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| anderssj |
 Jun 24 2016, 05:20 PM
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Dog is my copilot...  Group: Members Posts: 1,652 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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A little curiosity can be a dangerous thing . . .
Since I had pulled all of the "removable" parts (carpet, seats, lower dash, back pad, door panels, etc.) and had a little time on my hands, I thought I'd see what's under all that tar and seam sealer. The pictures pretty much tell the story:     The wires are evidence of youthful indiscretion . . . my first wiring attempt from back in 1982 or so (oil temp and pressure gauge inputs). I'll be rerouting these . . . maybe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)  This last one is the worst:  Overall I guess it's OK--aside from the hole through the firewall, the seams between the floors and the longs were a little better than I expected. It's probably a good thing we decided to go ahead; now we can fix it all before it gets any worse. BTW, I really appreciate everything I've learned here in the 914world! |
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| 76-914 |
Jun 24 2016, 05:42 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,491 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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Damn nice! Especially for the East. That's an easy patch if it didn't migrate too far below. Look at that shelf from the engine side to see if it continues down or over to the drivers side. You'll need to yank that firewall sound pad/sponge and do a little recon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| anderssj |
Jun 24 2016, 06:18 PM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,652 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(76-914 @ Jun 24 2016, 07:42 PM)  Damn nice! Especially for the East. That's an easy patch if it didn't migrate too far below. Look at that shelf from the engine side to see if it continues down or over to the drivers side. You'll need to yank that firewall sound pad/sponge and do a little recon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Thanks! It's a '72, so there's no pad on the engine side of the firewall. From what I could see, the hell-hole side of the hole is pretty much confined to an area that was hidden by a big "wad" (technical term) of seam sealer. I'll give it a closer look tomorrow. Scotty will let me know for sure when he sees the car next week. Overall, I think I'm pretty lucky so far--the car was my DD for its first 17 years--including 7 in Seattle and 7 here in eastern VA. Saw a lot of rain in its day. |
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| 76-914 |
Jun 24 2016, 06:24 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,491 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(anderssj @ Jun 24 2016, 05:18 PM) QUOTE(76-914 @ Jun 24 2016, 07:42 PM) Damn nice! Especially for the East. That's an easy patch if it didn't migrate too far below. Look at that shelf from the engine side to see if it continues down or over to the drivers side. You'll need to yank that firewall sound pad/sponge and do a little recon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Thanks! It's a '72, so there's no pad on the engine side of the firewall. From what I could see, the hell-hole side of the hole is pretty much confined to an area that was hidden by a big "wad" (technical term) of seam sealer. I'll give it a closer look tomorrow. Scotty will let me know for sure when he sees the car next week. Overall, I think I'm pretty lucky so far--the car was my DD for its first 17 years--including 7 in Seattle and 7 here in eastern VA. Saw a lot of rain in its day. I'd have kept my mouth shut if I knew you were headed to Scott's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| whitetwinturbo |
Jun 24 2016, 09:30 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
............. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) time to patch that mouse hole (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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| JmuRiz |
Jun 25 2016, 06:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,423 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Good work, Scotty will make it right and find stuff you didn't notice yet.
Very nice for DD duty in those areas! |
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| jmitro |
Jun 25 2016, 09:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None
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those floors look way better than my 74 that lived in Texas its entire life.
Nice car! |
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