'73 2.0, a yellow storage unit find Options

[arne]

New complete pad from 914Rubber. Fantastic part.

[914_7T3]

New complete pad from 914Rubber. Fantastic part.

Nice, its on my wish list along with 90% of the available parts from their online store.

[JRust]

If your interior Backpad isn't great. I have a really nice one Available

[arne]

Thanks, Jamie. The backpad in mine is pretty nice too. In fact, other than the carpet (shot), the dash and one small tear in the driver's seat, the interior is quite nice. I actually considered not replacing the dash pad, but those two cracks were just too obvious for me.

Oh yeah, it is still missing the pedalboard, but you knew that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

[arne]

Got the engine and transmission back into the car today. It's had oil in both parts for a week, no leaks so far. So I may have it under control. Haven't started it yet, called it a day before I got everything done. Still need to attach the muffler and the heater ducting. But that about it, so I expect to start it up again tomorrow.

[arne]

Got to thinking about what's next. Need to hang the muffler, clean and reinstall all the heater bits and adjust the shift linkage. At that point I should be back to where I was before, but better. No more oil leaks, no vacuum leaks (all new hoses), new front motor mounts, fresh shift bushings, and a whole lot cleaner underneath.

[arne]

And it runs again. Hung the muffler, connected the battery and fired it up. No real drama. Had to loosen and readjust the left HE, exhaust leak at #2, easy fix.

At this point, no leaks at all, which was the big concern. Will work on the heater bits and linkage adjustment tomorrow. Should be on the road in a couple days at most.

[JRust]

Nice Arne! Yeah I've got to snag the pedal board. Been moving the last week & prepping to move before that. Kinda got pushed down my list. I'll be over grabbing hopefully my last shop load tomorrow after work. The pedal board is there so should be able to bring it to work Wednesday

[arne]

Since the last post when I said it was running again, it decided to not run. Details in this thread - What did I do or miss?

As the final post in that thread indicates, I think I am getting a handle on that, and will be working on it again tomorrow afternoon.

In the mean while, I got a chance to use a borrowed pressure bleeder on the brakes. Did the two front this evening in between other non-car stuff I had to do. The fronts are easy to get to, just turn the wheels and do it on the ground, so no real setup time.

Got significant air from right side. Pedal now moves maybe 2" at most, and very firm. I think I may have that issue finally resolved too. Will do the rear and maybe even the master cylinder tomorrow just to make certain all is up to spec.

[arne]

Got it! It runs again!

When dropping the engine, I must have bumped the new steel fuel lines, pushing the supply line forward a bit, which kinked the hose. I went ahead and put a longer hose with a loop in it to prevent this in the future.

Now I appear to be back where I was prior to the engine drop, except without the oil leaks!

[914_7T3]

Got it! It runs again!

When dropping the engine, I must have bumped the new steel fuel lines, pushing the supply line forward a bit, which kinked the hose. I went ahead and put a longer hose with a loop in it to prevent this in the future.

Now I appear to be back where I was prior to the engine drop, except without the oil leaks!

Looks like you have caught up. Running, driving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and no oil leaks! Congrats!

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[arne]

Got it! It runs again!

When dropping the engine, I must have bumped the new steel fuel lines, pushing the supply line forward a bit, which kinked the hose. I went ahead and put a longer hose with a loop in it to prevent this in the future.

Now I appear to be back where I was prior to the engine drop, except without the oil leaks!

Looks like you have caught up. Running, driving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and no oil leaks! Congrats!

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Yours still looks better so far. I have a ways to go on that part.

[euro911]

Got it! It runs again!

When dropping the engine, I must have bumped the new steel fuel lines, pushing the supply line forward a bit, which kinked the hose. I went ahead and put a longer hose with a loop in it to prevent this in the future.

Now I appear to be back where I was prior to the engine drop, except without the oil leaks!

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[arne]

Took it out for a short drive. It is running good, with a touch high idle speed. Clutch and transmission are nice. The old Koni reds are firm, but not harsh when paired with stock front bars and 100 lb. springs. Still rather smelly, the right heat exchanger is still burning itself clean even after all the degreasing I did on it. Brakes now feel good, but still a bit short of grab. But all in all, not too bad.

[JRust]

I've got the pedal board in my truck now Arne. I'll have it at work on Monday & will leave it in my office. that way you can swing by whenever is convenient. I found a complete set of new FI hose in my stash. Did you replace any hoses?

[arne]

Yeah, I've replaced all the fuel lines, don't need that. The only hoses that are not new are a few of the evap hoses.

Got any heat flappers? One of mine was "modified".

Shoot me a PM with the office address and I'll swing by Monday.

[arne]

Had the car out and about yesterday, a couple of trips. Running quite well, very pleased. The ride with those way-old Koni reds is quite firm, but not harsh. I think once I get things all tied down inside so that every bump doesn't rattle it will be less noticeable.

Still no oil leaks seen, so it is looking like I may have that issue handled.

In any case, drove it over to see JRust and pickup the pedal board he had for me (thanks again for that, Jamie), and then out to talk to a couple of painters. The first one (who I've used on before with my 240Z) has shifted his business model and doesn't want to take on any full repaints. Since I am a repeat customer, he didn't want to say no, but the ballpark price he quoted made it obvious he didn't want the job.

Talked with a second painter, looks promising, going to be checking out some customer references over the next couple of days. Will probably start pulling all the trim, lights and glass soon.

Lastly, it was obvious that the fuel sender or gauge was bad. No matter what the situation, it showed a half tank. Even after I siphoned it out for the fuel line work. Half full. I had a spare sender from my 911 on the shelf, which a quick part number check showed was interchangeable. Connecting it up made the gauge show empty with warning light on with the sender vertical, and went to Full if I turned the sender upside down. So the gauge is good. Swapped in the sender last night, gauge now shows 3/8 and is probably close to correct now, so one less thing on the car that doesn't work.

[arne]

Speaking of things that don't work, it's really a pretty short list.

Odometer - Fixed by scribing the shaft
Clock - Fixed with a new solder fuse
Temp gauge
Parking brake ratchet
Seat belts don't retract well - Fixed with a good cleaning
Passenger exterior door handle - Replaced
Rear defroster

I thought I only had one working horn, since it sounds like a single tone, not high and low. But it turns out that both ARE working, but both are apparently the same, not one high and one low. Will probably want to correct that at some point.

I think that's it. All the lights, everything else I've checked seems to work.

[Cevan]

Get 12mm copper plated exhaust nuts. They are easier to install than 13's.
You might also want to replace the ss soft brake lines with new rubber ones. SS don't last forever - the rubber inside can still collapse. It might help your brake issue.

I concur. Now is the time to replace those rear brake lines with the engine out.

[euro911]

Speaking of things that don't work, it's really a pretty short list.

Odometer
Clock
Temp gauge
Parking brake ratchet
Seat belts don't retract well
Passenger exterior door handle
Rear defroster

I thought I only had one working horn, since it sounds like a single tone, not high and low. But it turns out that both ARE working, but both are apparently the same, not one high and one low. Will probably want to correct that at some point.

I think that's it. All the lights, everything else I've checked seems to work.

Non-working odometers and clocks - very common on a lot of German autos.

Here's a write-up I did on how to fix the ODO issue: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2500537


... and here's a thread on the 912BBS for the clock repair: http://www.912bbs.org/vb/showthread.php?38...ht=Clock+solder


Someone on this board did a write-up on the seat belt issue ... you'll have to do a search for it, unless someone remembers where to find it.