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Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 11 2012, 09:09 PM
Lookie what I came home with a couple of weeks ago! 1972, all rust removed and repaired, professional mother of pearl white paint. new seats, bumpers rechromed, new carpet, new windshield, new this, new that! 
http://www.facebook.com/james.d.lane?ref=tn_tnmn
I'll have to figure out how to post. Anyway, long story short...a co-worker of mine treated this project as a payit forward and sold me the restored car and the complete but unrestored 76 for a grand total that is about unmentionable on here.
I'm excited to be a part of this community. I am anxiously reconnecting all the electrical hardware and prepping the engine and trany to install so I can take her for a maiden voyage!
James
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Posted by: struckn Dec 11 2012, 09:29 PM
Looks like a solid car, you're going to love driving it and it won't be like anything you've ever driven before unless you were into high speed go carts that are street legal.
This is the place to be to find all the answers.
Posted by: ellisor3 Dec 11 2012, 09:33 PM
Very nice! You will not fit in on this forum, your car has no rust and is not on jack stands. 
Anyway
Posted by: wingnut86 Dec 11 2012, 09:41 PM
Come on, rub some road salt in hidden places on her and join our party
Posted by: Socalandy Dec 11 2012, 09:49 PM
Congrats and very nice
Posted by: SirAndy Dec 11 2012, 09:53 PM
Keep a fire extinguisher nearby ...
Posted by: jsayre914 Dec 11 2012, 09:57 PM
Looks great. Get ready for FUN 
Posted by: Gint Dec 11 2012, 09:59 PM
Grats! Where in SW CO are you?
Posted by: kg6dxn Dec 11 2012, 10:14 PM
Posted by: Tom Dec 11 2012, 10:18 PM
And 
, you in troublel now! 
Tom
Posted by: abnrdo Dec 11 2012, 10:29 PM
Nice! Welcome to the world!!
Posted by: bigkensteele Dec 11 2012, 10:30 PM
Best of luck with the new ride. Hopefully, one day, it will be faster than any of those bikes in the corner.
Posted by: PanelBilly Dec 11 2012, 11:05 PM
Welcome
Posted by: JawjaPorsche Dec 12 2012, 05:01 AM
Welcome to the madness! Get your checkbook ready!
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 07:16 AM
Keep a fire extinguisher nearby ...
Yep...after seeing a few internet pics of burned down 914's, I'll gladly keep a fire extinguisher handy.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 07:18 AM
Grats! Where in SW CO are you?Durango area. About 40 miles southwest of Durango on the family cattle ranch. I used to live in Denver for several years between 1984-1996. Golden, Lakewood, Arvada, Denver.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 07:28 AM
Thanks everyone. I've noticed that parts are pricey. All the aluminum/chrome trim has been replaced on the 72. Bumpers re chromed, new seats, new carpet, new windshield, new body/paint job, new headlights, new exhaust, all new fuel lines with the braided steel jackets, new coil, new rubber seals throughout the car, new brake lines, new stainless fuel lines, new vinyl on targa posts, fuel tank cleaned....not sure if I have missed anything...The 76 is complete but unrestored, but completely disassembled, it needs the two rear fenders repaired. It had flairs of some kind that rotted off and parts of the top fender area above the wheels are missing. I'll get some pics of it when I get it unloaded from the livestock trailer that it rode home in.
The previous owner said he had about $6k in the whole project and I don't doubt that at all. He took the wiring harness out of the 76 and put it in the 72 with intentions of installing the 76 2.0l FI in the 72. I'll probably follow his plans with that. The 72 had the 1.7l in it. Here's a pic of the engine going in. Not sure what the color scheme was all about but it works.
j
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 07:32 AM
Oh that's right, he added some kind of sound dampening dense material to the cab floor and I was peaking underneath the car last night and in the engine bay, it's all been repainted as well. Pretty clean car.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 07:34 AM
Best of luck with the new ride. Hopefully, one day, it will be faster than any of those bikes in the corner. That's funny! My road bike gets going pretty fast when I participate in the annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. I think I put the brakes on around 42mpg headed down Coal Bank Pass and Molass Pass. There's only 17lbs between me and the road and those skinny tires.
