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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 08:51 PM

ill go ahead and introduce myself as im a regular on rennlist and recently more on here. My name is dan(xsboost90) since i used to be big time into turbo mk3 supras. Got my first porsche a year ago-89 944 and after doing alot of work/paint etc..traded it for a 924s and a 76 914 2.0. Now im in the process of rebuilding from the ground up this car including cutting out some rust-not too bad someone had already done alot-PO owned a body shop- but missed some in the floor and fenders. I also purchased a motor which has already been totally rebuilt w/ very little milage and a cam from someone local who needed more-200hp 2.0 rat motor!!- for their project. Ill go ahead and start a thread and try to keep its progress posted for those who find these things handy. I also have a couple of pics of what i plan on it to look like in the next couple months when i paint it..yes im a jack of all trades so to speak. Thanks, stay tuned.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 08:52 PM

last week..


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 08:53 PM

here is where i welded the fenders into the cowl....what rust?


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Posted by: mharrison Nov 14 2004, 08:54 PM

Welcome to the board! I'll look forward to following your progress. (Maybe it will encourage me to move a little faster on mine!)

So, any plans to BOOST the 914?

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 08:54 PM

i threw a "pull the motor out party" this saturday, it was...short lived as it took a half hour to pull the motor and six more to drink all the beer.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 08:57 PM

now i have the rear suspension out and im going to weld up the rear floor section, strap the rear arms/ frame and rockers inside the car, and install some s2- yes 944 s2 springs in the rear as they are the same size diameter and factory 160lbs. I also have some 924s phone dials that when i drill the rear and w/ the adapters on the front-eventually 911 suspension up front- bolt right up 6" wheels.

this is what im planning on the car to look like eventually.


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Posted by: 914GT Nov 14 2004, 08:59 PM

My kind of party! I'd like to go where I can drink beer and watch somebody else work on cars for a change.

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 14 2004, 09:38 PM

i doubt itll ever get boosted..but we'll keep that option open.


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Posted by: brant Nov 15 2004, 09:43 AM

Dan,

wow.. great looking car.
keep it up...

brant

Posted by: aircooledboy Nov 15 2004, 10:11 AM

Never think for one second yours is "just" another progress thread. I think it is a lock that everybody's two favorite things about this place are: 1)instant access to an unbelievable amount of knowledge and experience 2) the chance to gain motivation and vicariously live through the projects of others by following their resto threads.

Remember though, there is no such thing as too many pics, but you will get your balls busted if you don't post enough.

Posted by: kafermeister Nov 15 2004, 12:33 PM

Posted by: SpecialK Nov 15 2004, 12:38 PM

I like the idea of welding up the cowl to fender seam, hey it's not like the fenders are 'bolt-on'. Looks good, and eliminates one of the many "rust traps" so common on these cars.

I'm all for customizing and modifying these cars to suit. The only version IMO that would be worth keeping absolutely "stock" is an original -6.

That being said, what's up with that yellow one......


Aircooledboy is correct, PICS, PICS, and more PICS!


Kevin

Posted by: Steve Thacker Nov 15 2004, 12:40 PM

Welcome to the board! I'm up here in Columbus. Keep up the good work on the car, looks nice.

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 15 2004, 09:45 PM

ok, some more pics of the car and some stuff i got to go into it...eventually.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 15 2004, 09:48 PM

my rebuilt 2.0 w/ scat cam, racing wires, stainless heat exchangers and lightened flywheel....


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 15 2004, 09:50 PM

phones? oh yeah!


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Posted by: Gint Nov 15 2004, 10:22 PM

Posted by: MattR Nov 15 2004, 10:28 PM

Nice car! I like the wheels, Im running the same ones on my car.


Can we get some more pics of the poster girls?

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 17 2004, 08:55 PM

got the floor all cut out the other day and ready to patch up, not much rust, just at the rear corner of the firewall and floor.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 17 2004, 08:57 PM

made a patch panel for the center and welded it all up, next step will be the sides and center below the linkage...should be fun.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 17 2004, 08:59 PM

sprayed some rust preventer stuff all in the entire center section of the floor all the way down to the pedals, sprayed rock guard around the welds in the patch panel, and then undercoated the whole deal...should keep it from coming back for awhile..I also made some drain holes in the patch to let out any water that may find itself back inthere.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 17 2004, 09:01 PM

and w/ the undercoat...cant wait till the whole bottom looks like this..


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Posted by: boosted Nov 17 2004, 09:07 PM

Hey Xboost, remember you from rennlist....

Nice work...

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 19 2004, 11:17 PM

hey thanks! got my rear arms apart tonite and cleaned them up to spray. NExt to have the rear hubs drilled...

Posted by: Bleyseng Nov 19 2004, 11:37 PM

Nice pics and yes, ditch the crappy adapters and get the hubs drilled before they break.


Geoff

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 22 2004, 10:39 PM

getting there, got one more piece welded into the firewall, doing a piece at a time to get the shapes all correct. I just finished welding in the pieces around the linkage/fuel lines/throttle cable and clutch cable. I had to weld the end of the clutch tube back on as well...kinda broke off. Then after i weld each piece im using etch primer to the bare metal and then using rock guard to fill in and seal the gaps around the edges. THen im using rubberized under coating over that! Im also using a rust prohibiter on the inside of the panels to keep me from having to do this again..hopefully. I like overkill.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 26 2004, 04:16 PM

more pics, the floor is DONE!!! on to the body and painting the engine bay!


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Posted by: type47fan Nov 26 2004, 04:25 PM

Nice work, Dan . At the rate you're goin', you'll have it done in no time!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 26 2004, 04:35 PM

One shot shows the phones on the back and the next page has you needing the hubs drilled

Looks good so far

(Let me know if you decide to go with those hubs I've got.)

Posted by: xsboost90 Nov 26 2004, 05:37 PM

i got three of the four adapters for five lug when i bought the car...i needed the other rear to put all four on..i decided to have the rear drilled- more clearance- and eventually ill switch the front to 911 stuff a bud of mine is selling.

Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 2 2004, 11:56 AM

yeah! ordered my five lug rear hubs from eric shea yesterday and should have em soon!!! also getting some new bearings for xmas-thanks dad- and euro lenses for the front-thanks mom. I have a feeling the gf/ is getting me another momo wheel....that would be swweeeett.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Dec 2 2004, 12:52 PM

Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 4 2004, 10:53 AM

yeah got my hubs today~

Posted by: Eric_Shea Dec 4 2004, 11:58 AM

Glad they made it!

From looking at that Avatar picture... you may want to have Grandma get you some sway bars for Christmas

Keep me posted on the progress. Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

E.

Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 9 2004, 09:07 PM

ok, more progress...got the firewall and engine compartment including the inside of the rollbar primed and painted black tonite..looks pretty good, got a couple of runs from the cold weather and my little crappy heater didnt keep the temp up but good enough for an engine compartment.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 9 2004, 09:09 PM

even the mounts for the suspension are painted now..just need some undercoat.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 26 2004, 09:56 PM

collectiing parts lately, heres my euro markers, and i have now some wheel bearings and some needed tools, just waiting for the negative digit weather to settle down after the holidays.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Dec 29 2004, 06:48 PM

update again...got my chrome ds mirror and rear sway support brakets. I think ill be in the garage in the next week welding, painting and trying to put my rear suspension back together. I may also be cutting up the quarter and welding in some 944 quarter flares to clear my slicks.

Posted by: skline Jan 1 2005, 11:42 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ Dec 29 2004, 04:48 PM)

update again...got my chrome ds mirror and rear sway support brakets. I think ill be in the garage in the next week welding, painting and trying to put my rear suspension back together. I may also be cutting up the quarter and welding in some 944 quarter flares to clear my slicks.

That sounds interesting, please post pictures of the rear flares on the car. I always thought that would look cool. You are the first one I have heard of attempting it.

Posted by: bryanthompson Jan 1 2005, 12:47 PM

Wow, I can't wait to see what those flares look like! I made a photoshop of what it might look like back in the day, I'll look for the file.

good work

Posted by: trekkor Jan 1 2005, 09:19 PM

I like what you have done. I too, will be watching the 944 flares.

Keep up the good work!

KT

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 1 2005, 09:43 PM

well, i had my bud cut the flares off of this car before he tows it off, they are now sitting in my garage w/ my pile-o-parts. After i get my swing arms welded up and its sitting on all four again, im going to put on my slicks and check clearance. Based on that, i will cut out the lip of the fender, weld in the flares, and weld the lip back in like factory. IF it clears-doubt it- then ill leave it be, but i dont see that..of course.


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Posted by: dan10101 Jan 2 2005, 12:01 AM

We will be watching the flare thing closely.

Andrew has been eyeballing my spare set of 944 rear quarter pannels sitting in the backyard. We did some measurements a few times and it is a possibility. Maybe have to put them on backwards due to the length of the pannels. We never got any further than that.

(if anyone else gets the bug, I'll let them go cheap... )

Posted by: Steve Thacker Jan 2 2005, 05:42 AM

Keep going man, looks like another Rick "The Alien" Ollah work style personality. Rick works like a demon when it comes to cars. Sounds like you have the bug also. I don't have a heated garage up here in Columbus, But by the autumn I will have a heated one in the backyard. Stay warm and keep rocking!!!!!!!

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 3 2005, 10:40 PM

got my braces for the rear arms finally today, alread have one installed. Not my best welding by i think itll work for a street car.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 5 2005, 10:54 PM

got the second arm all welded up. Those little holes are hard to weld through. NExt comes the primer and the paint for them and then some installation. Maybe then i can see if my quarters will need to be stretched.


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Posted by: Stutgart46 Jan 6 2005, 08:14 AM

Keep the pics coming.
Are you still going with the 2 tone paint scheme?

Posted by: jd74914 Jan 6 2005, 11:22 AM

Yeah. We need pics of the 944 flares on your car if you every get to that. I've been thinking about that for a while (I don't especially like the look of gt flares, or the cost) I've never seen an teener with them though.

Great work, and good luck

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 8 2005, 09:33 AM

ok so still working on the swing arms-may get them painted today- but i got them in primer and ready. I also ended up selling the mirror i just bought and buying a cool set of custom ones from the local street rod store. I like these much better than the chromey.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 8 2005, 09:34 AM

heres my mirrors- manually operated no cables or anything, but they are adjustable and have little caps to cover the screws after you install everything.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 8 2005, 09:35 AM

Yeah im still doing the two tone paint but i may be changing some things. IM thinking about something alittle brighter but without being like a f&f car. Ill prob. keep the black lower but make the top something besides silver, like candy tangerine or blue or something...dunno yet.
mirrors- i found them AFTER i bought them on http://www.springfieldstreetrods.com/HTML_Files/California_Mirrors.htm


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Posted by: trekkor Jan 8 2005, 09:45 AM

Good progress thread.
Looks like you are having fun.

KT

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 8 2005, 10:28 AM

what if the paint scheme looked more like this????would this be porsche-lly offensive? The orange would actually be like a copper or candy tangerine color. Or maybe silver with the flames...the black would be inside the flames and the lower flames would just be pinstripe..yeah i do that too.


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Posted by: Root_Werks Jan 8 2005, 11:09 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ Jan 8 2005, 07:34 AM)

heres my mirrors- manually operated no cables or anything, but they are adjustable and have little caps to cover the screws after you install everything.

I have these exact mirrors on my 914. They came on it when I bought it. They rock! One thing though, I had the 914 painted and never bothered to check the mirror placement/adjustement (never drove the 914 before I painted it) and trusted the PO's mounting. Big mistake, they are too far to the rear of the car. Make sure to mount them ahead of the quarter window post depending on how tall you are ect. So I have to look down to see through mine. Sucks, but dang, they look sweeeeeet!

The 944 flares, go for it. I saw one 914 like 10 years ago with 944 front and rear flares. Looked like they were made for the car! I was too young and dumb to take pic's though. But looked great.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 8 2005, 08:34 PM

got my arms all painted up tonite, will be hopefully installing them this week!!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 20 2005, 10:36 AM

well, finally got the arms and repainted struts on and put in my second set of bearings..still had some troubles with them but we'll see how they do.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 20 2005, 10:38 AM

mo pics- oh i also stripped the tar stuff out of the floor, who could forget that!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 26 2005, 09:50 PM

well did some more welding tonite, got the dead pedal and the hole behind my gas pedal welded up. Also did some POR15 treatment to the entire floor and in every hole i could find in the car.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 26 2005, 09:51 PM

po fiteain beeatches!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 26 2005, 09:52 PM

now to work on the front end and check for rust in front extremeties. Havent seen any but im check everywhere while its apart.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 27 2005, 09:27 PM

picked up my 944 front hubs tonite. These will work well w/ my 911 slotted rotors when i mount them on the 911 spindles,struts im getting and im also picking up a 19mm master cylinder from the same guy. My bud also gave me a 944 jack and jack handle to put into the front above the spare.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 27 2005, 09:29 PM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ Jan 27 2005, 08:27 PM)

picked up my 944 front hubs tonite. These will work well w/ my 911 slotted rotors when i mount them on the 911 spindles,struts im getting and im also picking up a 19mm master cylinder from the same guy. My bud also gave me a 944 jack and jack handle to put into the front above the spare.

944 hubs fit on 911 spindles????

are you sure?

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 27 2005, 09:33 PM

according to a couple people ive talked to the inner hub part from an early 44 fits the spindle of like 78-83 911. The outer rotor fits perfectly.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 27 2005, 09:39 PM

check this out...found it on paragon-products.com


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Posted by: ft.lbs. Jan 28 2005, 11:14 AM

I mounted '85 944 hubs and rotors on '69 912 spindles.

