Creamsicle Refurb - Extreme Budget Makeover, Upgraded suspension, cleaned up engine, and more. Options

[poorsche914]

Since purchasing my LE in the spring of 2010, I have slowly restored/replaced/upgraded items as time and money allowed. Yesterday, I drove 600+ miles to central Illinois to visit my cousin for a few days of marathon wrenching and reconditioning. I arrived around 5:30 local time and after going over "the plan", started cleaning and blasting some miscellaneous parts.

Today my cousin has redone the starter, rear shocks, and springs. We also dropped the drivetrain and I stripped the FI system and engine tin. Had major leaks from the push rod tube seals so have cleaned the engine of oil & dirt. Will be dropping the front suspension for reconditioning along with turbo tie rods and 21mm torsion bars. Also planned is some rust cleanup in the cockpit area along with a bdstone reconditioned pedal cluster (thanks, Bruce. Package arrived today!) and a battery tray installed and some engine bay cleanup.

QUESTION #1: Look at the picture below. Notice the tubes on the right have a shorter distance where the seals go than do the tubes on the left. Which tubes should I use or does it even make a difference? The reason I ask is because 4-5 of the tubes were leaking at that end. Not sure if the seals were bad (were brand new when I installed them a few months ago.) or if the smaller area played a part by not letting the seal move and do its job (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


QUESTION #2: I am installing a set of 140# Weltmeister springs and one end of them has a tighter coil. Does this end go up or down? Found a couple pics online but of course one had it up and one had it down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Thanks! More pics later.

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[TheCabinetmaker]

Steve, I don't think the pushed tubes should be an issue. More than likely the seals were of the non viton material. Be sure to lube them and install the tubes with a twisting motion. They cut easily.