I spend it on a tranny, and he spends it on hookers... coincidence?

Here are some pictures of the interior and the speakers. The install looks REALLY REALLY good... I know. I did the backseat myself.
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Some more of the orange bomber...
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Now that the stereo is in the Pontiac I have to decide what to do with this...
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And i finished the first coat of enamel on my trailing arms today. add one more day of paint and then a week to cure and I'll have my baby back on the road in no time.
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I like it. Beats not having one at all!

Jeez, I am not even posted in this thread and I am having my name used in vain, vein, vane, vayne (?).

I had to swear off the cheap hookers since I am married so now it is booze and car parts

Gint, I need to give you that Dk Grn matchbox one of these days too. I wont be able to make it to cars and coffee in march due to a grad school visit at Purdue that weekend. I need to get it to ya sometime though... keep an eye out for a red lesney for me too ok?

Sorry Doc, I was only using that for the Pun. First gear is still really stiff, but is getting better? I'm hoping shimming the pivot will help with the clutch dragging.

No offense taken you gingery bastard

Gee whiz, Cuz (Eric) you're stirred up a hornet's nest!



I thought it was way too cool we had enough spare parts among everybody to replace damage items,there was swapping going on.

" This is what it's all about"

Tranny, Hookers, Stiff, Drag...Swapping? Can we "please" get this thread back on topic?

How bout them Cubs. Those trailing arms sure look nice!

I tried to party with Eric once. I had one beer, awoke in the morning with sore head and ass

Here are some pictures of the sub box work to get this thread back on track.
Herer is the start of the sub box. Its going to house a 12" alpine sub powered by a modest 280 W kenwood amp. I'm going with a sealed design, but due to the desire to leave some footroom for the passenger I'm staying on the low side of the sealed volume. I know Morph makes some saweet sub boxes for the footwell, but this one was almost free!

The Box:
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The Subwoofer Grate had a strange foot-sized hole right in the most vulnerable spot. Why???
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Assembled Box:
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After the box was all assembled I sealed it with silicone, and screwed it together with 1 1/2 in drywall screws. After it I painted it, and carpeted it. No test fit with the actual box just yet, im in the middle of some other projects right now.

I J.B Welded some extra supports onto the grate for additional protection:
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Painted:
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Carpeted:
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I cut a hole in the capteing for the sub and installed it... Perfect fit!
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Sub Box complete Now I just need to install the amp and see how she do!
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It was too freakin cold anyway!

I have a red Lesney on it's way with your name on it.

I just got back from spring break in Mexico, so not much progress to report. However, in a Soriano's hipermercado(supermarket) I came across six 914 matchboxes! cars look the same but the box labeling is different and the back is in spanish of course. The top two rows in this picture are all Mexican Matchboxes!
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I've been working hard at school, but here is some progress. I finished pressing in the Elephant Racing bronze bushings into the control arm and bolted them back in. To try to preserve the allignment as much as possible I glued the lower bracket back into the same position it came out in, which should line the holes up well enough for me to limp in to get an allignment.
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This is one of the friendly Colorado locals helping me out
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Kev, I need some pictures of you in here too for all the help you have given me!

On the downside someone dropped a bike on my teener and broke the front turn signal and put a 1.5" scratch down to bare metal! Grrr!
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I Also finished installing the 12" sub, the enclosure is on the small side for a sub this bug, but it adds a lot to the sound quality when I'm driving. I mounted the amp in the front on the underside of the tire board. it sits comfortably inside the spare.
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This is another side project I have been working on. It is essentially an enlarged longborad with manly wheels. its a blast to ride!
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WOW, with such a Sub-box, you would be hard pressed to have any tall friend ride with you... You might have to date only short girls.

Great thread, beautiful CAR!

Funny you should mention that, I'm actually allergic to tall gals, so its a non-issue. My girlfriend isnt a fan of losing the legroom, but is apprecuative of the extra BUMP from the sub.
As an aside, the box is easily removed if I do need to go on an extended road trip, and I didn't damage any of the carpeting or footrest equipment that normally goes back there.

