@r_towle - well done, the last thing we need right now is a bunch of couches running around in the wild. Thanks for doing your part.

Grin

I recently purchased a 1981 Rabbit Diesel Pickup with 14,500 original miles. Shipped from Idaho using Intercity (great company). I've had to go over the entire vehicle to lube and check everything since it's been sitting for so long. My '82 succumbed to the rust worm and it would cost $15000 just to make it "safe"! I'm almost ready to put into service. All I need now is a new battery and install a bed liner.

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Dave

WOW that is clean!!!

I had a friend with one of these, Possibly one of the slowest vehicles Id ever driven

We're building our house, I've been Mandatory WFH until further notice. Been taking full advantage of it. Got my electrical panel finaled! LnI Inspector was really cool about it, we did a Face Time and he had me show him things.

It’s a 75 2.7S that I bought from Fred about 35 years ago. It had a broken exhaust valve on #4 but did not have a boat load of miles. I rebuilt it with Mahle 2.7RS P&C which I bought 30 years ago, 68 911 (911L) cams, 40 Weber’s. Should be fun in a light car.

The car is all steel except the rear bumper, plastic rear and rear side windows, RS carpets with no sound deadening, old plastic Speedster seats, 911R style dash. Just the basics.

Charlie

Dave,
Do you want an AC evaporator for it? I have the complete unit, minus the controls just sitting on a shelf in my garage. I have never owned a VW Rabbit, but my father worked at the Fort Worth plant that built the AC units. He actually designed that evaporator. They hung the first one down the line on the wall as a display. When the plant closed, they took it down and gave it to him. I got it a few years back when he was cleaning out his garage. I have no use for it. It's yours for the cost of shipping.

Clay

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Keith,

Glad you enjoyed it. Humor is good for the heart!

We’re facing unexpected challenges; a good time for personal and eternal reflection.

Blessings,
Jerry

Thinking of building a kitchen/yard waste compost bin out of scrap lumber. Have a few 2x4s and some chicken wire looking for a job.

Now that is a picture of beauty!

I just realized that your signature lists a Fokker D7. That is really cool. And I have to say "Can we get pictures of that Fokker!"

@dcheek - score, she looks great.

I'm doing a complete suspension rebuild on my 911; all bushings, new ball joints & turbo tie rods, rebuilding the steering box, alloy front calipers, new rotors, new pads, hard and soft lines, bearings, seals, tumbling everything to look pretty, powder coating, plating bolts. Basically, better than new. I also recently moved, so now I park in my "Batcave."

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Bought this in 2003 as a project. Off the road since the 70's and a complete mess. Drove it for the first time today..

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Nice Mark...

Where are the huge bumpers I rechromed for this beast?

What a cruiser!!!!

Oscar

Got em in the rafters but will be installing in the next week or so. Has a long way to go but at least it moves under its own power. I've been pushing this thing around for years!

What a coincidence ! I saw a beautiful black convertible today, roof down, nicely lowered with tasteful modern rims.
It was outstanding.
Maiden voyage, here's to you !

Thanks, nothing like the first drive! Long time coming and lots of potholes along the way..

Been putting the finishing touches on my teardrop trailer. I just have some headliner material to install on the interior and then it’ll be ready. I built everything from scratch. Aluminum trailer and the body is all foam. The entire thing weighs 200-300 lbs. I built it to tow behind anything.

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Nice Targa, 'Goob' ( @Larmo63 ) ... pix of the Bat Cave?

@markhoward ... the front end should lower itself fine after you install the hood, grille & bumper assemblies

Cool little teardrop, Doug ( @dlee6204 )


Keep them projects coming ...

Getting this 74' 2.0 going after a 27 year hibernation:

New gas tank
New clutch kit/flywheel
New engine/trans mounts
New fuel pump relocated up frunk
New shift bushings
New vacuum lines
Rebuilt distributor/electronic ignition
Tangerine Racing ss fuel lines
and lots of other small bits


Looking to buy a 2.0 ECU mounting Bracket if anyone has one

Travis

More pictures? Interior too?

It did settle some but the few hunid pounds off the front is definitely showing. @dlee6204 , looking forward to those interior shots..

