Ex BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Brett's 914, Got engine installed and working on wiring! Options

[brettrarnold]

Background
This car was the first car that Brett drove when he was 13 and was given to us in 2014. It had been sitting idle back in Indiana under a family friend's carport for the past 15 years before Brett went back to Indiana and towed it out to Colorado with his father in July 2014. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

When we got it, we didn't have a garage to work on it and it sat idle being stored outside for another year until we could afford a house with a garage. Colorado is pretty expensive so after we got a house with a garage, we then needed to save up more money to work on it.

Also I must mention in my ignorance, there were 3 distinct phases of thinking for getting this car fixed which I now find funny and are listed below

Phase 1: I will tow this car out to Colorado and get it the engine running for maybe $2,000 and have a working car.
Phase 2: Holy shit after researching this is impossible and will have to pay somebody to fix it for $15-20k.
Phase 3: I have enough local support and 914world resources and can fix this myself for around $10-15k.

Build-Off Challenge
So Amy and I are going to be tackling different aspects of this car so the posts will be coming from both of us. I will handling the rust/engine work and Amy will be on Interior and Exterior. Also she may help with some of the posting so we will start each post with name.

Brett
Step 1 (Complete) was to remove the engine and assess the frame rust situation. Never having removed an engine from a car, this was an extremely daunting task. The steps listed in Pelican Parts tutorial - 914 Engine Removal Made Easy is by far the most difficult thing I have done to a vehicle thus far. Hell I don't even know the difference between a camshaft and a carburetor much less a CV joint or a clutch cable. But after staring at it for about 2 weeks, I decided to just start unhooking shit and labeling. Made a ton of progress and finally got the engine about 95% unhooked. Had a friend come over to help me out and we actually got it out. WOOHOO!!!

Step 2 (Complete) is to strip out all the interior. I ordered chassis braces and other misc items from Tangerine racing and am still in the process of identifying all the rust areas that need repair.

[rnellums]

Brett, don't rebuild the motor, is cheaper and faster just to get another one from the boneyard. (Most junkyards have a 30 day return policy for bad motors, so we need to get cooking on the wiring!).

You can check compression, but you'll need to have a started hooked up to get a decent measurement. You can look at the clyinders through the spark plugs holes (I have an endoscope that fits in a micro USB you can borrow).

Don't need anything electrical from the car besides and ECU and the wiring harnesses from the engine side and ECU side. What year was the LL BEAN (It matters for wiring).

[brettrarnold]

Sweet i will make myself available if you get a night free to come lend a hand. My friend who i got the motor with is also excited to learn the process as he is starting his own garage.

Have the ECU and believe most all harnesses. will take photos and upload them.

Subaru Outback 2001 VIN 4S3BH806817624691.

Congrats on the wedding!

Brett

Brett, don't rebuild the motor, is cheaper and faster just to get another one from the boneyard. (Most junkyards have a 30 day return policy for bad motors, so we need to get cooking on the wiring!).

You can check compression, but you'll need to have a started hooked up to get a decent measurement. You can look at the clyinders through the spark plugs holes (I have an endoscope that fits in a micro USB you can borrow).

Don't need anything electrical from the car besides and ECU and the wiring harnesses from the engine side and ECU side. What year was the LL BEAN (It matters for wiring).