You should take a look at the inner longs to see if that crack you found is also inside.
Look up near the front, right under the top of the windshield...where the long meets the floor.

Rich

I double checked that after I found the original crack. Everything else is pretty sound. The crack was stemming from a pretty ragged rust hole. I had a hell of a time welding up that thin steel. My guess it that here was just enough of a stress concentration to start the crack and then the steel body was ductile enough to propagate it. The weld over patch I put on with plug welds will hold it for the present, but a thorough cancer treatment is surely in store in the future.

I am getting ready to move out to Purdue for grad school, and was planning to take my 914 with me . I figured I could drive it straight shot to Indiana, or I could have some fun while I was at it. My current plan is to drive from Denver through the Teton's to Yellowstone. From there I will hit Mt. Rushmore, and the badlands before cruising through Wisconsin to Chicago and from there to Lafayette, some 2286 miles .

I've got just about everything running in tip top shape(Including the winsheid washer that I just fixed), so I figure I have about a 60% chance of making it without a breakdown if I stick to about 500 miles a day or less . I'm planning on taking a full set of tools, along with a spare dizzy and fuses. Any other key teener bits I shouldnt be without? Have I lost my marbles????

Wrecked! guy ran a red light and slammed my passenger fender!

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Those pictures give me a sick feeling. Sorry man....that sucks.

f_ _ k me. really???!! I cant beleive it! That simply sucks. Are you okay?

Damn, hope you're OK! Sorry about your car

How did I never meet you?

Some of those earlier pictures look like you live close to Tramway in ABQ.

I was building 914s in Rio Rancho from 2001 until 2008.

WTF?

Sorry about your car. You'll build another.

Terrible man! I cant imagine...

I'm fine, just sore. I Will rebuild! But most likely off a roller! I appreciate the support everyone.

Series9: I didn't join the site till 2009, and my car wasn't really driveable till 2007. That said, I would have loved to have met you!

Anyone know of good midwest rollers? Aww, who am I kidding! no one belives in those myths anymore

Hope you're ok.

Why the fuck does everyone seem to run into our 914's?

We've got to be less than 0.0001% of the cars on the road and everyone seems to get hit.

Damn that sucks. Your car is/was beautiful.

Time to gather those receipts and start adding them up. Your gain with the insurance co. will depend on your homework.

Get for sale ads with concourse, excellent, and normal 914s. Get current values. Good luck.

Damn, sorry about that man. Glad your ok. I see you made it to Indiana.

Wow, that sucks - sorry to hear about it.

-Steve

Porsche_dreamer: i did make it, even with gluing the engine back together in South Dakota, it was still running like a champ! 1200 miles after the repair it is still running strong. This ain't over till its over.

Sorry about your lost. I wish I was closer. I have one with hood, fender and q/p. Let me know if I van help with anything .

That is heartbreaking, after all that work.

Glad you are OK though

Ow that hurts to look at --- shitty luck! Not that it is any consolation, but Indiana just passed some new 'driving while distracted' laws, so if that jackwad was texting while driving, causing him to run the red light, the State has avenues for extra punishment. We can only hope said jackwad spends some time in the pokey getting for wrecking a beautifully rebuilt teener.

I don't have any leads on rollers, but if you feel the need for a teener fix, I'm only about one hour south of Lafayette. Next time there is a car wrenching session at my house I'll let you know.

Seems like there are alot of teener's in Indiana, although im teener-less at the moment. Im sure one will pop up for ya. One just sold on ebay for 500 in leopold indiana.

Ross,
That fuching sucks man! Glad you're ok. Take the money from the insurance company and build another one.

Damn that thing's bent. That sucks.

What a drag, glad you're OK. Your car was a beauty, hope you can build another to match.

Glad you are OK and I hope the asshat that hit you was insured. I hope you find a nice roller and rebuild.

Gotta rebuild man. After all the work you put into it you'll never get a 914 out of your blood now. Don't let his insurance company jerk you around. Good luck finding that roller.

Crap!

What bad luck. Hope you are OK.

So are you in Indiana now?