914 content:
The high winds blew the cover off ot the 'BB' - so I rolled it up and it's safely tucked away for now.
My friend Carlos came by this am and looked at the '71 914 again ... still only wants $1,500 to repair a few minor dents and repaint it L80E Ivory ... I just need to remove some more trim pieces so he can start working on it
... (the unusually wet winter put a serious damper on all the automotive work here)
Other stuff:
Also, Carlos is going to take the Vanagon to his place next week ... remove the front windshield, the rear hatch window and left center side window, fix some serious rust spots, remove a dent in the rear hatch, repaint those areas and reinstall the windows with new rubber seals - all for $650. ... then I can ask the really BIG BUCKS for it!
Sourced a interior mirror mount/courtesy light assembly, the proper screws and installed it in the Ghia. Cleaned out the glove box and found receipts for a brake job, and new sparkie plugs & wires that the PO had performed just prior to my purchase, totaling $350.
Ran some conduit & wiring and installed a 6-station sprinkler controller for the new sprinkler system we installed last year - so the CA grass will stay nice and green when I'm in AZ
What this all means, is that I can now devote some quality time to the 'BB's clutch release project this w/e.