Bringin my '76 back to life, 76 Resto |
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Bringin my '76 back to life, 76 Resto |
mdelwiche |
May 4 2013, 09:46 AM
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Vegas_914 Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 17-March 12 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 14,266 Region Association: Southwest Region |
This thread is going to document my restoration of my '76 which I picked up about a year ago. This vehicle lived its life in southern California and was in relatively good shape compared to a lot of 914's I have seen for sale. The restoration I am doing is not going to be a full 100% nut and bolt concurs rest, but one to bring the car back so I can enjoy it as a driver. I originally started the work back in September, don't know why I didn't start documenting then, I have learned so much from others who have posted their work on here, so all I can hope is that I return the favor to someone else. The first series of post and photos will be to get everyone caught up to where I am now...below is my wife posing with the new member of the family!
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mdelwiche |
May 4 2013, 10:42 AM
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Vegas_914 Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 17-March 12 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 14,266 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Prepping to look at the underside of the car....
Rear disc...brake pads had life left in them, just a lot of surface rust everywhere from its life on the coast... Oil pan was nasty...definitely had some leaks! Doing the first tune up.... I would drive the car for the next few months and it was a blast. It had a few hiccups here and there, but again this is a 36 (at that time) year old car. In July I took it to Carls's Place here in LV to have them do a once over on the car and overall they said the operational health was pretty good. After driving it a few months the leaks starting showing up and they recommended redoing the push rod tube seals and the seal for the oil temp sensor on the bottom of the car was bad as well. Compression was decent but could be better. Also they recommended replacing the drivers fron tie rod and rear trailing arm bushing. |
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