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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 13-June 16 From: spokane wa Member No.: 20,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
So I bought this Bumblebee on BAT that was extensively restored around 2000 and has seen little use since. My plan is to drive it, including to Rennsport in 2023 and other 914 events in the future like Octeenerfest.
So the car runs and drives and is in overall excellent condition. It does "hunt" at idle and has a slight miss under acceleration. However, 20+ years of sitting and having original plastic fuel lines has me planning a winter "refresh" geared toward proactively making the car as reliable as possible. Still running the Djet FI which I want to keep. Please add to my list to help with projects I will do over the winter. I will drop the engine as part of this process. Here is what I have so far: SS fuel line kit from Tangerine Racing New rubber fuel lines New vacuum lines New fuel filter Take fuel injectors to Mr. Injector for testing - he is local to me Inspect fuel tank, replace tank screen Replace TPS board New spark plugs and ignition wires Install 123ignition distributor Valve adjustment New fan belt Oil and trans fluid change Send fuel injection harness to Jeff Bowlsby for inspection Brakes seem good, will flush and replace soft brake lines Seat belts re webbed Inspect shifter bushings, replace as necessary Install turbo tie rod kit Install engine firewall pad - was left out of restoration Clock is inop, send to get converted to quartz Replace clutch and throttle cables, keep current for spares Inspect clutch components with engine/trans out Inspect wheel bearings - repack/replace as necessary New tires, set ride height (front is a bit proud to my eye) and align Inspect all suspension bushings Replace side graphic with new from 914Rubber What am I missing? ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 13-June 16 From: spokane wa Member No.: 20,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
I thought I would update this thread with a post mortem of my work on the car and my trip to Rennsport and back.
When the car arrived after my BAT purchase I put a few hundred miles on it. It started and ran ok. Hesitated under acceleration. The fuel lines near the pump were leaking. The front end felt "loose". I ended up making contact through the Bird site with two previous owners and got a better history of the car. Most of what had been done was rust repair and paint and an engine rebuild to euro specs. He also indicated the transmission was rebuilt. More on that later. In anticipation of driving this to Rennsport in 2023 I spent some time over the winter, spring and summer on a much longer list of things than I originally anticipated. This was the original list. SS fuel line kit from Tangerine Racing - Done New rubber fuel lines - Done New vacuum lines - Done New fuel filter - Done Take fuel injectors to Mr. Injector for testing - he is local to me - Done and tested Inspect fuel tank, replace tank screen- Fuel tank was rusty, bought new Replace TPS board - Did this but the Throttle body seemed worn and I couldn't get the new board dialed in so I threw one off of a 73 I have that was in better shape. I need to get the 74 throttle body redone. New spark plugs and ignition wires - Done Install 123ignition distributor - Done Valve adjustment - Done New fan belt - Done Oil and trans fluid change - Done Send fuel injection harness to Jeff Bowlsby for inspection - New harnesses bought and installed Brakes seem good, will flush and replace soft brake lines - I ended up sending the calipers to PMB and did new soft lines and a few of the hard lines. Seat belts re webbed - bought new belts from seat belt planet, kept the old ones Inspect shifter bushings, replace as necessary - Tangerine firewall bushing installed, new bronze bushing Install turbo tie rod kit - Done and more Install engine firewall pad - was left out of restoration - Done Clock is inop, send to get converted to quartz - bought repro clock from AA, doesn't work but that is likely a wiring issue, clock quality is very questionable. Replace clutch and throttle cables, keep current for spares - Done but throttle cable quality on new was bad, put old one back on. Inspect clutch components with engine/trans out - took clutch from another motor I inherited from a buddy that looked brand new and used that. Inspect wheel bearings - repack/replace as necessary - Did new bearings front and rear New tires, set ride height (front is a bit proud to my eye) and align - Done Inspect all suspension bushings - This lead me down a replacement rabbit hole Replace side graphic with new from 914Rubber - Done After inspecting the suspension bushings, I ended up taking apart the whole front and rear suspension and sent the steering rack to 914rubber to be rebuilt, installed new bushings, new bearings, ball joints, turbo tie rod kit and new koni sport shocks. Thanks to @iankarr for his great videos, Paragon Products for the Koni's and 914rubber and PMB for the bushings and other bits. I used this as an excuse to buy a shop press as well :-) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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