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Posted by: morphenspectra Apr 30 2005, 11:08 PM
one day i got a e mail and a phone call from marc hines. telling me that one of my parts was bieng talked about on "the club site".and so i joined and its been a great place to be ever since.i have learned alot from the postings here.the last motor i built was improved from the tech tips from members here ( jake,brad,and mark,d to name a few)and even more than that ,i have met some great people.and had alot of fun.
So how did you find this place?or did they find you? 
this is where it all started for me.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=6864&hl=speaker+pods
james
many thanks to the people who started all of this,and keep it going
Posted by: JB 914 Apr 30 2005, 11:25 PM
When i started my 6 week restoration about three cars and 3 1/2 years ago i heard about the club on the bird board. I went to check it out. Now i realize i'm way ahead of schedule and under budget 
Posted by: SirAndy Apr 30 2005, 11:43 PM
woke up one morning and went to check on my servers (like every morning) and there it was!
took me another 3 weeks to finally sign up, the rest is, as they say, history ...
Andy
Posted by: Pugbug Apr 30 2005, 11:47 PM
I bought a 914....Needed info and used Google. 
Posted by: Joe Sharp Apr 30 2005, 11:49 PM
Andy:AND NOW YOU ARE THE (none) CLUB.
Joe
P.S. I thank you very much. 
Posted by: GWN7 Apr 30 2005, 11:57 PM
I was tricked into coming here..... 
Posted by: bernbomb914 May 1 2005, 12:01 AM
I was working the bird board when I heard about the club in san francisco looked around and found several but they were dying then I found a new site and here I am. Thanks Brad
Bernie
Posted by: redshift May 1 2005, 12:03 AM
I tried not to come here, because I was addicted to PP, then one day, I had it out with one of the off-topic retards, and I have only been back to say howdy there, when this board has crashed, because Andy ran out of US change..
M
Posted by: markb May 1 2005, 12:06 AM
It was mentioned on Rennlist, andi checked it out. Still here. I just realied that SirAndy joined just before me. And now he "runs" the place. Wow.
Posted by: ! May 1 2005, 12:08 AM
| QUOTE (redshift @ Apr 30 2005, 10:03 PM) |
| I tried not to come here, because I was addicted to PP, then one day, I had it out with one of the off-topic retards, and I have only been back to say howdy there, when this board has crashed, because Andy ran out of US change.. M |
Ummmm, what about that restraining order that Wayne swore out on you...forgot about THAT didn't ya.....
First RO ever issued to a fictional web person....
>>>>>>>>>>>
"I" was invited....the admins have regretted it ever since....
Posted by: mk114 May 1 2005, 12:37 AM
I belong to Local chapter of Salt lake air coolers nad I thought I wonder is there any Porsche 914 clubs so I used google to find it
I have been drawn ever sense (made it my homepage (check it at least twice a day
Posted by: type47fan May 1 2005, 12:45 AM
I stumbled onto the old 914club classifieds a couple of years ago while trying to get parts. Was sad when it went away. I liked the way it was organized by month.
This new and improved version of the club really makes it easy to cover a tremendous amount of subject matter in a few minutes. Great resources available for all levels of participation. It's amazing how fast and how fluid the site topics are. Keep up the good work everyone. . .stay friendly!
Posted by: redshift May 1 2005, 12:57 AM
| QUOTE ("Z" @ May 1 2005, 02:08 AM) |
| Ummmm, what about that restraining order that Wayne swore out on you...forgot about THAT didn't ya..... First RO ever issued to a fictional web person.... >>>>>>>>>>> "I" was invited....the admins have regretted it ever since.... |
Oh please... never happened!
Wayne just sided with the inbreds, that's all.. I can't help it that Wayne lives in an ivory inbred tower, and controls the price of AA's flares from there..
M
Posted by: skline May 1 2005, 01:09 AM
I met Brad at some function somewhere and he mentioned it was going to be up and running. So I went and checked it out and been here since. I think someone else mentioned it to me also but I dont remember who it was.
Posted by: Gustl May 1 2005, 01:18 AM
I've read a post at a german forum
a dutch girl wrote about a friend who attended a big 914 meeting in the USA and that there was a 914 prototype car - she even posted a pic and a link to the thread about it
well, I read the thread, thought that I could contribute something and joined the club ...
Posted by: Brando May 1 2005, 01:32 AM
I had just bought my car and I often hung out in the PPAB 924/944/968 forum. Asked a question in the 914 forum there and someone said "Hey, this place is dead, go here -> 914world.com" and been here ever since.
Posted by: sj914 May 1 2005, 02:03 AM
I was looking into getting back into 914's again. After 9 years of being 914 less I found the PP forum and saw a link to this place. After reading through the posts, I found out that most of the ideas I had back in the early 90's were not so far fetched and were thought about by others here.
