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73 914 2.0 Rebuild |
R Dub |
Dec 3 2017, 02:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 29-August 17 From: Burbs of Chicago Member No.: 21,387 Region Association: None |
Finally got the car back to IL and started to clean it up. Overall he car is in really good shape. There is virtually no rust on it. Just a very little bit starting to form on the front fender by the hood. The paint is in really good condition but will probably need a new paint job as there are some chips in that that won't be able to touch up since it is 30+ years old. Will need the Recaro seats to be redone and will need a new arm rest. Drained the old gas out of it and then drained the oil which was mostly sludge. Bought sludge remover and put that in the case to help break it up. The mice ate the plug wires and the battery is totally shot. What spark plugs and wires do you guys recommend?
Here are a few picture. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333259.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333259.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.5.jpg) |
R Dub |
Apr 26 2020, 08:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 29-August 17 From: Burbs of Chicago Member No.: 21,387 Region Association: None |
Good news and bad news.
Good news is got the interior all done. The seats, dash, center stack, console, arm rest, back pad and (914rubber)speaker pods are all covered in new leather and what a difference it has made. Stereo sounds so much better, no concert hall by any means but 1000x better than stock. The sub adds just enough thump without overpowering or rattling the car apart. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-21387-1587912373.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-21387-1587912373.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-21387-1587942123.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.ibb.co-21387-1587942124.2.jpg) Now time for the bad news. The car will not start. Determined it does not have spark. I has a Crane Cams XR700 ignition on it that is about 30 years old. It has power to the coil. it has power to the module and all grounds are good, clean and tight. My dad seems to think the optical pickup went bad so I bought a new XR700 ignition praying that fixes it. If you have any other thoughts please let me know. |
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