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Low Cost Trans Mounting Solution, Bad Repairs |
Puebloswatcop |
Nov 28 2021, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,370 Joined: 27-December 14 From: Mineola, Texas Member No.: 18,258 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Phenominal, I'd like to meet the DAPO just to congratulate him on surviving. I must admit though when I got my '74 it had the same ignition switch that yours has, only without the safety cover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
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mbseto |
Nov 29 2021, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
Amazing what folks do. I guess most Porsche owners never go through a poor student phase. I grew up in a rural little town in Ohio, we bought $400 cars that had to get us home from wrestling practice and to our fast food jobs. We kept a spool of bailing wire in my buddy's VW Bug for wiring on whatever fell off. When the floor pan fell out, we got a piece of steel from another guy who's dad worked at Hess & Eisenhardt - they made armored limousines - and so the passenger was safe from shooters hiding under manhole covers, and the whole car sagged to that side. One friend was either a driver or passenger in 6 wrecks that totalled the car- three were roll-overs and one he had to be cut out of. Never got a major injury. My cousin had so many cars catch on fire, we joked that she could always instantly find her car in a crowded parking lot. No one thought much past the day when we could escape that little town. |
Root_Werks |
Nov 29 2021, 09:32 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,284 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Amazing what folks do. I guess most Porsche owners never go through a poor student phase. I grew up in a rural little town in Ohio, we bought $400 cars that had to get us home from wrestling practice and to our fast food jobs. We kept a spool of bailing wire in my buddy's VW Bug for wiring on whatever fell off. When the floor pan fell out, we got a piece of steel from another guy who's dad worked at Hess & Eisenhardt - they made armored limousines - and so the passenger was safe from shooters hiding under manhole covers, and the whole car sagged to that side. One friend was either a driver or passenger in 6 wrecks that totalled the car- three were roll-overs and one he had to be cut out of. Never got a major injury. My cousin had so many cars catch on fire, we joked that she could always instantly find her car in a crowded parking lot. No one thought much past the day when we could escape that little town. I went through a poor student phase, but my victims where VW's, mainly Bugs back in the 80's. Oh the things a teenager will do to keep a VW Alive....wait, isn't that a book? |
NARP74 |
Nov 29 2021, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,038 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
That's Roadkill right there! How to do the wrong thing the right way.
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Mikey914 |
Nov 29 2021, 08:17 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,622 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I had a 914 in high school and wasn't independently wealthy, but I did understand that there was a right way, a pretty close to right way, and the bastard fixes.
The last was only to limp home. |
930cabman |
Nov 30 2021, 01:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,977 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Phenominal, I'd like to meet the DAPO just to congratulate him on surviving. I must admit though when I got my '74 it had the same ignition switch that yours has, only without the safety cover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Are we sure he/she is surviving?? |
VaccaRabite |
Nov 30 2021, 02:12 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,405 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Did the car still shift? Could you find all the gears?
I can't imagine the shifter geometry was anywhere near correct. Zach |
Sway Bar |
Nov 30 2021, 02:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 17-December 19 From: Okanagan Valley, Great White North Member No.: 23,743 Region Association: None |
I don't mind that trans fix, but I'd like to see at least 1-2 threads exposed on that nut just to be safe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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