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Ice Green 1.8 Rescue, It's 914 wrenching weather again |
Chris914n6 |
Sep 18 2018, 11:34 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,328 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Back story: Car was dropped off at Carl's Cool Cars in Las Vegas based on high recommendations. Their VW specialist rebuilt the motor, bolted it back into the car, then quit. Then Carl splits with the rent money leaving all the cars to be impounded. Owner Eric posts on the 914 FB page he needs a 914 mechanic, @Toast says she knows a guy, and now it sits in my driveway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
My job is to get it to good Daily Driver condition, which involves figuring out the mess left over (particularly the 1.8L FI) and the usual old car fixes. This is my first time working with 914 Ljet so I'm sure I'll be asking questions, plus we'll need some parts that were lost. Parts needed: (will get longer as the days go by) -stock 1.8 banana muffler, gaskets, nuts & bolts. Custom Adds: There are a few goodies on the list... -914Rubber top dash pad -RennShift shifter -Tangerine SS lines Problems needing solved: Time keeps on ticking into the future.... Hello good look'n |
Chris914n6 |
Sep 19 2018, 11:01 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,328 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Day2: Short and messy
I picked something easy and practical for the short first work day... replace the broken pass outer door handle with the key matching set and clean & re-lube the latch. Did you know the stud could break loose and spin? Well it does and it makes removing the lock nut impossible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I started with drilling it like I do a rivet head - stopped making progress when it decided to just spin. Plan B was to slot it with a cut off wheel but wasn't enough meat to hold against the lock nut. So ended up braking off the cast aluminum bits and the stud just fell out. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm2.staticflickr.com-431-1537419702.1.jpg) Now the messy part. The whole inside of the door is covered in a honey like goo. At first I thought is was spray glue for the plastic barrier but it's soft and not so sticky. You can see it covered in dirt on both the latch and the outer handle area. Purple degreaser barely touched it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm2.staticflickr.com-431-1537419703.2.jpg) Gummed up latches, the leading cause of broken door handles. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/farm2.staticflickr.com-431-1537419703.3.jpg) So fellow Fourteeners, when you're told to take your time estimate and double it, this is why. 1 line item done. Adding clean out door drains to the list (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) /Day2 |
DRPHIL914 |
Sep 20 2018, 11:18 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
Day2: Short and messy I picked something easy and practical for the short first work day... replace the broken pass outer door handle with the key matching set and clean & re-lube the latch. Did you know the stud could break loose and spin? Well it does and it makes removing the lock nut impossible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I started with drilling it like I do a rivet head - stopped making progress when it decided to just spin. Plan B was to slot it with a cut off wheel but wasn't enough meat to hold against the lock nut. So ended up braking off the cast aluminum bits and the stud just fell out. Now the messy part. The whole inside of the door is covered in a honey like goo. At first I thought is was spray glue for the plastic barrier but it's soft and not so sticky. You can see it covered in dirt on both the latch and the outer handle area. Purple degreaser barely touched it. Gummed up latches, the leading cause of broken door handles. So fellow Fourteeners, when you're told to take your time estimate and double it, this is why. 1 line item done. Adding clean out door drains to the list (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) /Day2 Brake cleaner works great on cleaning off all that gunked up grease on the lock mechanisms, Do you see evidence of a color change? from the looks of the door it looks like ice green is the original color. goop is most likely a rust proofing spray breaking down. if so there will be plugged holes used to spray in there andseal it back up, mine had that and the door was full of rust!, Phil |
mepstein |
Sep 20 2018, 11:26 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,308 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Day2: Short and messy I picked something easy and practical for the short first work day... replace the broken pass outer door handle with the key matching set and clean & re-lube the latch. Did you know the stud could break loose and spin? Well it does and it makes removing the lock nut impossible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I started with drilling it like I do a rivet head - stopped making progress when it decided to just spin. Plan B was to slot it with a cut off wheel but wasn't enough meat to hold against the lock nut. So ended up braking off the cast aluminum bits and the stud just fell out. Now the messy part. The whole inside of the door is covered in a honey like goo. At first I thought is was spray glue for the plastic barrier but it's soft and not so sticky. You can see it covered in dirt on both the latch and the outer handle area. Purple degreaser barely touched it. Gummed up latches, the leading cause of broken door handles. So fellow Fourteeners, when you're told to take your time estimate and double it, this is why. 1 line item done. Adding clean out door drains to the list (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) /Day2 Brake cleaner works great on cleaning off all that gunked up grease on the lock mechanisms, Do you see evidence of a color change? from the looks of the door it looks like ice green is the original color. goop is most likely a rust proofing spray breaking down. if so there will be plugged holes used to spray in there andseal it back up, mine had that and the door was full of rust!, Phil (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) they used to drill tons of holes and spray the Zeibart crap everywhere. What a mess. |
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