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> Fix a six, Like Neil Young says...rust is an insomniac
wachospeedo
post Jun 10 2012, 07:10 PM
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New to the board. Most of my work and experience is over on Pelican with 911 longhoods. I stalked a local PCA guy who was going to eventually sell his 914-6. No pressure, just every few months I let him know I hadn't forgotten. Finally got a chance to see the car in person three weeks ago. Passenger rocker issues as well as surface bubbling in a number of places. Car had been extensively autocrossed at PCA parades for years...very successfully. Owner had pulled the original 2.0 and replaced with a 2.7 RS spec engine with carbs. He bought another mid-engined car (boxster) and ignored the 6. I bought the car (w/ 2.7) and original engine. Got the 2.7 running well enough to drive the car...and decided to dive into the resto. I am familiar with rust, and plan to do it correctly. I have a rotisserie with 911 mounts, but shouldn't be a big deal to make mounts for the 6. Made a couple calls to Resto Design to check on parts...and away I go. I have a 71 911 softie that has been at paint too long...so while I wait for it to come home, thought I would see what my sandblasters schedule was. Turns out he can do the car in two weeks. So, I have a deadline. So...I guess this is my resto thread on my new Adriatic Blue 6...
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I took a few hours Friday afternoon,a couple yesterday, and a few more today. Almost ready for the blaster
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yuck...passenger side. Drivers side looks ok. Before you question...yes I do have some hell-hole issues.
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post May 9 2021, 07:27 PM
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post May 9 2021, 07:29 PM
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post May 9 2021, 07:30 PM
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More great progress! Meanwhile, I'm taking apart a 914-6 I didn't want to. Sigh, at least you are going in the right direction!
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post May 16 2021, 06:40 PM
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Brake lines, axles and suspension. Cleaned up (scotchbrite/paint-thinner/clearcoat) my brake lines and refurbed my pressure regulator. I'm pretty pissed off at the guy (me) that bent the crap outta the brake lines when he dis-assembled the car. Re-fitting the lines has been a challenge as none of them wanted to fit. Felt like I was trying to install Toyota brake lines on a 914. Pressure regulator rehab...
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post May 16 2021, 06:42 PM
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post May 16 2021, 06:51 PM
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Installed with lines in the rear.
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post May 16 2021, 06:54 PM
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And the front. Installed bump steer bushings at the same time.
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post May 16 2021, 06:55 PM
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Ran into some trouble with the rear axles. Inner CVs were nasty but acceptable. Outer rubber boots were solid but the CVs were filled with crud...a mix of dirt and sand that made me wonder how they could have turned. Once everything was de-cruded, the inner race on the left side outer was badly pitted. I started a new thread on options and found that early 911 axles have the same diameter and splines as the 914-6. I had an extra 911 axle and stole the inner race from the CV. I am waiting for new boots and clamps to re-assemble.

The rear control arms are ready to re-assemble.
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post May 16 2021, 07:11 PM
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But I have a couple questions. The PET is unclear as to where the washers go on the front of the control arms. It shows washers on only one side of the nuts shown on the bottom right of the previous picture. Shouldn't there be washers on both sides?

Second, the spacers/shims that mount on top of the link bearing...what is a default starting setup? I have three 4mm and two 3mm?

Lastly, what is the "stopper" shown in item #4 on the PET illustration 501-00? Is that something to hold the shims in place?
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post May 22 2021, 12:46 PM
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Sourced a better set of rear turns as mine were severely "heat compromised"...thanks Luke. I wanted to re-chrome the internals and while preparing to mask off the reflectors from the housings I realized that the reflectors could actually be removed from the housings entirely. This was good news as I had two different types of reflectors, and of the four (old set and new to me set) only two were undamaged. Being able to remove the reflectors allowed me to mix and match. So now I have two reflectors that are the same.
Cleaned them up and used chrome paint...big improvement. Housings separated from reflectors
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post May 22 2021, 12:48 PM
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post May 22 2021, 06:13 PM
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These look a lot better...
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This car is getting somewhere....and it all looks great.
Well done!
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post May 30 2021, 04:54 PM
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Managed to pull my hubs into the new bearings in the control arms without destroying the inner race. I had a large washer behind the bearing but I was still concerned. Really didn't want to ruin a bearing and start all over again.
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And while I was at it, I went ahead and mounted things up. I want to mount the coil-overs but I don't want to get the chassis too heavy as the dolley wasn't designed to support an assembled car. I plan to do that when I get the car on the lift.Attached Image
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Speaking of coil-overs...This is my first experience with these. I disassembled planning to repaint the struts and coils and noticed that the cartridge in the strut had no "return" and basically the same resistance being pushed in or pulled out? Is this normal or do I need to get new cartridges? Or do I just send them back to Koni?

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