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Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 12:00 AM

Hello 914World!!!!

Thanks for letting me stalk your forums but I guess it's time to pipe up!!

First off, I'm sure you guys know it but what a killer resource this place is. I already met a few of your members a few weeks ago and they were nothing less than phenomenal representatives of this community.

Second, My grandfather bought this 1972 1.7 liter brand new off the lot. It really was the possession he purchased for himself when he had finally made it. He's had it since and it's his pride and joy.

I was born in 1982. Ever since I can remember the car has been in my life. Cruising topless was amazing when I was a kid. I can remember playing in the car, racing, chasing robbers, flying spaceships even. And so can every one of my cousins. It's an integral part of my family.

A number of years ago he told me one day it would be mine. I was the one in the family chosen to take car of it when he was gone.

Well, sure enough, he decided to give it to me early. I picked it up the other day with my wife, and my dad. Together we trailered it back home. It's been a little neglected over the recent years understandably due to his age, but honestly it's about as close as one can get to a one owner, never wrecked, (almost) rust free 914. And to me it's priceless.

Hope you guys like the pics, I'll have more in the future as I start making headway, but for now, I'm reading up. Lots of reading







I plan to keep it a streetable ride with much better performance. No cage or nothing, but it will get a new suspension and brakes amongst a host of other items. The interior will be kept oem looking with some modern comfort.

I know a lot of people hold the notion of restoring it to stock. There's definitely a value in that, but it's not for this car.

The truth with this car is that it's not original paint, lots of parts have been swapped, and the cost to go full oem original would be astronomical. I will not be selling the car ever and my wife knows and she agrees with that decision. The car will be built for our liking and for the joy of my family when I bring it to family events. Everyone in the family agrees that the 914 was always lacking a little something. I plan to give it that. The car will remain relatively tame and stock looking, no chopped windshield, cage, etc. However it's going to get upgrades in the power, suspension, brakes departments.

The interior will be cleaned up and returned to close to stock. Radio removed, stock seats etc.


If you made it this far, thanks for reading and I look forward to seeing you on the forums to pick your brains, and out on the road!

Posted by: RAX 914 Apr 23 2015, 12:30 AM

Welcome, nice car!

But with the front bumper tits and the center console, are you sure it's not a '73? I have a '72 as well, so those items stuck out to me.

Posted by: Cuda911 Apr 23 2015, 12:36 AM

Wow... congrats.... what a great story!!

If your gramps is OK with it, I'd take off those side bumper guards.... kinda ruins the profile a bit... but a minor gripe.

The car looks like a beauty, and the back-story is great... enjoy!

I'm often in Coronado and will keep an eye out for it.

Posted by: type47fan Apr 23 2015, 12:41 AM

Welcome Andy!

I'm happy that your first impressions of the 914WORLD have been positive.

Your ideas about the vision you have for YOUR car are very similar to 95% of the members here. It's yours and you get to make, live with, and enjoy the results of your work.

You'll have access to the resources and experience of the community. It's always amazed me to see, and experience, the level of interest and support that is offered freely here.

My first 914 was a '72.

My wife also enjoyed driving it.

Enjoy!

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 12:54 AM

Funny, you guys picked up on two of my major gripes with the car.

I can't stand the "bumper tits." Never liked them, they'll be going away.

The car is definitely a 72. Build date is actually 12/71. There was an ossue years ago with the bumpers and they were replaced. The center console I'm sure was added for convenience as well.

The side bumpers kill me to. I much prefer the smooth look. I'd love to pull them today, but I'm not sure if there are holes under them for the mounting. I'd hate
to pull them off and find out I now have 15 tiny holes along the sides of the car. Anyone know if I'm correct?

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 12:56 AM

Wayne your 72 was awesome!! Love the color.

Cuda, although I live in Coronado, the car itself is actually stored in Fallbrook. More room to work, secure garage, etc.

