Palindrome 914 Build Thread, now on the chassis jig Options

[nathansnathan]

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I changed the title of the thread, so it's incognito now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

- Sort of to do with the midengined-ness, my username, and of course the 420 914 thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)

The car was very original, but quite trashed when I bought it. It's a 49 state car, purchased in Colorado judging by the sticker that was on the back opposite the badge, Bob Hagestad Dealerhip. I don't have a picture of that unfortunately... Both bumpers had 1975 UCLA parking permit stickers.

It is an appearance group car, tan square weave, late enough to get 2 real tan basket weave seats. Original adriatic blue paint, no repaints. The snowplow early rear valence. It has the original red heater lever pull which I don't see very much. Everything was there without having been hacked/modified (besides the door panels). Unmodified but fairly trashed.


Chassis # 174932

-Meaning the chassis was built the 17th week of the year 1972 (I think it is the 17th week with a Monday the way they count it), the 4th day of that week, Thursday April 27th, 1972. -I thought it was 4/20 but I must concede it was probably a week later, the chassis production.
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It is odd, though, the dash doesn't match.

1729556 vs 1749532 which is on the Karmann plate and the trunk.

It would be from just 2 days earlier, but then I was thinking, if it was from another car, it could theoretically be from a 73 or a 74 car, too. It seems like it is original, though, as peple always bodge everything and it was fairly unmolested, the wiring, and hardware of the dash.



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The engine number...
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[nathansnathan]

Other progress, I upgraded my air compressor. I'd got this old old Westinghose/ homemade jobber from some guy off craigslist a few years ago and I'd been working it to death with the blast cabinet. It is I think a 35 gallon. I'd been thinking about getting something better.
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...so I found this on craigslist, got it from a tire shop in huntington Beach.
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80 gallons, dual stage goes up to 175psi. It is actually made by the same company as the old one, as Westinghouse was bought by LeRoi, which actually makes this for Wayne. It is the real deal. The sort of overkill that I'd been looking for seems to come only in 3 phase, and so it was quite challenging to get it hooked up to work with single phase 220 power. I found a 5hp Baldor 220 single phase motor on eBay. It was not cheap, though I guess it could have cost a lot more for a new baldor motor of that size.

Anyway, this new compressor is a beast. I regulate it down to 90psi for the sandblast cabinet, and I can say that it does not EVER get below that. I can blast continuously and it will meet the demand. If I give it half a chance it will actually catch up and turn off.

I'd thought that the shortcomings of my cabinet were a lot due to it being not the recirculating type, but it is working a lot better with this bad boy, like it puts out a stronger 90psi than the other though I'm using the same gauge!. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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