Intro from Montana: '73 2.0L rustoration thread Options

[bbrock]

Hosed

I also received a piece of vent hose from URO yesterday. The hoses from the air mixing controls to the side vents are now NLA but thanks to help from the World, I discovered URO makes a variety of reproduction foil/paper hoses. I ordered this one for the side vents and it was plenty to do both sides.

911 211 274 00: 50 x 720mm (Tan)

It's a very nice reproduction of the original. Here is one piece after cutting and pre-bending.



And the other side installed.



Quite a change handling these hoses without them popping and cracking from becoming brittle as eggshells. Let's not kid ourselves though. This style of hose is way more fragile than the aircraft hoses that 914Rubber sells but they do preserve the original look so I'm going to stick with them.

[raynekat]

Brent, those tan paper/foil tubes look great.
Most of the time folks put in all manner of heating tubes that just don't look right to me.
Yours are spot on.

Another tip. If you can't find long enough tubes, I've used the long black VW paper/foil versions and spray painted them tan with a rattle can.
Looks just like factory as well.

[Lucky9146]

Hosed

I also received a piece of vent hose from URO yesterday. The hoses from the air mixing controls to the side vents are now NLA but thanks to help from the World, I discovered URO makes a variety of reproduction foil/paper hoses. I ordered this one for the side vents and it was plenty to do both sides.

911 211 274 00: 50 x 720mm (Tan)

It's a very nice reproduction of the original. Here is one piece after cutting and pre-bending.



And the other side installed.



Quite a change handling these hoses without them popping and cracking from becoming brittle as eggshells. Let's not kid ourselves though. This style of hose is way more fragile than the aircraft hoses that 914Rubber sells but they do preserve the original look so I'm going to stick with them.

It's always the details that make for a great car. Thanks for sharing and we all benefit from seeing things like this. Keep'em coming (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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[914_7T3]

A 914World member stopped by on Saturday and we had a great visit. This time, I remembered to snap a pic so here is what @Superhawk996 looks like in the flesh! Really great meeting you in person Phil and I hope you stop by on your way home.

Wow a visit from @Superhawk996 I would have loved to join in on that visit with both of you '73 2.0 restoration guys!!!

[bbrock]

Brent, those tan paper/foil tubes look great.
Most of the time folks put in all manner of heating tubes that just don't look right to me.
Yours are spot on.

Another tip. If you can't find long enough tubes, I've used the long black VW paper/foil versions and spray painted them tan with a rattle can.
Looks just like factory as well.

That's a great tip. @UROpartsman posted a list of the foil/paper hoses they make on the other thread I started trying to source these. I found it super helpful so I'm posting the link to that here:

URO Heater Hose Parts List

It lists diameter, length, and color to make it easy to pick what you need. I'm going to order the other tubes soon to complete the set.

[bbrock]

A 914World member stopped by on Saturday and we had a great visit. This time, I remembered to snap a pic so here is what @Superhawk996 looks like in the flesh! Really great meeting you in person Phil and I hope you stop by on your way home.

Wow a visit from @Superhawk996 I would have loved to join in on that visit with both of you '73 2.0 restoration guys!!!

You should have been here! We swapped stories about how much you've helped both of us on our projects.

[Superhawk996]

@914_7T3
Would be awesome to work up a trip out west when we all get these relics back on the road.

Brent's progress and workmanship is nothing short of amazing. Thanks for the sourcing info on these URO hoses. I see I'll have to get an order placed! What a gracious host! Thanks Brent!

Both of you are helping to keep me motivated!

[Superhawk996]

I had to turn down the pressure a bit to save the plating. So not 100% but I’ll say 95+ and I’m pleased.

@bbrock

@mepstein
Amazing job cleaning up those carbs! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[bbrock]

Well... we went one week and five days without snow. Gotta admit, as much as I love snow and winter, this is getting old. Tired of hauling plants in and out.

[bbrock]

Back indoors - My Pelican order arrived today. Included was this nice, new coil. Anyone have a problem with this?

[dr.tim]

Anyone have a problem with this?

