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My slow-paced, mundane progress thread |
RoadGlue |
Mar 16 2016, 05:23 PM
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Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California |
Welcome to my scattered 1974 1.8 Chrome Yellow project thread.
I purchased the car back in '05'sh. One of the POs had converted it to a well sorted 2.0 D-Jet autocross/street car. It was complete but a bit ratty with a tired motor. Great Koni Sport suspension with a fat solid sway bar and adjustable drop links. Otherwise bone stock. Built a fresh 2.0 with a 9550 Raby Cam and kept it D-Jet. Ran a DE Event at Thunderhill, a few auto-x's at the Sonoma County airport and otherwise used the car as my DD. During this time, around 2007, early 2008 I picked up a very clean Marathon Blue '74 2.0 from Doug Wright. I ended up putting the new motor from the yellow 914 in the Blue car in 2008 and it's sat in my garage since. Here it was as of a few weekends ago: So what's happening? My friend and machinist is currently building a 1911 from the ground up. Opened up 1.8 heads, rebuilt dual 40 IDFs (thanks George, @thepaintedman here on the World), Elgin cam, etc. I'll post motor specs in a different post. Purchased Chris's SS tunnel fuel line replacement kit w/ pump. Need install that in the next few weeks. Sourced a rear bumper from GMS and am currently repairing some issues it has and then move onto the front bumper and rocker panels. I need to go through the brakes. Should probably check the tank closely for rust issues. Need to replace the heater pull cables. Need Mark D's modified speedo drive with the extra o-ring, or source a nosecone that doesn't have a worn out drive hole. Already purchased rain caps for the carb's as I also purchased Sergio's GT lid clone. I have a mostly complete 5-lug setup (including rear hubs and s-calipers), but I'm saving that project for later. Still reading? I'm sorry. Anyways, plenty of photos coming and I'll keep this thread updated as I make progress. Cheers, |
r_towle |
Mar 22 2016, 02:57 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,571 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
there is a guy who shows up at Hershey and makes keys for Porsches.
He has all th eight blanks. I bet he knows how to make you a key that will work based upon some number, possibly the vin, or something else. Hopefully one of the guys who remembers his name will chime in, and you can give him a call. Did you look under the seat, glove box, trunk, under center console? After my last fiasco of loosing a key, which I did eventually find, I went out and had spares of everything made, and I put ALL of them in a special place....and use the daily keys... Now I know I have q backup. |
RoadGlue |
Mar 22 2016, 04:16 PM
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Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California |
there is a guy who shows up at Hershey and makes keys for Porsches. He has all th eight blanks. I bet he knows how to make you a key that will work based upon some number, possibly the vin, or something else. Hopefully one of the guys who remembers his name will chime in, and you can give him a call. Did you look under the seat, glove box, trunk, under center console? After my last fiasco of loosing a key, which I did eventually find, I went out and had spares of everything made, and I put ALL of them in a special place....and use the daily keys... Now I know I have q backup. The key had been changed to a VW beetle setup sometime ago, so I don't think there's an easy solution. I'm pretty sure I have/had a spare too. Sigh. I'm not the most organized person. I'll keep digging. It's probably in my office/studio. |
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