There are only 100 days remaining before the WCC. Will you (and your car) be ready? Time is running out. Rich has proved that he can build The Alien from the pistons out in less time. What about us mere mortals? What do you still have to do? Post your progress to embarrass encourage others.

Man I hope to. Break in engine, finish road tuning then dyno. Deal with assorted little things like oil leaks air leaks in the heating system, vacuum leaks.
Oh ya I have to pull the gas tank and fix my airbox. Too much cold air gets past the seals.

Dave

Hahahaha! MY car? READY? Hahahaha. (sigh)

Nope, still have not found a 3.2 to put in the 2.7s place, and right now engine bay is stripped and almost ready for paint. I will start a seperate thread soon. I may still fly out and rent a car
Ferg

Geez!! Way to freak everyone out! No my car's not ready. No, I'm not ready. I haven't registered, I haven't paid, I haven't booked the hotel yet, and my car's been sitting under a cover for the last two months! Seriously? 100 days? That's it?

Jen

QUOTE (Jenny @ Jan 12 2005, 04:09 PM)

Geez!! Way to freak everyone out! No my car's not ready. No, I'm not ready. I haven't registered, I haven't paid, I haven't booked the hotel yet, and my car's been sitting under a cover for the last two months! Seriously? 100 days? That's it? Jen

ditto for everything Jenny said....still don't know if I'm going solo or not however...need to decide quickly

My cars are ready, I'm not, but that's another story.

For all of you flying in, suggest renting Ford Focus (Foci?). They are surprisingly track ready and we can have a separate class. Buy the extra insurance

QUOTE (Jenny @ Jan 12 2005, 03:09 PM)

Geez!! Way to freak everyone out! No my car's not ready. No, I'm not ready. I haven't registered, I haven't paid, I haven't booked the hotel yet, and my car's been sitting under a cover for the last two months! Seriously? 100 days? That's it? Jen

Yeah, but that's not important
Where's the article you were gonna write for the 05 Program?

Uh... when's that due? I can either have that ready for the WCC or my car.

Jen

I've got to fix my battery tray, replace the rear springs and shocks, as well as trailing arm bushings, install front and rear sway bars, and procure a helmet. I also might be putting in those 'Pep Boys Special' racing seats. Oh and an alignment probably wouldn't hurt either.

-Tony

QUOTE (Jenny @ Jan 12 2005, 03:22 PM)

Uh... when's that due? I can either have that ready for the WCC or my car. Jen

Not my problem any more, oh beautiful eyed one. Andy's in charge of program so you'll have to deal with him

Besides, women's opinions aren't that important, are they?

I bought beer, ammunition and some beer.....

BTW...how much are the track fees?

im not even close to bieng ready.both cars are down right now.and it didnt help when my mother in law backed into my yellow 73! on thanks giving day.now i have to do a repaint and complete body work.if it makes there with me its prob gonna have primer spots on it!old red has been road tested but no where near ready for a road trip.
james

QUOTE (mikez @ Jan 12 2005, 03:29 PM)

I bought beer, ammunition and some beer.....

party at mike's house

All ready, going up to look at a car to buy this weekend to drive down this year.
CCLINIOADA

totally not ready yet. can't even think about it for another month or so. but then i'll need to strip/paint the engine bay, install engine/carbs, replace fuel pump, do some wiring, tune the bitch, align, front wheel bearings, rotors, pads, and a few other things i'm forgetting.

2-3 weekends worth of work -- i ought to be okay.

Im in the same boat as nebreitling. I need to strip my engine bay, prep car for paint, por 15 interior, fix a tiny bit of rust, install carbs, install engine/trans, and install new m/c (not in that order of course). I'll be there in either my 914 or 912. One of the two will be done.

Don't forget road testing. I'm saving 30 days for daily driving. So I only have 70 days to finish up. If it's not running 100% yet, I'll tow it down and only drive it little bits.

Now about those fees. How many people can we fit into a hotel room?

I'm going solo......so I might be looking for roomies

snoring slobs need not apply

i need body work and paint

A-Ron....
i need body work and paint



What about the car?

nahh -- road testing's for wimps!!*















*and pragmatics, realists, and others of wisdom.

aaaaaaahahhhhhhhhh! No pressure.

I only have to:

Get a windshield
paint the bumpers
paint the rockers
paint the rear valence
finish the interior
powder coat the wheels
buy tires
finish a bunch of detail work
get the car aligned

and possibly find other-than-carbon fiber decks and get them painted.

I'm working on it and I will be there.

This morning I had a fine, running 914...

now.


