My '74 2.0 Freshen-Up Project for 2011 RRC, Nothing like hanging it out in public! Options

[Nie Zu Alt]

Folks,

Readers Digest version of the car history - A '74 2 liter with all the options - stock FI, appearance group, front and rear sway bars, on Fuchs but have the original Mahles, MSD & Pertronix ignition, SS heat exchangers, fuel pump relocated to front, etc. I purchased the car in early '08 and have been driving it almost daily since then. While I did tune up's, valve adjustments, and fixed some basic electrical issues, I knew the car needed a bit of work to fix oil leaks, and later a bad rear wheel bearing. Not sure how many miles on engine but best guess is 70K on rebuild paid for by past owner. He "lost" the receipts for this but have plenty that came with the car for a lot of other work.

So, 2 weeks ago, my girlfriend suggested we attend the RRC in Ouray, CO this year. She asked if I could get the car ready and of course I said "Sure!" Only takes time and money, right? With that go ahead, I've been ordering parts like a mad man and have the car up on jackstands. I thought I would start a thread and post pictures so all of you can follow along....and to keep me motivated. Nothing like public humiliation for a motivator!

So here are the first batch of pictures as she sits right now. I did a little bit of work last night - drained oil, removed engine lid, removed blower hoses.



The car was purchased from a guy who lived off of a dirt road. If you think this is dirty, you should have seen it when I bought it. 100% caked on red Colorado dirt.













Since I have to replace the rear wheel bearings, I figured I would change the trailing arm bushings too. I ordered the PolyBronze set from Elephant Racing. Here are the before pics of the rear suspension





And.....since we're doing all this stuff, the GF suggested we freshen-up the interior too. I'll post up pics next along with a shopping list of all that is being replaced.

Hope you enjoy and please feel free to comment