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Posted by: autopro Apr 10 2018, 08:22 AM

Hello guys, I am new here to the 914 World forum. I have really enjoyed the topics that are covered here and loved watching all of the build threads and restoration projects everyone has posted.

I just bought a 1972 914 from a friend a couple of weeks ago and I am trying to come up with a plan on how to get this car back on the road. It seems it has been off the road for more than 10 years and it has just sat since then. Luckily it had been kept from the elements so there is minimal surface rust and most body panels are straight.

The engine seems to be missing some components and the harness for the fuel injection is in pretty bad shape. Also the engine seems to be from a 1973 model year because the number on it is EB005705 sad.gif

Now since the engine isn't original for the car I do not know if it's worth to go on an all out restoration or to just do a repaint, fix all the mechanicals and get it on the road again, what do you guys think?

Oh and since I know how people hate threads without pictures here are some of the car for you.

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And this is after I got the engine home on my truck.

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Posted by: Philip W. Apr 10 2018, 10:29 AM

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I know the paint looks rough but it looks clean and straight, good door gaps - take the rocker covers off to see the longs better and take some pictures of the engine compartment and post - if those areas and under seats look good no structural rust I would clean it up, - if your budget it tight I would do a vinyl wrap until you can affor a full out paint job, or paint now - but if you are anxious to drive it , well then go thru the brake system first, check compression on motor, clean , drain etc and reinstall it and drive and enjoy for a while, - but it looks like your friend stopped after stripping it down some to do more work, maybe now if you have time, $$ and space, to do it now- but safety first- new gas lines and hoses, brakes flushed out and make sure new pads and no frozen up calipers, while motor is out it might be a good time to really check it out- do you know when motor ran last and what its condition is?

good luck, you know you will find the help you need here !

Posted by: 914forme Apr 10 2018, 10:47 AM

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Also look in the classifieds or post a WTB ad, as some people are swapping engines like crazy. screwy.gif You might be able to find a good running example to bolt right in, and get you on the road.

Most of the other questions you have to answer for yourself.

And 10 years off the road av-943.gif that was a short jack stand break. shades.gif




Since your new to this place you might notice at the bottom of my posts in my signature, I am poking fun at myself and my family.

I have an engine swap build that has gone off the deep end.

I have one of the oldest 914 restorations or rebuilds know to man.

To paraphrase McMark - A running 914 beats one on stands any day of the week.

Best wisdom ever, get yours running, get it on the road. These cars are pretty easy to upgrade in short time or fix items as you go. And driving these little things is what keeps all of us coming back here. I could never muster all the work I do on these cars if I did not like to driving.gif so much.

Posted by: carking1996 Apr 10 2018, 11:38 AM

Nice car! I love seeing restorations from cars in the shape yours is in.

Posted by: mbseto Apr 10 2018, 12:07 PM

Welcome! Original or not, I lean towards getting it on the road again.

Posted by: pt_700 Apr 10 2018, 12:09 PM

off topic; that's a bitchin' 620 you've got there. takes me back to my youth...

i used to scoff at low rider mini trucks until i loaded my motorcycle into my friend's...

welcome!

Posted by: autopro Apr 10 2018, 03:47 PM

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I know the paint looks rough but it looks clean and straight, good door gaps - take the rocker covers off to see the longs better and take some pictures of the engine compartment and post - if those areas and under seats look good no structural rust I would clean it up, - if your budget it tight I would do a vinyl wrap until you can affor a full out paint job, or paint now - but if you are anxious to drive it , well then go thru the brake system first, check compression on motor, clean , drain etc and reinstall it and drive and enjoy for a while, - but it looks like your friend stopped after stripping it down some to do more work, maybe now if you have time, $$ and space, to do it now- but safety first- new gas lines and hoses, brakes flushed out and make sure new pads and no frozen up calipers, while motor is out it might be a good time to really check it out- do you know when motor ran last and what its condition is?

good luck, you know you will find the help you need here !


Thanks a lot for the warm welcome and advice

The idea is to do a full mechanical rebuild along with paint and body. I'm going to slowly start striping it down and get all the systems corrected. I do not know when the engine last ran, it didn't run back when my friend first bought it. I do know it turns freely and I am contemplating building this motor up to a 1911 with 96mm pistons but I would need to find some 1.8 or 2.0 heads.


Here are some pictures of the engine compartment, I just didn't take any after I took the engine out since I was covered in grease jajaja

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Posted by: autopro Apr 10 2018, 03:56 PM

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And 10 years off the road av-943.gif that was a short jack stand break. shades.gif

Since your new to this place you might notice at the bottom of my posts in my signature, I am poking fun at myself and my family.

I have an engine swap build that has gone off the deep end.

I have one of the oldest 914 restorations or rebuilds know to man.

To paraphrase McMark - A running 914 beats one on stands any day of the week.

Best wisdom ever, get yours running, get it on the road. These cars are pretty easy to upgrade in short time or fix items as you go. And driving these little things is what keeps all of us coming back here. I could never muster all the work I do on these cars if I did not like to driving.gif so much.


lol-2.gif jajaja you really made me laugh. Well I wish I could just get this running quick but knowing me and how I like my cars that won't happen. This little 914 will be getting a good treatment. The day I took the engine out I also took the interior out and it already went to the upholstery shop.

I saw your thread the other day and really liked it, I'm going to be looking more into it because it has some very good information. aktion035.gif

Posted by: autopro Apr 10 2018, 04:10 PM

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Welcome! Original or not, I lean towards getting it on the road again.


Hopefully soon I can get it back on the road, and by original what I mean is not modifying it with a bigger engine and fender flares. My friend got a set of fiberglass fender flares that he gave me with the car and was wanting to do something like this, unless everyone thinks it's a really stupid idea screwy.gif

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QUOTE(pt_700 @ Apr 10 2018, 11:09 AM) *

off topic; that's a bitchin' 620 you've got there. takes me back to my youth...

i used to scoff at low rider mini trucks until i loaded my motorcycle into my friend's...

welcome!


LOL same here, but I love this little truck and I know exactly what you mean about loading motorcycles laugh.gif

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Posted by: krazykonrad Apr 11 2018, 10:30 AM

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Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Apr 11 2018, 12:54 PM

I bought a 1600 pickup in June of 73, then my first 914 in August. Both brand new! Great little truck. Wish I still had it.

Posted by: aggiezig Apr 11 2018, 03:59 PM

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Your project looks like a great starting point!

Posted by: Freezin 914 Apr 11 2018, 06:41 PM

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Posted by: autopro Apr 11 2018, 10:00 PM

Thanks guys really appreciate it bye1.gif

@ The Cabinetmaker, I think there are always some cars we regret getting rid of.

Posted by: Larmo63 Apr 11 2018, 10:16 PM

The engine compartment looks dirty, but doesn't look a rusty mess like most of these cars usually are.

Good luck with it.......and,

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Posted by: autopro Apr 12 2018, 08:33 AM

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The engine compartment looks dirty, but doesn't look a rusty mess like most of these cars usually are.

Good luck with it.......and,



Thanks for the welcome, I'll get some better pictures of the engine compartment next time. I do see some rust up where the battery tray is. I will end up replacing the tray.

Posted by: bbrock Apr 12 2018, 10:20 AM

welcome.png I'll be watching this thread because this car has particular allure for me. Like Larmo said, it's rare to see one of these that is crusty but not rusty. Very interesting... popcorn[1].gif

Posted by: autopro Apr 13 2018, 09:07 AM

bbrock, I'm glad you like it. I sure hope that I do not find too much h rust as I hate having to repair it. They paint on it is really crusty jajaja

Posted by: autopro Apr 30 2018, 08:35 AM

Got the engine semi torn apart and I also started cleaning up the transmission trying to get all the gunk off. Hopefully here next week I will be able to get most of the parts that I took off cleaned and sent out to get sand blasted.

