See post about flange damage.

Took the old strut insert out and replaced them.


Look at these DAPO stuff......never even heard of these brand before. Manufacture date on them was 1998....hecho en Mexico...what POS..there was no dampening in them at all.

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Put Boge's in. Smooth ride now.

Tie rods are next.

Took it out of the garage to get some photos for Jim and the WCR badge. Decided to take it "around the block". Made it back 2 hours and 110 miles latter....Click to view attachment

If I remember correctly, Mulholland were made by Mexican Boge. Boge has been making shocks in Mexico since the 1930's.

I spent several hours trying to bleed the clutch system...

Eventually I bought a new master and slave and will try again next weekend...

Just got back from my desert trip. Passed by the 'BB' numerous times while unloading Eileen. Have 2 doctor appointments on Monday, so I need to knuckle-down on Tuesday - new tires/wheels, rocker panels and a few other tasks to do.

Think you are right. I think Boge has since not made those in quite some time. I had never heard of them until today.

Displayed it in the 22nd Annual Bob Baker VW show.

About 200 cars there.

Then, lived went for a drive along the coast and lived dangerously:
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I tore apart the CV joint and cleaned it. Now I need to reassemble.

1st time to visit a shop (not even a mechanic shop but just a tire shop) since I bought it last 2011, to fix 1 tire leaking air and replaced all valve stem and balancing.

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Drove to work. The parking lot is covered in salt. Fuchs it, it was bought to drive, not sit in the garage.

Got my gauges back from Tim the other day after a very quick turn around.

With the new glass bezels he put in,they look freakin' brand new. Can't wait for the weather to warm up enough for humans to put them in. Amazing.

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I bought new tires today. I went with 195/65/15 Yokohama YK580's.

I haven't had four matching wheels on this car since 1984!




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I took fellow member Stu(SKL1) for a ride around the block. Perfect day out today!

Wow. Those look fantastic

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Got the oil changed and took care of a fuel line leak. Drove it around the neighbor hood and listened to all the rock salt being thrown by the sticky tires.
Next is to install a new battery. the 9 year old Optima just ain't turning it anymore.

Nice. Mine won't look nearly as nice, but just having new rubber makes me feel good.


I started cleaning up one of the ATS wheels. The back sides have years of some sort of crud on them, and I want the mating surfaces and bolt holes to be especially clean.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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... three more to go. Not sure if I really need to do all this this right now, with the RT-66 being so close - but I want to at the least clean all the mating surfaces now

Pulled it out of the garage!

Finally no clouds, rain or cold! Time to pull sleeping beauty out and wash it off. Figure out where I left off and hope maybe this year it will be on the road!

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Drilled 21 holes in my car...

To install a lexan windshield


cut lexan


route lexan to template


drill 21 holes in window frame


Install inserts


mark each hole thru windshield and match drill for each insert



Almost have the look I am after:

The 'BB' got her new shoes and socks today

Kumho Solus Expert 195/65-15s on ATS Classics (that will eventually need some TLC and new paint ... or Al Reed's magic touch)

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Picked up the dash from the upholsterer. No more cracked old vinyl....

That looks outstanding! Alcantara?

Yes.

Your dash looks nice and plush

Just an FYI, Mark (914rubber.com) recently told me they're working on coming out with new reproduction injection-molded dashes

Question - Why do you have to drill it in? Isn't the normal windshield molding enough to hold it? Or is the Lexan too thin?

The lexan is thin and not molded to shape like the glass.
I have no idea how the regular "tape" would hold on the lexan and cleaning that crap out is a major PITA when I need to change out the windshield again in a couple of years.
I have not seen any other race cars with the lexan glued in place.
(I'm also following Brant's lead :-)

OK, thanks. Just wanted to know.

Heading riverside route but not for the event but for a kaiser appointment. hot but still cool inside the 914 cockpit with windows half way open.

Used her as a cup holder. Don't worry - I treat my 911 whale tail (not pictured) the same way...

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Bourbon?

Nice garage...

Polished it all up nice an shiny for Palm Springs... even polished the tail pipe!
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I got a package from Canadian Santa Claus:

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Now I have to get my rear in gear and get a new welder...

Dropped this (old, reliable 1.7 w/tailshift) today:
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For this (2056 w/rebuilt side shaft once the Dr. is finished with it).
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But, I can't put that in a dirty engine bay, now can I? Look at that battery tray
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And that lid hinge is cracked. THAT'S got to go...
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So, it's time to start cutting, grinding, and cleaning...
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In the process of cleaning the engine bay, I've noticed:

1. Getting the engine bay rubber out is more difficult than I would have guessed. I've got new seals from 914Rubber. Anyone have a trick or advice for removing the pieces from the engine shelf channels (other than growing a pair and yanking)?

2. Getting the undercoating type material off of the firewall and everywhere is a PITA. Advice for getting it off? Brake cleaner or another stripper?

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I've noticed there's some surface rust underneath this awful stuff. I guess it lasts a long time, but eventually it hides the rot, it doesn't prevent it.

Done for today. Try to finish cleaning tomorrow and hopefully weld in the new hinge and battery tray before my tranny gets back from the Evil One.

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Nice job, 914fahrer! That's on my to do list as well.

Have had occasional starting issues so I though I'd try working thru that today but it started and ran perfectly so no choice but to
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It was kind of cold this morning, @40 degrees. It always seems to run good on the cooler days.

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Finally got the washer off of this and on to mine and put the tranny BACK in for the 2nd time. This one is off my core. Basically it fell out with the threaded sleeve. The ball in the good tranny was a bitch. Had to modify the deep well 14 mm.

Nuthin' new with this car. Seems like I have to do everything 2 times.

Went to Alameda and got some oil ...

I pulled out my old engine bay rubber yesterday and it was a PITA. It was old and cracked (kinda like me!) so I ended up taking a flat blade screwdriver and gently prying until I had a good sized section coming out, then gently again pulled bit by bit the length of the piece out of the same spot where I started. Took awhile but it worked.

Chased motorcycles through the local twisties
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Lemmy guess, iPhone?

PS: Repeat after me, "Button on the right" ...

I made a mold to produce a little panel for the hell-hole repair. Next step:
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HO, HO! Nice pieces, Tex. I looked at several welders and went with the Longevity 140. It was decent price and had options I wanted down the road - like a spool gun for aluminum. Also has low temp mode for this thin sheet metal work. See project link, around page 17 is when I got new welder.

Speaking of welding, here's the reinforcements I just finished for the inner suspension mounts. I wanted to extend the support up the side and over the top of the long. Also added support on each side.

Got plenty of cleanup left to do - but happy with the results.

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Right side

I made some toe plates to play with my alignment at home. Unfortunately I don't think I will get to use them before the autocross this Wednesday. Oh well.

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