Finishing a green '75, I'm more used to junky cars Options

[McLovin]

Hey all,

I hope it's OK to open another thread about the same car. I wrote a thread about how I got my car and some of the surprises that cropped up during inspection. That thread is here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=307469

But now, I realized I needed an on-going thread for the "restoration". So I'll post more pictures here as penance!

So some background: Most of my life I've dabbled with Jalopies....mostly VWs in poor shape. Piece of crap cars and my emphasis was on getting them running or keeping them running and trying to take a car that's a "3" and make it a "6". Now I find myself with a nicer hobby car that it's at least a "7" and I've never dealt with these kinds of ownership issues. Know what I mean? This is foreign territory for me.

So below are some pictures I took this afternoon. That's the reflection of a cloud in the paint in the first picture. However, you can tell I need to reglue a sail panel in the last picture. Tomorrow (or Sunday) I'll figure out why it's leaking oil, why my Alternator light is glowing, and order some front brake calipers. I'll probably reglue my sail panels too since that's easy. After I tackle those issues, I'll be moving onto deeper reliability and appearance issues.

So check out the pictures. Notice how the window doesn't fit? It is rolled all the way up but it seems to sit cock-eyed and doesn't go high enough. It's very tight against the seal on the right. Pardon the reflection of the dopey looking guy. Anyway, the window is the first cosmetic thing I want to tackle. Seems like the door is bolted up crooked, and maybe the seals in the door frame were put on crooked or missing? If anyone has pictures of how those seals are supposed to go, I'd appreciate a photo.

Other items will involve getting a better steering wheel or restoring one, improving the paint by (possibly) wet sanding it, glueing in the interior, putting on some decals, putting in a new radio, perhaps going to a dual carb setup, and generally making the car reliable enough to take a long trip.

Mclovin

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[McLovin]

Thanks. I think this tells me that these are either extra wires, or they used to run to a blower motor that I don't have. What's funny is this "brown" wire looks blue in the photos. Must be my old eyes.

One of the things that's giving me fits is I can't tell where my B+ tab is on my voltage regulator. Do you have to pull the cover off the regulator to get to it?

Thanks,


PS=> Another quick question. On my old bus, there was a seal that ran around the base of the engine tin between the gap that runs between the tin and the body of the bus to keep the hot air from entering the top side of the engine. My 914 doesn't have one. Can I assume I'm supposed to have one? Or is this more like a "Baja VW" where there is so much ventilation that it doesn't matter?

[mobymutt]

PS=> Another quick question. On my old bus, there was a seal that ran around the base of the engine tin between the gap that runs between the tin and the body of the bus to keep the hot air from entering the top side of the engine. My 914 doesn't have one. Can I assume I'm supposed to have one? Or is this more like a "Baja VW" where there is so much ventilation that it doesn't matter?

It's supposed to be there. Mine was missing too, and I just ordered a new set from 914rubber.

Re the window seal, I hope somebody answers, cause mine looks the same.