Progress, The 2011 Hershey show gave me another shot of motivation Options

[turk22]

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woohoo!

[dlee6204]

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[OllieG]

Hoorah!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

..ahh just leave the exhaust off!!..I'm liking the 'afterburner' effect!

[Porschef]

Awesome. A fine reward. The slightly extended weekend gives you a little more time to get her ready....
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[saigon71]

Hooked up the shift linkage:







Installed the SS heat exchangers that I cleaned at the car wash 3 1/2 years ago with new copper gaskets:







Installed the Monza muffler that came with the car and the license plate:

[saigon71]

Drove the car for the first time in over three years today. Wow, it was awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Sounded like it was running on three cylinders for a while. Re-seated all the FI plugs. I had dumped a decent amount of oil in the cylinders when the engine was in storage, so one plug might have been oil fouled? Not sure exactly what it was, but I got on it in a straight away, saw a puff of smoke and the 4th cylinder came to life. It is running amazingly well.

Still have some light final assembly to do, need to adjust the clutch and have a few electrical gremlins to work out, but it is 99.9% road ready.

Took a video of the engine running today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-Yr21YXwM...eature=youtu.be

[MrHyde]

WOOHOO Theres some motivation for me to get my bloody motor done.. :-) Well done !

[Porschef]

Priceless. Love the big cheesy "I'm going to Manchester Connecticut on 9/14"smile near the end....
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[hot_shoe914]

Now dump a can of Sea Foam in that bitch and go driving, get her cleaned out.

[914dave]

Bob
Car looks great! Go have some fun with it

[saigon71]

Been finishing up some small stuff while hunting down the electrical problems.

Re-installed the factory drain funnels. Thanks to Donald AKA "HotShoe" for donating a good one with a hose to the cause:



Installed new fender to cowl seals from 914rubber - nice seal:



Installed new engine decklid welting from 914rubber - nice part:



Banged on the rocker panels:



Installed the rear valence:

[saigon71]

Picked up a good used relay board from Aircooled Racing this morning...I was glad they had one laying around they were willing to part with. Cleaned it up and installed it. My fuel pump no longer runs constantly when I put the car in reverse with the engine off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Spent the day cleaning grounds and checking connections. 90% of my electrical problems came from the tail light wiring - it was affecting a lot of stuff. I had marked each wire the way it came off and installed them the same way. Problem is that they were installed incorrectly when I took them off and marked them. Broke out the Haynes manual and was able to identify where the five wire connections back there should go by using the current flow diagram. All exterior lights are now fully operational:







Adjusted the brake light switch behind the pedal cluster to get the brake lights working...the tang that actuates the switch had slipped behind the washer:



Hazards aren't working, but I have a new flasher unit on the way. Other than that and installing window scrapers, the car is good to go. I hope to get it inspected this week! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[saigon71]

Installed the rear emblems. Didn't have any speed nuts left so I cut pieces of fuel injection hose, poked them with an awl and used them for the installation:





Cleaned and reinstalled everything in the front & rear trunks:

[saigon71]

Installed new window scrapers and end caps from 914rubber with new stainless steel screws. Put a dab of grease in the head of the screw to hold the screw in place while installing the inside one:



Dug my heating system out of storage with the new gaskets I made a while back. This is the last part of reassembly! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) :



All I am waiting on now is a new hazard relay. State inspection is scheduled for Tuesday...then I am completely legal! First trip will be to a get a four wheel alignment.

[turk22]

Bob, it looks awesome!

I can't even imagine the satisfaction it must give you to get that thing back together and drive it... I know its inspired me to just dig in and start tackling the things I need to get done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

You done good, now... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Turk

[jsayre914]

GO BOB !!!!!


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let me know if you wanna race (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

[scotty b]

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[saigon71]

Living in the Northeast, I need heat. I plan to use the teener as my daily driver until the roads get salted. Took me a while to figure out how all the pieces went, but the install went pretty smooth. Heater & defrost work very well, but it seems as I always have at least a little hot air blowing in on me. I may need to make a few adjustments:

[saigon71]

Needed an auxiliary 12V power outlet. Tried the stock cigarette lighter, which still works, but it was to big for modern plug ins. I didn't want to bastardize anything on the dash, so I put it under the passenger side of the dash & installed it with tie straps. Picked up a dual spade connector at the local hardware store and ran the wires:











Passenger side sun visor was a disaster. Removed old Velcro, cleaned it up, installed new Velcro and re-installed:

[saigon71]

Update:

After approximately four years, thousands of dollars, countless hours, five small welding fires (including my pant leg once), one minor explosion in the garage, multiple burns, nicks & cuts and a trip to the eye surgeon to remove metal from my eye...I am driving the car regularly.

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I've put close to 1500 miles on the car since passing inspection (and I was on vacation for a week). Overall, the car is running great!

Aside from two drops of oil on my garage floor coming from the taco plate, it doesn't leak any oil. Ordered parts from Pelican to fix this at the next oil change.

Checked gas mileage on multiple tanks and I am right around 27 MPG.

New ignition switch should be installed this weekend to fix my starter issues.

There are a few other minor things to work out this winter, but I would feel comfortable driving this car nearly anywhere once I get my spare parts road kit in order. I should have another month of driving before the salt hits the roads.

I've been getting compliments nearly everywhere I go with it. It pulls hard in all five gears and is a blast to drive.

Thanks to everyone on 914world who helped out along the way with parts, advice and knowledge.

A special thanks to my local guys, JZ and Bryan who helped me out when I needed an extra set of hands.

914world.com rocks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

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