Posted by: monkei Jan 28 2005, 11:25 PM

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Andrew has been eyeballing my spare set of 944 rear quarter pannels sitting in the backyard. We did some measurements a few times and it is a possibility. Maybe have to put them on backwards due to the length of the pannels.

QUOTE

The 944 flares, go for it. I saw one 914 like 10 years ago with 944 front and rear flares. Looked like they were made for the car! I was too young and dumb to take pic's though. But looked great.

i would love to see it! ive considered the same thing before. ive always been a fan of the 944 s2 front clip. that'd be cool to use it (sectioned??) in conjunction with the 944 fenders.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 29 2005, 10:12 AM

picking up my 911 parts tonite at the pca chili party..yippy!

Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 30 2005, 10:17 PM

picked up my 911 spindles, rotors, calipers and master cylinder tonite. It looks like the mc wont work though. I mounted everything up to make sure it would fit and everything is great but the offset of my wheels is going to require me to space the front almost two inches! I used my early 944 hubs to mount the rotors and they fit fine. Now on to find another master and disassemble the front end, paint/detail, new bearings and check out the floor in the front before i can put it all back together again!

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 13 2005, 10:39 AM

got my turbo tie rods, installed the rack again after i finished welding and undercoating the front end. Waiting for my german liscense plate to come in air mail! Started installing the front suspension again tonite and hopefully have it back on wheels again tomorrow or monday so i can start body work. Im finished w/ rust!!!! Finally time to get back to the stuff i like, paint!

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 19 2005, 06:46 PM

welded, sealed, undercoated and starting to install stuff, once again. I am having trouble w/the calipers fitting correctly though.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 19 2005, 06:48 PM

she is puuurrdy under der.


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Posted by: CptTripps Feb 19 2005, 09:28 PM

Did you scrape everything out of the wheel wells before spraying more undercoating on?

What undercoating did you use? I've got to get a lot of it, as I've got shiney new floors right now.

Keep up the great work. Maybe I can drive mine down there and I'll have you paint it too! (I'm dreading that part)

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 19 2005, 10:38 PM

i tried a bunch, best out there is 3m, the big can. That stuff rocks. I did the entire front under w/ one can, and the rear w/ one can.

Posted by: CptTripps Feb 20 2005, 09:32 AM

I've got a can of the NAPA stuff, the DynaMat stuff, and another off-brand. (Not that those aren't.) I'll give them all a shot on some scrap and see what looks like it'll work the best.

Is thicker better, or endurance? Did you prime first?

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 20 2005, 09:36 AM

i wire brushed the old stuff off and roughed up the surface a bit w/ some scuff pads.

the 3m seems to spray out alot nicer and cover much better. It also seems to stick better than the cheaper stuff.

Posted by: CptTripps Feb 20 2005, 10:01 AM

Looking back at your older posts...

Are the holes in the center tunnel something I should do? that seems like a place that rust could START rather than prohibiting it.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 20 2005, 12:39 PM

throw A sway abr on there while you are doing front end work

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 20 2005, 02:20 PM

oh yes, a sway will be in there before the tank goes in, im still saving my pennies and trying to decide on a 19 or 22mm sway bar. Im thinking just get the 22....

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 22 2005, 09:46 PM

well, it took some small spacing but the calipers fit like a glove. Finally got the rack hooked back up and the parts prepped, painted and installed. Yet to get brake lines or mc yet. Now its time to prep under the tank area, get ready for a sway bar, and do some body work! Also got my euro german plate in to stick up front. Progress..i can see it coming together finally!


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Posted by: CptTripps Feb 22 2005, 10:16 PM

::: golf claps :::

Nice work...that's about where I'm going to be this weekend...back on the ground, ready to start body-work.

Stay pumped, and it'll be done in no time!

Posted by: Dave-O Feb 22 2005, 11:17 PM

Isn't it a great feeling to get her back on her feet. Keep working, it will be driving season in no time


David

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 07:41 PM

time to get her all stripped for some primer/ paint. Ive been busy the last couple days w/ the chem stipper and the d/a sander getting it all stripped down. I wouldve gotten farther but the parts house w/ the sandpaper closed at 5 . Heres the progress as of today.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 07:43 PM

got the quarter stipped and sanded completely, still working on the door jam though, it was brazed in a couple spots and the filler above that cracked, so now im trying to weld, grind, fill it so it wont come back.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 07:46 PM

drivers quarter is perfect but the ps has some damage, not too bad, just need to grind it all out and redo it just to make sure.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 08:23 PM

heres the doors while stripping them. ONce again the ds is pretty good, just one small crease under the paint/bodywork. The ps is slightly worse but still workable. I had to weld a couple of small pinholes


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Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 08:30 PM

oh, and another toy i got today, actually its a belated birthday present, just came in...


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Posted by: CptTripps Feb 26 2005, 08:58 PM

Keep up the great work man...

You are 3 steps ahead of me, so it's nice to see what I'll be spending my weekends doing the rest of the month!

What chemical did you use to strip? Would you suggest that, or a 3M pad or something?

Posted by: xsboost90 Feb 26 2005, 09:25 PM

in most cases, when im painting a car, ill just sand it down. This thing has been redone once before, and painted w/ enamel, so i wanted to make sure it was not an issue. I used Aircraft Stripper, cant remember the name brand but it comes in a gallon. Heavy duty stuff, i had to run the exhaust fan and open a door to keep from being overcome by fumes. Now i just need to sand everything down, fix the crap underneath and primer/ block primer, paint! I keep saying im not going to strip the front fenders because i dont want to know what is under there, but ill prob end up stripping those too.

Posted by: Steve Thacker Feb 27 2005, 05:34 AM

Keep up the good work Dan, you are making fantastic progress. We have a caravan to catch and from the looks of it, you will make it with no problem. Hang in there

Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 4 2005, 09:54 PM

sprayed alittle primer tonite, its just for blocking out body work, but its progress. Ds quarter looks good, two little dingers. Ps is getting close.Hopefully she'll be ready for paint before next month.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 4 2005, 09:56 PM

more primer.


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Posted by: Steve Thacker Mar 5 2005, 07:54 AM

Keep it up Dan,...just keep focusing on the end product.

Motivation, Motivation, Motivation....Nothing.........is more important.

The MWC is calling your name like a siren of the sea.


Ya...Ya I know...
OK...just cut the philosophical shit and stay with it. You are doing good.

Posted by: CptTripps Mar 6 2005, 09:23 PM

What did you use for primer? Just rattle-can stuff, or is there something particular?

I'm going to start tearing the paint off tomorrow. We'll see how far I get, but I want to cover it with SOMETHING so it won't start 'turning brown' on me early.

Keep up the great work...

Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 31 2005, 09:49 PM

i use evercoat euro-primer, its high fill and sands very well. Not great for keeping things from rusting in wet weather, you need some sealer primer for that or self etching. More pics of progress and stuff i bought.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 31 2005, 09:50 PM

nice weltmeister sway bar showed up today at work, nice!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 31 2005, 09:50 PM

my cabinet o' goodies


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Posted by: CptTripps Mar 31 2005, 09:55 PM

Sweet...

