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watsonrx13
post Dec 6 2005, 05:34 AM
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QUOTE (thomasotten @ Dec 5 2005, 11:20 PM)
Overall, not too much rust in the trunk, which is good. Oh, what goes in the four holes near the lower part of the trunk? I am drawing a blank.

I think the PO drilled out the spot-welds for the muffler heat shield....

BTW, great job....
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post Dec 6 2005, 08:00 AM
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QUOTE (watsonrx13 @ Dec 6 2005, 03:34 AM)
QUOTE (thomasotten @ Dec 5 2005, 11:20 PM)
Overall, not too much rust in the trunk, which is good.  Oh, what goes in the four holes near the lower part of the trunk?  I am drawing a blank.

I think the PO drilled out the spot-welds for the muffler heat shield....

BTW, great job....

When I saw the four holes I thought aftermarket rear sway bar mounting brackets. But, Rob is probably right about the heat shield. I don't know where the spot welds are for it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)

Good work, and thanks so much for the photos.
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post Dec 6 2005, 12:14 PM
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No, the heat shield is still there, did mine perhaps have at once the factory sway bar?
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post Dec 6 2005, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (thomasotten @ Dec 6 2005, 02:14 PM)
No, the heat shield is still there, did mine perhaps have at once the factory sway bar?

Maybe someone installed a rear sway bar afterwards.

This shows the factory installed sway bar on a '74. You'll notice that the mounting tabs are on the square support beam, outside the round cut out. Maybe someone else has a guess...

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post Dec 13 2005, 11:49 PM
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Well, the four holes were determined to be from an aftermarket rear sway bar. The holes were promptly welded up.


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:00 AM
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Speaking of welding up. My car has a rear reflector on it. Which means it has holes drilled in the rear panel. But it has more holes than needed to mount the reflector. Like, they misfired when they drilled the holes or something.


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:02 AM
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So, more welding required...


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:03 AM
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Heat absorption block...


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:04 AM
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Now, that's better...


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:09 AM
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Now, the rear reflector is something I haven't decided on yet. Do I want it on, or go stock with a nice emblem? Since I can't decide yet, I decided to weld all the holes up.


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:13 AM
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Besides, if I do attach this thing again, I won't redrill. If you cut the mounting thread off, you are left with a flat surface. There you can apply 3M double sided tape. I tried it, it works, and holds good. Why drill when you don't have to?


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:19 AM
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Ok, next I installed a pair of these Camp914 rear trunk shocks. There I go, drilling holes after I just removed a bunch...

I also installed the adjustable lid hinge pivots.


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:22 AM
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Excellent.
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post Dec 14 2005, 12:25 AM
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Next I decided to decrease the negative camber on my rear suspension. I measured about 2.5 degrees on the right.

BEFORE


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:27 AM
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Well, this is how many shims I am running. Kinda a lot. Could maybe use one more.


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:29 AM
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AFTER

Now it looks more like the other side. Is this still too much? What is factory tolerance?


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post Dec 14 2005, 12:41 AM
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Oh yes, and I am still working on this rear fender. It has been such a pain, getting it wave-free. My wife is starting to get after me because I keep working on it. She doesn't understand the pleasures of being a 914 man. It is very close at this point. Shown here is a skim coat of filler sanded down. The trouble is that the rear fenders are contoured in all directions, unlike a door, that only contours from top to bottom.

I have been sanding with a 4' level with sandpaper stuck to it. Using a big level helps reduces waves.


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