A Texas Sized Project - 1975 2.0L, 12/8/20 - Wiring & Interior Update Options

[aggiezig]

Took the plunge last night and decided there was no time like the present to start cutting.

I've decided on two areas that need to be cut out, but I will make it out of three patch pieces. The black lines outline where I will cut:

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I had to use a pretty unique combination of tools to get the old channel out without damaging the inner fender wall too much. The long straight cuts were made with an air cut off and 4" disc. Then I drilled holes so I could fit my air body saw with a small blade to do the "cross" cuts. I drilled out the factory spot welds in the flange and then used a hammer and chisel to finally persuade everything out.

Spots drilled:
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Everything cleaned out:(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i120.photobucket.com-19557-1491488816.3.jpg)

Note that the further back you get towards the windshield, the inner fender wall starts to curve back towards the outside of the car. This just barely crossed the underside of my back patch, you can see in the above picture. I cleaned up the rough edges with my mini air belt sander where it would fit, and used the wire wheel to prep the metal and remove the factory seam sealer where I would be welding (that sh*t catches on fire easily).

Next, I made up some cardboard templates for the three patches:
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Here is the first patch made and sitting in the hole:
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That's where I stopped for the night, will get back to it soon and finish up the other two patches. It's really not been as bad as I thought so far, the worst part was just figuring everything out and then teasing the old metal off the car. Yes, some of it was paper-thin.

[aggiezig]

Spent most of today at the Mecum auction in Houston. Pretty sweet to see the action in person, plus there were over 1000 cars there this weekend. No teeners but a few 911's and a 356B. If you've never been, it's worth the $20 to go if nearby.

Anyways... back to the trunk seal channel. I made the two remaining patch pieces. One is just an "L" and one was a "U". Here's a pic of the "L" in place:

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Missed a picture of the "U" patch, but here is everything all welded in:
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I got sidetracked after finishing those patches and decided to go ahead and make the modifications for early bumpers to the front. I first took off the side rails by drilling out the original spot welds:

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Then took off the extra lip for late rubber bumpers in front of the headlights. Same technique here, just drilling spot welds:
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At this point, I stopped to read old threads and ponder what the best way to handle the remaining rail was. I've seen some just cut it flush with the seal channel, but that feels unfinished to me and I don't like leaving the extra strip of metal there. Additionally, I knew there would be some rust between the two pieces of metal. I decided to remove the front rail completely by drilling out spot welds:

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Next, I identified all of the corners I will have to rebuild. I was thinking it was only three, but I found four corners that were rusted out and a possible fifth patch up at the top of the seal channel on the driver's side. Yeesh, these stupid little fixes keep adding up time.

Driver's upper, inner headlight bucket corner, rust already cut out:
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And, here is the repair:
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Driver's lower headlight corner:
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Here is the fix:
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Still to go, passenger's lower headlight corner:
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Also remaining, driver's upper, outer headlight corner:
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Possible fifth patch up on the driver's side:
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Going to try my best to knock out those three remaining corners tomorrow to be done with the trunk seal channel. I really was not expecting to spend this much time on the front trunk, oh well. More to come tomorrow, hopefully!

[aggiezig]

Few more repairs done...

Here is the passenger lower corner rebuilt:

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I was able to drill through the pin-holes and fill with new weld at the driver's upper, outer corner. Will grind and see what I'm left with, hoping this is enough with some rust conversion and encapsulation:

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Off topic, but managed to blast and paint my rotors with some satin black. Much better:

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[aggiezig]

If you will recall, I was missing both factory trunk hinge mounting points from my car as the PO removed them for some unknown reason. Well, last night I got around to fitting the new J West trunk pivot mounts with heim joints. Overall, it wasn't too bad of a process. The hardest part was figuring out exactly where I wanted to align the trunk lid to still have maximum future adjust-ability. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

Here is the lid taped down after we shimmed (with an old valve cover gasket) to get the lid where we wanted it:

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Then, I crawled underneath and marked the holes with a sharpie. The trunk lid had to be removed to drill the holes, and even then two of them were challenge because of the angle you have to attack them from. Here is the mounted J West pivot:
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Lastly, a pic with the trunk hinge installed and in place:
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Also realized last night I might not be able to fit my Camp 914 struts while the car is still in the rotisserie as you cannot open the trunks all the way... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Oversight on my end.

