213140.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213139.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213138.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213137.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2213136.jpg
For the bottom part, I will wait to have the body on the cart/body frame as not only the bottom of the firewall but also the floor is affected. More on that later :wink:
Before starting the body frame /hell hole fix, I wanted to check how the quarter is (part of me knowing I might have to cut it to repair right the right long).. Here the result, quite impressive..
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2216993.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2216992.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2216991.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2216990.jpg
So now I know it.. I will build from scratch that quarter panel and cut it, repair the long, weld my new panel.
Just for fun I made a small test panel to try the shape of the wheel opening:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219392.jpg
But I hadn't a large enough sheet metal piece to start on the quarter panel so I starte on my body frame..
Fresh metal came:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219385.jpg
Welded the long part:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2219388.jpg
Rest will follow with all the fixations I planned (bumpers, engine, gearbox, front axle, back axle,..) to keep the body square du ring welding.
Stay tuned !
Antoine
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Amazing work ! Fantastic. Here is some inspiration…1975 1.8 owned by a local lady since new until I purchased last year. Yours will look great.
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Did you remove the foam from behind the sail panel? That’s what holds the water and helps the metal rot out from the inside.
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Before removing the paint on the right rear quarter panel, I wasn't sure how to deal with it while repairing the hellhole. I knew cutting it would allow me a better access but cutting good metal is always a hard decision..
Well, from that point of view I got "lucky" :lol: because there is no good metal :lol:
Here without paint:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229193.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229190.jpg
And I have a habit that I built(or make sure I have it) the part before cutting, to ensure I won't miss any measurement/positioning. So here we go !
Making my template :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229192.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229188.jpg
And starting :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229201.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229198.jpg
And after a couple hours:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229191.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229185.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229187.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229200.jpg
I left the front part undone to be able to make a good door gap when it comes to that time.
So, now that this is done..cutting!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229196.jpg
Cheers
Antoine
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I also removed the 47 years old fuel lines:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2232630.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2232629.jpg
Stainless steel replacement is on its way!
Then I looked further on the outside part of the hellhole..which doesn't look promising:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229781.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229780.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229779.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229778.jpg
And after checking a bit inside (quite a lot of layers in this badly repaired jack point..):
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229782.jpg
There were some findings:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229783.jpg
And a lot of rust falling through:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229784.jpg
I did not want to fight forming too much thick metals so I made a small order to save me some time:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229785.jpg
So..time to cut really into this repair..
But before that, I took a bit of time investing in my future partner in crime..my 5 years old boy already wants to learn how to weld!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2232631.jpg
Stay tuned
Antoine