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post Jun 17 2022, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(Puebloswatcop @ Jun 17 2022, 06:54 AM) *

Wow Bob, things are really moving along now. Glad you didn't set fire to the car welding those brackets, that might have been a bit of a setback (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Looking good.


Yeah, I definitely took some short cuts in cutting and welding with minimal disassembly. And I set only about a dozen little spot fires from the splatter (and one larger bit of towel fire).

I could say that next time I build a 914 I will put it completely together before painting to check every one of a thousand details, and then take it all apart. But probably not.
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post Jun 17 2022, 08:49 PM
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I finally tacked the trim today. I guess I was a little nervous about if and how it might fit. I did know that the joint pieces were not a perfect fit, but I decided against trying to adjust that.


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post Jun 17 2022, 08:54 PM
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I assembled the complete frame and did one more session of bending and degree of insertion into all the joints to get everything lined up.


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post Jun 17 2022, 08:56 PM
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I figured one of the upper corners was the place to start, since the position is determined by the angle of both the trim piece and the frame. I snapped the trim into the two closest clips.


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post Jun 17 2022, 08:58 PM
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Then I snapped in the other upper corner, and worked my way across the top, inward from both corners.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:00 PM
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At the bottom, I started in the middle, and then worked towards both lower corners, since the slip joints there made it easy to adjust lengths.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:01 PM
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I ended at the lower right corner.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:03 PM
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Here's the complete trim in place. Now things are looking fancy.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:04 PM
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My fancy, high tech almost hidden FM antenna.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:06 PM
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Stuck to the inside of the glass. Later we can listen to some tunes. Or the weather band, which might be more useful in a 914.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:07 PM
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Then, I got out the wipers. New arms and new blades.


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Bent arm goes on the right, right?


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:10 PM
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I put the blades on the arms, and then the arms on the spindles. To check the alignment, I ran the wipers. In order to avoid scraping the dry rubber on the glass, I used the plastic bags the arms came in.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:11 PM
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Here's my set alignment.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:12 PM
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The correct 340mm (13.5") blades sure look small.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:17 PM
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I checked my clock again, and given that it lost no time since yesterday, I closed the center panel.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:18 PM
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Really almost done.


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post Jun 17 2022, 09:20 PM
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I did get out the interior rear view mirror, which needs a bit of cleanup before installation.


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post Jun 18 2022, 08:08 PM
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Before mounting the mirror, I want to make sure it will clear the visors, so I got out my new repro pair from 914 Rubber. The car came with just a left visor. It might be original, but the foam inside has turned into dust.


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