I HOPE I'm in primer by the weekend. At least the first coat. I got the PPG 36.

Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 31 2005, 09:58 PM

mine would be mostly in primer by now but this quarter is really messing w/ me, should be able to spray some tomorrow. Got it all vac'd out and taped up tonite.

Posted by: kafermeister Apr 1 2005, 09:28 AM

Dan, I've got a right rear quarter I'd sell cheap if you decide to go that route. It was cut off at the targa bar but the rest is there.

Rick

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 3 2005, 09:50 PM

naw, i think i got the quarter whipped, got most of the car in primer today, front fenders, rear quarters, both trunk lids, ds door. Still need to finish the ps door and the engine cover, do some small ding repair on the fenders, etc but almost there.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 3 2005, 09:53 PM

POR15'd all under where the tank goes up to the firewall, i guess i can install my sway bar now!


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Posted by: CptTripps Apr 3 2005, 09:55 PM

How is your primer working? I've never worked with the high-fill stuff before and am curious as to how well it works.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 3 2005, 09:58 PM

sand everything w/ 180, put a nice coat of hi fill on there and wet sand it in a couple hours- ready to paint. This stuff flows nice and doesnt shrink up much. Anything heavier than 180 and when it does shrink you could have sand lines showing after paint.

Posted by: CptTripps Apr 3 2005, 10:12 PM

I'm going to have a hell of a time. My car had LOTS of bondo on it, and it looks like he roughed it up with a fork or something. I may have to do a second coat of primer and/or paint. I'm new to all of this, so time will tell. Are you and I in some sort of race that neither of us knows about? We both seem to be at about the same point at all times...that and were both in Ohio.


Nice work man...looking good.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 4 2005, 08:06 PM

as competitive as i am, is still dont want to rush this thing...even though im itching to drive it..70 out today!!! DID get my swaybar 90% installed today though, would have been 100% but they forgot to ship me the slide on ends that connect the links to the bar! I drilled all of the holes, bolted everything together and welded the inner braces.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 4 2005, 08:07 PM

and next.


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Posted by: CptTripps Apr 4 2005, 08:16 PM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ Apr 4 2005, 09:06 PM)

as competitive as i am, is still dont want to rush this thing...even though im itching to drive it..70 out today!!! DID get my swaybar 90% installed today though, would have been 100% but they forgot to ship me the slide on ends that connect the links to the bar! I drilled all of the holes, bolted everything together and welded the inner braces.

LOL...I was kidding. I know what you mean. I keep pushing MYSELF, but I don't want to push IT.

You are doing great work. Keep it up!

(I know what you mean about the weather...I'm ITCHING to get this thing onthe road!

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 11 2005, 08:13 PM

got the thing totally in primer, body wise, and still need to finish up the ps door.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 11 2005, 08:15 PM

also got the rear trunk painted and cleared, house of colors silver- still need to finish up the front before i can paint that trunk!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 11 2005, 08:22 PM

back into the hole till wednesday...


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Posted by: CptTripps Apr 11 2005, 08:32 PM

Are you painting/priming outside or in the garage?

Looking good man!

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 11 2005, 08:40 PM

no everything is inside w/ the exhaust fan on and a mask and all that, i just rolled it out tonite to check out the cool sparkly paint! Another week or so and itll be ready to spray..i hope.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 17 2005, 07:21 AM

worked the rest of saturday off by doing almost all of the body work to the ps door which was pretty rough.


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Posted by: Eric Taylor Apr 17 2005, 11:30 AM

AH man you gota paint that thing soon! The silver is such a tease, how pretty . You and william harris should have a competition to see who's car drives sooner.
Eric

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 17 2005, 08:08 PM

test fit the doors today and everything is good to go. Just to finish the front trunk and edge in the doors and she's ready to spray, maybe this weeK!

Posted by: CptTripps Apr 17 2005, 08:23 PM

Looks like were on track to finish up at about the same time! We'll have to drive towards each other and meet up in Columbus or something when were done!

Great work man...Keep it up!

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 17 2005, 09:09 PM

TEENER BUILD OFF!

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 01:42 PM

well, i started at 6 last nite and worked til 3am wed. morning and here is what we have so far. When i went to take a pic of the finished cleared job, the camera died so im going back over today to snap some more pics. All looks good except the ds door i need to go over the bottom to fix some spot you can see through the paint- silver doesnt cover the best- and wet sand to buff..


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 01:43 PM

stripes


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 01:43 PM

paint no clear


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Posted by: Mueller Apr 20 2005, 01:47 PM

looks good !!!!

Raiders fan or Harley owner???

Posted by: FriarJohn Apr 20 2005, 03:08 PM

Sweet. IMO you don't see nice two-tone 914 paint jobs often enough. The way you made the line between the two colors follow the "bones," rather than run it flat and parallel to the ground, reminds me of a Foose paintjob on Overhaulin'. You could "Foose-ize" that paint even more with a little bit of color between the two.

Nice work. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 05:03 PM

i actually had a harley those two exact colors! I wanted to paint it silver but i liked the black look too, so i kinda combined them. I saw the foose show your talking about, thats kinda why i moved my line up further towards the top, right where the reflection is on the fenders. Ive kicked around a third color in between but no matter what i just didnt like it, so i deleted it all together. Tell you the truth im thinking of doing some old school pinstripes on it like an old hot rod would have but i dont know if it would look right. Here ist the finished product outside getting wetsanded. I still need to fix some things here and there, paint the hood, trunk and trim but at this point i can at least start reassembling after its all buffed.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 05:04 PM

ok pics are good.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 20 2005, 05:06 PM

oversandin'


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 21 2005, 09:15 PM

getting it all buffed out and picked up some 16" fuch for it today as well, She is looking sweet!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 21 2005, 09:15 PM

and...


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 21 2005, 09:18 PM

i couldnt resist


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Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 21 2005, 10:00 PM

Lookin Good, those wheels will be fuching sweet

Posted by: 914fire Apr 21 2005, 10:03 PM

great paint job!!

Posted by: CptTripps Apr 22 2005, 05:08 AM

Looking great man....VERY well done!

I'd kicked a 2-tone around too. Yellow-Black. Hell, maybe I will still do it. I dig the line you followed. Shows a lot of thought and effort. I never liked the 3-tone idea. I could never find a 3rd color that worked with bright colors. Maybe if I was doing brown, you could do 2-3 shades, but...it'd be brown.

You'll have a weekend to get further ahead of me while I'm at WCC....bastard!

Awesome work!

BTW: I like the fuchs a lot better than the dials. I keep trying to get away from Fuchs, but always come back. Maybe Boxter rims for me....who knows.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 07:05 AM

yeah i thought the phones would be cool but when i put the fuchs on WOW what a difference!

Posted by: SGB Apr 22 2005, 09:36 AM

AWSOME!
AMAZING!
ALRIGHT!

That car is beautiful!

