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> New to me 1974 is here! Let the updates begin..., I wonder what I'll do to it.
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post Mar 9 2017, 01:48 PM
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Floors ready for new sound/insulation pads.
Charcoal carpet set and new vinyl on the way from 914 Rubber!


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post Mar 9 2017, 01:49 PM
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I pulled the rocker covers. Looks near perfect!


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post Mar 9 2017, 07:09 PM
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Impressively clean car!

Your assistant sure has the "tortitude" thing down! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Mar 9 2017, 07:44 PM
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The other side looks just as nice! I love it when that happens.


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post Mar 9 2017, 07:48 PM
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It's a car from the 70's so I guess it's possible the brakes would have been described as "Groovy"... but this is ridiculous! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

No worries, I have PMB rebuilt rear calipers and new rotors all set to go on.


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post Mar 9 2017, 07:52 PM
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Wow!
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post Mar 10 2017, 06:23 PM
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Floors done and ready for new vinyl and carpet. I opted to leave the rear most floor channels open to enable evaporation, just in case any water were to find its way in.


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post Mar 18 2017, 05:45 PM
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I decided that since it was this far apart, I might as well take care of some other updates/service items. So the trailing arms are getting new bushings and a powder coat. That'll take a week or so - which gets me back working on the front of the car.

Today I got the torsion bar mounts in and the sway bar U-tabs welded on (big thanks to Maddog Motorsports for the quick shipping!)

I primed under all the parts before welding, then primed and top coated. I figure with a bit of drive time, the new paint won't look so new, compared to the rest of the fender well. Should blend in well over time.

And there are a couple spots on the car that would benefit from a bit of seam sealer touch up so I'll be sealing around the sway bar mounts, too. Then another top coat.

New ball joints are on, too.


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post Mar 19 2017, 06:55 AM
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Nice car and nice work. That will be a very quick sell when the time comes.
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post Mar 25 2017, 05:00 PM
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I had a bit of time today so in went the 19mm ATE master cylinder and the rebuilt pedal assembly. Thanks to bdstone! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)


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post Mar 25 2017, 05:01 PM
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I still have a lot to do!


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post Mar 25 2017, 08:52 PM
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Chris, that is a sweet little blue car.
You are having too much fun!
Good on ya!
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post Apr 2 2017, 04:13 PM
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Mocking up the 911 front end! It's so nice working with nice new/clean parts...


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post Apr 8 2017, 12:11 PM
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Had some time to get started on the rear.
- Rebuilt trailing arms: Elephant Racing rubber bushings and pivot shafts, new bearings and a nice powdercoat!
- PMB rebuilt calipers, new rotors w/5 lug conversion
- Koni shocks with Elephant Racing helper springs


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post Apr 8 2017, 12:14 PM
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I still need to paint the lug nuts but I couldn't wait to see how the wheels would look. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

(And don't forget to tell your friends, it'll be for sale at/after WCR in June...)


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post Apr 8 2017, 12:22 PM
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Geez! Why sell this? It's looking really nice and great upgrades. What prep and paint process did you use on the floors?

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post Apr 8 2017, 01:16 PM
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QUOTE(steuspeed @ Apr 8 2017, 11:22 AM) *

Geez! Why sell this? It's looking really nice and great upgrades. What prep and paint process did you use on the floors?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)


I have too many projects and I need the room. Probably shouldn't have bought this one in the first place. It's a super nice car and will make someone a great driver.

(iwanta914-6, I'm talkin' to you...! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) )

On the floors, I wire wheeled the rust, Ospho'd, then primer and top coat. I had the Olympic blue spray cans made up at the local auto paint store.
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post Apr 11 2017, 09:29 PM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Apr 8 2017, 02:16 PM) *

It's a super nice car and will make someone a great driver.

(iwanta914-6, I'm talkin' to you...! :poke.


With all of those amazing upgrades I'm sure it will be way out of my range, but who knows...it looks great!
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post Apr 17 2017, 10:52 AM
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So I took a deep breath and went for installing the driver's long carpet.
I did all I could to dry "press fit" it to see where it wanted to pucker, bridge, etc.
It seemed the area that would need trimming was the outer most section near the ebrake indent.
I started by gluing down the rear section, from the indent back. Then glued the indent area down.
You have to watch this because, the indent shape causes the carpet to twist such that the edge that runs down the door seal edge of the long will want to move out.
I focused on getting that edge lined up then went to work on forcing the puckers and bridges to hold in place.
As suspected, there was a bit of trimming needed right at the edge, just where the indent is.
All told, this piece took about 15 minutes to finish.

I think it turned out nicely!


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post Apr 22 2017, 12:52 PM
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Injured my shoulder and the Dr. says "rest it". So, this means I can't work on the car!!!
I've talked with a couple of local-ish shops so on the trailer it goes...
But I had to make it a roller. Really fun working with 1.25 arms when putting wheels on. Anyway, I got it done.

Man, this is gonna be one nice little car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Fingers crossed it'll make it to WCR.


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