I've decided to build my 1.7 motor to a 2056 and found a great local guy to get the 2.0 crankshaft and some other parts that I need for the rebuild. I also looking to get a copy of the Bug Me Type 4 Engine Rebuild video in case anyone has one for sale. biggrin.gif

I'll be building the engine for street and freeway use but will need to go with Dual 40 carbs, if anyone has any recommendations or tips for me I would love to hear them. Thanks guys smile.gif

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Posted by: krazykonrad Apr 30 2018, 04:21 PM

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Konrad

Posted by: Dion Apr 30 2018, 06:17 PM

Hi Pedro. Looks as good as most of these projects on here if not even better. Does seem to be pretty straight from the pics you’ve shown. Lotsa luck! Keep
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Posted by: Shadowfax Apr 30 2018, 06:53 PM

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From another Pedro beerchug.gif

Posted by: Fatboy007 Apr 30 2018, 09:57 PM

Way ta go man....make it happen! piratenanner.gif

Posted by: autopro May 1 2018, 10:36 AM

@ Konrad, thanks bud biggrin.gif

@ Dion, yeah the body is pretty straight just one issue with a small accident on the left front headlight and a dented left door. At least those will be easy fixes. I'm planning on taking the whole car apart in about two weeks. Only then will I be able to know if there is any major rust repair.

@ Shadowfax, saludos tocayo! jajajaja beerchug.gif

@ Fatboy007, I will man, hopefully soon I can show you guys some progress smile.gif And we are neighbors jajaja sunglasses.gif

Thanks guys!

Posted by: ConeDodger May 1 2018, 08:56 PM

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Welcome! Original or not, I lean towards getting it on the road again.


Hopefully soon I can get it back on the road, and by original what I mean is not modifying it with a bigger engine and fender flares. My friend got a set of fiberglass fender flares that he gave me with the car and was wanting to do something like this, unless everyone thinks it's a really stupid idea screwy.gif

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QUOTE(pt_700 @ Apr 10 2018, 11:09 AM) *

off topic; that's a bitchin' 620 you've got there. takes me back to my youth...

i used to scoff at low rider mini trucks until i loaded my motorcycle into my friend's...

welcome!


LOL same here, but I love this little truck and I know exactly what you mean about loading motorcycles laugh.gif

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Wow! Fellow Datsun guy. PM me your address and I’ll get you that item we discussed. Least I can do for a datsun bro...


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Posted by: autopro May 11 2018, 10:50 AM

That is such a beautiful car Rob wub.gif I was looking for one of those but the 914 popped up and I got it instead. After I finish the 914 I'll look for another 240Z

In fact I brought the 914 home yesterday and had to put the Datsun 620 out in the street mad.gif Why can't my wife just give up her parking spot in the garage?

After I got it home I started tearing into it and removed the fuel tank along with other pieces in there. I was surprised that the fuel tank is in such good condition. Even inside it was really nice and clean.

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Posted by: autopro May 16 2018, 08:49 AM

Some pictures of the disassembly process. I built the stand from some pictures and plans I saw on another members thread and I must say it's pretty awesome. Working on the car like this has been a pleasure and by back isn't all sore biggrin.gif

Here with the help of some friends we got it up onto the stand.

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Someone had asked for pictures of the rockers, well here is the right side and it was in good condition so I am happy about that. The left side is mostly the same.

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And a couple more overall pictures

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Posted by: autopro May 22 2018, 01:54 PM

This past weekend I finished taking the car apart and then cleaned it up a bit. Everything came off fairly easily but I need to buy the socket to remove my front ball joints. Body work to start soon biggrin.gif

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Posted by: ndfrigi May 16 2019, 06:36 PM

Looking good on your project! keep posting ur progress!

Posted by: Superhawk996 May 16 2019, 07:09 PM

You guys have no idea how good you’ve got it with these solid bodies. shades.gif

Posted by: autopro Aug 21 2020, 08:40 PM

It's been a while, but I had to put the car in storage to finish another more pressing project. Now that it is finished I can get back on this full time and starting to look for the next project blink.gif

Now that I'm going to get back on it I need to find someone close to me in San Diego to do my heads, so if anyone has a good person to do them please let me know.

When I bought the car I did not find out until later that it came with some 40 Dual Carbs, a set of 96mm pistons and a 2.0 crankshaft with rods. The guy I bought it from called me up and said that I had forgotten some parts and to go pick them up. Imagine my surprise when I saw what they were. Now my engine is a 1.7 but I will need to rebuild my heads and get bigger valves for them. Hope you guys can let me know who I should take them to here in Southern California.

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Posted by: JOEPROPER Aug 22 2020, 06:37 AM

Surprises on these cars usually are not nice like this... popcorn[1].gif

Posted by: autopro Sep 16 2020, 12:22 PM

JOEPROPER I agree, wish they happened more often.

So I've been doing some of the tedious work of getting parts cleaned up and sent to get them powder coated. I sent them to a guy I had never used before in Tijuana and I was very pleased when I picked them up. He did a great job and had them ready for me the day he said. It only cost me $250.00 for all of these parts.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 19 2020, 12:51 PM

Since my car did not have a front sway bar, I decided to buy the on from GR German Parts Restoration. It was shipped out very quickly and I had it the same week I ordered it. I was very impressed with the quality and the parts look great. I really can't wait to put this on my car smile.gif

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Posted by: autopro Jul 18 2021, 07:10 PM

Ok, where did I leave off so long ago sad.gif , yes I remember, I was trying to restore a 914 biggrin.gif

Added LED's to my gauges and now they are nice and bright, my eyes will be able to see them at night now



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Posted by: autopro Jul 18 2021, 07:17 PM

Had to do a bit of wire repair and paint, I was lucky that the original stamping was still visible on the parts so I avoided painting over those.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 18 2021, 07:30 PM

My homebrew plating operation stirthepot.gif Not professional quality results but I am happy with the way they turned out.


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Posted by: autopro Jul 18 2021, 07:51 PM

Even though the car was fairly rust free, the rear floor section had some pretty bad rust. I bought the replacement panels from Restoration Design and they fit great right out of the box cheer.gif

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Posted by: autopro Jul 19 2021, 12:08 PM

At this point I was happy how everything was fitting so I started welding everything up. When I was done I noticed that I forgot to install the bracket for the back seat upholstery blink.gif Needles to say I had to drill out the welds and put the bracket back in.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 19 2021, 12:15 PM

Here is the bracket installed and the installation of the seat rails.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 21 2021, 08:41 PM

Last week I took my engine on a little trip to LA, some of you might recognize the place. It has been great working with them, Jorge and Carlos have been great to work with.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 30 2021, 10:24 AM

Got my boy some new shoes. Bought these from Maxilite wheels and I think they look great. Sizes are 8x15 and 9x15, tires are FALKEN AZENIS RT660 225/45ZR-15 and 245/40ZR-15

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Posted by: ValcoOscar Jul 30 2021, 10:38 AM

Looking like progress!!!!

With those wheels, looks like you decided to go WIDE-BODY.

Love it...All my current 914's are wide-body but I long for the day I can add a nice original 73-74 2.0 narrow-body to the stable.

Keep this thread updated

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Oscar

Posted by: Root_Werks Jul 30 2021, 02:06 PM

Another build thread, awesome!

This 914 looks pretty solid and even more so now. Nice!

Posted by: autopro Aug 1 2021, 07:38 PM

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Looking like progress!!!!

With those wheels, looks like you decided to go WIDE-BODY.

Love it...All my current 914's are wide-body but I long for the day I can add a nice original 73-74 2.0 narrow-body to the stable.

Keep this thread updated

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Oscar


Thanks Oscar, I am going wide-body. It was a tough decision to cut up the car sawzall-smiley.gif but I love the look, so no looking back now.

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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Jul 30 2021, 01:06 PM) *

Another build thread, awesome!

This 914 looks pretty solid and even more so now. Nice!