[76-914]

If you will recall, I was missing both factory trunk hinge mounting points from my car as the PO removed them for some unknown reason. Well, last night I got around to fitting the new J West trunk pivot mounts with heim joints. Overall, it wasn't too bad of a process. The hardest part was figuring out exactly where I wanted to align the trunk lid to still have maximum future adjust-ability. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

Here is the lid taped down after we shimmed (with an old valve cover gasket) to get the lid where we wanted it:

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Then, I crawled underneath and marked the holes with a sharpie. The trunk lid had to be removed to drill the holes, and even then two of them were challenge because of the angle you have to attack them from. Here is the mounted J West pivot:
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Lastly, a pic with the trunk hinge installed and in place:
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Also realized last night I might not be able to fit my Camp 914 struts while the car is still in the rotisserie as you cannot open the trunks all the way... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Oversight on my end.

You could have welded that in place. Probably not a bad idea to seam weld it if you can grind a clean spot on that piece. I believe that JWest hinge is for those that don't want to weld. Enjoying your build thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[aggiezig]

You could have welded that in place. Probably not a bad idea to seam weld it if you can grind a clean spot on that piece. I believe that JWest hinge is for those that don't want to weld. Enjoying your build thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I did kick that idea around before getting started. But, I ultimately decided against it because I figure the pivot will get more sheer strength from the two plates being bolted together on either side of the inner fender wall. Who knows, but somehow I rationalized it in my head. I will be painting the black brackets body color to help disguise them.

On another note, glad you're enjoying watching my learning curve (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

[aggiezig]

My hell hole repair is finally completed!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

I finished up remaining welds and ground everything down. Not looking for a Dave Kendig perfection engine bay, but I didn't want my weld seams to stick out like a sore thumb. I soaked master series into the seams and brushed under where the battery tray will go / around the HH in general. I will probably end up blasting most of this off, but at least I know there is some rust protection in the nooks and crannies.

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Here is my "re-purposed" battery tray out of the 72 parts car. It's not perfect but it's in decent shape. I had a little issues getting the flanges to align with my long / inner fender wall. So, I re-shaped some of the flanges and made a new "L" flange piece on the bottom inner edge (closest to the engine) to help support the tray. Not factory by any means, but should to the job. Still need to clean up these welds.

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I stole some engine seal channel from a VW Beetle rear apron to replace the missing section of my 914. Not an exact match as the Type 1 seal channel is a little taller, maybe 3-4 mms. But, it should be close enough that with a little bending here and there, the 914 seal fits in place without problem. This was kind of a pain in the butt to weld in place, as I am not a skilled enough welder to not leave some weld in the channel where the seal would eventually go. So, I folded out the edges of the channel around the places I plug welded just enough to fit my air belt sander in place and grind them down after the fact. Then, when everything was smooth again, I bent it back to the "C" shape.

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I think I am finally getting close to done with metal work... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[aggiezig]

Here's a nice break from all the metal work... I picked up my "new" engine longblock this weekend. This project ended up costing quite a bit more than I had planned once we discovered some of the parts that came with the car were not worth using in the rebuild. I'm taking a nice break from grinding and welding to get the top end assembled so I can hear this thing roar to life.

Here are some specs for the 2056:
-Factory GC Case, align-bored .020" Over
-New DRD C/W Forged 71mm Crankshaft
-New Connecting Rods
-New AA 96MM Pistons
-New Webcam 86a & Lifters
-Original, stock oil pump
-Original, lightened flywheel
-Rebuilt 2.0L Heads
-New Webcam HD single springs
-OE 911 Swivel Adjusters
-9.1:1 Static Compression

Will be adding a pertronix flamethrower III distributor and a set of Empi HPMX IDF 40 dual carbs shortly.

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Still amazed by how clean these heads came out after bead blasting:
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I spent some time test-fitting cooling tin this afternoon. I will get this cleaned up and powder-coated for final assembly:
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That's all for now, but a nice distraction from all the metal work!

[aggiezig]

Work has picked up and progress has screeched to a halt... I'm trying to pick away at small things for now until I can get a free weekend. I bought an oil filter adapter off of a world member and installed that and the oil cooler this weekend.