Posted by: rktmn247 Apr 23 2015, 01:19 AM

You are very lucky and that is a great story! Welcome to the World!

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 01:48 AM

Another thing I noticed when I was tinkering. My family remembers the car as always having a Porsche crest. They has no idea it wasn't a “factory” item.




Looks legit from the dealer to me. Any one else have any input?

Sorry for the gigantic pics. Unsure how to resize in photobucket.

Posted by: Big Len Apr 23 2015, 03:15 AM

Great story. Far more than a nice car, it's a family heirloom. Best of luck.

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Apr 23 2015, 04:04 AM

Anyone that owns at 914 is NOT a Nobody!

Some dealers would install the crest if owner wanted it. Pretty sure that side molding was installed with holes drilled in the side.

My input: your awesome 914 would look better if rockers and gravel pans were painted black.

Posted by: Steve Pratel Apr 23 2015, 05:36 AM

Great story! This is the kind of story we all hope to have.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 23 2015, 07:08 AM

Wonderful story and it is terrific that the car stays in the family with someone to carry one caring for and loving it. Yeah, I bet the body side strips are riveted to the car- that is the way those were done back in the day.

I like the idea of upgrading the performance aspects yet keeping the appearance mostly stock. You have to do what it is you want to keep the car enjoyable.

As you have already figured out, take your time and prioritize your projects so as to not get overwhelmed and have the car in pieces. This is the best car site you will ever find and there are tons of seriously talented people here to address any concern you may have.

I would have never made it this far with my car without the terrific people here who are always willing to help.

Best wishes and have fun - Oh, and post some more pictures of the car please.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 07:34 AM

Haha, the Nobody thing is a running joke. If you can't laugh at yourself, how can you make fun of others?

Bummer about the rivets, I kind of figured that. Unfortunately 3m hasn't ben around all that long.

I've already begun making lists of what to tackle. All together, it's a LOT of work and extremely overwhelming. When looked at in sections and over time, it's manageable.

I'll have more photos soon. Need to start ordering some parts soon. I have a bit of travel coming up. It'd be nice to come home to boxes of parts.

Posted by: ThePaintedMan Apr 23 2015, 07:36 AM

Welcome to the madness!

Posted by: struckn Apr 23 2015, 07:40 AM

Car looks great......leave the side molding until, if ever, you are going to repaint the entire car. Concentrate on any mechanical issues or upgrades, take your time and enjoy driving it.

I have a 69 Chevy Pickup truck that my Dad bought new and know that it will remain in the family as long as it runs and is safe to pass on. It's value is priceless!

Posted by: 76-914 Apr 23 2015, 08:00 AM

Congrats. You look like a very happy man in those pic's. Apparently your Gramps knew the "right" grandchild to receive his Threasure. Look for ward to your post's on it. I'm over the hill in Temecula if you need help, on day. Kent

Posted by: aharder Apr 23 2015, 08:02 AM

Your going to enjoy this madness !!

Posted by: bandjoey Apr 23 2015, 08:15 AM

Great looking car to start with. I think the door bumper strips have to be pushed forward or backwards to slide off the clips. The clips are riveted tied on. Check with a body shop or google to be sure. Will be watching the restoration.

Posted by: Larmo63 Apr 23 2015, 08:22 AM

What a great legacy your grandfather gave you. It looks like he customized things a bit, but it's nothing that can't be fixed/changed back.

At least it gives you a lot to do as far as making it "your" car. Good luck, and

Posted by: aircooledtechguy Apr 23 2015, 08:31 AM

Sweet ride with an awesome family history behind it!! Congrats on the great car!!

Posted by: 914Next Apr 23 2015, 08:43 AM

Great Story. Great Car.

Posted by: pdlightning Apr 23 2015, 09:03 AM

QUOTE(Mr.Nobody @ Apr 22 2015, 10:00 PM)

Hello 914World!!!!

Thanks for letting me stalk your forums but I guess it's time to pipe up!!

