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AZBanks
post Oct 2 2022, 02:32 AM
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It hasn't made it into the body shop but it is in the garage for some TLC. I will finish the AC system and clean up some other issues so it is ready for the trip to RSR 7 next September.
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post Oct 7 2022, 12:24 AM
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It sat outside through some Arizona monsoons while I replaced the engine in my sons Subaru Baja.
Monsoon-rain tray=very very bad!!

One of the cylinders was hydro-locked.
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post Oct 11 2022, 04:31 PM
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I mentioned going to the body shop. Here is why. My son got rear-ended by a chevy truck. My son pulled into the nearest parking lot and the truck took off.
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It was a low speed hit so it only damaged the trunk lid, hinges and pushed in the back panel a couple inches. The trunk lid no longer latched.

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post Oct 11 2022, 04:32 PM
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post Oct 11 2022, 04:35 PM
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post Oct 11 2022, 04:41 PM
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The other problem with leaving it outside in a monsoon was that the high winds caught the unlatched trunk and bent the hinges even worse than they were from the accident. The trunk lid is not sitting on anything in this picture, it is just the bent trunk hinges holding it open.

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post Oct 11 2022, 04:47 PM
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Here it is after I spent some time massaging things back into place. It will need some finish work at a real body shop but the metal is 98%-ish back where it needs to be.

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post Oct 11 2022, 04:50 PM
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I have not replaced the hinges but this shot is with the trunk latched and the gaps and alignment look really good.

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post Oct 11 2022, 04:59 PM
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And here are the tools I used to put the metal back in place.













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post Oct 11 2022, 05:49 PM
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Ugh... Sucks, for sure. And nice work getting back in shape!
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post Oct 11 2022, 05:52 PM
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That sucks about the accident, but good work banging it out.

My favorite part of the picture is how the 914 is so far below the parking tennis ball.
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post Oct 14 2022, 04:13 PM
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News Flash, brazing is not the right solution for anything under high stress(like trunk hinge mounts)

Not to worry, it is all going away.

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post Oct 14 2022, 04:14 PM
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Now you see it, now you don't.

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post Oct 14 2022, 04:16 PM
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JWest to the rescue.

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post Oct 14 2022, 04:26 PM
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After a few choice words trying to line the bolts up blind for the JWest hinge mounts, the trunk lid is finally back on. The the bolts are installed inside the fender through holes into the mount inside the engine compartment. If the mount is not in exactly the right spot, the holes don't line up and you can't get the bolts in. It would have been MUCH easier as a two person job, not a one person job at 2am.

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post Oct 14 2022, 04:30 PM
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BTW, This trunk lid has the holes from a luggage rack and I found one luggage rack support. I don't need it, it anyone wants it, it is yours for the cost of shipping.

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post Oct 20 2022, 10:57 PM
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The cylinder was hydrolocked and the float bowls in both Webers were full of a nasty mix of water and gas. I cleaned out the bowls and tried to clean the junk out of the jets.
I was able to get the car to run but not anywhere close to how it needs to run to pass emissions. So I took it down to Don Jackson Enterprises who has been able to tune it to get it to pass emissions the last two times it had to go in.
DJ tried to work his magic but it just wasn't running right so he did some tests including compression testing each cylinder.
Two were over 100 and two were down around 50.

So now I have to decide what to do.

I can try to clean up/repair the major oil leaks on the original 1.7 liter engine and put it back in the car hoping it is solid.
I can rebuild the original engine as a 2056

I can rebuild the 1.8 liter engine that is currently in it.

I can rebuild the 2.5 liter Subaru engine that just came out of my son's Baja and do a Subie conversion.

What would you do?
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post Oct 21 2022, 06:29 AM
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2056 with stock F.I. is my vote. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Oct 21 2022, 08:28 AM
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QUOTE(johnhora @ Sep 21 2019, 05:38 PM) *
.there's no back seat and you can only take one other person with you...fewer teens in the car means less trouble.

Au contraire. I got 5 people in my 'teener in college. It was wintertime so I had the top off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
Anyway, fun thread so far, enjoying the story. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Sad that the experimental unterseeboot training 86'd the motor - 50 lbs of compression is really bad. If you have the time, rebuilding the original to 2056 seems like the best route. There's gotta be a good thread on that around here somewhere...
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