Posted by: FourBlades Dec 12 2012, 07:55 AM
Looks like a nice car. 
John
Posted by: aharder Dec 12 2012, 08:06 AM
Posted by: JawjaPorsche Dec 12 2012, 08:13 AM
I know what you mean. I have hit 55 on my road bike and you start thinking death thoughts at that speed! I have done some mountain biking in Durango. I really like the Hermosa Creek Trail.
Best of luck with the new ride. Hopefully, one day, it will be faster than any of those bikes in the corner. That's funny! My road bike gets going pretty fast when I participate in the annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. I think I put the brakes on around 42mpg headed down Coal Bank Pass and Molass Pass. There's only 17lbs between me and the road and those skinny tires.
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Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 09:31 AM
I know what you mean. I have hit 55 on my road bike and you start thinking death thoughts at that speed! I have done some mountain biking in Durango. I really like the Hermosa Creek Trail.
Best of luck with the new ride. Hopefully, one day, it will be faster than any of those bikes in the corner. That's funny! My road bike gets going pretty fast when I participate in the annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. I think I put the brakes on around 42mpg headed down Coal Bank Pass and Molass Pass. There's only 17lbs between me and the road and those skinny tires.
The mountain biking here is outstanding. I do both mountain and road about equally. They both have their theraputic effects.
j
Posted by: boogie_man Dec 12 2012, 10:52 AM
Congrats and very nice
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 11:17 AM
the 1976 parts car.
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Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 09:31 PM
what is some quick adjustment advice i can do to increase the gap at the bottom of this door?
Posted by: SirAndy Dec 12 2012, 09:48 PM
what is some quick adjustment advice i can do to increase the gap at the bottom of this door?
Look for rust in the pass. side longitudinal, that gap very much looks like your car has some serious rust problems ...
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 09:51 PM
what is some quick adjustment advice i can do to increase the gap at the bottom of this door?
Look for rust in the pass. side longitudinal, that gap very much looks like your car has some serious rust problems ...
I will have to talk to the previous owner. he said they broke it all down and removed/repaired all rust. I wondered if they didn't have a brace in the door way when they repaired sections under the door. It looks to me like the body is upheaved, not sagging.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 09:53 PM
what is some quick adjustment advice i can do to increase the gap at the bottom of this door?
Look for rust in the pass. side longitudinal, that gap very much looks like your car has some serious rust problems ...
I will have to talk to the previous owner. he said they broke it all down and removed/repaired all rust. I wondered if they didn't have a brace in the door way when they repaired sections under the door. It looks to me like the body is upheaved, not sagging.
I see the correct repairs all over on the undercarriage of this car I don't think they would have intentionally neglected anything. He put a few thousand into the body work and paint job.
Posted by: kg6dxn Dec 12 2012, 09:55 PM
I will have to talk to the previous owner. he said they broke it all down and removed/repaired all rust. I wondered if they didn't have a brace in the door way when they repaired sections under the door. It looks to me like the body is upheaved, not sagging.
The tub looks bent. #1 Rust, #2 bad welding/hot/no brace, #3 Crash damage
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 10:01 PM
the 1976 parts car.
where do I find small fender sections to repair the two rear fenders that were cut out? I would prefer to bring it back to the factory shape. If I did flares. I'd only do it in back and they would have to be minimalist
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 10:25 PM
I will have to talk to the previous owner. he said they broke it all down and removed/repaired all rust. I wondered if they didn't have a brace in the door way when they repaired sections under the door. It looks to me like the body is upheaved, not sagging.
