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rick 918-S
post Feb 23 2010, 01:19 AM
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This is my 10,000 post on the world forum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) and the start of a new build thread.

As some may know I purchased a project car for Sandy. She has been wanting a 914 of her own for awhile now. In order to qualify the car had to be an unusual color and not rusted in half. Oh, and it had to be low priced. I have two kids in college and Sandy's working on her Masters.

I purchased a car that was used as a parts donor for Bryanf' car. The color is Revenna. This met the first qualification. The photos show the car is pretty nice as far as 914 rust goes and Bryan allowed me to buy the car right.

I'm traveling to Half Moon Bay to recover the car. My oldest son Aric will be with me. We are leaving March 9th and plan to drive straight through. As part of the trip we want to put our feet on the ocean, maybe check out Chris Julian's Ultima and maybe turn a wrench or two on Rob Ways Dad's car.

Here's a couple of photos of the car. I think there are a few more parts missing than are displayed. I will be hunting for used stuff after I have a chance to see what I have.


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The hell hole has light surface rust!!! No hole!

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Here's the bad... Hit in the front which is the reason it became a parts car.

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Hereis a photo of the new parts that started to arrive today! Sandy was excited enough to go on ebay and make an offer on a set of 2.0 euro P&C's. She offer $ 169.00 and the seller accepted!

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We have been discussing names for her new car. Lots of funny and cool names have been suggested. Sandy was thinkin maybe "Abby" It's kind of a play on words and came from a discussion we were having. It won't happen until the time is right.

It started out as "Alien Baby". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/assimilate.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


So, Here's the start of a new chapter. Follow along if you want.
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post Jul 28 2011, 07:47 AM
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post Jul 28 2011, 09:07 AM
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Rick, how come you didn't paint the whole engine bay?
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post Jul 28 2011, 09:29 PM
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QUOTE(John Jentz @ Jul 28 2011, 10:07 AM) *

Rick, how come you didn't paint the whole engine bay?



I had to stop someplace. I just rubbed off some of the discoloration left from life in the engine bay of a 914. It cleans up nice. I'm not doing a CW job on this. It's a very nice solid car we want to drive this year. Maybe even to the RRC 2011... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) We shall see...
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post Aug 17 2011, 07:18 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Looking real good there, Rick!
I love the reverse switch trick! Genius! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Nov 23 2011, 10:03 PM
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She's starting to come back to life! My oldest son Aric and I rebuilt the 2.0 I got from John Miller in Racine WI. After many months of sneeking in a couple minutes here and there. Sandy and I started the engine tonight. The smoke is coming from the exhaust system. I had it sand blasted and I painted it with heavy zinc weld through primer. It's going to take awhile to burn off.


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post Nov 23 2011, 10:10 PM
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It's alive!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Nov 25 2011, 11:46 PM
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A couple gatuitus engine shots.


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post Dec 10 2011, 03:31 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z-lrIuW934&feature=youtu.be


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post Dec 10 2011, 05:22 PM
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Woohoo! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

You're missing a few parts though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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post Dec 10 2011, 06:01 PM
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Woohoo! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

You're missing a few parts though... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)


Ya, you should have seen the looks we got! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/phone.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) My son Aric and I took turns driving it around the neighborhood. We needed to warn up the engine so we could set the timing. The second video were still not timed. I was loosing the dizzy and discovered the shrink tubing on the connector for the supplementary air valve was dried up and crumbing. I accidentally shorted it with the wrench and blew the fuse on the relay board. If you notice the engine rpm's pick up as the injectors go lean then the engine died. Then I said. Oh oh... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post Dec 10 2011, 09:40 PM
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I'm totally assimilated......
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post Dec 12 2011, 12:17 AM
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post Dec 12 2011, 10:58 AM
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Awesome! So glad to see it move under its own power!
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post Dec 13 2011, 10:42 AM
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Awesomeness. Another one back from the dead.
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post Jan 16 2012, 11:32 PM
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Not too much to update here yet since Aric and I drove the car around without and lights or body panels to be sure that mechanically the was sound. But here's a detail I missed. I decided to locate the fuel pump up front. I like the factory pocket for the fuel pump from the late cars so I added one.

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Also used the battery charger method to clean the gas tank before it was installed.

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I have the heating ducts finished with the exception of the barrel nuts for the cables. Those should arrive tomorrow and the car will be off the jack stands and ready for the paint work to begin.

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post Feb 13 2012, 01:48 AM
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So cars are like a box of Cracker Jacks. There's a surprise in every box. Some good, some not so good. As I started sanding on the car I discovered it had two repaints. I don't paint over a repaint. Todays paint systems are not compatable with laquer based primers and glazing putties. This car had the old laquer base Nitrostan or what the old school bodymen know as Red Cap. So off comes all the paint right down to the steel.

The second not so nice surprise was the dent in the quarter panel that had been stuffed full of filler as deep as 3/4". To make matters worse they attacked the inside radius with a pick hammer!

I spent most of the day bumping and filing. Here's the results.

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Here is a dent that is easier to see. I used a bullseye pick and file to repair most of the damage on this panel.

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post Feb 13 2012, 01:58 AM
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Some of the accessories For my Bullseye pick.

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I added this swivel foot to my pick. When you tip the tool the fixed foot tends to dig in and actually cause indents as your bumping the panel.

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If you turn the bolts on the engine mount bar upside down (head on the bottom) you're less likely to scrape it on a curb and bend the bar.

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post Feb 13 2012, 02:05 AM
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If you turn the bolts on the engine mount bar upside down (head on the bottom) you're less likely to scrape it on a curb and bend the bar.

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Ya, but it's alot easier to install them that way by yourself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 13 2012, 06:25 AM
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Great job on this car Rick. Love the color and know it will put a smile on the faces of many in the months and years ahead.
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