VIN 2203 "barn find"

[RamblinDMC]

Just make sure the two aren't swapped....

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?11...m-Hose-Diagram

Which two? I also have a mystery vacuum hose coming from the rear of the engine. It's not the either of the ones that connects to the vacuum advance solenoid.

Also, what could cause one door to open higher than the other? The passenger door opens slightly lower than the driver's side door when fully opened. I'm fairly sure that the lift struts are bottoming out. It kinda seems like the door could open further if the lift strut on that side was slightly longer. I did measure the extended lengths of the struts and they're the same. I'll post some more pictures of the car. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but I had the seats and headliner redone locally. They look great!

[PJ Grady Inc.]

Which two? I also have a mystery vacuum hose coming from the rear of the engine. It's not the either of the ones that connects to the vacuum advance solenoid.

Also, what could cause one door to open higher than the other? The passenger door opens slightly lower than the driver's side door when fully opened. I'm fairly sure that the lift struts are bottoming out. It kinda seems like the door could open further if the lift strut on that side was slightly longer. I did measure the extended lengths of the struts and they're the same. I'll post some more pictures of the car. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but I had the seats and headliner redone locally. They look great!

This is common on the early VIN cars. It can be fixed but requires relocating the lwr mtg post...not a fun job!
Rob

[Lwanmtr]

I consider little things like to be part of the 'character' of the cars....like the eyebrows...I thought about straightening my front facia..but then I think she would look boring with a factory straight look...hehe.

[Dangermouse]

Of course you could have slightly shorter struts for some reason. Maybe the PO sourced them non-DMC ?

[RamblinDMC]

I can't tell if one is too high or the other is too low. I'll post some pictures.

I replaced the original struts. They're Stabilus struts from Hervey. They both measure the same when fully extended.

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[RamblinDMC]

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[Lwanmtr]

Looks great. Just looking..the doors look fine to me

[Ron]

Which two?

The ported vacuum "from under the manifold" v/s the main vacuum from the Auxiliary Air Pipe

I also have a mystery vacuum hose coming from the rear of the engine. It's not the either of the ones that connects to the vacuum advance solenoid.

Where does the other end connect??

[RamblinDMC]

It looks like it does come from the back of the manifold. It's really hard to see. Ill have a closer look next time I'm at the garage.

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[Lwanmtr]

Prolly doesnt help you much...but I had vaccum lines and whatnot going all the wrong places (PO was on crack)..after a month or so of trying to get mine going I had her hauled up to DMCNW and they were able to set that all right...there's alotta weird things...lol