Wow.

Party on, Gar!

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 07:17 PM

got some more work done today, rolled the rear fenders and decided that my 7's will work on the rear w/ some new tires. Got the quarter buffed out, put on my rear drilled rotors-finally-cleaned all the junk out of the corners compound and such, installed a couple pieces of rubber, installed the ds door latch since im getting tired of the doors swinging open everytime i move the car around.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 07:20 PM

now i need to lower this thing...or put some weight back in it...


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Posted by: Eric_Shea Apr 22 2005, 07:38 PM

Thanks for ditching the dials

Looks great Dan. You'll have to send me an updated picture for my site.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 07:57 PM

heres one for ya eric, just pull it from here!


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Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Apr 22 2005, 08:08 PM

xsboost90,

I really like it. I would never have thought so. It turned out great. My suggestion would be to keep the rockers & valances the light silver color. I believe it will make the car look lower to the ground & not add another color line.

What do you guys think?? I say light silver rockers & valances.

Tom

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 08:17 PM

oh yes, that is the plan, everything on the bottom silver, everything on the top including the roof, glossy black.

Posted by: Eric Taylor Apr 22 2005, 08:32 PM

That is a really pretty ride. I would never have thought I would like a two tone, but dam that looks awesome. What's gona be in the motor?
Eric

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 22 2005, 08:44 PM

one crank, two heads, four pistons..2.0 liters of raw unadulterated horsepower.

Posted by: Eric Taylor Apr 22 2005, 09:37 PM

Sounds Great! That looks like it should be a 4 car. I was hoping you weren't going to do a V8, that car just dosn't have the look for a conversion, just a nice clean slightly custom look. So pretty .
Eric

Posted by: maf914 Apr 23 2005, 07:06 AM

Dan, Way to go! Your paint job is definately different. It has been fun watching your progress.


I can't wait to see it finished and hunkered down.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 24 2005, 08:04 AM

picked this up last nite off of evilbay


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Posted by: FriarJohn Apr 24 2005, 08:10 AM

QUOTE (Eric Taylor @ Apr 22 2005, 08:37 PM)

I was hoping you weren't going to do a V8, that car just dosn't have the look for a conversion, just a nice clean slightly custom look.

What does that mean? I think it would be awesome with a mild V8 in it.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 24 2005, 09:15 AM

i would put a 944 turbo motor in before i would do that....its not a nascar buddy

Posted by: Eric Taylor Apr 24 2005, 09:30 AM

No offense to you V8 guys, I think they are great! I just thought his car had a nice simple custom yet stock look to it that would be very nice with a 4 in it.
Eric

Posted by: FriarJohn Apr 24 2005, 03:25 PM

This car would be nice with ANY motor in it. I know, go with a turbo rotary - a smooth motor for a smooth exterior.

Posted by: scotty b Apr 24 2005, 04:42 PM

Lookin great, I like the 2 tone . I never thought I would actually say this but how about clear lenses on the front? I never liked them, but I think it may werk on your car. I like to see something different being done to these cars. I have been considering putting some gold pearl over my dads signal orange. Purists can eat it!! J.K. I have another car that will be ALMOST all original.

Posted by: xsboost90 Apr 27 2005, 06:12 AM

well, i figured out my brake line problems last nite, had british instead of european lines- and almost got everything ran. The front is done, new lines and rubber lines, got the rear close but had to paint the calipers, backing plates and rotor hats, so i stopped for the nite.

Also got my new 205 yoko's mounted up and test fit and they clear the quarters MUCH better than those wide 225's-never thought i'd say 225 was wide- and doesnt look bad either!!! I'll get some more good pics tonite when i finish up the brakes, hopefully i can bleed them all out tonite and this baby will be ready to start getting the motor/ trans cleaned up to go back in!!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 5 2005, 08:24 PM

got some work done tonite, painted the gas tank, installed the heater box under the hood and made some rubber blocks to set the tank on out of the rollover pads of a 924s i parted out. Finally got the pieces all put together and set the tank in. I found the piece the strap sets on after this pic so now its installed correctly.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 5 2005, 08:29 PM

also bought some black carpet for in front of the tank to glue on. Check out this "monster garage freebie" i received from the fire extingisher guy that did our safety inservices at work.


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Posted by: rick 918-S May 6 2005, 07:08 AM

Sweet, Nice progress

Posted by: CptTripps May 6 2005, 07:21 AM

Looking good Dan...

I figure whoever (you or me) finishes first, has to drive to the other's house and stay till they are finished.

Posted by: Gint May 6 2005, 08:13 AM

You know, the more I see that two-tone, the more I like it. Looks great! You're making good progress.

Posted by: tat2dphreak May 6 2005, 08:22 AM

QUOTE (Gint @ May 6 2005, 09:13 AM)

You know, the more I see that two-tone, the more I like it. Looks great! You're making good progress.

see, ANYTHING can work if it's done properly...

you are doing great XS!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 10 2005, 09:53 PM

updates!! SLow progress on the car but i have the carpet on the wall in front of the gas tank installed, the rubber trim all around the doors and roof all installed and the trans is now connected to the motor. Jest need to add some engine mounts and slap er in!


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 10 2005, 09:54 PM

trans...


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 11 2005, 08:53 PM

got the motor in tonite! Time to start hooking wires up, expect some questions, my haynes manual sucks!

Posted by: CptTripps May 12 2005, 07:38 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ May 11 2005, 09:53 PM)

got the motor in tonite! Time to start hooking wires up, expect some questions, my haynes manual sucks!

ALL of our Haynes manuals suck...

It's not that hard...I did it a few weeks ago...If *I* can do it, anyone can!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 12 2005, 10:33 AM

simple yes, but the wires on the old motor and the new motor are not exactly the same. We'll see if i have everything i need... anyone have a coil hold down braket?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 12 2005, 09:20 PM

mo progress tonite. Wiring up the motor and mounted my xr700 in the trunk. Check out how low the rear is now!


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 12 2005, 09:21 PM

the ignition unit.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 12 2005, 09:22 PM

wires hidden under the unit and through the panel.


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Posted by: Dead Air May 13 2005, 05:22 AM

I really like the color of your silver paint, what is it? Maybe it's already in the thread?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 13 2005, 06:21 AM

House of Colors- SHIMRON silver glamour metallic i think its BC02.

Posted by: SGB May 15 2005, 07:25 PM

Hey Dan!
time for an update!!


also time to fix yer avatar so the two tone matches (black on top)......

Posted by: xsboost90 May 15 2005, 07:45 PM

got almost everything wired up besides the one green wire that is i think for the temp guage. Prob. going to have to get new ignition wires since these seem too short. I put my new battery tray in and the old battery to test fit. Couldnt help myself and i hooked it up and cranked the motor a couple times over to see if everything was working. Fuel pump ran, blinkers worked, engine turned, brake lights do not work?????not sure why. Is the brake light switch just the one on the mc? That should be new and hooked up.

