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post Sep 18 2010, 07:09 PM
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I bought a z-green 74 and am in the process of sorting it out to run. I am replacing everything that is missing and not correct. I started sorting out the fuel injection and found the fuel pump moved to the front of the car with a piece of zip cord run through the tunnel from the rear to power the pump. All of this was mounted on the front suspension pan cover.

Wonder why this door rotted out? It is completely covered with 1/2 " carpet pad. Every surface had pad glued down including the bottom of the door where the drain holes were. Both door were done like this. Back wall had same carpet pad behind the molded wall.


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post Sep 18 2010, 07:40 PM
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I think the saddest part is that the DAPO thought he was improving the car
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post Sep 18 2010, 08:57 PM
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Oh my... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)
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post Sep 18 2010, 10:20 PM
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20 years from now there will be a thread showing pictures of rusty 914's with dynamat all over them and the comments will be the same...

Just sayin'...
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post Sep 19 2010, 03:07 AM
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Well, if the comments fit. . . .
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post Sep 19 2010, 04:28 AM
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QUOTE(70_914 @ Sep 19 2010, 12:20 AM) *

20 years from now there will be a thread showing pictures of rusty 914's with dynamat all over them and the comments will be the same...

Just sayin'...


I don't agree. That carpet foam was just a sponge that held water and Mark said the drain holes were plugged. Dynamat doesn't hold any water. Also I think that any 914 that is being restored today will most likely be stored in a garage vs outside in the elements for the last 40 years.
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post Dec 17 2013, 10:44 AM
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I know I'm digging up an old thread...but this seemed like the most appropriate place to show these gems off.

"I don't have a half-inch bolt....lets use a four-inch bolt with an assortment of washers."
(I didn't think this bolt would ever end.)
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"I'm not sure what this is. Just wrap it in duct-tape, copper pipe insulation, and some zip-ties."
(Used as a hood release.)
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"Hmm....a cork. Yeah...that's the ticket!"
(I love that there are two washers on either side of this...)
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post Dec 17 2013, 10:52 AM
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Beaded lamp pull chain must meet all of the structural requirements for use as a throttle cable! Right?????

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post Dec 17 2013, 10:58 AM
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I wonder how many of us have a background in VW ownership... When I was buying and selling bugs, all that stuff was par for the course. You expected to see something hacked up.
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post Dec 17 2013, 01:11 PM
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QUOTE(monkeyboy @ Dec 17 2013, 11:58 AM) *

I wonder how many of us have a background in VW ownership... When I was buying and selling bugs, all that stuff was par for the course. You expected to see something hacked up.


Stuff like that was our definition of "Fahrvergnugen."
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post Dec 17 2013, 04:39 PM
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exactly.
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post Dec 17 2013, 06:15 PM
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facet fuel pump mounted on the pass side engine tin inside the engine compartment and plumbed with cloth (deteriorated) covered fuel line.
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post Dec 18 2013, 07:13 AM
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From the "Department of Redundancy Department"
Same number of tap-screws on both sides. I guess they had the screws. Why not use them all?


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post Dec 18 2013, 07:34 AM
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Wow...those need to go in the "bad parts museum". The cork piece is a work of art! And the original one? The carpet in the door? That door had to weigh a TON when it rained. Although the lamp chain.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

Wish I still had pics of my '73 2.0 parts car from waaay back. The sail panels were repaired with black tar and then roofing material over the top (tar paper I think...). It wasn't a BAD job...didn't realize it until I took the near-perfect trim pieces off....
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post Dec 18 2013, 10:43 AM
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QUOTE(CptTripps @ Dec 18 2013, 05:13 AM) *

From the "Department of Redundancy Department"
Same number of tap-screws on both sides. I guess they had the screws. Why not use them all?


That looks like Renegade's work; everything I touch is slammed into the body with tek screws (or fat-head rivets). Even their cable shifter is just tek'ed to the centre tunnel.
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:29 PM
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I wish I would have gotten a picture of my 911's seatbelt receivers while they were still in the car, some DAPO attached them to the car with bondo.
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:52 PM
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I wish I would have gotten a picture of my 911's seatbelt receivers while they were still in the car, some DAPO attached them to the car with bondo.

That sounds like the work of a Darwin Award candidate... Just how much Bondo was there?
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post Dec 18 2013, 05:36 PM
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It is good to see the handy work of FORMER rocket scientists in action.
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:34 AM
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Here's another good one.

Looks like 3 attempts at getting the spoiler in the right place...and then a tube of silicone was used without ever touching the fiberglass. Kinda like a "reverse moat" around the holes.


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post Jan 17 2014, 07:05 AM
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