Restoration Literati914 Build, A clipped car rebuild Options

[rick 918-S]

The interior looks nice.

[Literati914]

The interior looks nice.

Thanks man, I don’t think I ever posted a shot with my newly reupholstered center cushion , so here it is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Literati914]

My late model cushion box was somehow missing the original piano hinge .. so I thought ‘oh! I have one on my other box/cushion I can use’. Unfortunately it was mangled and rusting away. So I bought a new 12” hinge and cut it in half (for both boxes). Works perfectly now.

[friethmiller]

My late model cushion box was somehow missing the original piano hinge .. so I thought ‘oh! I have one on my other box/cushion I can use’. Unfortunately it was mangled and rusting away. So I bought a new 12” hinge and cut it in half (for both boxes). Works perfectly now.

Well done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) This is exactly what I did on mine. I even kept that left over hinge. I'm going to use it on the LE whenever I get to doing the interior.

[Literati914]

With all the rain we’ve been getting I decided to finally rebuild my calipers.
Here are a pile of parts .. pre assembly

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And now waiting for reinstallation

[friethmiller]

And now waiting for reinstallation

Damn! Those look nice! Well done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

[Freezin 914]

Excellent! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

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Thought I’d update my build thread. I’ve got the brakes installed and initial bleed done. There’s not a strong pedal but I’ll bleed again after first drive (engine not installed yet). Also I keep trying to remember the note that’s been made a few times that the new brake seals will take some time to relax before a high firm pedal is achieved.

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Rears. Added a photo of the pads I’m using otherwise I’ll forget by next week (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

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I also got the fuel pump and hoses complete installed. I actually had to remove the tank after I’d gotten it installed because I could not manage the master cylinder install with it in. So that sucked but it’s done.

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Speaking of the fuel tank.. my top strap is working well to hold the tank solidly in place but also isn’t perfect.. it’s not sitting on the plastic bridge like it should. Do I have something backwards ..or (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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Wrapped up fuel hose install under engine compartment today:

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I moved over to addressing the transmission and engine. I figured I’d go ahead and replace most of the external transmission seals. I started with the input shaft seal. Here’s the one that was in it. Someone has used a non-standard seal here in the past. Had a weird greenish blue kind of color and shaped differently than the elring:

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Elring replacement:

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When pulling the blue/green one, I managed to push it down past the bearing bore, into the case (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) so I pulled the diff cover and fished it out. Ordered a new huge o-ring for the diff cover. Here’s a pic of the old one after I finished installing the replacement:

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Then on to replacing both output shaft seals.. this pic is after one of the old ones was pulled, replacement sitting under it:

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I then installed the odometer gear holder thing.. this one I got from @bdstone914 (bruce stone) I think .. he offered them machined with a second o-ring to help with leaking:

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The engine:
It’s supposedly rebuilt (approx) 7 years ago with zero miles on it.. a 1.7L

For some reason it only had about 2.5 quarts of oil (WTF), so I topped it off. And the the builder used worm type clamps at the injectors (though FI clamps elsewhere), that damaged the hoses enough for me to replace them. An example:

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I also pulled the clutch assembly- which was all completely new Sachs (6 spring TYP 215) but I could see mucho rust. I cleaned the rust with a light abrasive wheel including the flywheel and all looked good before reassembly.