Also bought a 3-4 side passenger tin as the one I had was a 1.7/1.8 and the plug holes were in the wrong spot. It needed some repairs as a PO had hacked up the coil bracket mount. My repairs are rough, but good enough for engine tin:

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I'm going to drop the tin off tomorrow with the powder coater, hopefully I'll have some tin soon and be even closer to a break-in run of my new engine.

[aggiezig]

Wow long time, no post. Life has gotten in the way of working on my 914, but I am still pecking away every now and then. I've also been dreading updating this thread as photobucket has decided to limit my image hosting bandwidth unless I want to buy some absurdly expensive hosting plan (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif). I knew I was going to have to make a switch, so now using IMGUR to host pics. If for some reason my previous pictures in this thread don't load, blame the greedy bastards at photobucket.

The engine is assembled and tucked away on it's test stand, ready for first fire and break-in. Side note -- how crucial is removing pushrods when building oil pressure? Seems like a lot of extra work.

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Pretty much all of the "big" metal work is knocked out on the body. I started stripping down the car today. First, I roughed up the surface with my DA sander. Then, I applied chemical paint stripper. After scraping all of the paint off, I neutralized with water. I roughed over all of the stripped areas with 80 grit on the DA. Lastly, everything was coated in Picklex 20 as it will likely sit for a few weeks as bare metal.

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There were a few dings and dents I beat on as I worked on stripping. Also found a hole by the rear passenger taillight corner when wire wheeling some rust spots under the paint. All in all, this is a very honest car with just the one (factory?) layer of paint on it. Pretty neat to see her back down in her birthday suit. I needed to do something to get the motivation started again...

The original plan was to sandblast everything, but I'm now making an analysis of what will be the best / easiest / quickest way to strip different areas of the car. I'm going to strip / sand the big flat areas that would otherwise take a while to blast. This will hopefully just leave me with seal channels, jambs, inside trucks and under the car to blast. Staging it this way will also let me keep working until I am set up and ready to blast.

I'm also thinking through now what will be the best way to stage the body work, primer and eventual paint. Pretty soon I'm going to have to commit to a color. I'm really leaning towards Adriatic Blue...

[Larmo63]

You aren't going to use the cooling flaps and thermostat on this engine?

[aggiezig]

You aren't going to use the cooling flaps and thermostat on this engine?

When the time is right and I have money to spare, I'll purchase those bits as I am missing everything. For first fire and break-in, I'll be fine without them. Last time I checked, I believe replacing all of the missing pieces was going to push $400, yikes. I'm procrastinating as long as I can.

[jesse7flying]

+1 on the Adriatic Blue. My 914 has been painted a weird shade of yellow and I thought I would update with a correct shade of yellow, but after a lot of thought, I'm going back to the original Adriatic blue. Nice work! Keep it going.
Jesse

[aggiezig]

If you missed my other thread, I'm choosing hard between colors. I think I've ruled out the original Malaga Red (gasp (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)) and I am now between Adriatic Blue and Mexico Blue. I love the way Adriatic looks when in the sun, but in the shade / inside it definitely gets darker. Mexico Blue is simply a fun color. Not going to be an easy decision...

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This weekend we built a temporary blast / spray "booth" to do some sand blasting and get some epoxy primer on the car. I'm doing the stripping / spraying in stages. Its' not ideal but it keeps me and the project moving. Man, I forgot how much work sandblasting is. It sure seemed to go quicker when I was blasting my beetle.

Here are some pics inside the booth. Ignore the spot blaster, all of this work was done with a Harbor Freight 100lb blaster and "clean bite" glass media.

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I ended up taking the rest of the seam sealer out of the front compartment of the front trunk. I'm too afraid of rust hiding out underneath the original sealer. I am going to order an air needle scaler to tackle the tight spaces of the back compartment of the front trunk.

After blasting, I wiped down the fresh metal with Picklex20. Here are some pics after cleaning & tack ragging:

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Lastly, here she is after Eastwood epoxy primer in white:

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I broke down and bought an inner long / stiffening kit that should show up this week. I will probably end up stripping down the cabin with wire wheels and the like. I still need to strip the engine bay and underside of the car. Fun fun fun...

[mbseto]

I wish my "pecking away every now and then" resulted in as much progress as this. Looking great!

[aggiezig]

I wish my "pecking away every now and then" resulted in as much progress as this. Looking great!

Thanks mbseto. Your build isn't looking too shabby either, and you definitely have more metal work than I ever dreamed. I admire your patience!