Aside from the rear of the floor the rest of the car was pretty solid, thanks smile.gif

Posted by: autopro Aug 2 2021, 10:12 AM

During my kids summer break I put him to work on all those little jobs everyone loves to do happy11.gif

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He actually did a pretty good job at it

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Posted by: autopro Aug 2 2021, 10:23 AM

Primer inside the cab so it doesn't rust again.

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Here it is, ready for the bodywork to begin aktion035.gif

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Posted by: 930cabman Aug 2 2021, 10:43 AM

Another one coming back to life, keep up the good work.

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Another one coming back to life, keep up the good work.


Thank you! Wish we could bring them all back to life.

Work continues on the metal prep prior to epoxy primer. Had to work in sections to get the epoxy primer on before the panels developed surface rust again.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 6 2021, 01:22 PM

A few more. I was able to finish the whole car and now it will be ready for body work.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 13 2021, 03:01 PM

Well now that the whole body has been taken down to bare metal and epoxy primer applied, it went to my friends shop to get the body work done smash.gif . I really hate doing body work and my friend has a really good bodyman and will finish it a lot faster and better than I ever could.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 13 2021, 03:47 PM

Upon arrival at my friends shop, couldn't wait for the work to begin biggrin.gif

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First thing I did was install suspension and wheels to check the fitment of the fenders. At this point I didn't have the front tires, but I got them before the final fitment of the fenders.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 25 2021, 07:14 PM

Now that the car is at the body shop, I can concentrate on working on restoring other parts. First up was the handbrake, it was in really bad shape and thanks to parts availability I was able to get it working again.

Here is what it looked like when I first removed it from the car. It didn't have the spring, handle or any of the internals.

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The hole for the cable was deformed so I welded it up and then drilled a new hole

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Posted by: autopro Aug 25 2021, 08:35 PM

Removed all the paint and rust

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Here are all the parts that I had to get to make it functional

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And the finished product


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Posted by: autopro Aug 25 2021, 09:03 PM

Another thing on my to do list before paint was the front sway bar modification. I bought it from GR German Parts Restoration. Made the bracket for the inner fender well, and then drilled the holes to fit the sway bar. Here I'm checking the alignment prior to welding the bracket on.

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Posted by: autopro Oct 20 2021, 10:19 AM

Lots of bodywork has been going on, here are some of the highlights. Cutting the fenders took a bit of courage, but I love the widebody look so no looking back now.

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Here most of the body work is finished and from here I will be taking it to a garage I have to do the final blocking and getting ready for paint.

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Posted by: autopro Oct 20 2021, 10:43 AM

Got it back to my shop, hopefully I won't have to move it again. It is always stressful to move it with the dolly on a flatbed tow truck. I'm always afraid its going to fall off.

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Front end nearly complete

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Posted by: autopro Oct 20 2021, 11:01 AM

I still had to take care of some details for the floor so I thought this was a good time to get them off my list. I needed to add the hand brake cable guide and the rear bracket for the small cover.

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Then I had to make some of the little posts to hold the floor mats in place.


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All finished on the inside and now it is basically ready for paint, finally blink.gif

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Posted by: autopro Oct 21 2021, 11:39 AM

Finished first round of guide coat and blocking and now the car is in full primer. Ready for the second round of guide coat and blocking, then a third one wacko.gif

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Posted by: autopro Oct 21 2021, 11:48 AM

I turned my attention to the wheel wells to make them nice and pretty before I spray on the Raptor Liner. I already ordered the tintable 4 liter kit and it should show up early next week.

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And some full shots to see it in its current state.

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Posted by: autopro Oct 22 2021, 12:24 PM

Underside of the car is now finished, just waiting for the Raptor liner to show up and start spraying some color beer3.gif

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Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 22 2021, 01:56 PM

There's something about a bare, ready to paint 914 tub that makes my heart flutter a bit. Nice progress!

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There's something about a bare, ready to paint 914 tub that makes my heart flutter a bit. Nice progress!


Thank you very much! I also love looking at cars at this stage. wub.gif

So last week I went down to European Motor Works to pick up my engine case, heads, crankshaft and all my other parts that Jorge was very kind to fix for me. I want to say thanks to Jorge and his crew, they did an awesome job. Here is a list of what they did:
Align Bore
Drill and tap the oil galley holes
Deck the Case
Regrind 2.0 Crank
Rebuild and Balance 2.0 Rods
Surface and CC'd Heads

Set it up on the bench to do a final clean and hopefully start putting it back together next week.

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Jorge also gave me a modified type 1 oil pump but there is always that one fastener that doesn't want to cooperate headbang.gif

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Posted by: Dion Nov 2 2021, 09:14 PM

A body in “white” & a proper power plant. Coming together beautifully Pedro.
Like the Datsun! Keep it coming.

Posted by: TRS63 Nov 3 2021, 02:57 AM

This body is looking fantastic wub.gif

Looking forward to the next steps smile.gif

Antoine

Posted by: 76-914 Nov 4 2021, 04:48 PM

Great build and well done. You move quickly. beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Nov 5 2021, 11:06 AM

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A body in “white” & a proper power plant. Coming together beautifully Pedro.
Like the Datsun! Keep it coming.


Thank you very much Dion! Little Datsun has been with me for a while, I also restored that one and hopefully it will have the 914 join it on the road soon.


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Antoine, hopefully soon I can get it to paint and then start the assembly aktion035.gif

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Thank you very much, greatly appreciated! beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Nov 5 2021, 11:15 AM

Not too much to show this week but I did get a few things done. I blocked the hood and sprayed some more primer on it. I think after this second round of blocking it should be really good. Also got a little bit of work done on the firewall, for some reason it had some small dents that were bothering me so I decided to fix them also.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 12 2021, 11:49 AM

Had a productive day yesterday, I was able to get most of my engine assembly complete. Everything went smoothly thanks to the great work from European Motor Works. Assembly was made easier thanks to all the great resources here and the videos from Ian Karr, thank you for putting out such great content beerchug.gif

Anyways here are some pictures of the assembly process. Frist one is the bare case half.

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Here we have the crankshaft, crank and the permatex aviation sealant all ready for the other half of the case.

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And finally the two case half's joined and torqued. I also installed a Type 1 oil pump that EMW modified.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 12 2021, 11:59 AM

Moved on to cylinder and piston installation, I started with the #4 cylinder. Verified my deck height to be .04 in. and that the cylinders were even to have a good seal with the heads. Everything checked out ok.

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Bolted on the heads and installed my lower cooling tins.

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Installed the Billet Taco Plate I got from Rich at 914 Werke. I love this thing, very well made aktion035.gif

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Posted by: autopro Nov 23 2021, 11:42 AM

I forgot to add these pictures of where I left off that day on the engine build.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 23 2021, 11:59 AM

So before spraying the Raptor I wanted to finish priming the body. I finished blocking everything after the second round of primer and I only found a few spots that needed attention. Here is the 3rd primer round and the guide coat applied. From here I will be blocking with 220 and then 400 and 600 wet and it should be ready for paint.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 23 2021, 01:27 PM

Finally we have some color and most of the hard work has been finished. This week was getting the underside done, I went to the paint store and they were able to match the Raptor to the color I will be spraying on the car. Since I wanted a smoother texture, I modified a spray gun from Harbor Freight by drilling the tip out to 2.0 I also reduced the raptor liner by about 5% and that seemed to give me the texture I was looking for. I was very surprised at how well it covered and how easy it was to spray. I bought the 4 quart kit and I still had a bit left over once I was done. I did the floor, lower engine bay and the wheel wells.

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Posted by: brant Nov 23 2021, 02:14 PM

way to go
saving another one.

and that is a great looking truck!
brant

Posted by: autopro Nov 23 2021, 02:56 PM

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way to go
saving another one.

and that is a great looking truck!
brant


Thank you Brant, some of your parts will be going on this one beerchug.gif

Posted by: Shivers Nov 24 2021, 09:25 AM

Hey Pedro. That came out great, I was wondering about these bed liners as a undercoating. Price is right and being able to tint it is awesome. Nice job.

