can a 914 front fender be removed without ruining it?

[john walker's workshop]

Got a donor clip consisting of a front bulkhead, right front corner and right front fender. Looks like the fender on the donor would need to be removed to splice in the bulkhead, headlight box and inner fender 6" ahead of the front gas tank panel, then attach the fender. Anyone done this repair? Got it pulled out pretty good and the hit was high so the lower pan is still usable.

[dr914]

good job so far, I would put the fender inner wheel house section in in one piece and drill out the spot welds on the old fender

[Emo993]

I think a front clip would be better. Looks bent 3/4ths the way across.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

There are, according to people who have done this, "about a zillion spot welds" that hold the fender on. You can use a spot-weld cutter (which is kinda like a drill bit with extras) to cut them all, then carefully pry the fender off. It is reported to be a real pain in the butt to do, but it also produces better results than just hacking away with a sawz-all.

--DD

[nathanxnathan]

I've done a few. There are many spot welds. The rear where it gets to be double layered is the hardest part, especially where it meets the cowl.

The front/top is hard though too, because if you need both the inner wheel well and the fender you're going to have to drill the welds and if you are planning to spot weld it back on, repair all the holes. With it being slightly arched along the seal channel, it seems better to weld up each hole and burnish than to make a patch piece for the entire flange.

Seems hard to get everything trimmed perfectly to do it all in 1 piece. But doing the front cross panel end also seems hard. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with the cowl area if you don't have to though. The rest is just time/patience.





Is that the "punk *****" car?

[john walker's workshop]

Yup. Punk Bittch. Got a front repair section partially trimmed close. Probably take a few days to get it just right, ready to weld.

[mepstein]

It gets done all the time but like it's said above, lots of spot welds to drill out. Dansk is now making f&r fenders and quarters for 914's.

[rich]

When I do a front end section I alway use the entire front paanel and both headlight buckets. This will provide the most accurate fit.

[r_towle]

Sadly you will need to properly save the correct vin stamping…so drilling and grinding spot welds has to happen.

The front suspension is the same as a 911. If you have a frame bench, most of the holes will line up.

[Root_Werks]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

Yup. Punk Bittch. Got a front repair section partially trimmed close. Probably take a few days to get it just right, ready to weld.

Interesting, guess if you had a new fender, that's half the spot weld drilling you don't need to do.

[914turbo]

Originally Posted by mepstein

It gets done all the time but like it's said above, lots of spot welds to drill out. Dansk is now making f&r fenders and quarters for 914's.

Does anybody have a link to Dansk site for these, where to buy, etc.? How's the fit?
Rob