Recent content by Alain V.

here's a tip.........even if you are warm.......you should wear long sleeves/ protective gear when welding.

on the 914 project, I finally finished all the structural rust repair, then added steel flares. Next up is flaring the rocker panels and smoothing out the welds on the flares.

On the Olds project,decided to box the frame with a Hellwig FX kit, as it closely resembles the factory convertible frames but adds a body mount to help tighten things up.

just checking in to say hi all. Being self employed and life stuff takes up most of my time, so not much progress "on" my shop since the initial build of the loft. "In" the shop I have managed to do a little more work on my 914 subie 6cly resto mod project, and finally (after owning it for 18...

This is where it ended for the week end. I have a lot more planned for this area in the future. going to add more insulation in the roof, foam boards,,,,,wiring, lighting, a couple of walls etc. eventually, the upper level will be split into a storage area and a hangout spot.

Making progress

the 2x16 lvl gives me a little bit of a “toe kick” edge.

Moving along

progress on stairs

Getting the framework started

I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since I’ve updated this thread. a lot of “life stuff “ has been happening which kind of takes up all my time. I did manage to finally get my loft area started. It is 31 feet wide x 14 deep. used double 16” lvl beams , supported by 6x6 posts, and 2x12s on 16”...

im trying, but only manage to get about one day a week to work on it at the moment. There‘s only one other running/driving 914 in town that I know of. It’s my friends white 74, the I helped convert to megasquirt efi last year. I feel blessed every time I get a chance to work in my shop. It...

Started assembling an “enclosure “ to help keep the mess under control before I do a little blasting in the rear firewall area of the 914 before I weld in some new metal.

Was going to do some rust repair on the rear firewal/floor area on then914, but need to do some blasting in a couple of hard to reach areas first. I started putting up a makeshift “enclosure “ so I can contain the mess. I’m using an old canopy for the framework, and am going to wrap the whole...

Front view.