Posted by: bkrantz Nov 24 2021, 09:52 PM

Very nice. Reaching the point where you are putting on paint, and assembling parts, is a great milestone.

Posted by: autopro Nov 25 2021, 09:02 PM

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Hey Pedro. That came out great, I was wondering about these bed liners as a undercoating. Price is right and being able to tint it is awesome. Nice job.


Hey thanks Shivers, in my eyes it's very economical. The kit cost me $113.00 on Amazon and it came with a free gun even though I didn't use it. Paint for tinting it was $35.00, so $150.00 to do the whole underside of the car is pretty decent.


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Very nice. Reaching the point where you are putting on paint, and assembling parts, is a great milestone.


Thanks beerchug.gif it does feel great to get to this point. I've been studying your build with great pleasure and I will definitely be using it as a guide for when I put my car back together. Yours is such a great build.

Posted by: TRS63 Nov 26 2021, 03:19 AM

The pictures with the raptor look so great..now I want the underside of mine to look like this !! One day maybe smile.gif

Antoine

Posted by: autopro Apr 28 2022, 04:21 PM

My latest set of pictures, painting the interiors of the car. I always find these areas so much more difficult to paint than the exterior of the car. With this done now, I can finish sanding the exterior and will be ready to paint in about a week.

But first I had to build a makeshift paint booth.

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Posted by: autopro Apr 28 2022, 04:29 PM

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Posted by: autopro Apr 28 2022, 04:36 PM

A couple from the engine compartment

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After that I needed to paint the inside of the doors and trunks. Here are the parts ready for painting.

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With basecoat only

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Posted by: autopro Apr 28 2022, 04:42 PM

Here they are all cleared

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Posted by: ValcoOscar Apr 28 2022, 04:50 PM

Great update, love that color beerchug.gif


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Oscar

Posted by: 914Toy Apr 28 2022, 04:52 PM


Likely need new tires.

Posted by: brant Apr 28 2022, 06:16 PM

Beautiful!

Posted by: 9146C Apr 28 2022, 06:32 PM

Don't recall seeing this thread earlier. Comparing your recent paint photos to your starting point is remarkable progress! Well done!

Posted by: bkrantz Apr 28 2022, 07:52 PM

Nice paint work.

Posted by: Dion Apr 28 2022, 09:08 PM

Awesome colour. Nice work. smilie_pokal.gif

Posted by: TRS63 Apr 29 2022, 01:00 AM

Awesome seeing this fresh Paint, what a cool progress !

Antoine

Posted by: Superhawk996 Apr 29 2022, 06:42 AM

Really nice!

Great job on the makeshift paint booth - that makes a huge difference in ability to lay down paint without contamination.

Posted by: autopro Apr 29 2022, 09:15 AM

QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Apr 28 2022, 03:50 PM) *

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Oscar

Thanks Oscar

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Likely need new tires.

I wanted them color matched

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Beautiful!

Thank you very much Brant!

QUOTE(9146C @ Apr 28 2022, 05:32 PM) *

Don't recall seeing this thread earlier. Comparing your recent paint photos to your starting point is remarkable progress! Well done!

Well there has been a lot of stopping and going on the bodywork and paint. Although in the meantime, I do work a bit on all the other stuff for the car. Appreciate the compliment!

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Nice paint work.

Thank you, I have been painting cars since I was in college and I took an autobody shop class. After that I worked at a dealership in San Diego painting cars.

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Awesome colour. Nice work. smilie_pokal.gif

Thank you very much Dion, hopefully I can be at the point you are at soon. I’m trying.

QUOTE(TRS63 @ Apr 29 2022, 12:00 AM) *

Awesome seeing this fresh Paint, what a cool progress !
Antoine

Yes, it is thank you Antoine!

QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Apr 29 2022, 05:42 AM) *

Really nice!
Great job on the makeshift paint booth - that makes a huge difference in ability to lay down paint without contamination.

Thanks! I agree, there is no way to paint a car without a booth. I should have shown a bit more of what I did but I was in a hurry and didn’t take any pictures. I have 2 fans set up, one on the back of the booth and one at the front. The one at the back is set at a slightly higher speed so that I have positive pressure in the booth. The one at the front with the lower speed helps with removing all the overspray and I have filters at both ends.

Posted by: slowrodent Apr 29 2022, 12:41 PM

That's beautiful paint dude... You should be proud. smilie_pokal.gif

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That's beautiful paint dude... You should be proud. smilie_pokal.gif


Thanks man, I'm happy with the way it's coming out but I am even more happy to have this almost done to were I can start assembling the car.

Today I prepped the car to get ready for paint this weekend. I already told my wife not to bother me all weekend because I was going to be busy, you can imagine how that went chair.gif bs.gif

Got the car in the booth and ready for masking, tomorrow I'll do a final surface cleaning and start spraying color. Time to get this smurf painted.

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Posted by: Freezin 914 Apr 29 2022, 06:49 PM

Just started reading through this build, looks great!
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Just started reading through this build, looks great!
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Thanks, glad you are liking it!

So went Saturday to the shop to start spraying and everything was going good until my compressor started spitting out a lot of water. Drained the tank but it would still keep doing it. Had to stop and went to a friends tire shop to borrow his compressor, gotta love my little Datsun truck wub.gif The only problem was that by the time I got back and had it all set up it was too late to start painting.

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Then on Sunday I was at a car show in Coronado and spotted these two beauties, don't know if anyone one here owns them

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Posted by: ndfrigi May 3 2022, 10:20 AM

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Thanks, glad you are liking it!

So went Saturday to the shop to start spraying and everything was going good until my compressor started spitting out a lot of water. Drained the tank but it would still keep doing it. Had to stop and went to a friends tire shop to borrow his compressor, gotta love my little Datsun truck wub.gif The only problem was that by the time I got back and had it all set up it was too late to start painting.

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Then on Sunday I was at a car show in Coronado and spotted these two beauties, don't know if anyone one here owns them

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The 75 1.8 F.I. was my 1st 914 baby. Stacey ( @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=21124 ) owns it since 2017.


Posted by: autopro May 3 2022, 10:21 AM

So no paint on Saturday, no paint on Sunday but Monday was my day. I left work early to go paint the car, this time without any problems. I'll leave the car in here for the rest of the week and on Saturday I will paint the doors and trunks.

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Posted by: autopro May 3 2022, 10:26 AM

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The 75 1.8 F.I. was my 1st 914 baby. Stacey ( @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=21124 ) owns it since 2017.


Oh nice! I did speak with the owner for a little bit. Glad to see that he is a member here.

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The 75 1.8 F.I. was my 1st 914 baby. Stacey ( @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=21124 ) owns it since 2017.


Oh nice! I did speak with the owner for a little bit. Glad to see that he is a member here.


He was at the Temecula Fun Day at Oscar’s former ranch.

https://youtu.be/htkK0s5yvzo


Posted by: Root_Werks May 3 2022, 10:54 AM

That blue....wow! Looking good!

Posted by: ndfrigi May 3 2022, 10:56 AM

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Beautiful!

Posted by: flyer86d May 3 2022, 04:11 PM

It looks great!

Charlie

Posted by: autopro May 5 2022, 06:48 PM

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Beautiful!


Thanks!


QUOTE(Root_Werks @ May 3 2022, 09:54 AM) *

That blue....wow! Looking good!


Yes, it's pretty bright, thanks.

QUOTE(flyer86d @ May 3 2022, 03:11 PM) *

It looks great!

Charlie


Thank you!

Went down the other day and removed all the paper, I couldn't wait to see what it would look like. I'm getting ready to paint the rest of the parts this weekend.

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Posted by: rjames May 5 2022, 07:46 PM

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Posted by: gms May 5 2022, 08:17 PM

great color!

