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Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 10:37 AM
It looks like there is no way that I'm going to trust my 914 for the drive down from the SF Bay Area to the WCC this year....
Jeff Bowlsby has offered a spot in his car for the drive down (and back I hope, LOL), but if there is anyone driving from a further distance that might need to catch a few a z's I'd be willing to help take over driving dutys 
Posted by: jkeyzer Apr 4 2005, 10:40 AM
What's wrong with your car Mike? Still having electrical issues? Get in there with a mulitmeter and fix em!
Someone could probably get you a spare relay board if that is still suspect, I know I have one somewhere.
PS: My brakes seem to be working now. 
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 10:44 AM
| QUOTE (jkeyzer @ Apr 4 2005, 09:40 AM) |
| What's wrong with your car Mike? Still having electrical issues? Get in there with a mulitmeter and fix em! Someone could probably get you a spare relay board if that is still suspect, I know I have one somewhere. PS: My brakes seem to be working now. |
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| What's wrong with your car Mike? |
I own it
...... I am taking this Thursday off to work on the car, but I don't feel all that confident in getting it ready for a 1000 mile road trip....heck, furthest I've gone is 33miles and both times AAA has towed my @ss back home 
Posted by: rhodyguy Apr 4 2005, 11:49 AM
get some carbs and an 009 with points and you'll be good to go. oh that's right, bad on both counts. well, they worked for me last year.
k
Posted by: skline Apr 4 2005, 11:52 AM
Mike, trailer your car down and back and just drive it there. If something goes wrong, there will be some of the best minds there to help you figure it out. You just wont be as happy without your car with you. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 12:02 PM
| QUOTE (skline @ Apr 4 2005, 10:52 AM) |
| Mike, trailer your car down and back and just drive it there. If something goes wrong, there will be some of the best minds there to help you figure it out. You just wont be as happy without your car with you. Where there is a will, there is a way. |
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| Mike, trailer your car down and back and just drive it there |
loaned my trailer out....I couldn't be an indian giver and tell Felix to go pound sand
Posted by: boxstr Apr 4 2005, 12:03 PM
Mike I might be coming through to Campbell Calif. I will know later in the week. You are welcome to ride down but you will have to get a ride back.
CCLINCARVANTOHELL
Posted by: skline Apr 4 2005, 12:09 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Apr 4 2005, 10:02 AM) | ||||
loaned my trailer out....I couldn't be an indian giver and tell Felix to go pound sand |
Tow dolly from U-Haul? Trailer from U-haul? I know you dont want to be an indian giver and we all want Felix to be there too, one of you should rent a trailer or dolly so you both can be there with your cars. On another note, at least you will be there and it really is about the people. I was just looking forward to seeing your car with the roller bearing suspension in it.
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 12:26 PM
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| Tow dolly from U-Haul? Trailer from U-haul? |
hmmmm??? not a bad idea, actually, I've been wanting to make a flat tow bar for it, now to find those threads here that show how it's been done.....
is that too far of a distance to flat tow it???
Posted by: Andyrew Apr 4 2005, 12:47 PM
You can ride down with me if you want....
We'll be taking the truck, and taking mine on a trailer...
Pm me if you want to talk... We have other things to discuss anyways.. lol
Andrew
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 01:19 PM
cool...found the thread about making a flat-tow rig: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=11571&hl=tow and bugformance has the vw bug hitch for $60....will go pick one up and start 
now I'll have to pray my truck makes it down there and back
Posted by: neo914-6 Apr 4 2005, 01:47 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Apr 4 2005, 11:19 AM) |
| cool...found the thread about making a flat-tow rig: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=11571&hl=tow and bugformance has the vw bug hitch for $60....will go pick one up and start now I'll have to pray my truck makes it down there and back |
Darn I was going to borrow your truck too
If my swap has problems in the coming week (likely) I may not bring my car after all. Your trailer may become avail soon...
I was looking into flat towing too but my bumper is f/g. This http://www.craigslist.org/eby/car/65712065.html may still be avail.
I "may" be riding with Chris and his monster truck and monster 914. That or we both may be driving down sans 914's.
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 01:58 PM
Give Brad a call and see if he's willing to give you a hand...I'm sure he can be bribed to help
i'm 99% sure I can have my car up and running okay if I put my mind into it, it's just getting over the depressing fact that it's going to look like cr@p and not have any of the mods done to it that I've been talking about here for the last few months....
Posted by: jkeyzer Apr 4 2005, 02:04 PM
Who cares if it has mods if you can't drive it?
I have been trying to build a 2056 with megasquirt for 1.5 years now, has that happened yet, no, probably not anytime soon either... but I am still beating the hell out of my old 1.7. Take what you've got right now and run with it. Think of it this way, at least you will have your own running/driving 914 for the WCC, that is better than last year, right?
