Resto-Thread: '73 Marathon Blue 2.0 Options

[914_7T3]

Spent last Saturday with @Ed_Turbo & @ValcoOscar working on the car and making slow but steady progress. Got some small stuff out of the way before getting back to some of the more pressing items this coming weekend.

The new ignition switch is in and now re-keying the replacement cylinder that I picked up from @pete000

Tail lights in and wired up and trunk lock installed




Wiper nozzles, mirrors and sail panel trim hardware as well. It's amazing how time consuming these seemingly easy tasks are. We fought excess paint build up on the cowl for the washer jets and retapped the mirror screw holes. Sail trim hardware required a new hole to be drilled on the passenger side as it was not there nor was there evidence of any filler.







Next up was the fuse panel restoration and cleaning up the harness in the tunnel. Pretty pleased with how it turned out thanks to the spare panel from @mepstein that was used as a place holder for all of the connections.









Ready to get back at it this weekend along with helping out on @cuddy_k 's brake project.

[FlacaProductions]

Fantastic.

[914_7T3]

3rd consecutive weekend @ValcoOscar 's 914 Resort & Spa!

@Chi-town stopped by with some plated hardware and was kind enough to spend some time getting me sorted on replacing the burnt headlight motor wire. Luckily, the damage was contained to the front of the harness. The second strand from the driver's side motor back to the remainder of the harness turned out to be unaffected as verified back to the bulkhead of the frunk.








@bdstone914 showed me how to bleed the brakes with @cuddy_k 's power bleeder and @ed_turbo was solid on the pedal.





The car is now back home for final assembly. So happy to be done with towing it around SoCal. It was incredible to drive it into the garage under its own power.

Hoping for a miracle and a 9-14 completion date. Don't want to miss out on the PCA LA Concours and PECLA activiites!

[sb914]

3rd consecutive weekend @ValcoOscar 's 914 Resort & Spa!

@Chi-town stopped by with some plated hardware and was kind enough to spend some time getting me sorted on replacing the burnt headlight motor wire. Luckily, the damage was contained to the front of the harness. The second strand from the driver's side motor back to the remainder of the harness turned out to be unaffected as verified back to the bulkhead of the frunk.








@bdstone914 showed me how to bleed the brakes with @cuddy_k 's power bleeder and @ed_turbo was solid on the pedal.



Congrats! Won’t be long now .

The car is now back home for final assembly. So happy to be done with towing it around SoCal. It was incredible to drive it into the garage under its own power.

Hoping for a miracle and a 9-14 completion date. Don't want to miss out on the PCA LA Concours and PECLA activiites!

[raynekat]

Great job on that wiring fix.

[pete000]

I'm smelling concours winner...

[Gudhjem]

What an amazing build. Truly inspiring. I feel a new surge of motivation to get back to my going-on-9-years '73 2.0 marathon blue restoration.

[Superhawk996]

Car is coming along so nicely. Great job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

[914_7T3]

@bbrock

Have you considered plating the guides for the bumper bolts inside the dog bones? I think @Chi-town mentioned it and I'm now obsessed. Time to up my game!!!

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[bbrock]

@bbrock

Have you considered plating the guides for the bumper bolts inside the dog bones? I think @Chi-town mentioned it and I'm now obsessed. Time to up my game!!!

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Well now I have. I should probably fish them out to see what condition they are in and throw them in the tub of parts yet to be plated. Good tip! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Larmo63]

I got kicked off the build crew for some reason.

I tried, but a few too many hands in the kitchen......

[914_7T3]

I got kicked off the build crew for some reason.

I tried, but a few too many hands in the kitchen......

Fake News!!!

@Larmo63 has always been a great supporter of my project. The day he disrespected my Vitaloni Tornado Mirrors a strong and lasting friendship was born.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Cheers!!!

[Larmo63]

I'm the guy that runs out with the floor jack when Jeffrey pulls into the pits.

[914_7T3]

Spent last weekend going through the car and dealing with any plating and powdercoating that was overlooked and there was way more that anticipated. Picked up some duplicate place holders while the Kamax and other good stuff was sent out for plating. ( @Larmo63 )


Spent the day in the garage installing some 914 Rubber parts including fender to windshield seal, front & rear bulk head and rear trunk seals.






Had an opportunity to reclaim my VIN # from the overspray of previous paint jobs.



Turns out the the bumpers were flash chromed and not triple plated, not to mention the poor prep so they are in the process of being redone. This allows for proper clean up of the harness up front where the fog lights and horns terminate. Happy to have the opportunity to re-address this area.




Cleaned the headlight motors too and finally finished taping up the right ride of the harness from the frunk up to the headlights. Hopefully done with the wiring from here on in.





Will get at it again tomorrow!

[914_7T3]

Got the replacement ignition lock that was rekeyed installed with the new switch. Should come as no surprise that those wires needed to be cleaned and retaped as well as the ones for the wiper and turn signal switches.







Also dealt with the wiring out of the tunnel for the dome light and defroster (in case of snow in the forecast this winter) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)






Speaking of wiper and turn signal switches, I managed to end up with a spring, connector and plastic piece breaking off after cleaning those up. So decided to replace them with a set of NOS SWF switches. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[second wind]

Hello Jeffrey.....coming along nicely. I have learned from experience that I let my new 914 Rubber parts sit out in the sun for a week or two before installing as they shrink. I have gone through window trim and fender rubber as you mention and it comes up short in a month or two on the car. I keep them in the sun for quite a while and then cut to fit.....works out great. FYI.
All the best,
gg

[second wind]

I mean ANY rubber parts.....not 914 Rubber parts. 914 Rubber parts have resurrected my 914 and thank you for that.
All the best,
gg

[914_7T3]

@SoCalAndy spent some time on Saturday getting me sorted and prioritized for future tasks. Best part is he was kind enough to remind me that I have AC in my garage that hasn't been used in over 10 years, but that fired right up and kept us comfortable throughout the day.




Started with getting the Wiper and Turn Signal switches installed and then built up the headlight buckets and installed the motors. @Chi-town 's wiring repair did the trick and the motors spun up right away after 22 months off of the car.




Verified all the lights front and rear and after a quick bulb replacement and reseating some others in the tail lights, we were all lit. Best part is that I didn't screw up the gauges and everything is working save fo the parking brake light, but that's for another day.


On Sunday, I went deep on the horn restoration and started to reinstall the plating that was picked up on Friday.







@bbrock Project Dog Bone has been completed!





@Superhawk996 Stripped Viser Cores with Corinthian leather are schedule to arrive @Mikey914 's place on Monday.





Still lots to do.

[Mikey914]

Hello Jeffrey.....coming along nicely. I have learned from experience that I let my new 914 Rubber parts sit out in the sun for a week or two before installing as they shrink. I have gone through window trim and fender rubber as you mention and it comes up short in a month or two on the car. I keep them in the sun for quite a while and then cut to fit.....works out great. FYI.
All the best,
gg

What you may have experienced is pulling the targa to window seals through the track on the roof.

Do not install this way as you can never relieve the tension completely. Install by putting trim in place from the side and pushing the inner side down.

[AHudson]

This is one fantastic rebuild thread. Thanks for sharing! It's not just work to do the 'work' but to photo-document and comment is like another job. Really excellent to watch and read.