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 6 2022, 06:54 AM

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=21797 - Pedro, Terrific work and color; is that Adriatic Blue? Regardless, nothing prettier than a freshly painted chassis. wub.gif beerchug.gif

Posted by: Dion May 6 2022, 07:35 AM

That looks delicious! drooley.gif aktion035.gif Beautiful job there Pedro!

Posted by: ValcoOscar May 6 2022, 07:49 AM

Love this thread, excellent work.


I have some of my refurbished GT Modified front & rear trunk hinges at plating. Should be back by next Wednesday. So if you are interested I'll have plated (Yellow Zinc), raw bead blasted, or primered available.

PM me if interested

These would look great on your 914

Oscar


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Posted by: autopro May 6 2022, 08:20 AM

Thanks, Glenn and Robert!

Cairo, thanks for the compliments. The color is from Porsche and it's called Shark Blue paint code D5C. I agree a bare painted chassis no matter the car is a thing of beauty.

It does look a bit like candy Dion, I'm not a flashy color for a car kind of person but my wife and kids helped pick the color. Wife says she will be driving this one driving-girl.gif

Posted by: autopro May 6 2022, 08:24 AM

Oscar, those look great I would love to get a set from you.

Posted by: autopro May 10 2022, 07:52 PM

Doors and several other parts painted. Still need to do trunks and miscellaneous parts next Saturday.

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Posted by: autopro May 10 2022, 07:59 PM

Got a little bit impatient and started putting some parts on the car. Brake lines and rebuilt brake pressure regulator from PMB.

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Master cylinder and a few brake lines also from PMB

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Posted by: autopro May 11 2022, 11:32 AM

Now for some of the reassembly bits. Starting with the steering rack.


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Posted by: autopro May 11 2022, 02:04 PM

Rebel Racing front bushing set installed. I used JB Weld to apply the races provided in the kit to the A-arms. I love how silky smooth they feel. New ball joints installed.

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Posted by: autopro May 12 2022, 10:58 AM

Assembly of the front end continues, my goal is to get it off the stand I built before it gets too heavy.

A-Arms and Sway Bar from GR German Parts Restoration installed.

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Posted by: Cairo94507 May 12 2022, 04:08 PM

Looking very nice. smilie_pokal.gif

Posted by: Shivers May 12 2022, 04:45 PM

Beautiful, even love the color. Let me know when you’re ready to ship. wink.gif

Posted by: autopro May 12 2022, 05:32 PM

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ May 12 2022, 03:08 PM) *

Looking very nice. smilie_pokal.gif


Glad you like it, thank you very much!

QUOTE(Shivers @ May 12 2022, 03:45 PM) *

Beautiful, even love the color. Let me know when you’re ready to ship. wink.gif


LOL at least let me get some wheels on it beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro May 12 2022, 05:39 PM

I love it when you get to work on the car all day without getting bothered. Time flies though and before you know it you didn't even eat lunch.

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Posted by: pfreiburger May 13 2022, 12:19 AM

Absolutely beautiful workmanship, really enjoy the progress reports. Also that blue has got me hooked - I might have a new favorite 914 color. Congrats!

Posted by: TRS63 May 13 2022, 03:10 AM

Fantastic wub.gif

Antoine

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 13 2022, 07:07 AM

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Posted by: Root_Werks May 13 2022, 12:56 PM

I like that you're not messing around, getting things assembled so you can drive it.

Better than a brand new 914 for sure!

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Absolutely beautiful workmanship, really enjoy the progress reports. Also that blue has got me hooked - I might have a new favorite 914 color. Congrats!


Thank you, to tell you the truth I was not too convinced on the color but it is growing one me. I was going to go with a different blue that was more gray.

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Antoine


Glad you like it Antoine

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Cheers buddy beerchug.gif

QUOTE(Root_Werks @ May 13 2022, 11:56 AM) *

I like that you're not messing around, getting things assembled so you can drive it.

Better than a brand new 914 for sure!


Well the time that I took off from working on the body I would do little stuff and buying all the things that I needed for when I would assemble. Nothing worse than starting to work on one thing and have to stop because of missing parts. I know it's unavoidable but I wanted to minimize the wait. Thanks for the compliments!

Posted by: autopro May 13 2022, 02:16 PM

Turbo tie rods installed

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Posted by: autopro May 13 2022, 02:25 PM

Now to the rear suspension. I bought the coil over kit from Rebel Racing and I absolutely love it, I could stare at these all day long biggrin.gif

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Laid out everything I needed, I had previously installed new bearings in the rear arms and had everything powder coated.

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I can't remember where I bought the rear bushings from but they were proud of the shaft so I had to sand them down.

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End result

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Posted by: autopro May 15 2022, 01:10 PM

Let's start off with this shot, just a few more pieces I want to install before I put it down on the ground.

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Again, 5-lug conversion and brakes from PMB

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Posted by: autopro May 15 2022, 01:16 PM

Some more rear suspension shots.

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I love this shot with the fat tires.

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Posted by: Montreal914 May 15 2022, 02:25 PM

Catching up on this build thread. Absolutely stunning! smilie_pokal.gif

The blue is spectacular! drooley.gif

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the assembly! Have fun! smile.gif

Posted by: CCE May 15 2022, 04:45 PM

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Catching up on this build thread. Absolutely stunning! smilie_pokal.gif

The blue is spectacular! drooley.gif

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the assembly! Have fun! smile.gif

Wow simply amazing, congratulations smilie_pokal.gif

Posted by: Dion May 15 2022, 07:31 PM

An absolute stunner Pedro! That colour works so well with the arches.
Nice work on the suspension. What size rims & tyres did you decide on? Never mind, just read the sticker on the tyres. Heheheh

Posted by: autopro May 15 2022, 07:47 PM

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Catching up on this build thread. Absolutely stunning! smilie_pokal.gif

The blue is spectacular! drooley.gif

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the assembly! Have fun! smile.gif


I'm also looking forward to the assembly, although I love painting I love the assembly process even more. Thanks for the compliment!

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Thanks CCE, where in Mexico are you?


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An absolute stunner Pedro! That colour works so well with the arches.
Nice work on the suspension. What size rims & tyres did you decide on? Never mind, just read the sticker on the tyres. Heheheh


Dion, thanks again brother. the rims are 8x15 and 9x15, tires are FALKEN AZENIS RT660 225/45ZR-15 and 245/40ZR-15 beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro May 25 2022, 01:03 PM

Over the weekend I got a little bit more done, not as much as I would have liked but progress is progress.

Hung the doors, latch and strike.

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Posted by: autopro May 25 2022, 01:15 PM

Also finished painting the rest of the parts, everything that goes blue should be painted now.

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And my carpet kit showed up, so I was taking it out to make sure all the pieces were there.

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I wasn't even done taking everything out of the box, I turned around and this happened. Guess she likes it huh.gif

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Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 11:38 AM

For the color sanding and buffing I asked a friend of mine for help. He is an expert at it and his job is to go and give classes to body shops around Mexico. Nobody I would trust more than him.

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Hood installed and color sanded

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End result nice, shinny and smooth as a baby's bottom shades.gif I couldn't wait for him to finish and I had to install the door handle to see how it looked.

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Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 11:46 AM

Now that the color sanding and buffing is finished I started on assembling small parts I had for the car.

Tail lights, trunk opener and 914 emblem

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Excuse the dust in this picture, I was installing parts as my friend was polishing the paint.

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Hood release

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Posted by: Dion Jun 11 2022, 11:48 AM

Looking absolutely fantastic. Way to go Pedro.
I’m happy your pup approved as well. :-)

Posted by: slowrodent Jun 11 2022, 12:25 PM

That is really one beautiful car.... Excellent workmanship!!

Posted by: ndfrigi Jun 11 2022, 12:30 PM

wow! congratulations!

Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 01:47 PM

Dion, slowrodent and ndfrigi thank you very much for the kind words fellas!

I know this is out of place and it should have been done before painting but I didn't have everything I needed at the time it had to be done. So here we are and now I have to be super careful not to damage the new paint.

