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Returning Barn Find BB To The Road |
DBF |
Jan 3 2022, 08:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 29-August 21 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 25,865 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I posted earlier about finding this survivor BB and I am working to get it back on the road by spring. I was asked to post more photos, and I’d also appreciate some advice on a couple items.
The first regards the engine. The car has 100K miles, and my experience with VW Type 1 motors is they are ready for a rebuild, at least a top-end rebuild at 100K. Is that true for Type 4's as well? I have the engine stripped down to the bare case/cylinders/heads since I want to clean off 100K worth of old oil/dirt, replace all the oil seals (yes all leaked), and to replace the fuel injection/air intake seals and vacuum lines to help ensure good drivability. Does the mileage say it’s time to keep taking it apart? The second regards the fuel pump. It is still in the rear of course, but I plan to pull the gas tank to replace the old fuel lines, including installing stainless steel lines. “While I’m at it”, should I move the fuel pump to the front? It changes the originality of the car, but I plan to autocross and attend DE events with the car, so looking for safety and reliability. Here is the car on the lift a friend gave me when he closed his auto repair shop this fall. It is a tight fit, but works for my small cars and old jeeps. I was sweating as the lift was being installed, hoping that all my calculations were correct, and was relieved when the 914 fit as planned. I was so anxious to see if it would fit that we lifted the 914 before we cleaned up the garage after the install. It will also allow me to store two small cars. Lastly, while on the lift I can still open and close the 914’s doors with one finger. |
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Feb 4 2022, 08:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 29-August 21 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 25,865 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I pulled the fuel tank, and the well is in good shape, although you can see it has been driven on dusty roads. The pads are fine, they are all the same light color, but for some reason look three different shades in the photo. Must be the shop lights and shadows. There is a spot where the fuel tank was rubbing on the body and there is some surface rust. That is the only rust - the spot that looks like rust by the brake reservoir is dirt. All the wiring looks good too. There has been no sign that mice were living in the car during its 20 plus year slumber. I was thinking of cleaning up the rust on the fuel tank and body, treat it with some POR 15 and put a fuel tank pad on that spot. Any different suggestions?
The inside of the tank has several small dime-size and smaller spots where the finish is coming off on the underside of the top of the tank. The rest is amazingly clean. My guess is condensation. I was thinking about treating it with POR 15, but decided just to rinse out the tank, replace all the seals, always store the car with a full tank, and just keep an eye on it. As always though, feel free to comment if you have other suggestions. I went through the box of heater parts I got from the owner. I am missing one elbow. I checked the parts diagram, and it appears that they are the same for both the driver/passenger side. However, I thought I recalled reading somewhere they are different. When I put it on the driver's side, it looked like it could rub on the j-pipe, but this was just sitting on the floor so could fit a lot different when on the engine. Are they the same part? Thanks. |
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