On my list: make 'glass dash, make 'glass front trunk divider, install climate control system, strip & por15 engine bay, make & mount battery tray ON OTHER SIDE OF BAY, rewire bay, rewire & finish new engine harness, and misc rewire of fuse box & relays.
If productivity is my friend... make intake manifold, make headers & new cross pipe.

Looking to be the best 3 months of my life

Well, this weekend I crossed off the battery tray. And I simultaneously added and subtracted the hell hole repair as well. In the process of replacing the battery tray I discovered that a small section of the inner wheel house rusted through at the hell hole location. So I welded that up and took the paint off everything else and POR-25'd it.

The optima battery is really solid in there now on a brand new tray.

Anyone ever do the front sway bar install without removing the fuel tank?

Tony

QUOTE (TonyAKAVW @ Jan 17 2005, 09:30 PM)

Anyone ever do the front sway bar install without removing the fuel tank?

probably, but it can't imagine how much more difficult that would be! take out the tank, it only takes about 20 minutes...


chris: yikes.

QUOTE (Chris914n6 @ Jan 17 2005, 07:50 PM)

This morning I had a fine, running 914...         now.

Wow Chris. That looks like a mess. That is gonna look great when you finish.

Let me know if you need some help. You should have called sooner. I am much better at taking things apart than I am at putting them back together again.

Unfortunately Doris and I will not be at the WCC to defend our TTOD Auto-X title. Wait a minute....there is not Auto-X at this year's WCC....so we still have the title

Our new car won't be ready. It looks like May or June before we take it for it's maiden voyage.

Someone should post pics daily for us junkies.

Bill P.

QUOTE (Mueller @ Jan 12 2005, 04:05 PM)

I'm going solo......so I might be looking for roomies snoring slobs need not apply

Keep your back to the wall and a sock in your mouth and you'll be ok Mike.....

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Jan 12 2005, 04:06 PM)

i need body work and paint

ME TOO!!!!

I made this list today to tape to my tool box. Ouch:



WCC05 Checklist 1 Feb 2005

Engine/tranny:

Finish end of main DME harness
Strap air filter
Clean air filter
Tighten fan belt
Install clutch helper spring on tranny
Retighten CV bolts
Install breather relief on the gas tank
Distributor vent

Body:

Rear window (Lexan)
Side mirror
Retainers for engine grill
Compound paint
Touch up as necessary
Install bumpers
Install rockers
Install valences
Pin front deck
Latch for rear deck
Seal for front deck
Door seals (on door)
Rubber stops for engine deck
Windshield wiper plugs
Fab/install header rain tray w/drain
Fab rear trunk panel
Install top hardware in trunk
Install top hardware on roll bar
Repaint faults under header
Repaint faults in rear trunk
Install new turn signal lenses
Fab ‘speaker housings’
Buy/install fog lights
Grommets near oil cooler
Finalize battery wiring in front




Interior:

Firewall covering
Glue up remaining carpet
Install trim panels: windshield, upper hoop, roll bar horiz, roll bar verts
Door latches
Door panels
Paint gauge surround
Passenger seat
Passenger seat belts
Angle bar coverings
Interior plugs for trim panels
Trim windshield adhesive
Final dash attachment

Suspension:

Plate upper suspension hardware
Retighten everything
Alignment/ride height
Buy tires
Powder coat wheels
New bolts for front brakes
Buy/install new rear coil overs
Install sway bar drop links in the rear
Buy center caps for wheels

QUOTE (Howard @ Jan 12 2005, 03:27 PM)

QUOTE (Jenny @ Jan 12 2005, 03:22 PM) Uh... when's that due? I can either have that ready for the WCC or my car. Jen Not my problem any more, oh beautiful eyed one. Andy's in charge of program so you'll have to deal with him Besides, women's opinions aren't that important, are they?

I got this one Jenny.....Howard!!!
Are you really asking to be slapped around..
AGAIN?

Lisa

Which out fit will you be wearing during the spanking? The one with the thigh high boots?

QUOTE (mikez @ Feb 1 2005, 09:18 PM)

Which out fit will you be wearing during the spanking?  The one with the thigh high boots?

Oh yes, the shiny leather ones!

Lisa

Well, this past weekend I crossed off some more items from my list...

Installed front sway bar
Replaced stock sagging springs with 140 lb springs
Replaced shocks with KillYourBacks from my previous 914
Replaced front brake pads
Replaced front brake lines
Replaced tie rod ends
New rubber lines for the gas tank

Still have to get rid of the oil leak which means new valve cover gaskets and pushrod tube o-rings.

-Tony