Move over Smoggy and make room for Foggy, Adopted jeffdon’s 72 |
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Move over Smoggy and make room for Foggy, Adopted jeffdon’s 72 |
markhoward |
Feb 11 2022, 08:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 5-March 17 From: Lafayette, CA Member No.: 20,897 Region Association: Northern California |
I’ve been meaning to post about the latest 914 to hit my stable but it did not feel right until now. Unfortunately, we lost our friend Jeff Donnelly (jeffdon) last month at age 59. He will be missed by many. Jeff was a good friend and is the one that got me into the 914 flow. We would hang at the pub and talk about them and other things automotive. After a while, I ended up purchasing his 76 project now known as Smoggy. Unfortunate circumstances has also made me the caretaker of Jeff’s 72, a car he loved. The 72 fell in disrepair a few years back after a string of engine failures. Jeff intended to get it back on the road but life’s turns prevented that from happening. Jeff’s family and friends thought I was the natural choice to bring the car back so a deal was worked out and a new project was in my hands. Working on Smoggy and other 914’s has made me appreciate how each car can have different attributes and drawbacks. The 72, which today got named Foggy, is pretty much rust minimal as far as 914’s go. Really.. I will show some pics soon. Jeff said he did not have to deal with the hellhole, etc and wouldn’t you know it, that is what I confirmed today. There are some bumps and bruises to deal with which I will elaborate on later as I take on those tasks. My plan is to freshen the car mechanically by installing a d-jet 2056 picked up a while back for Smoggy. There will be lots of parts raiding from the Smoggy stash as well as some new purchases. So far, I have gutted the interior and have done extensive cleaning of the underside to assess condition and because I can’t help myself. It had early struts with floppy pinch bolt ball joints so I decided to rip apart the front suspension and use the front struts from smoggy. Sent all that off to the powdercoater while the calipers went to PMB for some Eric magic. A 914 rubber order was placed for all kinds of freshening bits. I plan to put new carpet and maybe do up the seats if they are not passable. Keeping the tailshift for now to control scope creep. I hope to have Foggy back on the road in the next couple months and to take to WCR and maybe Red Rocks Classic. So anyway, that’s what has been going on in San Rafael. We miss you Jeff.
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markhoward |
May 6 2022, 08:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 5-March 17 From: Lafayette, CA Member No.: 20,897 Region Association: Northern California |
Its been a month since the last Foggy update. Normally, that would mean I am at a full standstill but am happy to report that progress has been made. Thought it was a good idea to run the engine on the ground to make sure things were sound. Did this with a pair of webers that need rebuilding but was able to confirm all is good. Have since installed the fuel injection while sprucing things up in the process. Of course, this made me start feeling the 4 banger so decided not to install the /6 mount and oil tank for now. Still have plans to do a 6 later but thought it would be best not to commit now just in case I really like the 4. Other progress made was fitting the front bumper and fiberglass valance as well as freshening the driving lamps. Got a bit stuck on repainting the engine bay. First it was going to be grey/white trunk spatter, then factory silver, then wurth undercoating sprayed with the proper gun, then back to the trunk spatter. Decided not to do silver because it is really hard to get a good enough finish for paint without getting deep. I did spend alot of time prepping but knew the silver would show flaws. The prep included replacing the battery tray, applying wurth seam sealer where I had stripped the old off, and welding in some broken wiring tabs. Completed the bay off with some refresh work on the wiring harness, a new engine seal, and a Jwest trunk hinge kit (compliments of @tygaboy ). Today, I installed the rear trailing arms, shocks, and wheels/tires to make it a roller! Major milestone.. After that, I moved the whole mess into the garage in preparation for the drivetrain install. Now for the photo dump..
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