I needed to make the flairs to the side skirts and the front and rear bumper valance. Here is a little bit of the process of how I made them.

First I made some general shapes with cardboard.

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After I get the general shape that I need i take them off and put some packing tape on the inside. These work as my mold.

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Even though the packing tape releases well from the fiberglass I always put a coat or two of mold release.

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Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 01:56 PM

Piece out of the mold and checking to see how they fit.

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And now to splice them onto the existing skirts

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Added more fiberglass to the back side to bond them.

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Then after some body filler and some shaping we have the finished product

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Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 02:05 PM

A few more shots of the work and the semi-finished parts. They still need prime and block sanding to get them ready for paint.

Front valance

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Parts ready for primer, still need to work on the rear valance, hopefully by next week it will be done also.

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Posted by: Dion Jun 11 2022, 03:33 PM

The fiberglass work is absolutely brilliant. Can you please redo my front belly pan to match? Very sharp Pedro.

On another note the “Taxi” has piqued my interest.
VW Scirocco, Audi Quattro or Isuzu . The square body shape at front is throwing me off. laugh.gif

Keep the pics coming!

Posted by: autopro Jun 11 2022, 07:50 PM

Hey Dion, that's my friends AE86, he uses it for drifting and he thought it would be funny if we painted it like a taxi frome here in Tijuana LOL

Sure man, I would be glad to help. Let me know what you need done to the belly pan and I'll do it for you.

Posted by: autopro Jun 14 2022, 03:27 PM

Headlight buckets all painted up and assembled. I did re-use the bushings and adjusting blocks as they were in good shape. Painted with satin gray Rust-Oleum spray paint.

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Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 17 2022, 04:08 PM

That blue, wow.

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That blue, wow.

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I know, it really pops.

Not too much progress this week sadly. I didn't have the original horns for the car so I got these Hella's model H31000001 off eBay

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Headlights in, but need adjustment. I'll have better pictures of the installation later on.

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Posted by: autopro Jun 20 2022, 07:36 PM

Upon test fitting the front bumper the fog lights were not quite centered on the holes of the grill. I had to modify the mounting brackets so that they would be centered.

Here is a picture of the back of the fog light and what the mounting ears look like

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Here is the modification that was made, excuse the ugly welds I ran out of gas and had to use the flux core wire.

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Posted by: autopro Jun 20 2022, 07:43 PM

And this is how I mounted them. But I messed up and now I have to fix it. I need the ears of the bracket from the light to be on the outside of the small bracket that gets bolted to the body hissyfit.gif

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At least they are centered and look really good for some aftermarket fog lights from ebay.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 04:50 PM

I've been working on the war but have been slacking on posting up my pictures so here goes.

Headlight covers before and after. Cleaned them up and let them sit in a bucket with chlorine and water for a couple of days. Hit it with some barkeepers friend at the end and the result was pretty good.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 04:56 PM

Painted and installed the trim with new hardware.

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Side skirts and bumper valances primed and ready for paint

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 05:00 PM

Making sure they fit well before I paint them.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 05:06 PM

I'm going to wait a little while before I paint all those pieces black because I also want to paint my roof while I am at it. For this reason I jumped to the wiring harness. I have been dreading this job for a while but it also has to get done.

Here the installation of the new snorkel.

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Then working on the new washer pump switch. Installation is pretty straight forward and simple for this switch thanks to all the great info that is here on the site.

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Then it was time to start running the wiring harness. Started at the tunnel and worked my way to both ends.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 05:11 PM

Harnes ran through the engine compartment.

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Then into the trunk

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Out the back for the license plate lights with the new grommets.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 05:20 PM

Mounted the fuse panel under the dash, some of those fuses are probably still original biggrin.gif

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Installing the steering column to check that all my lights and the washer pump work.

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Then it was a matter of running it to the front of the car.

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Posted by: autopro Jul 20 2022, 05:31 PM

Doing the euro conversion. I was having a grounding issue by just grounding to the bucket so I ran the ground wire all the way to the harness.

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New spade connectors and wiring the the harness.

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Posted by: Dion Jul 21 2022, 06:58 AM

Nicely done as usual Pedro. Coming along so well. How did you get the front turn signal buckets to shine so well? They look new!
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Posted by: autopro Aug 4 2022, 09:41 AM

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Nicely done as usual Pedro. Coming along so well. How did you get the front turn signal buckets to shine so well? They look new!
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Hi Dion, I cleaned them with Bartenders Friend first and then put them in water with chlorine to get them a brighter white. There were some spots were I used some 600 grit sand paper to remove them but that was about all I did.

Posted by: autopro Aug 4 2022, 09:54 AM

Worked some more on the harness and also the windshield wipers

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Cleaned up and installed

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New hardware from 914 Rubber

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Posted by: autopro Aug 4 2022, 10:02 AM

Grimmy and dirty headlight motors and hardware

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Cleaned up and ready for install

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Posted by: autopro Aug 4 2022, 10:05 AM

And some pictures of the installation

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Some more

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Headlight assemblies

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Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 4 2022, 10:25 AM

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Posted by: autopro Aug 8 2022, 04:24 PM

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Some before and after pics of the airbox

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New seals installed

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All cleaned up and put back together

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Posted by: autopro Aug 8 2022, 04:33 PM

And thanks to Ian for making this video that made installation much easier:

https://youtu.be/Uhs6pedBOXM

Even though my car did not originally come with a grill for the airbox I decided to add it to prevent stuff from getting down there.


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Posted by: autopro Aug 8 2022, 05:12 PM

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Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 9 2022, 06:45 AM

Good call on the grill; should have done that on my build. beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 06:33 PM

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Good call on the grill; should have done that on my build. beerchug.gif


I'm glad a made that call also after all the crap I found inside. beerchug.gif

Jumping to the dash that was all crusty and dirty. Found out I had not ordered the vinyl and the foam for it so I placed my order for those parts from 914 rubber today.

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Cleaned up looking much better

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Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 06:37 PM

The dash material was still in very good shape, I just cleaned it with some soap and water and it looked great. Using contact cement to glue it down.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 06:45 PM

Took the time to add some black to where the air vents come out.

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Double sided tape for the chrome molding on the knee pad

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Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 06:52 PM

That is as far as I was able to get on the dash until my parts order from 914 rubber shows up. I did get to work on other small detail parts for the dash though.

Soaked the glove box with water and then put a clamp on it out in the sun to get it back into shape.

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Took the cigarette lighter apart to clean it up.

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Knee pad cleaned up also, luckily this was also in very good shape. Just used soap and water, I will treat it with a protectant prior to installation.

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Posted by: bbrock Aug 11 2022, 07:36 PM

Oh wow! I somehow missed a whole year of your build. What a treat to catch up. Last time I checked, you had a diamond in the rough, and now, FABULOUS!

And I have to say, only real mean take their cigar lighters apart. biggrin.gif beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 08:01 PM

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And I have to say, only real mean take their cigar lighters apart. biggrin.gif beerchug.gif


Thanks Brent beerchug.gif , this made me laugh lol-2.gif

Posted by: bkrantz Aug 11 2022, 08:29 PM

Excellent work, Pedro. Keep up the momentum.

Posted by: autopro Aug 11 2022, 08:51 PM

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Excellent work, Pedro. Keep up the momentum.


I'm trying buddy, hopefully I will be close to finishing like you are soon. Thanks for the kind words! beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Aug 12 2022, 02:11 PM

I'm happy to report that the glove box is no longer crooked. Leaving it overnight to dry while clamped did the job. Now I need to get some flock because the inside is still nasty from all the rat piss icon8.gif

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Posted by: autopro Aug 12 2022, 02:24 PM

Since I will be waiting for parts to arrive for the dash I decided to clean all the air ducts. Off into a bucket of warm soapy water they go. Amazing how much dirt is coming off these, couldn't imagine not taking these apart to clean them properly from the inside.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 12 2022, 02:26 PM

Forgot to take before pics of these but they were just as dirty as everything else.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 24 2022, 03:48 PM

Wow a couple of weeks and I am really lagging on my updates yellowsleep[1].gif

The parts I ordered from 914 Rubber showed up in just a few days so I go on the dash to get it finished.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 24 2022, 03:57 PM

Ian, thanks for the great video on how to upholster to dash. It made this job quick and easy and it came out looking great. The dash also came from 914 rubber and it looks fantastic. Here are some pictures of the dash installation.

