Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread Options

[sixnotfour]

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[cary]

Nice to be finally back at my shop (MiddleMotors). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Cutting out the center section from my last incoming parts car for Taylor Whitesell's project. After doing a that Subaru timing belt at home I decided to haul the parts car to the shop.



First, off came the nose.



Decided that we'll be keeping both the complete longs. From front inner fender to the rear trunk fire wall. So I cut around the front end of the long.



So far. One good right metal rocker panel. One aluminum sill plate. Complete front end. Both bottom rear front fenders.

[cary]

Well, the right long didn't pass inspection once I got the fenders cut off. It's been repaired before and its a twisted mess, but the left still looks good. I will try and save the front end of the right long, the stiffener box under the door hinge post and the inside corner of the fender.

Super In Law will head out tomorrow to harvest the rear suspension and tear down the front. So they can be added to the inventory.


After we harvest the left long there won't be much left.

Harvested the rear fender skins. I also decided to keep the cracked dash. I'm thinking I'll fill the cracks and have the dash refinished in Alcantara for my project car.

[cary]

Another cool shot from Rothsport today ......................



Gauges should be back from North Hollywood by the end of the week.
Co Driver gets two foot switches. Horn and dimmer.
Anodized panel coming to cover the fresh air vent.

[cary]

New Episode of Tool Whore.

Picking up a used twice paint gun washer
for $200. I don't usually low ball, he was asking $350.
It will come in handy on Doug's freshly primered
car. Seal it back up after every project area is finished up.

[cary]

[cary]

You guys missed it today. We did an engine R & R on a 993 race car at 5pm. Needed to replace the pressure plate socket head bolts before it was loaded into the trailer heading to Thunderhill in the am. 42 minutes.

Pretty easy to tell why Jeff was a Le Mans winning crew chief. Liv'n the Dream

Friday is going to be a throw down day at MiddleMotors. Start with picking up Doug's car at the paint shop, deliver it to Forest Grove. Get Taylor's center section cleaned and ready for delivery. Trip to metal recycling yard with remainder of the parts car and the barrels of scrap. Then back to the shop setting things up for working on Doug's car. Get the 911 prepped for next weekends 2 day autocross. Then make room for Matt's project.
Maybe a couple beers at the end of the day.

[raynekat]

Nice business card Mate!

Glad to get the major blasting completed and the car in primer.
Back at your shop soon.

[Mikey914]

Nice.

Also looks lime ill be moving closer to your shop too!

[jmitro]

I'm thinking I'll fill the cracks and have the dash refinished in Alcantara for my project car.

do you have a product and/or source for filling dash cracks as well as obtaining alcantara? I'm going to do the same on my restoration project

[cary]

I'm going to check Jeff to make I can use the guy Rothsport uses.

[cary]

She's finally back to a roller. Rolling on Braid Dakar wheels and BF Goodrich K02's.
Heading off for a weekends worth of welding at ProFab. Kangaroo bars front and back and the enclosure for the custom made fuel cell.
When it returns I'll go to on the work fender liners and mud flaps. This thing is bitch'n.

[cary]

Making the final cuts on the parts car. The only thing I really kept was the full length left long. When I have time to trim it up we'll see if its worth keeping, might end up being just the mounts. The right does look like it will have a usable motor mount for Mark. Hacked that section out before it went into the scrap pile.

[cary]

Got Matt all set up and going last night ...............
Starting with detailing the engine compartment and rear suspension. I'll let him detail. He's taking lots of pictures.

Strangest thing on this low mile car. All the fasteners remove without much trouble.

[cary]

While I'm working on Doug's car and helping Matt, Super In Law is building a jig and tooling to break down all the trailing arms I've amassed over the years.
One to pop out the hub. Both with and without bearing removal. Another to drive out he pivot shaft.
Matt left last night with a pair of unburnt (LOL) trailing arm bushings.
Pictures to follow.

[cary]

The rally cars builds are finally over. Next week, building tool chests and packing spare parts. We're taking the cars out for testing tomorrow. Hopefully, if we have any issues they'll pop up. But I should be able to get back to 3 days a week on Doug's car when we get back.





This is going to be great event. Jeff Zwart is driving car #2, the white one. Randy Wells in coming along to shoot photos and write a couple articles.

I'd like to say thanks for those that kind of prodded me along to make a career change.

[cary]

Here's a couple shots of Super In Laws jig/tooling for doing trailing arm break downs.

Jig to hold the arm in place while pressing out the hub and or bearing.


Three piece rod to press out the pivot shaft.




(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) On a sad note, we lost the electric motor on the parts washer. We bought it used and the unit had been sitting out in the rain. Got a price quote from Better Engineering. $900, plus shipping for motor and pump. Motor not available by itself.

[cary]

Let's go racing ...............................





We're taking them to Portland's Wilsonville Cars & Coffee this am.

[cary]

I'm back from Mexico.
I opened an Instagram account. As soon as all the photos get synced to the computer I'll do a day by day story.

Here's a Randy Wells shot from the roof of our hotel in La Paz.
I'm under the yellow car installing rebooted 1/2 shafts.

[cary]

While I was working on Doug's jack points Super In Law is creating plates and plugs for the rear trailing arms so I can take them outside and blast the paint off them.


Matt stopped by and I got after blasting his heat exchangers and fan housings.
Mark will stop by tomorrow afternoon for a project review on his For Sale Car.