First off, I'm sure you guys know it but what a killer resource this place is. I already met a few of your members a few weeks ago and they were nothing less than phenomenal representatives of this community.

Second, My grandfather bought this 1972 1.7 liter brand new off the lot. It really was the possession he purchased for himself when he had finally made it. He's had it since and it's his pride and joy.

I was born in 1982. Ever since I can remember the car has been in my life. Cruising topless was amazing when I was a kid. I can remember playing in the car, racing, chasing robbers, flying spaceships even. And so can every one of my cousins. It's an integral part of my family.

A number of years ago he told me one day it would be mine. I was the one in the family chosen to take car of it when he was gone.

Well, sure enough, he decided to give it to me early. I picked it up the other day with my wife, and my dad. Together we trailered it back home. It's been a little neglected over the recent years understandably due to his age, but honestly it's about as close as one can get to a one owner, never wrecked, (almost) rust free 914. And to me it's priceless.

Hope you guys like the pics, I'll have more in the future as I start making headway, but for now, I'm reading up. Lots of reading

I plan to keep it a streetable ride with much better performance. No cage or nothing, but it will get a new suspension and brakes amongst a host of other items. The interior will be kept oem looking with some modern comfort.

I know a lot of people hold the notion of restoring it to stock. There's definitely a value in that, but it's not for this car.

The truth with this car is that it's not original paint, lots of parts have been swapped, and the cost to go full oem original would be astronomical. I will not be selling the car ever and my wife knows and she agrees with that decision. The car will be built for our liking and for the joy of my family when I bring it to family events. Everyone in the family agrees that the 914 was always lacking a little something. I plan to give it that. The car will remain relatively tame and stock looking, no chopped windshield, cage, etc. However it's going to get upgrades in the power, suspension, brakes departments.

The interior will be cleaned up and returned to close to stock. Radio removed, stock seats etc.


If you made it this far, thanks for reading and I look forward to seeing you on the forums to pick your brains, and out on the road!

Posted by: Briby37 Apr 23 2015, 09:30 AM

Awesome story & car! I'm still pretty new here myself, but welcome!

Posted by: dlkawashima Apr 23 2015, 09:32 AM

If your car is reliable enough to make the 6 hour drive up to San Simeon, you might consider bringing the car to the 2015 West Coast Ramble, April 30th - May 3rd. Great way to meet a bunch of fellow 914 lunatics ...

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=244971&st=0

Posted by: Blue6 Apr 23 2015, 09:34 AM

just never, never put it on jack stands. Our cars seem to get very comfortable on them.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 09:47 AM

The car is unfortunately not quite road ready. Like I said, it needs to be gone through for safety purposes. It's literally been in the garage for 15 years. Garaged it's entire life, but rarely driven the last 15. Before that it was a workhorse for my family and their business back in the 70s and 80's. My Dad can remember ripping around L.A. back in the day running family errands. It was a driver for sure. It says 22k on the clock, but I can guarantee that 122k is more realistic.

On the agenda for now is installing the new battery, rebuilding the calipers, replacing brake lines (not looking forward to the rear) flushing the fluid. Replacing all vacuum hoses, oil change, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, and associated components. Also belts, timing and injector seals, valve covers. Once that stuff is taken care of, it should be ready to start some test cruises. Smaller distances first, then farther.

I'd love to go to San Simeon, unfortunately I'll be in Texas visiting family. Soon enough though. The current goal is to be able to bring the car to the family Christmas gathering.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 23 2015, 10:12 AM

Nice 914, your grandfather made a wise decision in his purchase
Look forward to seeing your car/ meeting up in So Cal!
Marty

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 10:20 AM

These just arrived in the mail. Should help me develop a plan.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Apr 23 2015, 10:30 AM

Dealing with the "bumper tits" can be easy, or difficult. The easy way is to unbolt them (remove the bumper to do that; four bolts hold it in) and put some carriage bolts of the right size in. Cut off the excess threads so the bumper still fits. There might even be chrome plugs that are small enough to fit the holes instead.