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This pictures shows the rubber seal between the dash and the windshield.

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Now to deal with the wiring harness and all the accessories.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 24 2022, 05:11 PM

Time to pause and clean the air controls. Cleaned up the electrical terminals, surface rust on the metal parts, painted the face, lubed the cable guides, new grommet and new knobs.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 24 2022, 05:48 PM

Well, it's starting to look like a car inside now, and I can't wait to finish putting it together. Still quite a ways to go yet though blink.gif Here I installed the knee pad, switches, air controls, air registers and started sorting out the wiring.

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I'm pretty happy with how things are lining up with little tweaking right now. Will work on it some more to get a better fit on some parts.

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Couldn't wait, had to test my newly installed light switches.

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Posted by: Dion Aug 24 2022, 06:22 PM

This car is soooo nice. That front end is sweet.
Just awesomeness Pedro!

Posted by: autopro Aug 24 2022, 07:31 PM

Thanks Dion! Talking about the front end, I need to get up and finish sanding and painting the bumpers and other parts. I have just been lazy doing it and was focusing on putting the car back together.

Posted by: autopro Aug 26 2022, 04:23 PM

Instruments are in and starting hooking up the harness to the back of them. Starting to come alive slowly. smile.gif

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Posted by: autopro Aug 26 2022, 04:27 PM

Also worked on getting the air ducts in and starting to adjust the cables from the levers in the dash.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 28 2022, 01:45 PM

Next was the installation of the air ducts, but first I had to re-work the clamps.

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Posted by: autopro Aug 28 2022, 02:05 PM

The air hoses I ordered where from URO Parts in 60mm Part# 644 572 971 00, Part SKU URO-010423 in 1500mm length. The other one was 50mm Part# 911 211 274 00, Part SKU URO-010451 in 720mm length.
I was surprised how close these are to the originals.

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Posted by: pfreiburger Aug 28 2022, 08:46 PM

Wow, just wow! Really enjoying following the progress of your beautiful build. Thanks for taking the time to share your work.

Posted by: 914GTSTI Aug 29 2022, 12:58 AM

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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 01:56 PM

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Wow, just wow! Really enjoying following the progress of your beautiful build. Thanks for taking the time to share your work.


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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 02:10 PM

Here's another one of those, I should have done this before. But in my rush to get the car painted I decided to wait to do it later. Here I had to make new brackets for the rear bumper so that it would line up correctly. I am also fixing some of the edges so that all the gaps are even and that they are straight. I knew I should have done this before, it's not fun working on a freshly painted car without scratching it.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 02:14 PM

Got my gas gauge working, the fuel sending unit was stuck so I left it soaking in some gas overnight and it loosened up.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 02:18 PM

It's the little things that slowly bring this car back to life.

Trunk light

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Seatbelt light is fully operational now with the seatbelts.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 02:38 PM

Axle time laugh.gif

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Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 02:42 PM

Getting these put back together without smearing grease all over the place was difficult, lots of paper towels were required. huh.gif

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Posted by: Root_Werks Sep 6 2022, 02:47 PM

It's really coming together! What a great color as well!

Posted by: autopro Sep 6 2022, 04:50 PM

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It's really coming together! What a great color as well!


Thanks there bud, it is coming together but if I remember correctly it came apart much easier and faster WTF.gif

Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 09:41 AM

Started polishing my windows, I found a product at Walmart that is used to clean and polish glass cooktops. I used it with my sponge polishing pad and it worked great.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 10:02 AM

I was rebuilding the door stays and to fix the difference in the diameter from the pin to the hole in the arm I used the metal end of a glass fuse.

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The diameter fit exactly.

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Glued it in with some GB Weld and then grinded the end off.

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And the finished product.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 10:29 AM

Cleaned up my door window lifts and lubed them with garage door lube.

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Posted by: DRPHIL914 Sep 7 2022, 10:48 AM

WOW! so much fun seeing it all come together, you're nearing completion! so many fun small details, looks like you havnt overlooked anything for sure. Is the motor ready to go back in? Axel rebuild is messy for sure!. you'll be back on the road soon.

Phil

Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 10:55 AM

Ok, so seeing all the recent stuff about the door quarter glass seals in the threads lately made me a little bit scared about tackling this job. Luckily I still had my original seals that were in ok shape and they helped me see how I needed to modify the 914 rubber seals.

First I extended the groove for the frame, here you can see it at the bottom.

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Then came the recess for the front bracket. I trimmed both recesses with an x-acto knife.

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Recess for the rear bracket

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Then I had to do some trimming at the front of the seal so that it would sit properly over the metal edge on the door. Just a tiny bit with the x-acto and it was fitting nicely.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 11:00 AM

Made sure the seal was fitting well in the door before trying to install it with the frame and glass. The trimming was necessary to get it to fit correctly from the begining.

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Posted by: DRPHIL914 Sep 7 2022, 11:02 AM

nice work on those window seals it can be one of the least favorite jobs installing those and the triangle glass and seals, its up there next to air box installation and having your teeth pulled! Hard to believe its been 4 years since your first post!!

Posted by: DRPHIL914 Sep 7 2022, 11:03 AM

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sorry somehow on refreshing my screen it double posted,

Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 11:04 AM

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WOW! so much fun seeing it all come together, you're nearing completion! so many fun small details, looks like you havnt overlooked anything for sure. Is the motor ready to go back in? Axel rebuild is messy for sure!. you'll be back on the road soon.

Phil


Hi Phil, the motor still isn't ready, I need to finish setting up the valve geometry and I haven't bought my adjustable pushrods yet. I need to talk to George at European Motorworks so he can send me a set. Other than that I should have everything else to finish it. beerchug.gif

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nice work on those window seals it can be one of the least favorite jobs installing those and the triangle glass and seals, its up there next to air box installation and having your teeth pulled! Hard to believe its been 4 years since your first post!!


Yes, 4 years is a long time. I did stop working on it for about 1 year because I had another project and then I moved also. LOL tell me about the airbox and these seals, at least it hasn't been as bad because I was well prepared from all the great threads on this site.

Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 11:14 AM

Even after the initial trimming, when I put the window into the frame with the bracket I still got a bulge. Took it apart for some more trimming until the bulge was gone.

Here in this picture you can see the bulge right above the bracket.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 7 2022, 11:20 AM

After all the trimming was done, I was able to get the windows into the frames and the brackets installed, this was about 2 hours worth of work to get them to this stage.

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Installed the window lift, door stays and inside door handle.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 8 2022, 01:31 PM

Kept going with my doors yesterday and got quite a bit along. The quarter window and frame went in without too much trouble using some soap for lubrication. Per instructions on here I wrapped it in packing plastic so it wouldn't slip out of the seal.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 8 2022, 01:37 PM

From there I moved onto the door window installation. Cut and trim all the new 914 Rubber parts, the aluminum channel, window scrapers and seals.

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I had to do a little bit of adjustment on the end cap because it wasn't lining up with the aluminum channel.

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Posted by: kerensky Sep 8 2022, 01:44 PM

Wow, I just skimmed this thread from work, but had to reply so I can find it later and refer back. Wish I had the time and funds to go this deep on mine.

Posted by: autopro Sep 8 2022, 01:45 PM

Then I added a couple of strips of sound deadener material.

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Next install door windows and make sure they roll up and down without binding. The garage door lubricant I used seems to have worked out well. Pretty happy with the window fitment but I really can't do any more adjustment on it until I get the top on and all the seals installed.

