Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread Options

[cary]

Today Mark's and Taylor's cars are swapping places so I can give Taylor a hand with the firewall R & R.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=298851&hl=

Logistics didn't work out on Sunday. In the works for today.
Had to tinker with the right rear brakes to get the venting adjustment to come to life on Mark's For Sale Car. Then I removed the half shafts so the car can roll down the road with no engine. In went a pair of outer subs to keep the bearings in place. 2 ugha dughas on the impact gun. She's ready roll...................

With truck waiting for its new transmission, the 914 is my daily driver. Super In Law is pretty used to the car. He doesn't even hold onto the door anymore. LOL.

Matt thanks for the picture. I forget the people shots. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[cary]

Busy Saturday at MiddleMotors.



Taylor : Cut out dash/firewall

Super In Law : Cleaning out parts car getting ready for the next series of parts cut out.

Matt : Putting Barn Find together and shooting shots of 914 Rubber parts installs.

[cary]

When Richard was over visiting us at Rothsport he mentioned he was building a 914-6.
Looks like he built one and took it to Sweden to his Ice Driving School (playground).
I think he's having a good time .................
Let me know if the video fires up if you don't have Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPyXKmigrin/?ta...rsche&hl=en

[cary]

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2502260

Side note : The 2 new cans of U-Pol weld thru primer are the copper based instead of zinc. Error : Either them or me ? Man it's a alot nicer to weld onto. I just laid that washer on the primer and blipped away. No spitter spatter like the zinc.

[76-914]

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2502260

Side note : The 2 new cans of U-Pol weld thru primer are the copper based instead of zinc. Error : Either them or me ? Man it's a alot nicer to weld onto. I just laid that washer on the primer and blipped away. No spitter spatter like the zinc.

I guess I'll give it another try then. The can I purchased on line was mushroomed on the bottom and wouldn't spit a drop out the sprayer nozzle. Ended up getting my shorts in a wad and threw the can in the trash. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

[cary]

I thought I'd catch up on the stuff Super In Law has created in the last month.

1. Rack for bagged blasting media. Old compressor location.


2. Overhead shelf for all the specialty tools I (we) forget we have. Having them behind a cabinet door didn't help too much.


3. Wall unit behind the press to store all the pressing and pulling gadgets that I just bought. Won't be long and the 12 ton press will be replaced with a 20.


4. Then this week he built me some brakes for the rotisserie. After we changed to 360 steel wheels I can move it without much effort. Out of the scrap pile and simple. They work like a champ.




This week Porsche Parade and Emory Campout. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

[cary]

Catch up things at MiddleMotors.

The parts washer is down again at MiddleMotors. Lost the main component. The combined motor/pump. First one they built and sent was the wrong one. $1000:( . I need to now have them build the right one. $1500. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Well, the thing will be almost new now.

[raynekat]

Better raise your rates Dude. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif). Not

[warpig]

I thought I'd catch up on the stuff Super In Law has created in the last month.

1. Rack for bagged blasting media. Old compressor location.


2. Overhead shelf for all the specialty tools I (we) forget we have. Having them behind a cabinet door didn't help too much.


3. Wall unit behind the press to store all the pressing and pulling gadgets that I just bought. Won't be long and the 12 ton press will be replaced with a 20.


4. Then this week he built me some brakes for the rotisserie. After we changed to 360 steel wheels I can move it without much effort. Out of the scrap pile and simple. They work like a champ.




This week Porsche Parade and Emory Campout. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

That is one handy Super-In-Law!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

[cary]

Better raise your rates Dude. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif). Not

I'll stay where I'm at for a while. But everyone is telling me to raise my rate.
With the 1/2 time gig with Rothsport I'm definitely not getting rich, but life is good.
I'm kind of in a weird spot. Not really a body shop. I don't plan on spreading mud on any clients cars, just mine. I'm more of a welder and mechanical chassis guy. Body shops charge about H, welders charge about N, mechanics charge about T and blasters charge about X.

I'll figure it out. I know about where I need to be. Plus I feel I should pass my low rent on to the clients ...............

Heading off to San Francisco for another vacation ..................
Julie and I have been married 35 years today ...............

No plan, staying at sister in law house in South SF.

[mbseto]

Happy anniversary, and congratulations.

[cary]

Couldn't help myself. I was making good time in the Jetta so we stopped to see Freddie at Vintage Sportscar Restorations.
https://www.facebook.com/VintageSportscarRestorations/
https://www.vsrestorations.com/


74 IROC backdate getting a Rothsport 3.8. The paint is stunning ..............
Rektor project on the second lift.


While I was picking Freddie's brain on the less than finer points on the fender cowl area on the 914. Julie had a good conversation with Jeremy.
All she could talk about the next 1/2 hour was how nice and family oriented they were.


Under the cover white 67s.
Topless in the right corner, Freddie's own 59/60 cab project.
Upfront 356. Ricardo was long boarding the nose when we drove up.

[cary]

I have a sickness.....
Going High Performance House and a look at Rich's 914 sheet metal inventory. Maybe I'll find a beautiful cowl for Doug's car.
The girls will be going to one of the sister in laws volunteer deals functions.

Looks like I'll sneak a trip the Chris's (tygaboy) on Thursday or Friday.

[cary]

Trip to High Performance House was an eye opening experience. I had no idea that anyone had amassed that much 914 inventory. The yard out front is full of covered cars and inventory. The building has 3 layers and every layer is full and organized.

Rich started the tour with a walk thru the 914 racing trophy cases. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Then it was aisle by aisle. Frank and Mike from American Pickers would call this a honey hole.

[cary]

Rich has a presence on eBay for a lot of his sales, but not on 914 World.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/hphporschesales/m....=p2047675.l2562

I think an email containing a photo and a Porsche part number would get you just about anything you need. Maybe NOS, maybe used.



FIY. He has a rebuilder for both the 3 port fuel pump and the AAR. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I saw NOS front turn signal buckets too. The list goes on and on.

[76-914]

Like a kid in the Candy Shop, huh?

[mepstein]

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2502260

Side note : The 2 new cans of U-Pol weld thru primer are the copper based instead of zinc. Error : Either them or me ? Man it's a alot nicer to weld onto. I just laid that washer on the primer and blipped away. No spitter spatter like the zinc.

That's the only stuff our metal guy will use if he uses weld through.

[cary]

Last day of vacation before driving home. Julie and I drove up to Petaluma to see tygaboy and his project/shop. My wife Julie and his wife Lori (sp ?) hit it off and disappeared into the house.
I'm not an LS guy, but the conversion is stunning. Workman/craftsmanship is at the next level. If you've followed his thread, it's a creative work in progress. Heavy on the creative .............
Was only going to stop for a few minutes, ended up being around 3 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
From the Tool Whore himself, does he have some tools ............ Lots of them on my wish list. But too many cars in the shop to actually set them up and use.

[mb911]

Chris is a really good guy.. I would love to visit him some day.

[cary]

Doing a little work on Matt's melted harness. I harvested the wires out of my spare harness bits. Extracted some complete units, column switches, ignition, etc.
We'll have them extracted color by color for future repairs.





Like Matt's harness, the solid gray wire had a melt down. Best I can tell it's the luggage lamp feed that ties to the license plate bulbs. It's fused to #7. Hmm.