Another easy way would be to replace the bumper with a good 70-72 version, but that is more expensive.

The most difficult way (that I know of) is to have the holes welded up and the bumper re-finished and re-chromed.


The center console you have is the 70-72 "center deposit" style, so that is appropriate for a 72.

Awesome story, BTW. Keep us updated on your progress! And I strongly recommend keeping the car driveable as much as possible. When these cars go up on jack stands, it can be very difficult to get them down again...

--DD

Posted by: 72 IXXIV Apr 23 2015, 10:41 AM

Great to see it stay in the family. That must make your Grandfather proud.

Nicely done, Mr. Nobody!

Posted by: colingreene Apr 23 2015, 10:43 AM

If you need any heavy duty help, I am not that far away, i could always come down for the day.

Posted by: JRust Apr 23 2015, 10:59 AM

You are definitely in the right place. Great group of people & very helpful. Looks like you have a good plan to start. Congrats

Posted by: SirAndy Apr 23 2015, 11:02 AM

Posted by: rick 918-S Apr 23 2015, 11:09 AM

Great story. Get it going and drive it like you stole it!

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 11:12 AM

Dave, thanks for the info on the bumpers. I'll probably just go the removal and plug route until I can find and afford a nice set of bumpers.

I'll take your advice on keeping it off stands.

Colin, thanks for the offer. Much appreciated.

Posted by: green914 Apr 23 2015, 11:14 AM

Great story / nice car.

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 23 2015, 11:35 AM

Great story & a big responsibility, so keep it in the family for the next generation!

I see Coronado there in your info - so how about planning to bring Grandpa out to the Speedfest this September with "his 914" & park it in the PCA club corral, which is right on the track (no low life regulars parking out in the boonies!), the pits are open to all to see cars up close & visit with drivers/crews, plus the airshow. Of course, being a Coronado resident, you probably already know all that.

And the SD PCA puts on a great spread of food & refreshments at their tent every year - that alone is well worth the $46 annual PCA dues - not to mention 2 magazines a month (Panorama & SDR's local mag.) & member discounts at dealers for parts & accessories, many free events + for fee ones, etc.

You can make it a 2 day event, & take Grandpa one day & the wife the other - just to keep everyone happy!

Cheers!
Tom
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Posted by: Shadowfax Apr 23 2015, 11:36 AM

Nice car!

Posted by: krazykonrad Apr 23 2015, 11:55 AM

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 23 2015, 12:25 PM

Tom, not a bad idea. Shockingly enough I've never been to the Speed Festival. The base is a mad house when it's happening. I love the car show up town though. I like the idea of it though. Maybe I can have the car semi ready by then and use it as a pre trip before Christmas.

Posted by: Larmo63 Apr 23 2015, 12:56 PM

Now that Mr. Nobody has a 914, we might have to refer to him as "Mr. Somebody."

Posted by: r_towle Apr 23 2015, 01:14 PM

Great story and cherish the car forever.

Many of us will be happy to help however we can to make sure you do just that.

rich

Posted by: francar Apr 23 2015, 03:27 PM

great car

Posted by: Michael N Apr 23 2015, 03:49 PM

Be careful these cars multiply quickly. You'll soon find yourself on Craigslist looking for the next one.

Posted by: bcheney Apr 23 2015, 04:37 PM

Love the story your grandad has great taste and passing the torch to you is so cool...all he best!

Posted by: rpg5553 Apr 23 2015, 06:10 PM

Congrats, Nothing like passing the torch on to the next generation.
Im 70 now and will be giving my Healey to my daughter soon so that she and the grand kids will continue to enjoy it.

She still talks about the times id turn the lights off on the spooky windy road in Ohio at nite and we would go flying down it. Met another idiot one nite coming the other way probably doing the same thing with his daughter!

