Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed???? |
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Saved From the Car Crusher!, Maybe parts should have been crushed???? |
PlantMan |
Jul 4 2014, 12:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey All,
I saved this car, I am sure, from pending doom as it was sitting in a Coparts yard in the SF Bay area, not to mention it was donated to charity........ I thought it had potential so I scooped it up. My last 914 was a 1.7 (72) and I always wanted the 73-74 2.0l, so here we are. Anyways, you can see from the attached photos she is a little long in the tooth!!! BTW, this car is a true California car and appears to have spent it's entire life in NorCal. Who said Cal cars have little rust??? It also appeared to have a trans change-out around 30k miles, interesting. I have gone through 80% so far, got the car up and running, fixed a majority of the oil leaks, and now getting the brakes sorted out so I can road test it. Interior is in very good shape, minus the carpet, dashboard is a solid A grade for 40 years old and the seats and back pad are still quality as well. I am debating the AC system, which I will remove for now, but it might go back in in the future. The motor starts right-up without any problems and after I get the brakes back on I am going to check for vacuum leaks, it has a high idle but I think maybe the AAR maybe stuck. Debating the next step, starting from the front of the car and possibly working my way to the back, doing the body work. I am trying to gather pieces now for the sheet metal clean-up. Enjoy the photos! I did add it to the VIN database as well. [attachmentid=457 680] [attachmentid=457 688] Attached image(s) |
PlantMan |
Feb 10 2023, 05:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 14-May 14 From: Mission Viejo Member No.: 17,352 Region Association: Southern California |
A little progress over the last couple weeks.
Started removing the rear suspension in order to lighten the car for the rotisserie. Obviously planning on cleaning everything up as well. The big black bins from Home Depot will be helpful for storage. I have parts to this car everywhere and originally thought I would have enough room for everything. I was wrong. The Black Bins are helpful and hold a lot! Old floor section and firewall. Going to keep these for awhile for patches if I need them anywhere. The car got picked up once by a forklift and dented the floor pan in a couple spots so I just decide to remove that section and will replace with a new RD rear section. Passenger side motor mount, it is a mess on the back side. Going to see if I can clean this up at all. This is a piece I purchased from a member. True about the rust hiding behind layers! Went to Industrial Metal Supply and picked up a bunch of cut-off sections for the rotisserie. For a little over $200 I got want I needed and a set of 6" wheels. Hope to start this project over the weekend. Got a box full of drill bits so I invested in a Drill Dr. The bits I currently have are a lot better than most of the crap available now so I figured for $125 I can re-sharpen the good ones and continue to use them for awhile. So far works pretty good. If my real job doesn't get in the way this weekend, I will be able to get more stuff done this weekend! We will see. |
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