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Here is a shot of the outer seals installed and trimmed.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 8 2022, 01:54 PM

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Wow, I just skimmed this thread from work, but had to reply so I can find it later and refer back. Wish I had the time and funds to go this deep on mine.


Well I started buying all the parts for my car from the beginning slowly so it wouldn't hurt as much. Once I had most of what I needed then I really started working on the car. Now it's just a matter of putting time into but doing it myself has really helped with the budget. Hope to see your car on here beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Sep 8 2022, 01:56 PM

Couple last ones at the end of the day.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 9 2022, 02:59 PM

Moving forward, door seal installed.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 9 2022, 03:04 PM

Onto the targa seal, good thing 914 rubber had a how to video on this. Had to trim a bit of the metal in order for the seal to fit.

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Fitting nice

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Posted by: autopro Sep 9 2022, 03:11 PM

Well getting the targa seal on wasn't that bad, the most difficult part was getting the sides in the metal rails to sit properly. That is what took the longest as I was being careful not to scratch the paint on them. I wanted to check the fitment with the window and at first this is how it was.

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I started playing with it and my solution was to push the window up and then lean it backwards a little bit. This gave me a much better seal but I will play with it some more once I put the car back on the ground.

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The rear seal is just in place to check the alignment of the window, I'll do a final fit and trim when I get my targa top on. One down, one to go smile.gif

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Posted by: autopro Sep 27 2022, 12:40 PM

Well I got quite a bit done this past week, first I finished the body work on the bumpers and side skirts and then I painted them. Forgot to take pics after I painted all the parts sad.gif
Mounted all the parts to make sure everything still lined up well.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 27 2022, 12:43 PM

Then came the big moment after 4 years on the dolly it was time to put the 914 back on the ground.

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Wheels on

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Posted by: autopro Sep 27 2022, 12:45 PM

Finally back on the ground beer3.gif

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Posted by: autopro Sep 27 2022, 04:30 PM

All the painted parts back on. Didn't paint the rear balance because I still don't have the muffler I will be running and I will need to modify it for where the pipes will come out.

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Posted by: autopro Sep 27 2022, 04:33 PM

More

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Not sure if I am going to paint these black or not idea.gif

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 12:12 PM

New seals and headliner installed.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 12:46 PM

From there I jumped on the engine lid, first I had to paint black under were the grills will be

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 12:54 PM

There's many pieces and trims going on with the engine lid, it actually took me all day to put it together.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 01:01 PM

All done and ready to go on the car.

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It latches and everything biggrin.gif

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 01:03 PM

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Posted by: tygaboy Nov 7 2022, 01:04 PM

NICE panel gaps! Great work... wub.gif

Posted by: slowrodent Nov 7 2022, 01:21 PM

Excellent work... Beautiful car. Love the paint work!

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NICE panel gaps! Great work... wub.gif


Thank you very much, quite an honor coming from you! beerchug.gif

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Excellent work... Beautiful car. Love the paint work!


Awesome, glad you are liking it beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 01:30 PM

Then it was time to add the rain tubes and while I was in there I installed the torsion rods for the trunk lid, not fun and very difficult to do without worrying about damaging something.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 02:14 PM

Now it was time to start working more on the interior. I was waiting until I had my windows in and the top installed just because everything gets very dusty here in the shop. Started with the sound deadener.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 02:18 PM

Don't know why I didn't take more pictures of the vinyl coverings, but this is the only one I found.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 02:40 PM

Carpet installation

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 02:55 PM

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Posted by: ndfrigi Nov 7 2022, 02:56 PM

amazing build!

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amazing build!


Thank you very much beerchug.gif

Here are some shots for the installation of the brake lever.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 04:11 PM

Then I installed the back pad and the seats.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 04:13 PM

New seatbelt stickers from 914 rubber

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 04:16 PM

For some reason I liked this shot

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 04:41 PM

Seat belt and coat hook

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Don't know the name of this but I got it installed and the little screws are a real pain, then I had to take it out because I installed the latches the wrong way around headbang.gif

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Posted by: autopro Nov 7 2022, 04:47 PM

Test fitting the shifter and heater lever to start trimming the carpet for the center tunnel. Also needed to fit them so I could see how I was going to attach the center console.

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Posted by: dstudeba Nov 7 2022, 05:28 PM

Looking good! Have bookmarked this thread and look forward to reading the entire thing later. I might hit you up for some of your suppliers as I am in IB which is probably close to you.

Posted by: bkrantz Nov 7 2022, 08:06 PM

Looking great!

Posted by: autopro Nov 8 2022, 09:45 AM

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Looking good! Have bookmarked this thread and look forward to reading the entire thing later. I might hit you up for some of your suppliers as I am in IB which is probably close to you.


Yes, let me know if you need any help, I am in Spring Valley so not far from you.



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Looking great!


Thanks, I have to say that I follow your thread very carefully and it has helped immensely. beerchug.gif

Posted by: autopro Nov 8 2022, 10:03 AM

My car did not come with a center console but since I really like the look of them I decided to add one. I bought the console from AA and I really like the way it looks and how it is made. My car didn't have the wiring for the instruments or the heater indicator in the harness, so I had to wire all those up also.

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Wiring on the backside of the instruments

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Posted by: autopro Nov 8 2022, 10:35 AM

Her it is all wired up. Brackets were made to attach to the existing bolts for the heater lever and the shifter, this way no holes were drilled into the center tunnel in order to mount the console. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of the little brackets that I made.

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Here just making sure that everything works as it should.

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Posted by: autopro Nov 8 2022, 10:47 AM

Then after some clean up.

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The joy of seeing it all nice and tidy didn't last long because I had to remove the console to start working on the center tunnel carpet. Now that I had all the wiring and brackets made, I could fit the carpet. Since I know I might have to take the carpet off again in the future i decided to affix it with Velcro instead of glue.

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Posted by: dstudeba Nov 8 2022, 01:08 PM

Very clean!

Yes Spring Valley is very close, I will take you up on your offer when I start work in earnest on mine. Look forward to seeing it when you are done and taking it out in public!

Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 11:50 AM

I got called out by Dion for not keeping up to date on my build thread chair.gif so here goes. I have been working on the car and it's almost finished but I will try and put up the pictures I have in sequence.

For a 72 the correct sill plates should be silver but I wanted to keep with the blacked out look so I decided to purchase the black set from 914 rubber.

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Then continuing the installation of the center console, I followed some other posts that I found that were very helpful and installed the amp inside the console.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 12:11 PM

I had to modify my 1.7 engine tins for the new 2.0 heads.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 12:15 PM

Here they are all painted and installed, after this I was able to get on with finishing the engine in order to do a test run.

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Fan shroud and alternator installation

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 12:21 PM

Doing a final valve adjustment and making sure the valve geometry is correct.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 12:32 PM

Carburetor installation next.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 01:32 PM

At this stage I was pretty much ready to test run the engine. I extended the wires from the car to the engine that I had mounted on blocks to the side. Hooked up the fuel pump to a gas can and she was ready to go. I was surprised that it fired up right away without cranking the engine over too much.

I had a small oil leak coming from the oil pump so I removed it and put a new gasket in that was a little bit better and it cleared it right up. I kept running the engine like this for a couple of days while adjusting the carburetors and the timing. After I was satisfied that everything was ok it was time to get it into the car.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 01:36 PM

But before I put it back into the car I cleaned up the transmission. I had previously sent it to a shop that checked to make sure everything was ok and installed all new seals and gaskets.

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Posted by: autopro Feb 2 2023, 01:43 PM

Sneak peek. beerchug.gif

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Posted by: 76-914 Jan 7 2024, 10:20 AM

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Sneak peek. beerchug.gif

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@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=21797 Any updates?

Posted by: Montreal914 Jan 9 2024, 02:29 PM

Shows last active February 2023 on his profile... sad.gif

Such a beautiful build, would love to see the car in person. smile.gif

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