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> 73 2.0L Progress Thread, Engine Teardown
dlee6204
post Apr 30 2009, 05:52 PM
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Its that time of year again so I'd thought I'd start a progress thread to help keep me motivated. I bought this car last summer as a nicer project car for me to work on and eventually be able to drive. My goal for this summer is to repair all the rust on the car and to get it running. I'll end up painting it down the road either the original Marathon Blue Metallic or Ravenna Green. I've been collecting parts all winter so hopefully I should be good to go. I've done a little work on it already but I'll bring everyone up to date. Feel free to comment, ask questions, make suggestions, tell me what I'm doing wrong or anything else for that matter. Enjoy!

Here is the car when I first picked it up. The car came fully optioned and even came with SS heat exchangers and a running two liter engine. The car was wrecked at some point and had a crappy repair done to it but I am still trying to figure out what happened. Both the driver's front corner and the driver's rear corner had damage but the door and rear quarter seem fine. I will find out more once I start stripping some paint and bondo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


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The interior was about a 4 on a 10 scale however the dash is crack free! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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The rear floor pan is shot and I knew that before I bought the car. The previous owner patched the floor at some point and installed three new seat brackets over the bad metal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I ordered a new floor pan and a fourth seat bracket from AA today.
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dlee6204   73 2.0L Progress Thread   Apr 30 2009, 05:52 PM
dlee6204   I couldn't help myself but see what it would l...   Apr 30 2009, 05:57 PM
dlee6204   The first thing I started working on was the horri...   Apr 30 2009, 06:08 PM
dlee6204   Here is a picture from the front A little bit of...   Apr 30 2009, 06:16 PM
dlee6204   I did some trimming and here is the replacement pi...   Apr 30 2009, 06:25 PM
dlee6204   Now I just need to get a replacement fender f...   Apr 30 2009, 06:35 PM
dlee6204   So on Monday I drove back from college in Michigan...   Apr 30 2009, 07:04 PM
dlee6204   My next step was to strip the interior and work on...   Apr 30 2009, 07:13 PM
dlee6204   Tonight I went ahead and started trimming some bef...   Apr 30 2009, 07:21 PM
dlee6204   And the last one for the night. I took the heat e...   Apr 30 2009, 07:25 PM
my928s4   You got your work cut out there! Looking good ...   Apr 30 2009, 08:14 PM
dlee6204   I was able to get some more work done. This last ...   May 12 2009, 09:58 PM
dlee6204   And finally the big piece was tacked in today. It ...   May 12 2009, 10:06 PM
dlee6204   Oh and I also worked on our 62 Bug. I had to repl...   May 12 2009, 10:13 PM
jcambo7   Looking great... :popcorn:   May 13 2009, 10:39 AM
dlee6204   I got some more work done this past week. I am do...   May 27 2009, 04:27 PM
dlee6204   I also bought a portion of the front fender from a...   May 27 2009, 04:36 PM
dlee6204   Well I got a lot done today. I had a friend come ...   Jun 1 2009, 08:36 PM
dlee6204   So here is what the driver's side jackpoint lo...   Jun 8 2009, 11:01 AM
dlee6204   And now on to the other side. I bought a lower wh...   Jun 8 2009, 11:18 PM
dlee6204   Here are a few pictures of some of the work I got ...   Jun 11 2009, 08:28 PM
dlee6204   So today I got a lot done. I started off wanting ...   Jun 13 2009, 05:52 PM
dlee6204   My next job was to work on installing the wheelhou...   Jun 13 2009, 06:01 PM
dlee6204   :welder: Well I got it welded in. The car no lon...   Jun 14 2009, 09:54 PM
type11969   Doug- Your updates are an inspiration for me...   Jun 14 2009, 10:04 PM
jc914   NICE JOB keep us posted :trophy: :worship: :p...   Jun 16 2009, 07:37 PM
dlee6204   Well I have been pretty busy the past week or two ...   Jun 28 2009, 05:29 PM
dlee6204   And then the driver's side had some rust but l...   Jun 28 2009, 05:34 PM
dlee6204   Well I was trimming for the floor and I found some...   Jun 30 2009, 09:15 PM
Cupomeat   Wow, great job, and you handle all this with such ...   Jun 30 2009, 10:36 PM
dlee6204   Thanks for commenting! It keeps me motivated...   Jul 1 2009, 09:46 PM
FourBlades   Doug, You are moving along really well, fast work...   Jul 2 2009, 07:33 PM
dlee6204   Thanks John! :beer2: I did a little more to...   Jul 2 2009, 09:44 PM
dlee6204   Well I made some big progress this weekend. I fir...   Jul 6 2009, 09:39 PM
saigon71   Well I made some big progress this weekend. I fi...   Jul 7 2009, 06:28 AM
saigon71   Looks good Doug - great work! I will be teari...   Jul 7 2009, 06:30 AM
dlee6204   I got some more work done. :D I received a box ...   Jul 14 2009, 09:30 PM
dlee6204   Wow so its been a while since I have last updated ...   Aug 10 2009, 09:38 PM
dlee6204   And here is what the engine looks like now. As yo...   Aug 10 2009, 09:45 PM