The Dude Abides

Finishing some odd jobs on my house which is now on the market,one reason for selling is it is very isolated ,however that is sadly an advantage now as we are locked down.
Any work is limited as I can't buy materials except online which is a real PITA.
Repaired my old faithful Bosch 5" angle grinder as I'am fitting a towbar to my VW T4 Tranporter van,for some reason the towbar was missing except for the bolt on chassis plates but all the wiring was tucked up under the bumper so at least I don't have to do that .
Will see how I go but may move the 914 home from storage and do outstanding overdue jobs.
Keen to do more work but my head space is wrong,anyway got to pass the time somehow,we have 1 month I strongly suspect it may be extended .

Since the Virus does not like heat or UV-3, I figured what would make me the safest guy on the planet.

Some welding, so out came the TIG and MIG, and we started to weld, and weld, and weld some more.

First thing I did was weld up a gantry crane, we had one at the farm shop for years I forgot how handy they are for everyday tasks. IT is still not ready for prime time pictures but I pressed it into service today, lifting some gas cylinders, righting a tool box I had on its side wot weld up a ZTFab welding cart.

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Of course I could not leave well enough alone, and decided to change the mounts for the axles so they have a bit more meat to hold them true. And then I don't like safe chains as my main way of keeping a bootle on the cart, so I took some bottle wall mounts, and fabricated a mount so they work on the cart. I got them from my welding supplier they were 17, and 22 respectfully, less than the cost for me to fabricate them. Bottles going no where.

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Everything loaded up on the US General tool cabinet. I used to have all of this on two craftsmen boxes. They will be repurposed for a bench I am building.

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Next I picked up a quick jack right before our governor tossed us into lock down. Paid $500 for the 7000 lbs version. Issue is it is not easy to move. So I saw an idea on the internet, and I decided it was to complicated. I had these from an outfield stand, and well they never out feed correctly, and two I am using them to support long picks of tube and steel so I can fixture on the welding bench. So I had a bunch of them.

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Mounted them to the lift arms, so that when it comes down the weight of the lift is a fulcrum and the wheels will lift the bottom of the lift up about 1/4"

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Now it is easy to move around the shop.

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Thats all for today, hopefully get back out tomorrow go through stuff and cleanup a bit. Need to get lawn equipment in for service, and winter tires off the 7 series. Means I can like I like to.

I guess I could have posted this in either the 'shelter me' or 'not working on the 914' threads

The Ghia died a few months ago and had it 'AAA'd' home for diagnosis. After testing different components, found the root cause to be a worn out ignition switch. Digging through the rat's nest of wiring behind the dash made it apparent that this was not it's first rodeo (due to all the butt connectors found). Not only had the electrical portion of the switch fail, but the tumbler assembly would not stay in the barrel and came out with the key at times, so I purchased both new components last month.

Yesterday, I replaced the switch components and wired into the harness, and made some minor repairs to the instrument cluster in the speedo (the lower lamp assembly wouldn't stay in it's socket, so I secured it in place with liquid tape) ... and re-inserted the other lamp sockets that had become dislodged during my poking around in there

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It was also missing the lower dash/knee pad, so I had ordered a new EMPI pad when I ordered the switch stuff. My wife assisted, holding the pad in place whilst I crawled into the trunk to attach the washers & nuts - which was a royal PITA. I have the scars on my arms and hands to prove it

Reinstalled the new turn signal switch (that I replaced a couple months ago) and the steering wheel just before nightfall. In any event, everything worked out OK ... and if the battery still has enough oomph, I'll see if it'll start up today

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I have a garage full of 1/24th and 1/10th scale projects to keep me busy.

Just not sure where to start. They all need cleaning the playing with!

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I made not quite matching "his & hers" computer stands for use with our smart trainers.
Nice to be able to find a use for a few roll cage left overs!

OK, now I'm jealous.

I spent Saturday and Sunday replacing the exhaust manifold on my Jeep Comanche.

I replaced the exhaust manifold with the broken stud with a header. They moved the O2 sensor bung to the other side of the truck, so I had to strip the harness and move the wires for the O2 sensor to run down the right side of the bell housing. The pictures are me sitting in the engine compartment removing the electrical tape from the harness.

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Turns out the EGR tube twisted off the threads on the fitting for the mainfold side of the tube. I braved the outside world, and bought some steel rod. I used it to make 2 pipe plugs (Nothing is available in M22x1.5 at our local Ace hardware). I own a M22x1.5 die, so I threaded the rod, then cut it off and ground a 13mm section on the end so it had square flats on it. I screwed them into the EGR connection on the bottom of the mainfold, and into the header's EGR port. This will have to do until I can get the right fitting to replace on the end of the old EGR tube.