Posted by: rdauenhauer Apr 4 2005, 02:04 PM
Mike dont worry about being the only one there w/o a garage queen 
My 73 is a daily driver and wears its scars proudly.
Posted by: Scott Carlberg Apr 4 2005, 02:16 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Apr 4 2005, 11:58 AM) |
| i'm 99% sure I can have my car up and running okay if I put my mind into it, it's just getting over the depressing fact that it's going to look like cr@p and not have any of the mods done to it that I've been talking about here for the last few months.... |
at least you'll have the CF lids on it!
Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 4 2005, 02:30 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Apr 4 2005, 02:58 PM) |
| Give Brad a call and see if he's willing to give you a hand...I'm sure he can be bribed to help i'm 99% sure I can have my car up and running okay if I put my mind into it, it's just getting over the depressing fact that it's going to look like cr@p and not have any of the mods done to it that I've been talking about here for the last few months.... |
Mike... At least you won't be driving a Ford Focus, like me and the wife... Thom
Posted by: ! Apr 4 2005, 02:34 PM
I have a tow bar that Howie gave me...new in the box....pay shipping....
Posted by: markb Apr 4 2005, 03:24 PM
Yeah, the blue car will be primered on the front half. It don't need to be pretty to run on the track! 
I'm stoked, I just traded the black car to the body shop down the street. All the paint & body on the blue car in exchange for the black one. Wooo Hooo! 
Only down side is that I won't be able to have it done before the WCC.
Posted by: Toast Apr 4 2005, 03:29 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Apr 4 2005, 12:19 PM) |
| now I'll have to pray my truck makes it down there and back |
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| but I don't feel all that confident in getting it ready for a 1000 mile road trip....heck, furthest I've gone is 33miles and both times AAA has towed my @ss back home |
You're vehicle luck sonds just like mine!
Look forward to seeing you at the WCC!
Posted by: Porsche Rescue Apr 4 2005, 03:53 PM
Mike,
I flat towed a 914 from Livermore to Portland behind an Audi A6 sedan. Hardly knew it was back there. I bought the car with the hitch included, but I think it was fabricated from a VW/dune buggy tow rig. I can post some pics if you like. It is pinned to two brackets bolted to the front trunk pan. The car also has a wire harness which plugs into a standard flat 4-pole connector. Tail, stop and signal lights all work when towing. Don't ask me how it is wired as I have no clue.
I believe John Beck, who is an active time-trialer in the Bay Area, put it together when he owned the 914. Maybe you know him?
Posted by: scott thacher Apr 4 2005, 04:03 PM
well mike, if you like i will let you take the porscharu around the course a few times. but if you do you might want a go faster 914 
Posted by: fiid Apr 4 2005, 04:12 PM
mike,
I have a stock dizzy with working FI points in it if that's any help.
I don't have the pertronics that used to be in it though.
l8r,
Fiid.
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 04:34 PM
| QUOTE (fiid @ Apr 4 2005, 03:12 PM) |
| mike, I have a stock dizzy with working FI points in it if that's any help. I don't have the pertronics that used to be in it though. l8r, Fiid. |
thanks Fiid...I have a stock unmolested 1.7 dizzy at home....I guess it'll be going in as well as a rebuilt/cleaned up relay board.
Posted by: Mueller Apr 4 2005, 09:29 PM
| QUOTE (jkeyzer @ Apr 4 2005, 01:04 PM) |
| Who cares if it has mods if you can't drive it? I have been trying to build a 2056 with megasquirt for 1.5 years now, has that happened yet, no, probably not anytime soon either... but I am still beating the hell out of my old 1.7. Take what you've got right now and run with it. Think of it this way, at least you will have your own running/driving 914 for the WCC, that is better than last year, right? |
yea, I guess you are right....I guess sometimes I fell like a total looser/idiot for saying I'm going to do this or that and it just doesn't happen as I'd like it to.....
yes, it would be much better to have my own 914 there.....not sure how many people actually believe I have a 914
Posted by: neo914-6 Apr 4 2005, 09:40 PM
| QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Apr 4 2005, 01:53 PM) |
| Mike, I flat towed a 914 from Livermore to Portland behind an Audi A6 sedan. Hardly knew it was back there. I bought the car with the hitch included, but I think it was fabricated from a VW/dune buggy tow rig. I can post some pics if you like. It is pinned to two brackets bolted to the front trunk pan. The car also has a wire harness which plugs into a standard flat 4-pole connector. Tail, stop and signal lights all work when towing. Don't ask me how it is wired as I have no clue. I believe John Beck, who is an active time-trialer in the Bay Area, put it together when he owned the 914. Maybe you know him? |
I almost bought a hitch for my benz to go the flat tow route but then I would have to remove my f/g Chalon bumper/spoiler. I was also concerned about the 2000 lb hitch rating for my ~2600 lb V8 914...
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| not sure how many people actually believe I have a 914 |
Yeah like we believe you have a C2 and 912, LOL!
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