I finished cleaning up the back half of the front trunk and sure enough found some rust under the factory seam sealer. This was a lot of work... it took two of us 2 hours or so picking away with about 10 different tools to get it all out.

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Accidentally punched a hole through here, will have to repair:
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Hard to see in this pic, but I decided to put a coat of master series over the seam line to encapsulate and treat any rust before epoxy:
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Here she is in epoxy primer:

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I also starting working on filler in a few small dings. I'm dreading stripping the rest of the paint on the bottom of the car, but I know that needs to come first.

[aggiezig]

Hello world, time for an update! Progress has been slow, it sure seems like one step forward and ten back. For some reason I convinced myself last minute to add a chassis / long stiffening kit while I had the interior stripped down. I purchased the Maddog long stiffening kit. I have to admit that it wasn't as seamless of an installation as some of the write ups make it seem, or maybe I am just too nit-picky.

I cleaned out any and all seam sealer and used master series in the seams to prevent future rust flare ups. I drilled a pin hole in the door hinges and took the doors off as well to make some extra space.

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Here are the stiffeners welded in place. I used some Eastwood self-etch weld-through primer under the new pieces. Lots of crackling and my welds were not the prettiest so there was some grinding to be done. For some reason, this new steel seemed to melt away way too easily with little heat, even compared to the 40+ year old OG German steel.

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I decided to blast the inside of the cabin after several hours of trying to clean it by other means. The blasting worked pretty well until the cheap HF blaster started acting up and stopped feeding. There was about 10% left to do at that point so we broke out the wire wheels and scotch pads.

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I noticed some of the seam sealer cracking where the fender meets the A pillar, so Dad helped clean it all out. There was a little bit of rust underneath but not as bad as we expected.

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Side note: I would like to time travel back to 1975 with a 12-gauge and some buck shot to address whomever slopped so much seam sealer on this car. It never freaking ends.

The one downside to sandblasting is obviously the leftover sand. We spent a good amount of time blowing air and vacuuming crevices to try and get all of the grit out. Here we are prepping for paint:

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I decided to put a thin coat of master series over the whole bottom half of the tub to prevent any rust from flaring up. It's not pretty but it gets the job done.

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Finally, it was time to spray some epoxy primer. I laid a full wet coat on and a second coat in some select places. This Eastwood stuff sprays really well out of my Starting Line guns. No complaints there.

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This was a good dry run for learning how to bend and reach to spray certain areas of the car. I'm not sure how I'm going to do when it comes time for color, because I had my fair share of bumping the air line into fresh paint or backing into the windshield frame. Will be fun...

Here is a good picture that illustrate why sand blasting may not be the best choice. Despite our efforts of getting all the sand out, it just keeps coming. I noticed when spraying but it was already too late. There is some fine grit in a few areas and this is just an example picture. I will knock it down with some sandpaper before color. Good thing this will all be hidden except for the door jambs.

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Of course, what would a good weekend's worth of work be without a few surprises. I found two new rust spots I was unaware of during blasting, both on the passenger side door jamb / sail panel area. Hopefully I can just tack these up without blowing through the metal too badly.

The front fenders and front cowl are what's left to epoxy prime. Then, the whole topside will be in white and all that's left will be to flip the car over and tackle the bottom (no easy task).

Hoping I can stay motivated and push through while we're having some nice weather here in TX.

[porschetub]

Very impressed have been following progress....POS to really nice car is my thoughts,well done.

[Tbrown4x4]

I didn't see if anybody answered your question about removing pushrods to build oil pressure. Never heard of such a thing.

Adjust your valves. Remove your sparkplugs and disable the ignition. Crank until you get oil pressure, then install spark plugs, connect ignition, and fire it up. Maintain 2000 RPM for 20 minutes to beak in the cam. (Or whatever the cam MFG recommends.)

[barefoot]

Also bought a 3-4 side passenger tin as the one I had was a 1.7/1.8 and the plug holes were in the wrong spot. It needed some repairs as a PO had hacked up the coil bracket mount. My repairs are rough, but good enough for engine tin:

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The probable reason your tin was hacked up is that the coil mounted in that location often creates cracks due to heavy coil mounted on flimsy sheet metal. Mine was cracked badly in these locations as well.
You should mount the coil on the fan housing where it's much stronger as sone years were done