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| ABN173 |
 Dec 31 2024, 10:29 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 28-December 24 From: Hope Mills, NC Member No.: 28,537 Region Association: South East States  |
QUOTE(StarBear @ Dec 29 2024, 09:22 AM)  PS: Be sure to enter the VIN in the forum’s database, with a pic. One of the first things I did before posting. |
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| ABN173 |
Dec 31 2024, 10:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 28-December 24 From: Hope Mills, NC Member No.: 28,537 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(technicalninja @ Dec 28 2024, 09:45 PM) QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 28 2024, 08:05 PM) Welcome. You might already know, but before you get too deep you need to do the traditional 914 rust assessment. Start under the battery (the top of the frame member, aka the Hell Hole), then the longitudinal frame members (especially the right side), the floor under the seats, the trunk floor, and...the list goes on. If too much rust in key places, a 914 restoration can be questionable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Buy a borescope to inspect things first! An in-expensive hook to cell phone version will work fine. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Lens-Adjustable...85508&psc=1 Remove seats, carpet, and rocker covers. Have someone inside the car with a spotlight and check for porosity underneath. Use borescope to check longs and center tunnel. Bad rust? Stop and re-access. Verify the chassis is worth saving before resurrecting the drivetrain. Not bad rust, use Borescope to check out cylinder bores BEFORE spinning engine over. Do research, ask questions here before spending money. This forum has the best "collective" of 914 Gurus anywhere! Tell us a little bit about yourself. What is your level of "gear head". Tell us about past projects and your automotive history. This will help us help you! "Full Blown Gear Head" who's restored multiple old cars gets a slightly different answer than someone who's only done oil changes and so forth. What are you into? Vintage rice: old Z cars, 510s, Toyota MR2s best describes me. I've had 40 years of active wrenching for my dinner. Whole bunch of low-end Italian in my background. Some German stuff as well. I run an Automotive HVAC specialist shop now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif) Welcome to the World! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) I’m not a complete newbie to mechanical work. I’ve swapped out a couple of engines before, changed out rotors, replaced hub bearings on a k30 Dana 60, but I don’t consider myself an expert by any means. Oh yeah and the M35A2 is mine too.  |
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| ABN173 |
Jan 9 2025, 08:34 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 28-December 24 From: Hope Mills, NC Member No.: 28,537 Region Association: South East States |
Quick update: we found the keys! My brother had them hanging on a nail on a workbench beside the car, but then had a funnel hanging over that so it was a complete accident that we found them.
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jan 9 2025, 09:25 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
QUOTE(sb914 @ Dec 28 2024, 06:31 PM) That's my picture! Lol. |
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Jan 9 2025, 08:05 PM
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Winner of the Utah Twisted Joint Award Group: Members Posts: 3,560 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI and North Bend WA Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(sb914 @ Dec 28 2024, 03:31 PM) Comin from Los Angeles, … |
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| windforfun |
Jan 9 2025, 08:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,097 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None
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You're goin' need a bigger boat. Your garage won't be happy with your new project.
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