After a 25 Year Break, 914 Ownership Again
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Several things to do before installing the new floor, including straightening a dent in the bottom of the right long. Somebody probably jacked the car up the dumb way.
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Hope you guys are enjoying all my posts...
Anyway, today I took care of a few more things around the floor. Here's the small patch of the left front corner removed, leaving solid metal including the sill (just some surface rust).
Anyway, today I took care of a few more things around the floor. Here's the small patch of the left front corner removed, leaving solid metal including the sill (just some surface rust).
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One more sill problem: the left inner sill has typical cracks near the recess for grabbing the parking brake lever. These need to be welded up!
To get access I detached the remaining floor from the left sill, and propped it away. This gave me room to grind a groove along each crack for better weld penetration.
To get access I detached the remaining floor from the left sill, and propped it away. This gave me room to grind a groove along each crack for better weld penetration.
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Before quitting today I could not resist a first fitting of the replacement rear floor. This will need trimming all around but looks good.
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Got distracted with upgrading y garage ceiling lights, replacing fluorescent bulbs with LED. The light is both brighter and whiter.
The problem is that I have to strip the old fixture down to a bare shell, since the sockets are wrong.
The problem is that I have to strip the old fixture down to a bare shell, since the sockets are wrong.
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With a just a little bit of time, I worked on the muffler shield, which was still attached to a remnant of the old trunk floor.
Here's the shield, after detaching the floor, and doing a bit of metal work.
Here's the shield, after detaching the floor, and doing a bit of metal work.
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Back from "vacation" (not sure if I get vacations during retirement). Got some new tools and played a bit, starting with grinding and cleaning up the old seams.
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And then fitting the replacement floor section. Cutting excess from the panel, cutting the edge of the remaining floor, and grinding for fit.
#120
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A few things before welding in the floor panel. First: welding the cracks in the left inner long, near the recess for the parking brake handle (a very common phenomenon). Weld first, and then grind.