Enjoy the ride
Ronnie G

Posted by: tumamilhem Apr 23 2015, 09:52 PM

QUOTE(Mr.Nobody @ Apr 23 2015, 03:48 AM)

Posted by: olsib914 Apr 23 2015, 09:55 PM

wonderful story and by the smile on your face grandpa made the wise choice. I own almost the same. early 72, bahia red with riviera rims. Bought mine from original lady school teacher. It too had spent some time hiding in a garage. Towed to a friends shop and replaced ALL fuel lines, brake lines, flushed all fluids tuned it and started to enjoy the ride. still needs cosmetics. has about 130,000 miles and yea the 1.7 is not a speed demon, but a hoot to drive. So my point being that since I am closer to gramps age than yours, get it running, make it safe, and DRIVE it
Palmer

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 24 2015, 02:37 PM

Thanks for all the kind words. My wife just gave me the go ahead to order the first round of parts so time to place some orders!!

I thought the badge was one of the older ones. It seemed to meet all the criteria from what I could tell. I definitely will not be selling it though, my grandfather wanted it on the car, it'll be staying on the car.

Posted by: RobW Apr 24 2015, 03:30 PM

You're Grampa must be a good guy.

Get the car safe first, mainly fuel, brakes, rust, and tires.
Do a thorough inspection so you have a full list of to dos.
Have a realistic budget plus a contingent amount.
Be patient.
Enjoy the process.
Lastly, it's your car, don't build it for the purists or for someone else's idea of what it should be. Take your time, drive a few with mods and then move forward. A full race ready 914 is too harsh on the street for some.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 24 2015, 04:54 PM

I've already got a good list going. Safety is the main goal right now. I'd love to go cruise the car around, but that's not a good idea until I know that it's safe to drive mechanically and that doing so won't cause harm to the car.

Rust is looking pretty good so far. The car has been in a garage it's entire life. None are "rust free" but I'm looking pretty good. Obviously I'll find plenty when the day comes to prep for paint.

I just placed the first order for parts. Mostly standard tune up stuff. Fuel, air, spark, etc. I still need to order all the vacuum hoses in all the correct sizes. Plus I noticed my intake boot that connects to the air filter is split where it connects so I'll have to get one of those.

I'm curious, do people replace the oil filled air filter setup with a modern paper element? I can't find anything like that but it seems practical.

Also, I'm planning to do the front and rear brake lines and rebuild the calipers early on. I see there are a number of other hard brake lines that can be replaced. Do there rest of these commonly go bad? Is it worth replacing them now or maybe wait until I upgrade the brakes later on?

Thanks again for all the kind words and help.

Posted by: tumamilhem Apr 24 2015, 05:39 PM

My hand brake just went bad. Likely just needs a new cable.

Posted by: KELTY360 Apr 24 2015, 07:16 PM

QUOTE(tumamilhem @ Apr 24 2015, 04:39 PM)

Posted by: somd914 Apr 25 2015, 06:00 AM

Certainly a story worth sharing, thanks.

Though my kids are college students, and hopefully I'm still several years from being a grandfather, I hope to spoil my grandkids with fun drives in our cars, but as for passing the cars along to them, my sons regularly remind me of their expected inheritance - their sister can have the house and money, they get the cars and tools!

Welcome to the "World"!

Posted by: RobW Apr 25 2015, 07:18 AM

I don't know anything about the 1.7 air filter (I've only had 2.0's or /6s) but there's a search feature on this site that's helpful. It can be frustrating at first, but after you figure out the right words to search and process, you can usually get the results you want.

On the brake lines, I would expect your hard lines to be just fine being an indoor car. Flush out the fluid and look for rust and chunks of metal. Likely while they look weathered externally, they will be fine. Dad's car spent its first 20 outside on a ranch, sat outside for a long long time, and the hard lines are still fine today.

The flexible lines are more prone to failure over time. I'm not a fan of stainless but I've run them in prior cars. A stock system with regular fluid changes will stop the car.

