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pneuhyde
post Mar 15 2015, 01:41 AM
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But I wasn't done today.
Swapped out the existing tail shifter for my side shift shifter assembly to go with my Side Shift tranny coming from my old car.
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And that allowed me to start in on my carpet kit install.

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And tomorrow - Center Console ???
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post Mar 15 2015, 12:36 PM
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Sent the '75 to the shop in February to get a good engine a-z tune-up and give my garage some room for a few house remodel projects. 914 has less than 49k original miles. Attached Image
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post Mar 15 2015, 12:39 PM
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I thought about mine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I work too fuchin' much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Mar 15 2015, 08:41 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Very nice Sunday evening for a drive.

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post Mar 15 2015, 09:23 PM
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QUOTE(matthepcat @ Mar 15 2015, 07:41 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Very nice Sunday evening for a drive.

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I also went for a Sunday drive (sorry no pics) up to Alice's Restaurant in Woodside. No teeners there, just one other 1970's Bavarian (BMW 2002), so I moved on outta there and hit the twisties along Skyline blvd.

Nice day indeed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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post Mar 15 2015, 10:42 PM
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Put together my center console from a few different pieces and laid it in looks. Not permanent yet, but pretty happy with it.
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post Mar 16 2015, 09:49 AM
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I did not make it to Florida for the event. But my daughter and I also went cruising on Sunday. It was a very beautiful southwest day, 75 degrees and sunny. This is the 1-10 rest stop at the top of the mesa as you are coming east bound into Las Cruces, New Mexico. In the background is a giant 40 foot Roadrunner made from recycled materials. (ie. computer parts, shoes, car parts, tires, etc.)

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post Mar 16 2015, 10:53 AM
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post Mar 16 2015, 02:14 PM
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Drove the 'BB' to the Chiropractor's office. Gonna try to get the rocker panels reinstalled today (when the temperatures cools off a bit)
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post Mar 16 2015, 04:06 PM
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Mounted and tested my LED rears and fronts. Working great and really bright. The front LED White runners actually light up the road. Money well spent. Now for my LED gauges......
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post Mar 16 2015, 04:37 PM
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Still blasting and painting parts
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post Mar 16 2015, 08:59 PM
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Well not today, but this weekend I pulled and cleaned the plugs ... again. It runs so rich that I've made this is a regular recurring maintenance item, even with only garage idle runs. AFR hovers around 11.8 when it runs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I'm beginning to think perhaps I have something set incorrectly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

That will be fixed, soon. Also tried a new O2 sensor but the computer still says its out of range. Now I likely have two good Bosch wideband O2 sensors. I'm actually thinking the engine size is wrong in the general settings that calculate the "fuel required" (this is a megasquirt) since it seems to think it's a 350 cubic inch 6-cylinder! Tried to change it but it asked for info I don't know, something to do with the injector sizes - so I need more info and don't want to mess with it too much in my ignorance.

The other thing I did was find where the oil temp sensor is and pull it out to replace it, since I feel it's the most likely culprit for why I don't have oil temp reading anywhere (either on the VDO gage or by the computer). It might even be preventing the computer from ever exiting cold start mode. I was all proud of myself for finding it on a parts diagram then locating it essentially blind (this is a 3.2 by the way) and feeling by hand. The VDO sensor is dated May of '86. I'd say it's a safe bet that it is original.

Now here's the funny part: I didn't realize that even without pressure, oil will steadily seep out of the hole when you remove the temp sensor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)

To paraphrase The Onion, the headline could read: "Oil Spill Improves Area Man's Garage Floor Viscosity" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) I caught it after about two quarts got all over the floor. Better than the whole 3+ gallons of it!

Hells bells, at least I learn.
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post Mar 17 2015, 12:06 AM
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I tore into my dash all weekend and got a lot of stuff done. I wanted to do the dash top with 914 Rubber vinyl, put a new powder coated gauge panel in, fix a few issues, and…. I installed the JWest foglight kit, which was actually simple. Foglight switch lights up and fogs work now. The way to do the wiring is with a good full color schematic and take tons of pictures of the backs of the gauges before you start pulling wires off.

(I broke my windshield being too aggressive cutting some of the butyl rubber out, the last two inches, fuch)

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post Mar 17 2015, 12:07 AM
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post Mar 17 2015, 12:10 AM
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Was it asking for sizes or injector dead times? big difference.
Im not super familiar with megasquirt or the tuner suite that comes with it.
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post Mar 17 2015, 02:28 AM
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Blue '73:

Put a new antenna on, and also new door wedges. I used to have to slam the passenger door shut. Now it closes perfectly!

Silver '74:

Tore into the dash to try and fix the trip meter reset cable. Made some progress on it, but it's still not working right... I can now get it to work with the gauge panel pulled off, but when the panel is put back in place it caused the cable to flex, and then it won't spin.



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post Mar 17 2015, 10:55 AM
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Mike, I had the same issue when I reinstalled the gauges in the 'BB'. You need to really jam the shaft of the cable deep into the speedo, then make sure the plastic collar snaps tight into the hole.
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post Mar 17 2015, 11:24 AM
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Mike, I had the same issue when I reinstalled the gauges in the 'BB'. You need to really jam the shaft of the cable deep into the speedo, then make sure the plastic collar snaps tight into the hole.


Yeah, I'll screw around with it some more. I think I need to buy some very long needle-nose pliers to try and get the cable nib set into the speedo while the instrument gauge is in place.
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post Mar 17 2015, 01:26 PM
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I have small hands and I couldn't reach up in there from below. I think you'd have better luck from the top while the cluster is angled out. It was a little frustrating, but I finally got it.
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post Mar 17 2015, 03:24 PM
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Installed rear suspension of the 71 after replacement of suspension console. Not 100% finish but I have to move the car before I get a 2nd notice from city complain because someone from the neighbor did complain why there is a non working car along my driveway.

So there you go inside the garage and still need to sort more junk inside our garage to be able to park my 75 also.

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