1976 914 2.0, The project continues on |
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1976 914 2.0, The project continues on |
colingreene |
Oct 31 2013, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 729 Joined: 17-October 13 From: Southern California Member No.: 16,526 Region Association: Southern California |
Thought I would introduce myself here, My name is Colin.
This is one of the first and most informitive 914 forums i found. Having grown up with the automotive forum culture i figured i would show you all what i bought. I just picked up a 1976 914 2.0 for 500$ seriously. Problem is as you can see in this picture. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243790.1.jpg) It needs a bit of work. the previous owner used this car as a daily driver till the clutch delaminated. he then removed the motor took the trans appart and well, lost interest. his mess is now my problem However it could be worse, its a clean straight car and its got most if not all of its paint on it. While the trans was apart i took it to my local and trusted trans shop but came back with a bill for 1725 to replace all the bearings and synchros. Ouch. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243790.2.jpg) then started tearing the motor down to clean the tin and probably powder coat it. this car will bankrupt me. The previous owner said that it ran great and had no leaks. Right. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243790.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243790.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243790.5.jpg) Also came with these wheels (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243791.6.jpg) My friend bought one also (A 71) for 500$ heres the two of them together (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1383243791.7.jpg) Ive read so many threads to inspire me to get off my ass and do something with my car so hopefully i can take the things i have learned here and really apply it. I only have a few questions i cant find the answers to so ill just throw it out there. Should i bother keeping the stock fuel injection if i want to have some sembalance of performance. and will the stock fuel injection take to being modified say, headers maybe a mild cam? How will the car perform stock ish, while the motor is out is there any must do jobs? Ive been looking at re enforcing the trailing arms and potentially the brackets for them. as well as adding the J west shifter stuff. the shocks and such will need to be replaced, any recommendations for a road car that id like to just handle well, I have one car on race suspension (Ast) and i don't know that i want another one. And what material is the fan housing, is it aluminum or magnesium, can i get it anodized to protect it? The car has been sitting for 10 years so the brakes are slightly borked, worth it to keep the stock calipers or do they need an upgrade. other than that the car only has mild rust here and there ( the hell hole is good the battery tray is mediocre) and it appears that i might have wound up with a decent car. Thanks for all the help in advance i look forward to getting this poor car back on the road. |
colingreene |
Oct 21 2014, 12:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 729 Joined: 17-October 13 From: Southern California Member No.: 16,526 Region Association: Southern California |
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915153.2.jpg) Whats left of the 14 year old gas that was in my old tank, thats also borked. and while i went out to get parts and dispose of the fuel this happened right next to me. This is not how you E92 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915154.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915154.4.jpg) rear brakes needed to be rebuilt since they did not want to have a working hand brake, also one of the cables was freying, good thing i have a press at home, had to press the adjuster back into the piston. Thanks to Eric for the parts to do that. hes honestly awesome for all the help he gave me ill always appreciate that. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915154.5.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915154.6.jpg) Got those on and bled. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915155.7.jpg) Heat exchangers, Mine of course were cracked and poorly repaired. so cue the music and heres the next project. all finished up, Had to beat some galvanized sheet metal to form to the end, and used some aluminum bar stock to pull the case halfs together and give it some rigidity. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915155.8.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915155.9.jpg) Now back to the battery tray issue. Everyone knows I like to hit things with a hammer, so that skill ( If you want to call it that) worked out great for this next bit. because I lack a welder at home and i did not want to cut the fender off the car and the side of the engine bay out i elected to put a patch in, obviously because someone hates me (i know who) the firewall where the battery tray is not flat. Means i had to make this. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915155.10.jpg) used this to braze the corners where the metal needed to be brought in. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915156.11.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915156.12.jpg) ill be honest, i just bought a new battery tray, re attached my original ECU bracket to it and blasted and re painted my battery stand and stuck that all sort of together. the other spare part you see in this picture is the patch to go on the wheel well side of the firewall, and thats flat. who knows why. i used a sealant and more rivets than i probably needed to hold it all together. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915157.13.jpg) And finished off, before paint. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915157.14.jpg) Of course all hell broke loose when i had to change the speedo cable. Since my car is a 76 it means its subject to californias emissions standards of the time. it had a cat and it had a oxygen sensor. Not anymore! but weirdly that means i have a retarded speedo cable set up. It feeds from the trans to a box in the passenger footwell then to the speedo. Homie dont play dat. I just bypassed it. however it required some interesting perspective to get the work done. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915158.15.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i821.photobucket.com-16526-1413915158.16.jpg) I cant say that was fun to stuff though the center tunnel. and i re packed the front bearings since they sat for 12 years and who knows what kind of shape that grease was in. And replaced the rubber hoses to the calipers. Im not into flintstone mode..... They were harder than a pedo at the local prep school so it was good to replace really. |
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