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> "Excited Newbie Blues", "Further Adventures in the Garage"
Larmo63
post Apr 9 2014, 10:59 PM
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Okay, here's the deal, I just bought this car in early March, and I have to tell a bit of the story of myself and the "progress." I found it in the upper desert (Pearblossom, near Palmdale/Lancaster, SoCal) at an out-of-the-way, largely Mercedes Benz junkyard, where I went with a friend so he could check out and buy a MB Diesel wagon. (he swears by them) There it sat, forlornly knee deep in the weeds and I couldn't resist. The purveyor of the fine assortment of (junk) classics wanted $3K for the car, I had the money, but I finagled it way down because he needed the dough, badly. I aired up the tires and with the help of a crack head forklift driver who "forked" a few dead MB's out of the way, it rolled right out! The dirtiest car (inside) I've ever seen, and/or have ever taken on. This car was NASTY inside when I first saw it.

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Larmo63   "Excited Newbie Blues"   Apr 9 2014, 10:59 PM
Larmo63   So, after dropping off his (pain in the ass) MB wa...   Apr 9 2014, 11:02 PM
Larmo63   That Monday, I joined something called "914 W...   Apr 9 2014, 11:12 PM
mgp4591   Could've done alot worse but she looks pretty ...   Apr 9 2014, 11:27 PM
Larmo63   So, I reach out to the fine forum here, introduce ...   Apr 9 2014, 11:28 PM
Elliot Cannon   Hell hole? Look at the longitudinal channel (that...   Apr 9 2014, 11:31 PM
Larmo63   Hell hole? Look at the longitudinal channel (tha...   Apr 9 2014, 11:53 PM
Larmo63   This place does mostly Mercedes Benz repair, but G...   Apr 9 2014, 11:38 PM
euro911   Post some pix of the hell hole so we can see what ...   Apr 10 2014, 12:16 AM
wndsnd   I got my engine from a crack head! Very depen...   Apr 10 2014, 08:25 AM
JawjaPorsche   Welcome to the Madness! :beer2:   Apr 10 2014, 08:52 AM
boogie_man   :wttc: neighbor car looks good, liking the color...   Apr 10 2014, 09:57 AM
Elliot Cannon   You might want to invest in some safer jack stands...   Apr 10 2014, 10:12 AM
ConeDodger   You might want to invest in some safer jack stand...   Apr 11 2014, 12:43 PM
green914   :wttc:   Apr 10 2014, 11:21 AM
76-914   Do it yourself and get the answers to your questio...   Apr 10 2014, 01:19 PM
smarens   :wttc: , enjoy the new addiction, I'm a few mo...   Apr 10 2014, 05:59 PM
r_towle   So I see your first mistake was to ask a few ...   Apr 10 2014, 07:39 PM
Larmo63   I bought the jack stands and it is already off of ...   Apr 10 2014, 10:16 PM
914_teener   I bought the jack stands and it is already off of...   Apr 11 2014, 03:05 PM
Black22   I bought the jack stands and it is already off o...   Apr 11 2014, 09:32 PM
euro911   Those stands are OK, just drill and pin them.   Apr 11 2014, 09:18 AM
Sfreeman615   :wttc: Welcome aboard! I'm a newbie myself...   Apr 11 2014, 08:22 PM
Larmo63   You're right! The San Onofre boards are fr...   Apr 12 2014, 12:16 AM
Larmo63   Okay, the car starts at the key, (new switch,) bra...   Apr 15 2014, 09:53 PM
Larmo63   Okay, I'm not as "blue" anymore, the...   Apr 23 2014, 08:13 PM
Larmo63   I'm smitten and my fiancĂ© went to bed early. ...   Apr 23 2014, 08:38 PM
euro911   You may have to get rid of her at some point in ti...   Apr 24 2014, 01:41 AM
KELTY360   :trophy: Not very often is haul ass and 1.7 used i...   Apr 24 2014, 06:36 AM
Johny Blackstain   Really have to ask what the hell was that car doin...   Apr 24 2014, 06:42 AM
Java2570   :beer1: nice job!   Apr 24 2014, 07:38 AM
914_teener   Very cool.......drive the 1.7 till it dies......it...   Apr 24 2014, 07:47 AM
Moneypit   We need to make some "Who Rescued Who" s...   Apr 24 2014, 08:06 AM
euro911   I don't know ... we've seen some folks bri...   Apr 24 2014, 04:42 PM
Larmo63   I took a good little drive today, out to Colin...   Apr 24 2014, 06:52 PM
76-914   There is a 8mm bolt(s) that adjust the torsion bar...   Apr 24 2014, 07:17 PM
bdstone914   Glad you had a chance to stop by the other day. S...   Apr 24 2014, 08:22 PM
Larmo63   I visited Bob At Appbiz today for some interior bi...   Apr 25 2014, 09:38 PM
smarens   I visited Bob At Appbiz today for some interior b...   Apr 30 2014, 10:34 AM
euro911   Bob is up in my neck of the woods (sort of). Coinc...   Apr 26 2014, 12:14 AM
Larmo63   I installed his door panels yesterday and today wi...   Apr 26 2014, 09:20 AM
euro911   You've done quite a bit in only two months :th...   Apr 26 2014, 04:55 PM
Evil914   You've done quite a bit in only two months :t...   May 12 2014, 09:09 PM
Larmo63   Stripped the old shatty carpet out, ready for new ...   Apr 26 2014, 06:17 PM