If you are rebuilding the calipers, its a good time to get in there and inspect replace the wheel bearings, bushings, CV joints, cleaning painting, and powder coating as you go. I've found that this is a very fun and rewarding exercise but the dollar trail doesn't really end (shocks, torsion bars, turbo tie rods, sway bars) until you want it to end.

Depending on wheels the 914 tends to show off the calipers. I believe Eric nickel plates his, but you can do whatever you want in terms of paint or plating.

Good luck, and again, enjoy the process!

Posted by: hcdmueller Apr 25 2015, 08:32 AM

Your car looks great. I am hoping my kid will want my collection when all is said and done.

My car had the side bumper thingies. They were not riveted on, although the paint down the sides has a line where they used to be. Take a look inside your fenders for the rivets. You might get lucky.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Apr 25 2015, 10:22 AM

Hcd, you give me hope for the sides.

I plan to clean up the calipers and freshen them up with a red caliper paint kit I have lying around. Probably picked it up for an older project I had. Before this I come from watercooled VW's.

My old GLI (my pride and joy), my R32, my rabbit, a carb setup I had for the rabbit, and my old GTI VR6 at the track.








So yeah, while the 914 is a new adventure, thankfully this ain't my first rodeo. Hopefully I can apply some of the many mistakes I've learned from over the years to this new project.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Mar 16 2016, 10:15 PM

Well, almost a year later, a little update.

The car has been stored in hibernation over the last year. Getting to work on the car is tough. It’s stored 45 minutes from my home, and I work a lot. I've done a few things, but not much. Mainly got it running. Vacuum lines, plugs, wires, coil, oil change, timed it and got it to run. Oh, and save money.

My time and energy has been spent combing the resources like this forum, Pelicans forum, 914club, and every vendor, blog, book, or tech article I could find. Researching one thing led to another, which led to another, and so on. I also spoke with anyone who would share their knowledge. Once I’d decided a course I began purchasing parts. Tom @ http://TCsGarage.com has been extremely helpful with parts knowledge. If you haven’t checked him out, you should.

One day I hope to do a full restoration of the car, but for now it's mainly a refresh with the potential for a motor build in the near future.

The car has thankfully little rust, and from what I’ve found, it can wait a bit longer for the restoration. Poking in all the usual places has revealed very little.

The plan is to bring the car to the family Christmas this year. Everyone should get a kick out of that.

Over the last few days I have installed…

Brake job – including rotors, pads, SS lines, 19mm master cylinder.

BMW 320i calipers
Turbo tie rod kit
Rotary14’ SS fuel lines

I started Sunday, I'm slow.

One plus right off the bat, when on 4 jack stands, both doors line up and open and close very easy. I did not try to take the top off and test it. And no it hasn't been on jack stands for the last year.


Fuel lines were first, out came the tank. The tank itself looks great. Inside is bright silver and clean. Outside is really nice to.


Unfortunately there was a small pin hole.


A quick trip over to a buddies in town and he had it all welded up. He does some pretty stellar work and has worked on many high end restorations. If you need metal work, have a look at http://www.instagram.com/mettelkacraft/, you won't be disappointed.

Just need to fill it with water still and make sure it’s water tight before paint and reinstall.

Next up was the fuel line from http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=3977. As many of you know already, really nice product, super easy guy too deal with. I definitely recommend.


The fuel lines themselves slid right in no problem. The motor was in place and I did the install alone, it’s that easy. Took maybe 20 minutes to fish them both through. Definitely takes more time to replace all the other rubber hoses than it does to do the stainless.





Next up were the brakes.
The rear rotors are still within spec, so I’ll re-use them. Every dollar saved is another dollar towards the motor.

The rear calipers appear to have been rebuilt not too long ago. While they aren’t the prettiest, the rubber around the pistons is soft, pliable, and in good shape with no tears. Maybe I’ll pick up a caliper paint kit or hit it with a clear lacquer.



