The boys are hard at it. Andy has the rear stabilizer bar ready to install.
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In this picture it has been installed with all the proper hardware.
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This is the long shot. Most everything back here is finished except the shock absorbers.
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Another view of the rear bar and suspension.
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Here the vent tank is installed. Notice: it looks like a water bottle from an early 911... That's because it is.
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Lower Bosch headlights are being installed.
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The green tape protects the area that we are working around.
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George Costanza now has some competition. Look how pretty Andy's hands are..... Errr...Uhh.... I mean the blinker light.
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Sweet!
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Double sweet!
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Now we're trying to assemble enough parts to make the top light "official". The lights and the parts are kinda rare.
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One factory defroster vent has been installed. The other is being installed as I type this.
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Andy shoots Bill. Kevin outta shoot the both of 'em!
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About 322 days later, the doors fit, hinge, and open with a push button just like their big brother the 910.
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The button is actually used right up to the 917. It's a 1961 VW deck lid latch button. The 962 used the same one on the door, but there was an option with a key so you could lock it. When you bought a new 962 it came with keys for the doors and the keys were the ones with the VW insignia.
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Here's the original aluminum bezel that retains the seal for the shift rod.
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Bingo! This is what it looks like minus the shaft.
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Andy has all the shock absorber spacers nicely polished.
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Here are the springs and spacers. All we need is the shocks which have been out for rebuild for more than 3 years.
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We make a spacer for the original Nadella axle that makes it possible to use a constant velocity joint. We use an axle from a 1968 911- you can still buy them new.
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The gear box has been rebuilt and is ready for installation.
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Here are the transmission mounts and instead of using rubber for the flanblocks we use soft Delron. It's a little stronger and better than the rubber.
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Installed on the transmission.
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Now the transmission is fitted to the chassis.
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