dlee6204   One more of the engine.   Aug 10 2009, 09:47 PM
RoadGlue   Your progress thread makes my progress thread look...   Aug 11 2009, 10:09 AM
dlee6204   I finally got the motor all done. I ended up buy...   Aug 18 2009, 01:14 PM
trojanhorsepower   Hi Doug, Great to hear of another Teener in NC...   Aug 18 2009, 05:47 PM
dlee6204   Wow. I am pretty bad at updating this. I've ...   Sep 4 2009, 10:50 PM
dlee6204   Here are some more pictures of the rust in the whe...   Sep 5 2009, 11:59 AM
dlee6204   From the inside... I also welded a new hinge fo...   Sep 5 2009, 12:05 PM
dlee6204   This afternoon I cleaned up and installed the rear...   Sep 6 2009, 12:22 AM
dlee6204   I also coated the pedal area and the rest of the f...   Sep 6 2009, 12:23 AM
dlee6204   Well I got a lot of work done over the long weeken...   Sep 8 2009, 03:53 PM
dlee6204   I also welded in a new engine lid pull tube from a...   Sep 8 2009, 04:02 PM
dlee6204   I just found a picture that I took of the old brak...   Sep 8 2009, 04:07 PM
dlee6204   Oh and the fun doesn't stop there! I went...   Sep 8 2009, 04:32 PM
dlee6204   Here are a few more shots of the engine. You can s...   Sep 8 2009, 04:40 PM
dlee6204   Here is a shot of the car on the ground again...   Sep 8 2009, 04:52 PM
dlee6204   That's all for now. The things left on my to-...   Sep 8 2009, 05:14 PM
trojanhorsepower   Man, your smoke'n. That all looks great. I t...   Sep 9 2009, 12:17 PM
bigkensteele   Doug, I am trying to figure out if you don't s...   Sep 9 2009, 10:46 PM
dlee6204   Doug, I am trying to figure out if you don't ...   Sep 13 2009, 07:51 PM
dlee6204   So it was another productive weekend. I started o...   Sep 13 2009, 07:58 PM
dlee6204   After I finished with the rust, I worked on the ga...   Sep 13 2009, 08:03 PM
dlee6204   I finished up the engine and with the gas tank ins...   Sep 13 2009, 08:17 PM
dlee6204   This weekend I also bled the brakes, installed the...   Sep 13 2009, 08:22 PM
dlee6204   Here is another shot of the interior. This eveni...   Sep 13 2009, 08:31 PM
dlee6204   So this past weekend I slacked off but I still got...   Sep 23 2009, 07:40 PM
dlee6204   I also installed the door mirror and the under-das...   Sep 23 2009, 07:51 PM
dlee6204   Well this past weekend was a complete whirlwind. ...   Oct 5 2009, 03:39 PM
Gint   Grats! :trophy: There is an alternative solu...   Oct 6 2009, 07:57 AM
dlee6204   I thought about that but all the spares I have ...   Oct 6 2009, 08:42 AM
FourBlades   Great work getting your car on the road!!...   Oct 6 2009, 11:25 AM
dlee6204   Thank John. That's my thinking exactly. I...   Oct 6 2009, 08:22 PM
dlee6204   Speaking of not ruining the paint, I forgot to men...   Oct 6 2009, 08:33 PM
dlee6204   Here are some picture from when I replaced the whe...   Oct 15 2009, 08:48 AM
dlee6204   When I removed the hub from the bearing, the inner...   Oct 15 2009, 08:54 AM
dlee6204   And finally, I installed the hub using some thread...   Oct 15 2009, 09:01 AM
kconway   Make sure you ground strap from the tranny to chas...   Oct 15 2009, 09:08 AM
dlee6204   UPDATE: I've driven the car over 1400 miles s...   Nov 30 2009, 11:32 PM
dlee6204   Another shot. The metal finish areas are a bit di...   Nov 30 2009, 11:37 PM
dlee6204   I also started rebuilding a set of axles that I ha...   Nov 30 2009, 11:41 PM
dlee6204   It started to get chilly here at night so I added ...   Dec 1 2009, 12:12 AM
Phoenix914   I have really enjoyed reading this thread. You ma...   Dec 3 2009, 12:14 PM
dlee6204   Thanks Bryan! The radio I used was just a s...   Dec 3 2009, 05:00 PM
dlee6204   So I did something SAWEET to my car last night. I...   Dec 5 2009, 08:13 AM
dlee6204   Finished up the second driveshaft... Oh my... C...   Dec 5 2009, 12:54 PM
hi4head   Way to go Doug!! Thing look great and you...   Dec 5 2009, 02:08 PM
sendjonathanmail   It's coming along great Doug. Please keep the ...   Dec 5 2009, 09:39 PM
dlee6204   I finished the rest of the wheels today. Here...   Dec 6 2009, 10:21 PM
dlee6204   Finished product   Dec 6 2009, 10:25 PM
dlee6204   Now I just need to get the tires mounted. Tha...   Dec 6 2009, 10:26 PM
dlee6204   I started restoring a set of good taillights I had...   Dec 10 2009, 01:41 PM
dlee6204   And sometimes its the small things that bring sati...   Dec 10 2009, 01:44 PM
dlee6204   I did some work in the rear trunk. At some point ...   Dec 10 2009, 01:48 PM
dlee6204   And I did a little "upgrade" to the rear...   Dec 10 2009, 01:56 PM
Gint   Those Fuchs look great! And you maintained so...   Dec 10 2009, 04:45 PM
dlee6204   Those Fuchs look great! And you maintained s...   Dec 10 2009, 06:23 PM
Cevan   Those wheels came out great! Nice work. :be...   Dec 10 2009, 06:56 PM
dlee6204   Well today I painted some of the heat ducting for ...   Dec 11 2009, 09:58 PM
dlee6204   Currently the fresh air fan doesn't work so I ...   Dec 11 2009, 10:10 PM
dlee6204   Here is the fan assembly ready to be installed in ...   Dec 11 2009, 10:14 PM
dlee6204   So I put the 914 on jack stands this weekend to ge...   Dec 13 2009, 10:24 PM
dlee6204   Hopefully you guys don't think thats ALL I did...   Dec 13 2009, 10:29 PM
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