I went to install the 72+up SS lines I had ordered and sure enough, the threads appeared to be different when trying to bolt to the hard line coming from the proportioning valve. It took me a while to figure out (due to tight visibility in there), but some prior mechanic had installed a metric to SAE adapter to hook up to the random old stainless steel line he had installed. Very strange. Once I got the stupid adapter off everything fit right up.

While in the front brakes I noticed both tie rod ends were torn. So, a quick call over to Tom and a Turbo tie rod kit sooner than expected. Looking forward to those. The passenger tie rod end came out no problem. The driver side, 45 minutes of banging on a pickle fork.




The front rotors were out of spec and were replaced. Along with the 320i calipers, pads, SS lines and new front hard lines.





New 19mm master cylinder with old two pole switch. Didn’t get any pics of it installed.




I ran out of time to work on the car and had to come home to work on a project for work. I should be back up there for a few days in early April.
Next up on the list (have all parts already)

Fill up, bleed, and check the brakes for leaks.

Install new motor mounts.

New ball joints

New shift bushings.

Optima 34r battery.

Pertronix pointless ignition.

Finish the remaining soft fuel lines and reinstall the gas tank.

While I can’t work on the car for another 2 weeks, I can finish up polishing and painting the Empi 8’s I got and put some rubber on them.




One final thing, the car is located in Fallbrook, CA. Which is also home to a certain specialty Porsche restorer called CPR, the place is 10x more insane then your wildest dreams. I stopped by for some questions and took just a couple quick pictures.





Soon enough I'll be doing this and saving for the motor.

Thanks for looking and reading!!

Posted by: LowBridge Mar 17 2016, 04:55 AM

What a super great story and one that just sums up with owning a teener is all about.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Aug 18 2016, 11:40 AM

Little update.

The brakes on the car are finished, but need to still be bedded and used. The car has yet to have miles put on it.

I have been bugging Mike Mulligan at Mulligan Racing Development in Vista, CA with questions since the beginning of the project. He's been gracious enough to answer everything honestly and has been invaluable up to this point.

About two months ago I dropped the car at his shop to do the carb setup. Yes, I probably could have fumbled my way through it, but at this point I'm glad I left it to Mike.

They quickly sorted the remaining fueling issues and had the carb setup mounted and the car running. Unfortunately, immediately there was a problem. The car had a knock.

Upon disassembly MRD found this...




This piston looked bad, the cylinder was alright. The ring had failed...



Nothing major was found inside the motor, so at this time we would not be splitting the case.

Mike set out to find a donor piston and cylinder and in doing so stumbled across a set of NOS 96mm flat top P&C's. Apparently they were just collecting dust somewhere. So, a couple bucks later I was going to end up with a 1911.



To make the P&C's work on the 1.7 heads requires a bit of minor machining. So the last few weeks have been waiting for the heads to return. Two days ago I gave a call to check up and got a "yeah, come on up and check out what we're up to!"

I arrived to find this...



Now before someone freaks out, yes, Mike opened the motor without contacting me. Honestly, imo he made the right call. They had the motor running again with the new P&C's and unfortunately there was another knock. Upon disassembly they discovered that one of the pistons on the down stroke was contacting the case. So some clearancing was required. A couple other small issues arose and the case was split to address them all now. Good thing to as now hopefully the motor will last a good long time. Since the case is opened we went ahead and ordered a Web 86 Cam and gear, new lifters, and other odds and ends. Should all be here next week.

Hopefully if all goes well the car will be running and driving next week. Then it's off to get an alignment and start the shakedown/break-in process.


Oh, and I ended up powdercoating the wheels a while back and had some rubber mounted on them. They are already on the car now, no pictures though.




Stay tuned, hopefully it'll be on the road real soon!!

Posted by: JOEPROPER Aug 18 2016, 12:25 PM

This is a great thread. Congratulations on all your progress. Keep the pictures and progress coming.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Sep 2 2016, 09:03 PM

Wait for it.....


