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My midlife crisis, (rebuilding engine, sort of) |
mobymutt |
Jan 19 2014, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 16-December 13 From: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 16,770 Region Association: Canada |
I just picked up a 1974 1.8 (carb conversion). It has been parked in an unheated garage for about 3 years, and was supposedly running fine before that, although it wont' fire up now.
My plan is to get it running, drive it on nice summer weekends, and use the other 9 months of the year to fix it up. Never worked on a car before, so looking forward to joining the fun! I'll post some pictures as soon as I figure out how... |
mepstein |
Jan 17 2015, 04:38 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
That bolt and rectangular plate worries me. what is it for/where does it go?
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mobymutt |
Jan 17 2015, 04:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 16-December 13 From: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 16,770 Region Association: Canada |
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EdwardBlume |
Jan 17 2015, 04:50 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
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mobymutt |
Jan 17 2015, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 16-December 13 From: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 16,770 Region Association: Canada |
That bolt and rectangular plate worries me. what is it for/where does it go? That was holding on the rocker panel. Not stock? No. Start digging. If I had to guess at this point, I'd say those brackets were added to space out the rocker panel a bit from the long. I've been driving up and down the dirt roads around our house, and there was maybe 2 little stones stuck back there, that's it. There was also a big rubber space at the back. Is there normally anything holding on the rocker panels in that area where those brackets are now? |
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