The tub looks bent. #1 Rust, #2 bad welding/hot/no brace, #3 Crash damage
Okay, I'll inquire as to the extend of repair and damage. thanks!
j
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Dec 12 2012, 11:10 PM
the 1976 parts car.
where do I find small fender sections to repair the two rear fenders that were cut out? I would prefer to bring it back to the factory shape. If I did flares. I'd only do it in back and they would have to be minimalist
I have fenders if you need them. Yours for the cost of shipping. I have all 4 corners.
Shoe
Posted by: jdlmodelt Dec 12 2012, 11:12 PM
the 1976 parts car.
where do I find small fender sections to repair the two rear fenders that were cut out? I would prefer to bring it back to the factory shape. If I did flares. I'd only do it in back and they would have to be minimalist
I have fenders if you need them. Yours for the cost of shipping. I have all 4 corners.
Shoe
Do yours cover the cut outs on the rear fender in the picture?
My zip code is 81137.
shipping idea for the rears?
j
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jan 2 2013, 04:41 PM
I got the engine to fire over for a few seconds last night! Sounds sweet! I just need to smooth out the bugs and engage some of the injection troubleshooting and tuning on this site and see where that gets me next.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jan 2 2013, 07:39 PM
the 1976 parts car.
where do I find small fender sections to repair the two rear fenders that were cut out? I would prefer to bring it back to the factory shape. If I did flares. I'd only do it in back and they would have to be minimalist
I have fenders if you need them. Yours for the cost of shipping. I have all 4 corners.
Shoe
Do yours cover the cut outs on the rear fender in the picture?
My zip code is 81137.
shipping idea for the rears?
j
The fenders I have are what was removed to install flares. Sorry for the late response. I will get the fenders out this weekend and see about a price on shipping.
Shoe
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jan 2 2013, 07:45 PM
the 1976 parts car.
where do I find small fender sections to repair the two rear fenders that were cut out? I would prefer to bring it back to the factory shape. If I did flares. I'd only do it in back and they would have to be minimalist
I have fenders if you need them. Yours for the cost of shipping. I have all 4 corners.
Shoe
Do yours cover the cut outs on the rear fender in the picture?
My zip code is 81137.
shipping idea for the rears?
j
The fenders I have are what was removed to install flares. Sorry for the late response. I will get the fenders out this weekend and see about a price on shipping.
Shoe
Thanks Shoe!
Posted by: shelby/914 Jan 2 2013, 07:48 PM
Don't forget to join the local group at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Colorado-914/
Two years our Red Rocks Classic event ended up in Durango down from our weekend meeting place in Ouray.
Posted by: Gint Jan 2 2013, 07:57 PM
Actually, Durango would be a great place to have another RRC.
You want fenders to put on the parts car?
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jan 2 2013, 08:02 PM
Actually, Durango would be a great place to have another RRC.
You want fenders to put on the parts car?
Yep Gint I am looking for fenders to repair the parts car.
Posted by: dreberg Jan 2 2013, 08:04 PM
Congrats! you are in for it now. I remember about 15 years ago when I got my first 72 914, the first thing I did was to fool with wires in the dash, figgering to reattach some guage and burned "the insulation" off 2 of my fingers! Ah the smell of burned flesh in the morning.. Enjoy
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jan 2 2013, 08:15 PM
Yep trying to figure out why the engine is surging between fast idle to nearly stalling and back to fast idle while I am just barely holding the pedal down in constant position?
Posted by: SirAndy Jan 2 2013, 08:55 PM
Yep trying to figure out why the engine is surging between fast idle to nearly stalling and back to fast idle while I am just barely holding the pedal down in constant position?
Vacuum leak ...
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jan 2 2013, 08:58 PM
Yep trying to figure out why the engine is surging between fast idle to nearly stalling and back to fast idle while I am just barely holding the pedal down in constant position?
Vacuum leak ...
Thanks! I'll check for that. Lots of hoses on the 76 2.0L
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