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| Mike D. |
 Sep 4 2003, 12:18 AM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too!  Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None 
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Did a search for this...Didn't turn up anything.
One of the old bars cam out no problem but the other one won't budge. I'm trying to remove them with the A arms still on the car so I don't really want to light it on Fire (I know someone is gonna say "use heat"). Anyway, I was getting so frustrated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) that I picked up the drill and was about to drill a hole in the front end cap for a punch. But the little voice in my head whose always fixing my 914 mistakes said "STOP, go inside and look it up on the internet" So anybody BTDT, and have any suggestions? TIA Mike D. |
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| ChrisReale |
Sep 4 2003, 12:20 AM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
I just pried mine out. You can take tha front cap off and pound it out with a punch and hammer. You might have to take the valence off, which requires you to remove the front bumper, but its easy.
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| Brad Roberts |
Sep 4 2003, 12:49 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Tap the cap out like Chris suggested. It will flip in the bore... and the torsion bar will be staring you in the face.
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| Mike D. |
Sep 4 2003, 10:48 PM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too! Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None
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Chris, Brad, Thanks that worked...But now what am suposed to do about the hole. Can I just hammer that piece back in, leave it off, fill it with wax, what?
Brad, I'm striping the black car. Everything is getting moved over to my '74 chassis. The black will re-enter the world as a 4-lug fuel injected 2.0 4cyl. A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do! Right..? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) -Mike D. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Sep 4 2003, 10:51 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
The piece will hammer back in as long as you didnt destroy it getting it out.
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