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post Aug 16 2021, 08:16 PM
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I need to cut the shine on the vinyl a bit to match the recovered arm rest box.


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post Aug 16 2021, 08:19 PM
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I then un-made a thing. When the upholstery shop recovered the shift panel, they put a new layer of vinyl over the old. That double layer made the holes for the gear shift boot and the heater lever guide too small. So I removed the new vinyl expecting to simply cut the old vinyl away from the holes.


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post Aug 16 2021, 08:21 PM
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But then I found a bigger problem, with some ancient decay in the 5 mm plywood.


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post Aug 16 2021, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Aug 15 2021, 08:23 PM) *

And then we got back to wiring the audio system. And by we, I mean my son, who is visiting for a few days--and is much more flexible than me.


Thought about using the twins to hook up my electrical under my dash.
They might have been 2 at the time.
Guess the headlight switch might have started the engine and the radio would have activated the passenger ejection seat.
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You might skate with your son doing it.
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post Aug 17 2021, 08:49 PM
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QUOTE(raynekat @ Aug 16 2021, 09:57 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Aug 15 2021, 08:23 PM) *

And then we got back to wiring the audio system. And by we, I mean my son, who is visiting for a few days--and is much more flexible than me.


Thought about using the twins to hook up my electrical under my dash.
They might have been 2 at the time.
Guess the headlight switch might have started the engine and the radio would have activated the passenger ejection seat.
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You might skate with you son doing it.



Well, I am trusting my unibody integrity to his welding skills, so if he gets the audio wiring mixed up I will have other things to worry about.
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post Aug 17 2021, 08:51 PM
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I had time today to make a new wood panel for the gear shift surround. I used 5mm MDF to replace the original 5mm plywood.


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:18 PM
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We finished the audio system today. I put foam baffles on the back of the speakers to reduce stray echos.


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:19 PM
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Left speaker installed for real.


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:20 PM
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And right.


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:20 PM
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We tried to make all the wiring tidy.


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:22 PM
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Here you can see the hidden audio system. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:25 PM
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But open the arm rest...


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:27 PM
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Turn it on, and hear radio (weather, in this shot).


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post Aug 18 2021, 08:30 PM
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Or plug in an iPhone, and stream music.

The remaining task is a real (but hidden) antenna.


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post Aug 19 2021, 01:20 AM
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Oh the horror....a decent sound system.
Why didn't I think of that????
Looks great Bob, like everything else you've done with this car.
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post Aug 19 2021, 10:05 PM
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Thanks, Doug. At least one part of my car makes (good) noise by itself. BTW, my son was arguing for a sub woofer, but I will wait and see. Could be space under the dash where the normal radio goes, in a custom box pointing down.

With some luck I can start focusing on the engine soon. Today, I got the invitation to enter our annual Durango Labor Day car show. Last fall I expected to have the 914 running in time. Maybe next year?
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post Aug 27 2021, 07:24 PM
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Back home from a few days away--and no 914 play.

While I was gone, some new crankshaft shims arrived.


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post Aug 27 2021, 07:26 PM
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One of these should do the job. (Turned out the 0.30mm is the 0.012 shim I needed.)


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post Aug 27 2021, 07:27 PM
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New shim in place--that makes the proper 3.


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post Aug 27 2021, 07:28 PM
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New rear seal.


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