Vin Man's 1972 Build Thread, Documenting the progress on my 72 914 |
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Vin Man's 1972 Build Thread, Documenting the progress on my 72 914 |
vin man |
Aug 29 2016, 12:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 19-February 10 From: Gilbert, Arizona USA Member No.: 11,380 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I purchased my 72 914 from the owner of a body shop back in February of 2016. This is what it looked like when I paid for it:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1472494009.1.jpg)(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1472494009.2.jpg)(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1472494009.3.jpg)(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1472494009.4.jpg)(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1472494010.5.jpg) The car is a 1.7 L with dual carbs. Prior to my purchase, owner had already acquired factory AC parts and started to install fiberglass body kit including fender flares. I opted to pay owner to finish the body and paint work prior to delivery. |
vin man |
Mar 5 2017, 05:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 19-February 10 From: Gilbert, Arizona USA Member No.: 11,380 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Brief update on the project. I've had a few other threads to address some of the electrical problems I've been fighting. Thanks to help from this forum and some of my local friends and resources, I was able to solve the biggest of the electrical issues:
Blinking red light on the dash issue resolved by pulling the bulb. Other electrical issues related to flasher relay resolved by removing a bad bulb socket. Headlight relay replaced. Tail light wiring addressed. Learned that it is important to not screw through the main harness running through the center of the car when mounting the arm rest. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Once the electrical was repaired, I put the car back together. Some upgrades included new window cranks, a new steering wheel and repairing the exterior door handles so they work. Fired up the car and took it for a drive last weekend. Was happy until I stopped and got out and saw the oil leak. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Turns out one of the push tube seals was leaking. So I pulled the motor and trans to address. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757399.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757298.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757298.2.jpg) As long as I had the motor out a second time, I decided to do some serious cleaning and detailing. Yesterday was clean and paint day. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757298.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757298.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i304.photobucket.com-11380-1488757299.5.jpg) |
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