The Porsche lives!!



Thanks to Mike and Garry at Mulligan Racing Development the car is back on the road. The motor had some serious issues that were beyond my expertise, so defer to the experts. And let me just say, I am very pleased. They jumped through hoops and the car is awesome.

In the end, the tired stock 1.7 became a 1911 with Weber 40's and a Web 86 cam. I'm still breaking the cam in but so far the car runs phenomenal. Fires up first crank and runs awesome. Looking forward to letting it breath after an oil change.

So far the car has about 70 miles on it and I'm taking it the Big Socal GTG here in San Diego on Sunday. Should be a lot of fun to finally have it out of the garage and on the road!

Stay tuned for more pics and maybe some video.

Posted by: Larmo63 Sep 2 2016, 09:16 PM

Now you ARE Mr. Somebody!!!!!!!

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Sep 2 2016, 09:20 PM

Thanks!! Happy to be driving it finally.

Posted by: mepstein Sep 3 2016, 05:57 AM

Congrats!

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Sep 3 2016, 05:42 PM

QUOTE(mepstein @ Sep 3 2016, 04:57 AM)

Congrats!

Posted by: RobW Sep 4 2016, 07:17 AM

Looks like a nice stretch of road! Conrats.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Sep 5 2016, 05:20 PM

Definitely an enjoyable road. Pacific Highway in Carlsbad, CA.

After a few days with the car... I need seats!!! These things are killing my back.

Posted by: colingreene Sep 5 2016, 10:01 PM

So that was your car i was looking at yesterday.
That makes sense.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Sep 6 2016, 09:38 AM

QUOTE(colingreene @ Sep 5 2016, 09:01 PM)

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 2 2016, 09:22 PM

So I've broken in the motor and changed the oil and tranny fluid. Finally got to open it up and !!!!!!

The motor screams! Sounds very throaty and pulls hard (for less than 100hp haha). It's definitely fun to drive.

There's plenty that needs attention but the immediate things that popped up was the return spring when heated up and stretched loses the strength to pull the idle back down. So it was idling around 1500-1700 when warm. New springs and no more of that problem. Another issue is the clutch tube appears to be free up in the front of the tunnel. So a couple cuts and some heat may be in order soon.

Just got a carpet kit in the mail from 914Rubber and GT door cards from Appbiz. Going to be removing the radio and poor associated wiring soon. Still looking into a seat, might have a lead on something to my liking.

Overall I'm very pleased with the motor. Looking forward to Autocrossing in the near future and it looks like the car might be making it to the holiday with the family this year. So really really excited for that.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 13 2016, 07:50 PM

Little something I did today.

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Posted by: 76-914 Oct 13 2016, 08:48 PM

Hope those are just rain caps.

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 13 2016, 09:23 PM

QUOTE(76-914 @ Oct 13 2016, 07:48 PM)

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 22 2016, 11:17 AM

Pulled apart the rest of the interior. Stripped out the 80's radio, wiring, and speakers in the door cards. Found some random coins from the 50's - 70's, pay stub from my grandfather's old business, and other random stuff. The floor vinyl was pretty nasty but actually cleaned up quite well.

Temporarily placed the carpet. Everything fit really good. It's a 914rubber 10 piece, domestic loop kit. The only trimming required will be for allowing the parking brake through. I'm waiting on the sound deadener to arrive before I start securing the carpet down.

Also ordered an appearance group style console from 914ap.com and have some gt style door cards from appbiz.

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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Oct 22 2016, 01:34 PM

This might help improve your carb. linkage. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=91831&hl=

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 22 2016, 03:10 PM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Oct 22 2016, 12:34 PM)

Posted by: Mr.Nobody Oct 28 2016, 06:51 PM

Did a few more interior items. Finished up the rear window seal and trim, installed the pedal board, sealed the vapor barriers in the doors and finished the door panels. The interior isn't done, but it's getting there.