Why does your coil read in Fraunch? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

[rgalla9146]

Black top ? Tip too tall ? Both ? can't adjust timing ? Have to slide into bracket (cover decal) to use ?

[bbrock]

You guys are homing in on it. This coil is a fraud. Twist it 180 and we see this.



I thought the black top was the best give away along with not being able to buy these old Bosch coils from Pelican. All the genuine Bosch coils I have or have seen have brown tops. Rory is right that the tip is longer than the originals but the apparent interference is just the camera angle. The dizzy rotates fine as it sits.

I was curious about the French too. All of the repro stickers on ebay have that and all the photos of vintage Bosch coils have it too. Were they made in France?

It should provide a nice hot spark for my Pertronix anyway. I need to transfer the spade connectors from one of the coils in my stock pile. Trying to resist the urge to paint that black top. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

[sixnotfour]

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[bbrock]

My Pelican order also contained a replacement wedge bolt to correct my F-up torquing the ball joint nut. 16.2 ft. lbs. thus time!



A couple weeks ago I took my ridiculously overpriced genuine key blanks to my local locksmith to have them cut.



In the process, I discovered I had put two valet wafers in the rear trunk lock and none in the front. That was easy to swap. More important, it had me revisit the front trunk cable. I love 914Rubber but the wire they are using for these cables is too soft. Even with plenty of teflon lube in the tube, that cable felt sticky and springy and wanted to kink when feeding it through. It had a terrible feel and I was afraid would fail prematurely. I bit the bullet and sprang for an expensive OEM cable.



Expensive, yes, but if I were sitting at a gas station with an empty fuel tank and a trunk latch that wouldn't open, $55 would seem a small price to pay to avoid the problem. This cable is noticeably stiffer with a slight spring to it and operates silky smooth. Money well spent I think.

I discovered that the front trunk lock was binding when the handle was bolted in place. If you recall, I had to rebuild that section of the bulkhead thanks to its previous use as a rat latrine. I had to do two things to fix the problem. The first was to gently bend the steel tube the cable runs through to better align it with the mounted handle. The second was to oval out the mounting holes with a round file to allow the handle to mount slightly farther out to give the swaged fitting on the cable room to slide all the way in without hitting the tube. 1/16" is all it took and you can't tell by looking.



Spacing and alignment are more critical than I thought on that mechanism. With those adjustments, the handle looks fine and the cable and lock operate smoothly. Now I can securely store my dead bodies without worrying about snooping people finding them.

[bbrock]

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Huh. Thanks for that pick. Might have to see if I can track down a different sticker for my forgery (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) BTW @sixnotfour , the front calipers arrived yesterday. They look great. Thank you!

[burton73]

Brent,

Not overlooking any detail on your car. You my friend should be very proud of what you have done on your car from bringing it back to as new conduction. Some elements are even better.

Best,

Bob B

[Dion]

Brent,
I’m loving every minute of this thread.
Sorry bout the snow, we’ve had a month of rain. “Waiting for the sun” cue the Doors.....
That coil set-up. Very slick!
Keep at it.

[burton73]

Brent,
I’m loving every minute of this thread.
Sorry bout the snow, we’ve had a month of rain. “Waiting for the sun” cue the Doors.....
That coil set-up. Very slick!
Keep at it.

Doors – Waiting For The Sun Lyrics
At first flash of Eden, we race down to the sea.
Standing there on Freedom's Shore.
Waiting for the Sun (3x)
Can you feel it now that spring has come.
And it's time to live in the scattered sun.
Waiting for the Sun (3x, pause, again slower)
Waiting.... Waiting.... Waiting.... Waiting.... (2x)
Waiting for you to - come along
Waiting for you to - hear my song
Waiting for you to - come along
Waiting for you to - tell me what went wrong
This is the strangest life I've ever known.
Yeah! (Riff 8x)
Can you feel it now that spring has come.
And it's time to live in the scattered sun.
Waiting for the Sun (3x)
Waiting... For... The suuuuun. (Riff 2x)

[Dave_Darling]

I discovered that the front trunk lock was binding when the handle was bolted in place....

Aren't those two fasteners supposed to be Allen-head screws?

--DD