Larmo63   Viola!!! A few pitfalls, learn as you ...   Apr 26 2014, 06:19 PM
Larmo63   Next is to attack some nagging things: 1) fix th...   Apr 28 2014, 07:22 PM
r_towle   1) sender is in the tank, underneath the expansion...   Apr 28 2014, 08:00 PM
SHREK914   The problem with your headlights sounds like it...   Apr 29 2014, 07:34 PM
Larmo63   After a quick "tech talk" with Bruce thi...   Apr 29 2014, 10:53 PM
boogie_man   Thanks for coming by yesterday as your car has com...   Apr 30 2014, 10:05 AM
euro911   A lot if his 914 stuff is on ebay: Click here   Apr 30 2014, 01:11 PM
smarens   great thanks, emailed Bob, he emailed right back, ...   Apr 30 2014, 01:28 PM
Larmo63   The carpet installation is like a puzzle. The piec...   Apr 30 2014, 08:27 PM
Larmo63   I have an idle issue now that the final vacuum hos...   May 3 2014, 07:31 PM
dw914six   I have an idle issue now that the final vacuum ho...   May 3 2014, 09:12 PM
Larmo63   Thanks, ......anyone on how to lower the idle on a...   May 3 2014, 10:47 PM
KELTY360   There's an adjusting screw on the throttle bod...   May 3 2014, 11:09 PM
euro911   Idle adjustment is the big screw on the throttle b...   May 3 2014, 11:13 PM
Larmo63   I can't see any screw that looks like an adjus...   May 4 2014, 12:14 AM
euro911   RE: "Excited Newbie Blues"   May 4 2014, 01:25 AM
Larmo63   That screw is all but impossible to reach with the...   May 4 2014, 12:21 PM
euro911   You just have to thread your arm and hand back dow...   May 4 2014, 02:11 PM
Larmo63   It just doesn't seem very "German" t...   May 4 2014, 02:28 PM
euro911   I thought dealing with the brakes was the first ch...   May 4 2014, 08:34 PM
mdelwiche   I thought dealing with the brakes was the first c...   May 4 2014, 10:32 PM
boogie_man   I thought dealing with the brakes was the first c...   May 5 2014, 12:41 PM
914_teener   Check the rotors for wear as well........375 no le...   May 5 2014, 01:18 PM
Spoke   Idle at 2k is quite high even for the adjustment. ...   May 5 2014, 03:01 PM
Larmo63   That IS the hose I have plugged (for now) and the ...   May 5 2014, 04:28 PM
Spoke   That IS the hose I have plugged (for now) and the...   May 7 2014, 12:58 PM
914_teener   Go to Jeff Bowlsby site or the Bird site.....there...   May 5 2014, 05:53 PM
Larmo63   Shifter parts all ordered...I ordered the trick Ta...   May 6 2014, 05:47 PM
AE354803   Finger http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/1...   May 6 2014, 06:16 PM
boogie_man   Shifter parts all ordered...I ordered the trick T...   May 7 2014, 01:06 PM
euro911   Did you get caliper rebuild kits and going to DIY?   May 6 2014, 10:56 PM
Larmo63   I'm talking to Eric about the calipers, etc......   May 6 2014, 11:40 PM
euro911   :thumbsup:   May 7 2014, 03:12 AM
Larmo63   After I replace all of the shift/linkage bushings,...   May 10 2014, 01:26 PM
bdstone914   After I replace all of the shift/linkage bushings...   May 10 2014, 01:47 PM
housepumpinpc   Hi. Whatever you do, rebuild your calipers...The p...   May 11 2014, 02:22 PM
Larmo63   I'm paddling as fast as I can. Lots of stuff t...   May 11 2014, 06:32 PM
Philip W.   I'm paddling as fast as I can. Lots of stuff ...   May 12 2014, 06:23 AM
Larmo63   My car is getting new soft brake lines and 19mm Ma...   May 12 2014, 07:05 PM
KELTY360   My car is getting new soft brake lines and 19mm M...   May 12 2014, 07:12 PM
JamesM   My car is getting new soft brake lines and 19mm M...   May 17 2014, 09:52 PM
Larmo63   Master cylinder is in, brakes are fine and safe fo...   May 17 2014, 11:29 AM
914_teener   If you are just streeting the car, I would just pu...   May 17 2014, 11:35 AM
Larmo63   Lol, just a thought: someone should build and mark...   May 17 2014, 01:23 PM
Larmo63   Installed Tangerine firewall shifter bearing. Inst...   May 17 2014, 06:58 PM
Larmo63   I'm running 205/65 x 15 Yokohamas. I like how ...   May 18 2014, 09:36 AM
Larmo63   Okay, newbie question #334....How is the parking b...   May 18 2014, 07:50 PM
colingreene   I think this might help http://www.pelicanparts.c...   May 19 2014, 01:34 AM
Larmo63   I decided that this car is not going to ever be a ...   May 29 2014, 05:51 PM
Larmo63   Next, when I have pre-fit it and made some marks t...   May 29 2014, 05:59 PM
76-914   :thumbsup: Nice job.   May 29 2014, 06:55 PM
euro911   Awesome. Looks like maybe you had to make a couple...   May 29 2014, 09:19 PM
Larmo63   Carpet came from Rennspeed in Duarte, Ca....eBay p...   May 29 2014, 10:15 PM
ndfrigi   Hi Lawrence, Any update of your car for this threa...   Jan 21 2015, 09:15 PM
Socalandy   Hi Lawrence, Any update of your car for this thre...   Jan 22 2015, 12:10 AM
Larmo63   Yes, there has been a lot of buying going on. 6 x ...   Jan 22 2015, 12:36 AM
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