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bkrantz
With shiny new SS heat exchangers, each in its own fancy bag.
raynekat
Those bags make great pillow cases. You and what wifey will love them.
Morph914
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 9 2021, 07:37 PM) *

With shiny new SS heat exchangers, each in its own fancy bag.



Oooh, those are beautiful! wub.gif
bkrantz
QUOTE(raynekat @ Apr 9 2021, 08:47 PM) *

Those bags make great pillow cases. You and what wifey will love them.


So, xmas presents?
bkrantz
More new stuff: LED light bulbs. I plan to replace all possible original bulbs. I did order the wrong bulbs for the instruments, so have to try again (and wait).
bkrantz
1157 equivalent in the front indicators.
bkrantz
1156, 1157, and 3893 equivalents in the rear lights.
bkrantz
Time to get going on the motor. First, I needed holes in my new Type 4 yoke. A good job for my big drill press.
bkrantz
This is the heftiest job I have tried so far with the press--not any problem at all.
bkrantz
Right case half mounted. Here we go.
iankarr
Looking great as usual! Is that the yoke the guy in the samba sells? Looks a lot like mine...and I did the same hole mods. If it’s the same, the flange of the yoke may be in the way of getting the #3 wrist pin in. I had to swap the yoke to the other side once #1 was done. Just a heads up wink.gif are you going stock or something bigger?
Shivers
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 10 2021, 06:47 PM) *

More new stuff: LED light bulbs. I plan to replace all possible original bulbs. I did order the wrong bulbs for the instruments, so have to try again (and wait).


Car is looking great. Could you post the name of the company you sourced these from. Thanks.
bkrantz
QUOTE(iankarr @ Apr 10 2021, 08:22 PM) *

Looking great as usual! Is that the yoke the guy in the samba sells? Looks a lot like mine...and I did the same hole mods. If it’s the same, the flange of the yoke may be in the way of getting the #3 wrist pin in. I had to swap the yoke to the other side once #1 was done. Just a heads up wink.gif are you going stock or something bigger?


Yes, from the vendor on Samba. Thanks for the heads up.

I plan a modest bump to 2056.
bkrantz
QUOTE(Shivers @ Apr 10 2021, 08:39 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 10 2021, 06:47 PM) *

More new stuff: LED light bulbs. I plan to replace all possible original bulbs. I did order the wrong bulbs for the instruments, so have to try again (and wait).


Car is looking great. Could you post the name of the company you sourced these from. Thanks.


Super Bright LEDs
bkrantz
Not much 914 time today. I had some office work to do and then swapped the snow tires off my wife's car.

I did clean the left side of the case and "stuck" them together on the stand.
bkrantz
I did remove the stock plug on the front left side, to make sure this gets sealed with the other new plugs.
bkrantz
I started an experiment with restoring interior trim vinyl. I plan to apply various amounts of different materials, starting with commercial vinyl treatments. The first to arrive was 3M Leather & Vinyl Restorer.
bkrantz
After a couple of applications over 24 hours--not much change in the plastic softness, just a shiny finish. I will try something else.
bkrantz
On the the engine case plugs. This is the stock plug for the front left.
bkrantz
Installed.
bkrantz
One of the new plugs with sealant.
bkrantz
Two plugs installed on the front right.
bkrantz
Confirmed that the plugs do not block the internal galleries.
bkrantz
Three plugs on the rear.
bkrantz
Made sure the plug on the right side is flush with the casting surface, so no interference with the flywheel.
bkrantz
Time to start engine assembly. Here's the polished crank plus the components for the front end.
bkrantz
Woodruff key installed.
bkrantz
I broke open the new main bearing set.
bkrantz
First squirt of assembly lube on bearing #3.
bkrantz
With the bearing in place, time for the cam drive gear.
bkrantz
Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.
bkrantz
After heating, both gears and the intervening spacer went on easily.
bkrantz
And then the circlip--front of the crank done.
bkrantz
I then got the rods out. Bearing clearance check coming soon.
Puebloswatcop
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 14 2021, 06:17 PM) *

Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.


Uh oh, I do believe we have found black mail material now..... LOL...Not to worry you secret is safe here... beerchug.gif
djway
Was the thrust bearing cut to fit the case?
Your wife asked us not to tell what she was doing so it all good.
bkrantz
QUOTE(Puebloswatcop @ Apr 14 2021, 07:33 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 14 2021, 06:17 PM) *

Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.


Uh oh, I do believe we have found black mail material now..... LOL...Not to worry you secret is safe here... beerchug.gif


Thanks--I hope. idea.gif
bkrantz
QUOTE(djway @ Apr 14 2021, 07:56 PM) *

Was the thrust bearing cut to fit the case?


Not sure. I will check.
euro911
Looking good, Bob. Takes me back to when I rebuilt my first VW motor (40-horse T1) when I was 16. One of my older brothers taught me to heat up the gears in the oven.

Unfortunately, I only got half-way around the block and the motor seized up sad.gif ... then found out the arrows on the pistons have to point towards the flywheel laugh.gif


I recently painted some sheet metal parts for my Harley, and baked them in the oven (after a day of sitting out in the sun) ... my wife came in the house and started sniffing around the oven - and gave me 'that look' mad.gif ... but the parts came out looking great laugh.gif

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Puebloswatcop
QUOTE(euro911 @ Apr 16 2021, 03:34 PM) *

Looking good, Bob. Takes me back to when I rebuilt my first VW motor (40-horse T1) when I was 16. One of my older brothers taught me to heat up the gears in the oven.

Unfortunately, I only got half-way around the block and the motor seized up sad.gif ... then found out the arrows on the pistons have to point towards the flywheel laugh.gif


I recently painted some sheet metal parts for my Harley, and baked them in the oven (after a day of sitting out in the sun) ... my wife came in the house and started sniffing around the oven - and gave me 'that look' mad.gif ... but the parts came out looking great laugh.gif

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That would be the same look my wife gives me....lol chair.gif
ctc911ctc
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 14 2021, 08:17 PM) *

Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.



How long has she been asking you to connect the under cabinet lighting to those cables????? poke.gif poke.gif poke.gif
bkrantz
QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Apr 18 2021, 06:52 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 14 2021, 08:17 PM) *

Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.



How long has she been asking you to connect the under cabinet lighting to those cables????? poke.gif poke.gif poke.gif


What cables??? biggrin.gif
bkrantz
Back again--and back on engine work.

Today I started checking the rod bearings. These are 0.25mm under-sized, since the crank had a previous grind done. The crank was polished and the rods were checked and balanced at PE.
bkrantz
I also got some plastigage to measure bearing clearance.
bkrantz
1st attempt.
bkrantz
Bearing shells in place.
bkrantz
Rod installed and torqued.
bkrantz
Then removed. This one looks like 0.0018 inch, within the range (0.0008 to 0.0028).
Freezin 914
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 21 2021, 09:25 PM) *

QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Apr 18 2021, 06:52 PM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 14 2021, 08:17 PM) *

Since my wife was out, I used the fancy toaster oven to heat the gears up to 170F. Please don't tell.



How long has she been asking you to connect the under cabinet lighting to those cables????? poke.gif poke.gif poke.gif


What cables??? biggrin.gif


The Romex cables under your cabinets by the toaster oven. We are assuming you must have upgraded, since there is light on both sides of that fancy toaster oven..at least they are taped off. I guess it’s better than some of the stuff I see on jobs.
PS. Project is coming along very nicely biggrin.gif
bkrantz
While the rod was still on the crank, I checked the side clearance, and got 0.016 inch, just within the 0.004 to 0.0016 spec.
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