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post Feb 1 2005, 09:15 AM
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come & git it if you still have the need......cheep!

cool. very busy this week but the weekend looks good. did it come out ok?

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now you need one of Engman's aluminum pedal boards

it's on my list, along with bunches of other stuff i can't afford but have to have. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 1 2005, 09:34 PM
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update, for those who care. more progress towards getting this rip van winkle back on the road after 20 years in hibernation.

purchased: new ssi 2.0 heat exchangers, muffler hanger, heater ducts and bursch muffler, all from hph (thanks rich!), for a complete swap from the old, ugly, and poor quality 75-76 exhaust to an earlier 2.0 setup.

ducts needed some cleaning. or maybe they didn't... i just felt like cleaning them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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cleaned and test-fitted. they'll never look this good again.
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heat ducts primed & painted with high-temp paint.
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installed, with much help from my wife, who is 7 months pregnant. yes, i can confirm that the paint on the bursch begins to burn off in approximately three minutes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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on saturday morning i dropped the car, started the engine, and took her for the first self-powered drive in more than two decades. runs and handles good! now the real work begins, making it shine.

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post Mar 1 2005, 09:41 PM
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yeah i had a bursch header on my 82 924 and the spray can or what ever they used just burned right off... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) She is lookin good though- the car- glad to see another making progress.
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post Mar 1 2005, 09:45 PM
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I'm jealous. That exhaust system looks great! Almost as pretty as the pedal cluster.
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post Mar 2 2005, 11:19 AM
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I love seeing another teener saved! Great work! Yeah, Bursch paint sucks! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 2 2005, 11:23 AM
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QUOTE (Root_Werks @ Mar 2 2005, 09:19 AM)
Great work!  Yeah, Bursch paint sucks!   (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

rich @ hph said the poor paint quality was due to extremely strict california regulations on paint. apparently the good stuff can't be used in cali because some obscure species of green speckled worm might absorb the particles and grow a third ear or something (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

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post Mar 2 2005, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE (Root_Werks @ Mar 2 2005, 09:19 AM)
Great work!  Yeah, Bursch paint sucks!   (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

rich @ hph said the poor paint quality was due to extremely strict california regulations on paint. apparently the good stuff can't be used in cali because some obscure species of green speckled worm might absorb the particles and grow a third ear or something (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) I just let mine burn off and shot it with BBQ black paint which didn't last long either. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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post Mar 2 2005, 01:50 PM
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OK, i surrender all forms of 914 ownership. i nominate you for 914 owner of the year for your find and restoration work (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Mar 2 2005, 03:14 PM
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OK, i surrender all forms of 914 ownership. i nominate you for 914 owner of the year for your find and restoration work (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

thanks! i really needed a hobby and this has provided the right amounts of problem solving, messy work, and job satisfaction i needed to keep myself sane. but congratulate me when it's done, got a lot of work to do yet. i just hope the $$ doesn't run out before i'm done tinkering. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

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post Mar 2 2005, 03:18 PM
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Craiglist 1500.00 end all your troubles. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

That is one fine 914 glad to see you doing such a great job on it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post May 2 2005, 01:56 PM
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the saga continues. lots of fun stuff added. look what i got in the mail (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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koni sport struts installed, with adjustable springs. the old springs were terrible, and had a curve in them from the car sitting for 20 yrs. right front shock insert was rusted to the strut. took me two days, half a can of penetrant, and lots of hammering to get it out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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finally got the new zimmermann front rotors installed. also had front calipers rebuilt and polymer coated red by goldline brakes, a local outfit. the quality and craftsmanship are superb.
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euro light kit, and euro-spec h4 headlamps. very bright!
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momo steering wheel (i already don't like it - too small) and nice combo gauge from palo alto speedometer. installed led gauge illumination while i was in there. oh, and i also installed a weird looking shifter that i found somewhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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closeup of the rennshift.
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engine purrs like a kitten now, thanks to new, correct bosch plug wires (old ones were poor quality). that solves my persistent engine stutter.

also installed a passenger side mirror, and new rocker panels and rear valance too. next up: oil temp and pressure senders, and sway bars.

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post May 2 2005, 02:30 PM
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So I went and started your thread from page one, WOW!

What a great job and great find you have there.

Oh and congrats on the upcoming(?) addition to your family.
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post May 2 2005, 02:41 PM
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thanks! we're about five weeks out now, scheduled c-section on june 7th. another boy, making the total 2 so far.

this car has been a good project, i've learned so much. for example, a week ago friday, i fried my ignition switch and had to learn how to read a current flow diagram to find out what happened. things that seemed so daunting before are starting to make sense, slowly. i highly recommend the "project car" as a means of learning stuff.

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post May 2 2005, 03:57 PM
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CHEAP!

Double your money, ask me how.



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post Jun 17 2005, 08:37 PM
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more fun stuff! the oem later style bumpers have been removed. those suckers are seriously heavy, like 100# total for f & r! the car has now been backdated to earlier bumpers w/out knobs tits.

backdated front bumper: check.
passenger side mirror: check.
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backdated rear bumper: check.
euro tail light lenses: check.
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new fog light grilles: check.
camp 914 fog light kit: check.
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dr. evil rearview mirror: check.
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triple combo gauge from palo alto speedometer: check.
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and mucho mucho gracias to craig @ camp 914 for several hours of help backdating the bumpers, and of course for supplying excellent bumpers, new grilles, and the pilot fog lights/bracket kit.

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post Jun 17 2005, 08:56 PM
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QUOTE (double-a @ Jun 17 2005, 06:37 PM)
more fun stuff! the oem later style bumpers have been removed. those suckers are seriously heavy, like 100# total for f & r! the car has now been backdated to earlier bumpers w/out knobs.


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The technical term is "tits' . W/O tits (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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nice job!
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post Jun 17 2005, 09:04 PM
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ok, tits it is. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

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post Jun 17 2005, 09:05 PM
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WOW....little reds. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Jun 17 2005, 09:08 PM
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Seriously nice survivor you got thar, mang!

You need a Triad.. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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post Jun 17 2005, 10:43 PM
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That's the nicest $400 914 I've ever seen!

Nice work, looks great. GO out and drive before you forget what sleep is. Baby yet?
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