Still waiting for my dist hold down to show up before i can put the distributor back in, and ive been replacing fuel line that is NEW with some fuel injection hose that is alittle better-$80 worth of rubber hose - even though the old new stuff says 50lbs on it. My g/f recovered my spare tire cover today w/ the black carpet i bought while i was fixing the shifter in her 924s, and i put the rubber bumper covers and my german front plate on. No pics till tomorrow, forgot to take it to the garage.

We discussed today how the interior was going to go together and my g/f is getting some yards of suede leather to cover the lower parts of the door panels and the headliner, perhaps a few other small spots. If i cant get the dist in monday, i will most likely be installing the headlight motors and such in the front of the car. After she is running and driving, the roof, hoods, valances and rockers will need to be sanded, primed and painted to match. Hopefully this will all be in the next three weeks since im pre registered for some stuff the beginning of june. Also need to get those pesky seat brakets made out of something, somehow, sometime.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 16 2005, 09:09 PM

well, i got my dist. braket today -thanks dominic!- installed it and tried to start her up, but it wouldnt crank. Turns out the starter took a crap and the batt. was too dead to start at the same time. Charged the battery, had the starter tested, drawing too many amps, volts or something. New starter tomorrow- this one has lifetime warranty. trying now to get my seat mounting situation squared away....


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Posted by: redshift May 16 2005, 09:20 PM

Sprint to the finish!



M

Posted by: CptTripps May 16 2005, 10:25 PM

Impressive work man...That thing looks awesome! Those Fuchs with that paint look wicked.

That first start-up is one of the reasons I'm going to wait a few weeks before I put the optical ignition in. I want to make sure when I get it all together again, it fires right up. I really dig where you put it though...that's the spot I'll put mine too.

Keep it up dude! I'm going to be in Columbus in 2 weeks...maybe we can meet for lunch?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 17 2005, 07:23 PM

we'll see on lunch, thats a hundred miles from here! Got my starter to crank over tonite, looks like there wasnt good enough ground from the engine to the battery to keep grounded, ran a 924s ground cable from the neg- battery to the starter bolt, seems to work now Found out i was mis informed on the rotation of the dist rotor, runs clockwise, not counter. My cool race wires are junk, but the crane cams unit is getting a signal and the coil is throwing spark. Looks like its time to adjust the valves and get some plugs and wires, then see if she'll start. Oh well. Also still trying to find a way to mount my seats, working on it but man its a biatch.


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Posted by: Eric Taylor May 17 2005, 08:23 PM

Keep at it man! She's a beauty and when she runs it's all gona be worth it. I just have got to say that is one of my favoriate 914's. Awesome combo can't wait to see it with deck lids. You should bring it to the WCC 2006 , I'll bring the drool rag.
Eric

Posted by: Brent May 19 2005, 10:13 AM

IMHO if you went for the two tone paint, you should've kept the dials. I have the same ones (16"?), but the offset and the way the center sticks out no longer suits my desires. I would like one with more "lip". However, since I'm staying with the stock color, I am also going FUCH.

But don't me wrong, your progress and work are amazing! Doing a damn fine job! Wish I had my garage back!
-Brent

Posted by: xsboost90 May 21 2005, 08:08 PM

got the car running today, man she sounds wicked pissed! No rear exhaust yet. Seems the xr700 wasnt fully adjusted, got it fixed and she fired instantly. Also installed my euro marker lights, killer!


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 21 2005, 08:09 PM

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Posted by: CptTripps May 22 2005, 07:00 AM

Keep rocking man!



I was looking at my crane unit yesterday thinking 'man...should I???' I'll be interested to see what you think the performance gains are.

I may be available next Saturday if you need a hand...I'm up for a drive!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 23 2005, 10:01 PM

got alittle work done tonite, clutch cable installed, shift linkage installed minus my plastic cover im waiting on in the mail, and the ebrake cables are in but not installed. My bud cleaned and repacked my cv's for me tonite, got the ds axel in but still to do the ps and torque the splines back down again. I ''may" get to pull it out by its own horsepower tomorrow nite if i get some seat brakets done.

Question: my rear exhaust will not line up w/ the new motors heat exchangers. The new ones dont step up in the rear, they just go straight. THey also have a different pattern as for how they bolt up, the pattern is slightly wider. I have a show to go to in two weeks, anyone have a rear exhaust i can hang on there for a week until i can have my custom one made??? Any idea why this one is different?


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Posted by: mihai914 May 23 2005, 10:09 PM

The heat exchangers pictured are for a 2.0 engine, and you probably have a muffler for a 1.7 where the exchangers would bend upwards near the end of the pipes. You should look into a Bursh if on a budget for a new muffler or you can probably post a WTB add, there were some 2.0 mufflers available lately.

Mihai

Posted by: xsboost90 May 24 2005, 05:47 AM

that would make sense, i guess someone had some 1.7 HE's on my old motor! They did bend upwards at the ends. Anyone have a stocker or something i can borrow for a week or two?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 24 2005, 08:19 PM

PROGRESS!!! got the ps axel in and welded up the last seat braket. I stuck a couple of bolts in em and backed out to the end of the driveway, under its own power!!! Did a quick clutch check and popped it at the end of the driveway and left some nice rubber marks towards the garage. Still need to adjust the brake pedal and rebleed.


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Posted by: CptTripps May 24 2005, 08:31 PM

Dude...that's great news!

Keep it up...how much more do you have to do?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 24 2005, 08:35 PM

uh...paint hood,trunk, hood, mirrors,valances, rockers

install interior..some i have, some i dont.

alignment

windshield trim, stereo, some i have, some i dont.

Posted by: Dead Air May 25 2005, 06:44 PM

Xboost,
Now that the capt tripps is done I have to start stalking you!!!
Did you post in your thread where you got the car?
Not many two tones (er...None) out there. what a great idea!!!

Posted by: Gint May 25 2005, 08:14 PM

Don't make me get out the ttiwwp smiley. Give us more pics!

Posted by: CptTripps May 25 2005, 08:46 PM

QUOTE (Gint @ May 25 2005, 09:14 PM)

Don't make me get out the ttiwwp smiley. Give us more pics!

I'll do it!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 25 2005, 09:33 PM

damn you and your picketing union smileys!!!!! Got some cool pics today-who am i cptTripps???



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Posted by: xsboost90 May 25 2005, 09:36 PM

finally, all eight bolts holding the seats in- a real bia#ch i may add- and all the carpet its pretty much in. I took the rear window out to reseal it finally and so i havent finished the carpet where the rear pad used to be. May be making a window pad going all across the bottom of it w/ suede on it, like the door panels will be I had to get in the zone and get some black carpet which matches the carpet kit perfectly, to fill in the gaps the carpet kit missed ,like under the dash and in between and in front of the seats.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 25 2005, 09:37 PM

my new backpad carpet...Havent put the fire extinguisher in yet!


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 25 2005, 09:39 PM

back in the garage till tomorrow- man i need an exhaust to hang on this thing its too loud! I did take it out in the street and kick first gear again...man this thing is wicked!