I put everything back together. In the process I found out the header now blocks one bolt that holds both the header and the intake manifold to the head. I dropped that ^$%@%$^%@ bold 28 times (Yes, I was counting) before I finally got it started. I had to tighten it from the bottom with an open end wrench. Dropped the wrench a few times, one right smack in the center of my forehead.

I am tired, bloody and battered. But the exhaust leak I had is now fixed.

Ok. Found one. I might have more but that would require more digging.
It’s not as pretty as yours.

Good eye, @DRPHIL914 . Buffalo Trace has been tricky to find here since their little warehouse scandal. Not sure if that was the cause. But my kid has been going to school down near Nashville, so when I go to visit I must drive a good portion of the bourbon trail. Just trying to be a good dad. South of Louisville they are never out of anything and the prices are about 15-20% better than here, so I make sure to stock up. I'll drink to your health!

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I have one, too from an early (1970) parts car. Mine is more like Mark's in terms of condition.

The remodel looks great, Ben. What did your basement look like before?

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Went to Home "Projects" again today. I'm surprised at the amount of paint flying off the shelves. The couples buying it have the female with a big smile and the male partner with a frown on his face. I buy nothing but guaranteed "10 year" paint. No color changed allowed during that period. Ha Ha

I like your roller bearing hack on the QJ. Can I ask you a few questions if you don't mind? Approximately how far from the hole did you install the bearing? Also is there a nut holding the screw inside the QJ rail, probably not I am thinking. Did you use a self-tapping screw or maybe you made some threads in the bar to screw it in.
Sorry for all the questions. I found an inexpensive equivalent from harbor freight and thought this would make moving the QJ around easier.

Thank you for your input.
Ted

... and how much weight can those rollers handle?

Gotta keep busy, right? We've been running the kart so much that it started to stall and run like crap. I suspected the plug was probably pretty fouled so Max got his first taste of small engine maintenance. Clean plug, it runs good.

It's good to teach him some of those 'roadside' fixes at an early age, but surely you have a soda blast cabinet, no? ...

I had a go-kart at that age and had tons of fun with it. Even though we lived in a large metropolis, I still drove it on some of the twistie streets in our neighborhood. Only got stopped by the Sheriff once ... When we got a minibikes, it was easier to dart into a neighbor's back yard to avoid getting caught


(3) 5-quart Mobil-1 0-40W oil jugs were delivered yesterday ... now, just waiting for the HAZET 2169 filter wrench so I can change the oil in the Cayman. USPS says it's out for delivery today

At the shop yes, at home no, just elbow grease, it's cheap.

That shouldn't happen with normal use.
Make sure the choke is fully open.
Adjust the mixture.
Good lessons for kids.
My first experience with an engine was a 2 cycle single made by Hirth.
The company is probably stiil making engine parts for Porsche.

Finished tidying up a few loose ends on the Ghia, drove it it out from under the lift and made a few runs around the block, then parked it on the street. It had been parked under the lift for a few months waiting to get fixed, so I was happy that the battery still had enough charge to start the motor

I need to change the oil and do a cursory undercarriage inspection on the Cayman, so I'll get it moved onto the lift tomorrow. The HAZET oil filter wrench was delivered today √ ... Mobil-1 oil was delivered yesterday √ ... and already had a couple of K&N oil filters on hand √ ... so I should be good to go

Film at 11 ... maybe ...

Just for fun... 914 “Flunder” hood.

908/02 Livery, just some garage art to hang on the walls.

Finished the bodywork and paint on the Arena Red 986S and rebuilding the front suspension on the Cayenne Turbo along with other "while you're in there" maintenance items. That CTT is the most complicated vehicle I've ever worked on. Both are really fun though. I would never have believed there would be a time I could buy both of those for less than a decent 914. The Boxster S is no 914 but I love driving it and fills the void for now. Still always searching for that elusive smoking deal on another teener. For now I have to live vicariously through you guys. Stay healthy and safe everyone ~ Cheers
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I also own a 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder and I'm in the last stages of modifying the drivetrain so this thing can get out of it's own way.

I decided to swap a 2zz JDM engine into the car and have a Rotrex supercharger installed on a custom bracket and WTA intercooling.

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