At least now you can check the seat belt mount on the passenger long. It's often compromised.
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At least now you can check the seat belt mount on the passenger long. It's often compromised.
For sure..and it needed to be done!
So, next on my list was the engine tray on the right..as your might remember it was not nice, so I removed it:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229775.jpg
But it was even worse than I thought:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229776.jpg
Almost not enough to use as a template!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2229777.jpg
So I started to make a new one..and I had some difficulties getting the shape with so few left..I made a couple trial and in the end made it in two parts, easier to adjust and tig welded together in the end.
Here both parts getting adjusted:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2231228.jpg
And welded:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233311.jpg
I still need to make the holes for the grommets and build the retaining part for the engine seal but if fits as it should:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233320.jpg
Stay tuned,
Antoine
Fantastic job, Antoine.
Still can´t believe that your swiss cheese 914 had legal TÜV an a H Plate with installed muffler, shifter,......
Hi Dirk,
Thanks a lot for the kind words! I see you're from Stuttgart, WE can meet when it's back on wheels this summer !
For the TÜV, let's say that rust was well hidden..for the rest, muffler is a period correct ANSA (with ABE papier), so no issues..and the shifter..I mounted it (is from Martin Bott) and wasn't at the TÜV with it yet, do you see an issue there ? Is a short shifter an issue for the TÜV, I have no experience here..I will see..
So, next, I got a big box:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233899.jpg
With my stainless steel fuel lines:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233898.jpg
And the vinyl for the sail panel:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233897.jpg
And then it was time to start on the hellhole. First making some space in the corner of the cabin..so a part ofthe firewall has to go:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233319.jpg
It had its issue and bad repair:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233318.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233317.jpg
So it was time to remove as far as needed to repair it properly:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233306.jpg
What I discovered behind it wasn't nice either:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233305.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233314.jpg
And the floor "repair" was not butt welded, which showed when I cut here the remain of the firewall and water came through capillarity even if the car did not see any water/rain since 2 months at that time..
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233313.jpg
So, as I said, before going further, I repaired properly the firewall part I did cut.
It had a "repair" with metal over rust...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233312.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233333.jpg
So I made a patch :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233331.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233332.jpg
And adjusting:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233330.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233329.jpg
Ready to weld:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233328.jpg
Tack welded and check:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233327.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233326.jpg
Welded and check:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233325.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2233324.jpg
And grinded/planished:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235412.jpg
Cheers
Antoine
I removed the triangle at the back of the floor and it was damaged/poorly welded but still not really rusted so I decided to save it.
Before:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235953.jpg
During:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235960.jpg
After welding and beadblasting:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235958.jpg
Then it was time to make some space to work on the long. Rust damages were there:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235952.jpg
And when removing you see the old "repair" with metal over rust:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235949.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235950.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235947.jpg
So let's make some space:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235951.jpg
And start to make the repair pieces:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235945.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235943.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235948.jpg
Test checking in position :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235944.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235954.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235957.jpg
And soon all of this will be welded together:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235955.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235956.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2235959.jpg
I finished welding the seat belt mounting point and adjusting my home made part of the long:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239787.jpg
Then time to start on the back part. Plenty of rust:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239784.jpg
Inner suspension console has some rust, see here the holes:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239786.jpg
Some bad repairs with metal over rust, and looks like the long's rust gets up to it :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239783.jpg
So decision was made to remove it to repair correctly..and I opened again a can of rust..
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239782.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239788.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239785.jpg
So it's now removed:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239800.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239779.jpg
But it is really rusted through on several places and poorly repaired on others..
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239780.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239778.jpg
I think I will order a new one instead of fixing it..will be cleaner, efficienter and easier!
Just for fun made some assembly :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239798.jpg
Then it was time to remove the rusted long. My plan is to remove the rusted part of the inner long, weld the new one in (including engine mount and inner suspension console), and then remove the outer long with part of the wheel tray, and replace it. Even if everything is braced, I feel safer to make it one after the other to keep some sort of stability and measure points. Please tell me if anything speaks against it, I am still new in the 914world!
So here we are:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239799.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239795.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239796.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239797.jpg
Time to remove the engine mount:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239805.jpg
Rust behind it:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239802.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239803.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239806.jpg
And out:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239804.jpg
The long was really at the end of its life:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239793.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239810.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239809.jpg
And now the parts ready for blasting:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239808.jpg
And blasted:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239807.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239813.jpg
The engine mount showed some issues :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239816.jpg
So let's fix it:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239811.jpg
Ready to weld:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239812.jpg
One picture with a hint of the color, good for the motivation !
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2239815.jpg
I welded the repair part on the engine mount, now it's ready to be put back on
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242129.jpg
Then I started the adjustment on the inner long. First I put a lot of thoughts on were to make the connection and here was the best place I think, so let's cut:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242133.jpg
And adjust:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242132.jpg
I made a lot of trial mounting, checking with all the elements,..Like here:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242140.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242137.jpg
and now I am ready to weld it.
Last pictures, preparation for future welding done with welding primer where it will be welded in the future and rust protection paint everywhere else :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242138.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2242139.jpg
Bests
Antoine
I received a small order:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243754.jpg
This suspension console looks a bit better :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243759.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243762.jpg
Then it was time for one last adjustment, check..and to get the welder out!
Couple of welding points:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243760.jpg
One last check:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243758.jpg
And everything is welded:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243757.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243755.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2243765.jpg
We have then a welded in engine mount:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2248339.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2248337.jpg
And I got a "new" outer suspension console..well just need to disassemble it :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2248341.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2248340.jpg
I disassemble my new to me outer suspension console and cleaned/blasted it :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249954.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249956.jpg
The inside showed only some surface rust :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249957.jpg
Except these small holes:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249952.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249949.jpg
That I welded shut :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249948.jpg
I then treated the inside with some rust protection :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249951.jpg
And some paint.. won't move anymore !!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249950.jpg
Then after 1000 measurements, checking, positioning,....I welded the inner suspension console ! (And the small bracket for the brake line):
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249961.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249959.jpg
And treated the inside of the long with rust protection product and some paint..here again it will probably last longer than me!!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249965.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249966.jpg
Then it's time to start on the outside :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249953.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249947.jpg
First I treated the outside part with some rust protection primer (I even diluted some to make it fluid enough to go between the layers..):
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249960.jpg
And then some rust protection paint (also made it fluid to flow everywhere possible as a first layer, then thick over it)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249964.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249963.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249958.jpg
And time to start adjusting:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249968.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249974.jpg
Lot of adjustment left but the motivation picture:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2249973.jpg
Stay tuned
Antoine