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Posted by: SGB May 25 2005, 09:54 PM

fabulous!

tremendous!

I wanna go fer a ride!

Posted by: CptTripps May 26 2005, 06:22 AM

Looking great Dan...

I'm going to call the junk yards around here today and see if I can find a 2.0 exaust for ya. You have a 76...right?

Get your hoods painted yet?



To answer a question in my thread...I'll be at MWC with bells on!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 06:29 AM

no i think im starting on the hoods etc tonite..sand sand primer primer. Gotta glue the rear window back in too, and get a thirty day tag...or another personalized..hm.

i think i found an exhaust, if not i have two more guys to call...they should have one.

Posted by: CptTripps May 26 2005, 08:10 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ May 26 2005, 07:29 AM)

no i think im starting on the hoods etc tonite..sand sand primer primer. Gotta glue the rear window back in too, and get a thirty day tag...or another personalized..hm. i think i found an exhaust, if not i have two more guys to call...they should have one.

You aren't going to 'Glue' it in there are you?

Eric Shea did an AWESOME thread on this.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=15821&hl=

Posted by: Gint May 26 2005, 08:16 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ May 25 2005, 09:37 PM)

my new backpad carpet...Havent put the fire extinguisher in yet!

Got a better pi of the firewall? How come the carpet doesn't go all the way to the top?

Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 08:53 AM

quote-took the rear window out to reseal it finally and so i havent finished the carpet where the rear pad used to be. May be making a window pad going all across the bottom of it w/ suede on it,

i had to trim it to fit the contour, now i have to fill in the blanks, but ill put in the rear window first. I may be making a trim piece all the way across the top of the firewall that is covered in suede eventually, that would be sweet!

Posted by: Gint May 26 2005, 09:13 AM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ May 26 2005, 08:53 AM)

quote-took the rear window out to reseal it finally and so i havent finished the carpet where the rear pad used to be. May be making a window pad going all across the bottom of it w/ suede on it, i had to trim it to fit the contour, now i have to fill in the blanks, but ill put in the rear window first. I may be making a trim piece all the way across the top of the firewall that is covered in suede eventually, that would be sweet!

Gotchya - missed that in the text after getting excited over the pics.

I've been thinking of something along those lines myself. Let me know how it works out.

Keep those pics comin!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 09:37 PM

sold some 924 parts tonite and picked up some cool parts from a "local" 914 source. Thank you Doug Leggins for graciously offering up a bursh muffler- i wasnt up to the four hour round trip if i didnt have to though. Picked up this stuff for under a hundey!


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 09:37 PM

consule fits great, not mounted yet, still need to get the exhaust and such done first.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 09:38 PM

also picked alittle something up at the local BMV wont see it for seven to ten days in the mail.


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 26 2005, 09:40 PM

tomorrow time to clean the exhaust up, paint it and mount it up to see what she sounds like. Maybe put in the headlights and sand some stuff.

Anyone want a 1.7 rear section?


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Posted by: turbo914v8 May 26 2005, 09:43 PM

Are you interested in purchasing the three stock gauges for your center console? I have a set in great condition. PM me if interested. I have enjoyed following along with your progress. Keep up the good work.

Regards,

Turbo Paul.

Posted by: turbo914v8 May 26 2005, 10:13 PM

I just sent you a PM

Posted by: CptTripps May 27 2005, 05:51 AM

Well done sir! Glad to see you have an exaust that is workable. If the 1.7 is newer, with a little welding, you could use that muffeler section.

Posted by: xsboost90 May 27 2005, 05:58 AM

yeah i thought about that, but the flanges are different, and its more welding than i wanted to mess w/ right now. This one looks pretty good, need to get a collector gasket for the muffler, bbq paint it and throw it on tonite. Cant wait to hear it w/o the open headers. I keep having to talk myself out of throwing the primered hoods on it and cruizing it! Im going to try and get the black stuff primed and painted before sunday, a guy i painted this 53 chev truck for is putting on a "rat rod" car show and wants me to bring the teener. Its unfinished so i guess itll qualify right? Ill make that the maiden voyage!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 28 2005, 08:28 PM

may be able to make the show tomorrow w/ just the hood and trunk painted...Got alot done today, think i figured out my knock or "ping" from bad gas/hot plugs. Got the consule pretty much mounted up, windows installed, rear window glued in w/ window weld eurethane glue, steering wheel in, hillbilly alignment done, lowered the front slightly-rubbed fender anymore than that w/ the 205/55's on there, made brakets for the rear exhaust since the trans exhaust support is still for a 1.7, got my bad wire on the gas guage fixed and got the temp guage working last nite as well.

question- i have a brake light on the dash flashing away, but my brakes work pretty well. what does this mean, i need to rebleed them? A

also, i used 944 front hubs to adapt to five lug, they are so close-the rotor- to the ball joint, that when you lower the car extremely, the rotors start to rub the outer edge of the a-arms. Anyone have this problem? Do i need to get some 911 hubs?

tomorrow- paint hood trunk in the morning and hit the rat rod cruise in tomorrow evening.

Posted by: CptTripps May 28 2005, 10:52 PM

QUOTE (xsboost90 @ May 28 2005, 09:28 PM)

question- i have a brake light on the dash flashing away, but my brakes work pretty well. what does this mean, i need to rebleed them?

That's your Emergency Brake 'alert' light. Annoying...aint it?

I just pull the wire on it.

sorry I couldn't make it down there today...I really was all ready for it.

Good luck tomorrow!

Posted by: jim912928 May 28 2005, 11:22 PM

On the flashing brake light issue...if you recently bled the brakes...there is a switch on the master cylinder that needs reset. Look at the master cylinder on the drivers side and you should see a small button like thing...push it in to reset the barke warning light. You have to do this everytime you drain the fluid from the brake system otherwise it will flash constantly.

Posted by: xsboost90 May 29 2005, 06:17 AM

reset! cool! yeah the brakes work great and the ebrake weather its hooked up or not that light flashes.

Posted by: SGB May 29 2005, 11:02 AM

Whooo-wee. Ain't it great to get things done and know they are done right. Way to go!

Posted by: xsboost90 May 29 2005, 05:42 PM

hey, i cant find no stinking reset switch. and the manual doesnt mention it. Where it be at? didnt see one on the mc, maybe i missed it.

Posted by: turbo914v8 May 29 2005, 06:47 PM

Here is a picture of the reset button on the master cylinder. It is a little small button in the center of the white plastic part just above the male connector.

Regards,

Turbo Paul.

