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> 914 2.0 > 3.0 GT Conversion, On the road!
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post May 17 2018, 11:16 AM
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Nice! I love how you just jump in to something you've never tried before. You seem to have a knack for quickly mastering every skill you need. Very impressive and you should be very proud of your results! Great, great work! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
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post May 17 2018, 11:29 AM
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Nice! I love how you just jump in to something you've never tried before. You seem to have a knack for quickly mastering every skill you need. Very impressive and you should be very proud of your results! Great, great work! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)


Thanks for that, I'll be honest that means a lot to me.

I lost my father a few years ago and I described him as a 'Jack of all trades - master of all'. He really could turn his hand to almost anything. I'll be happy with just being a fraction as skilled.
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post May 17 2018, 04:07 PM
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Nicely done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
Have never done FG myself. You have a lot of skills. Great picture too. I see paint in your future! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post May 17 2018, 06:56 PM
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Makes me feel better about the amount of work needed to make the GT rocker panels fit the car. I had to do just as much modifying to mine to get them to fit properly. They are so far off to start with its crazy.


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post May 18 2018, 03:55 AM
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Thanks for posting that pic Pete.

After coming in last night I decided I wasn't happy with the angle of the flare on the rear rocker. So this morning I've decided to revisit it. After seeing Pete's pic I need to shave off the bottom corner and give it a rounder profile. Currently mine is too square. My wife thinks I'm mad to undo my work but I think I've proven before I'm not afraid to redo something if I'm not entirely happy with something. I few hours extra work is nothing compared to that nagging feeling in the back of your mind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post May 18 2018, 05:32 AM
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Nice job with the rockers. I spent a lot of time on the rockers and bumpers to get them to fit right. The same things you’re going thru. It will be worth it when you’re done. Get the fit right now. Are you shooting the paint yourself?
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post May 18 2018, 06:33 AM
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QUOTE(914dave @ May 18 2018, 12:32 PM) *

Nice job with the rockers. I spent a lot of time on the rockers and bumpers to get them to fit right. The same things you’re going thru. It will be worth it when you’re done. Get the fit right now. Are you shooting the paint yourself?


Thanks Dave. No paint all be done by a professional. I want the car to look as close to perfect as i can get.

So here's the result of this mornings redo on the rear section.

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I'm much happier with that!
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post Jun 17 2018, 06:23 AM
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An update with no updates (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Since my last post no much has been done to the car. For reasons I decided I wanted to have the car painted by someone else. However the downside to this is he has a waiting list of a few months so the car won't be leaving here until October. The plus side however is the car will be worked on immediately to a schedule that won't drag on.

In the meantime I've had this to play with.

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James dropped the car off to me a few weeks ago with a list as long as your arm of jobs to complete before Le Mans Classic. Being roughly the same spec as my car will be once finished it's been a joy to work on (mostly) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) and also to drive (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hopefully I'll have another update in a few weeks.
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post Jun 17 2018, 11:57 AM
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More working of the working on my car please, Stephen, and less of the driving thank you very much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Jun 18 2018, 10:02 AM
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Sorry to hear about your paint delay until October. I am sure that was a good reason to change paint shops. Will look forward to updates.
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post Jun 18 2018, 12:07 PM
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More working of the working on my car please, Stephen, and less of the driving thank you very much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:05 AM
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I'm at that point now where there's very little to do until the car is painted. The paint slot I was hoping for won't happen now but I'm close to making other arrangements now. In the meantime below are a few other little bits I've finished off.


Targa latch hardware.

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:05 AM
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Headlight Motors were fortunately it fairly good condition and the casing both displayed their stripes well. They only really need a deep clean.

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:05 AM
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The fresh air system really needed a lot of work to refurb. Like many, mine had been left in situ when the car was resprayed previously so internally it was light ivory! It’s also not uncommon for the drain tubes to snap off and mine had suffered. Mine had also lost a couple of the tabs the retaining clips held on to so some of the pieces needed replacing. If took a while but eventually I had a good enough set to set about making good.

This is what I had to start with…

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Overspray extreme!
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I don’t think the seals are going to be reusable (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:05 AM
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Starting to clean…

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:06 AM
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This lot could be better so it was off to the platers.

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New seal pack from 914Rubber

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post Jul 21 2018, 06:06 AM
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All back together and ready to install. Quite a difference from the beginning. Another stupid amount of time spent cleaning parts no one will ever see (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jul 21 2018, 09:50 AM
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Stephen,

While your cleaning these up, why not list how your doing it.

Take a great thread that I love to watch and make it one that elevates the others knowledge. Mainly me as I have to do these soon also, and want to save some time.

Cheers,

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post Jul 21 2018, 10:19 AM
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Stephen,

While your cleaning these up, why not list how your doing it.

Take a great thread that I love to watch and make it one that elevates the others knowledge. Mainly me as I have to do these soon also, and want to save some time.

Cheers,

Stephen



I think I've ben lazy with this write sorry. Everything here was cleaned using the basic things I think we all have in our garages. A degreaser, methylated spirits, white spirit and paint thinners.

The black plastic parts were polished with Autosol metal polish. However the actual top of the airbox I had to paint as it was very scratched.

The only other cleaning I did was to the electrical connectors on the headlight motors. They were soaked in a solution of distilled vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. You can either make a paste or I prefer to add more vinegar and dip the terminals in. In only a few minutes they look like new. Hope this helps.
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:20 AM
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All back together and ready to install. Quite a difference from the beginning. Another stupid amount of time spent cleaning parts no one will ever see (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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Nice Work! Well, we are seeing them now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) and there is satisfaction in knowing you have done this and literally touching every part. You will not regret it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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