Posted by: xsboost90 May 29 2005, 10:14 PM

well i figured since a bud of mine was putting on a show today, i would slap on the primered hoods and take the car for a test drive up to the show. Made it to the show ok, but had a couple of issues to attend to when i got home. ONe was the car seems to sputter when you come to a stop, and when you go to take off, it hesitates, then takes off like crazy. The second problem was the rear tires. They were rubbing the rear fenders, slightly, enough to boil the paint on both the rear quarters. Sooo i had to take some camber plates out to get alittle more clearance from the wheel wells, and the sand down the burnt spots on my quarters. Ill be respraying the quarters as well as the roof, rockers, valance and hood/trunk/ hood this week. I reset the electronic ignition timing to double check the adjustment and the timing of the distributor. seemed to run alittle better..

heres a question. theres two places to hook vaccum to the advance on the dist. Now most pics show the hose going to the rear of the advance, like closest to the cap. This seems like it would retard the dist, instead of advance. I put mine on the outside of the dist, seemed to keep my motor from pre-igniting/knocking and runs slightly better. set the computer "knob" to full rich and turned up the idle air screw. Seems to keep a better idle now when coming to a stop. Opinions on how to set this w/o a machine-digital sun analyzer?


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Posted by: xsboost90 May 29 2005, 10:15 PM

OT- heres my buds truck that was putting on the show. i sprayed this a couple years back, supposed to be in the next months issue of trucking magazine, maybe on the cover?


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 2 2005, 07:01 AM

more progress last nite, got all the rest of the black stuff painted. Today i took the day off, ill be buffing and assembling. Also got my bronze bushing for the trans linkage so i can finally put all that back together w/ my new linkage cover! Pics from last nite w/ the door panels my g/f reupolstered in suede, shweet!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 2 2005, 07:02 AM

ds door


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 2 2005, 07:03 AM

interior w/ panel


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Posted by: CptTripps Jun 2 2005, 07:25 AM

NOW you are talkiing! Great work man...we ought to meet up in Columbus when you are done...get a burger or something.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 3 2005, 10:35 PM

drove the car today, to dayton,50miles, back 50miles...then to dayton for a cruise in...then back. Did pretty good, leaking alittle from the crank seal on the front.


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 3 2005, 10:40 PM

made it to the cruise inn fine, and got a few comments. There was another REAL nice teener there, the one i bought the motor from, over heard some guys talking- "i like this one better than that orange one."




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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 3 2005, 10:41 PM

pic of todays events...rushing to get the valance, rockers, door panels and raintray all installed along w/ everything else....


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 3 2005, 10:45 PM

stylin'


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Posted by: CptTripps Jun 4 2005, 07:34 AM

KICK ASS!

Ok...so when are we meeting up in Columbus?

Anything left to do?

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 4 2005, 07:51 AM

i got a small oil leak i need to fix eventually and a vac leak somewheres, im going to try and find that today. Ill be in dayton all weekend if you wanna come down...i guess i could meet you in columbus today! let me know, 513-256-8083 dan.

Posted by: Gint Jun 4 2005, 10:21 AM

Lookin really nice Dan! You have to get someone else besides Andy to take pics for ya though.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 4 2005, 11:41 AM

yeah this damn camera has more settings than my FI !

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 5 2005, 04:26 PM

well, she made it all weekend without much of a hitch. We put about 500 miles on it this weekend, never ran hot, always ran well. It DOES sit too low and rub the tires in every corner that has so much as a pebble in it. Had some oil shoot out the heads where the blowby tubes are supposed to be- -and smoked out the m3 following me on the 105 mile driving tour portion of the speedfest weekend. Made it to the show after driving the tour for more than two hours and ended up winning second place in the 74-89 911/ 914 class!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 5 2005, 04:28 PM

i led the C group- third group out- on the driving tour. Ran ahead of about 16 boxsters, beemers and of all things, a lotus elise


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Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Jun 5 2005, 04:55 PM

Dan (xsboost90)

Your 914 turned out beautiful.

Congratulations, you did very well.

Tom

Posted by: CptTripps Jun 5 2005, 05:22 PM

Congrats man...outstanding!

Let's get together in Columbus next weekend or something...

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 5 2005, 05:32 PM

ill see what i can do. I may be in louisville sat or sun spraying a 944 for a friend of mine. Maybe the next day.

Posted by: turbo914v8 Jun 5 2005, 05:53 PM

Congratulations, must be nice to be so near the end of the journey. When it’s all done, what will be your next project.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 5 2005, 06:32 PM

well either ill be working on upgrading this some more or ill be building my triumph motorcycle. I also have a 924 carrera widebody to build for a friend of mine.

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 8 2005, 08:41 PM

had to post acouple pics of the new gauges i bought for ya there turbo!


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 8 2005, 08:41 PM

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Posted by: turbo914v8 Jun 8 2005, 10:19 PM

Looking good, real good

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jun 8 2005, 10:21 PM

What seats are those? Is there much access to the hand brake?

Posted by: xsboost90 Jun 9 2005, 05:46 AM

friend of mine got them off ebay, they dont have any brand names on them. He sold them to me when he sold his car and put the stockers back in. I had to do some serious fabrication to get them in there, and the ebrake now has just enough room to pull it all the way up, and drop it down, but it is against the seat when you pull it up.

Posted by: avendlerdp Jun 17 2005, 08:16 PM

I was just checking out you progress. Looks nice. Oddly I bought a V8 converted car this year that had this paint job on it. I have no idea who painted it. Anyhow...




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Posted by: macpro Jul 2 2005, 09:23 AM

Dan, How about an update in pictures?

Posted by: xsboost90 Jul 11 2005, 09:35 PM

pics from this week



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Posted by: xsboost90 Jul 11 2005, 09:36 PM

and ....


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jul 11 2005, 09:37 PM

and finally put the grille on .


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Posted by: xsboost90 Jul 11 2005, 09:38 PM

more....


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Posted by: redshift Jul 12 2005, 03:13 AM

Looks great!

One thing: tow eye... don't do you a bit of good if you get tapped, and at worse, might cause more headache.


M

Posted by: xsboost90 Jul 12 2005, 05:03 AM

and the worst thing is, i constantly get asked if thats where i wind it up.

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 13 2005, 02:44 PM

I would put the tow hook in the strap with the factory jack.....

Dont go no where.. and wont cause any headaces like miles said...

Andrew

Posted by: CptTripps Jul 17 2005, 06:12 PM

I met Dan this weekend at 944fest. Great guy. Here we are driving my car.



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Posted by: CptTripps Jul 17 2005, 06:15 PM

Why were we driving MY car you ask????




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Posted by: CptTripps Jul 17 2005, 06:20 PM

I had a GREAT time hanging out with Dan on Saturday. Great guy, and he has some pretty cool friends.

I wish I could have seen his 914...after our 'teener buld-off' it would have been cool to get a pic of them next to each other.

Posted by: wilchek Jul 17 2005, 07:03 PM

if you need a black cover for your tow hook check out Lowes or Home Depot. Look in the isle with all of the draws of screws and odd bolts. You should see a drawer for plastic cover. If i remember correct, it is 1" and was like 2 dollars. They also have metal/crome ones that can be painted or used with crome bumpers. Your car looks great.

Posted by: whitetwinturbo Jul 29 2015, 09:55 PM

Pretty car. Still have?