Posted by: VegasRacer May 1 2005, 04:09 AM
One day I was looking at 914's for sale on eBay just for fun. In one photo there was a cool Texas 914 road sign in the background. I sent an e-mail to the seller and asked if he would consider selling the sign. He wrote back and said "no". He also included some photos of his large collection of 914 models, books, pillows, posters, etc, and told me about this club. Oh yeah. The guy on eBay who was selling the 914 was Craig Laughlin.
Posted by: Qarl May 1 2005, 06:46 AM
Fortune Cookie!
Posted by: Jeroen May 1 2005, 07:06 AM
I made some kind of pact with the devil 
Posted by: URY914 May 1 2005, 07:11 AM
I found "914World.com" written on a bathroom wall in a strip joint. 
Paul
Posted by: ClayPerrine May 1 2005, 07:52 AM
I was a long time rennlister (still am) and I know a bunch of the characters here from there. Mr Purple car drug me here kicking and screaming.....
Next thing you know, I am an admin..... Still havent' figured that one out! 
Posted by: CptTripps May 1 2005, 08:08 AM
I had a 76 914 a while back, and got some REAL bad advise from some people on an old Yahoo group. Bird-Board was always dead, but when I started looking to get another 914, I decided to do research...not that any NEW ones had been developed, but I was interested in a support system like the one I have for Saabs. (saabcentral.com)
Stumbled into this friggin place, and I'm STILL trying to find the door to get out of here...kinda like the Hotel California.
Oh yeah...Arguments over boobs help too.
Posted by: jd74914 May 1 2005, 08:46 AM
One day about a year after I got my first 914, I was driving down the road and noticed this house that had a 914 racecar on a trailer, and when I looked more closely, another 914 in the garage. So, when I saw a guy outside that house, my Dad and I stopped by to talk (to this point I had only seen maybe 10 914s in person). The guy we met was Chris Folley (Racer Chris), and he recomended the club.
Posted by: spare time toys May 1 2005, 08:52 AM
So there I was in at work in a dark musty hanger. I had just "won" an old race car project on EBAY. So I decided to surf the web to find info as to how to fix or work on this thing. I got a bunch of links and hits then about an hour into my serch I rang up this club thing hmmm wonder what this may be. I was like a deer in headlights I thought I could hear the angles singing.... It was some radio out in the shop probably AC/DC Highway to Hell I thought what a nice bunch of guys what a well of knowledge here I must join in. Then one day I am looking at last years WCC and wow this black car with a 928 engine in it is so cool. next thing Scott Kline has a 928 for sale and Im off to the coast to get it .......... Its all kind of a blurr after that 
. But I am enjoying the ride and all the folks I have met from here are the nicest folks ever.
Posted by: Mrs. K May 1 2005, 08:58 AM
| QUOTE (URY914 @ May 1 2005, 06:11 AM) |
| I found "914World.com" written on a bathroom wall in a strip joint. :evilgrin: Paul |
Shoot, and I didn't think anyone would find that! Lisa
Posted by: jim912928 May 1 2005, 08:58 AM
When I purchased my car I did an internet search for 914 and stumbled upon this site....amen!
Posted by: rhodyguy May 1 2005, 09:24 AM
i followed the bread crumbs.
k
Posted by: 72914S May 1 2005, 09:44 AM
I signed up on PP many years ago.Also signed up on renn list and another "914 club" with a monthly want ads,but it faded away.Then I FOUND THIS SITE! Hardly ever go anywhere else now (check here at least twice a day) Gotta love the sandbox.
Posted by: 736conver May 1 2005, 10:02 AM
Through the old monthly classifieds. I remember Craig(camp914) and that Sergio guy selling the turn signal kits.
Everytime Sergio posted his turn signal kit Craig would immediately post his kit for $10 cheaper. I always laughed when I saw it.
Posted by: URY914 May 1 2005, 10:08 AM
| QUOTE (Mrs. K @ May 1 2005, 06:58 AM) | ||
Shoot, and I didn't think anyone would find that! Lisa |
Mrs K, was that you?
You looked FINE dancin' 'round that pole.
I went to go get some singles, and you were gone.
Posted by: tat2dphreak May 1 2005, 10:08 AM
I was a regular on Pelican, but I needed an answer quick and wasn't getting it, so someone mentioned this site, for a quick answer... I was addicted ever since... All it took was a look at Mike Z's avatar, and I was hooked!
Posted by: black73 May 1 2005, 11:01 AM
I saw a twister coming so I ran in the house and a piece of the window hit me in the head and knocked me out. When I woke up, my house was on top of the guys that wrote the Haynes manual and everything was in color.
Posted by: i love porsche May 1 2005, 11:08 AM
i was in the process of buying a porsche, and decided that i could afford a 914, before i even had one, i found roadglue.com and joined the list of members, and got to here through roadglue
good stuff
thanks scott carlberg!
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty May 1 2005, 11:14 AM
One night I washed my tinfoil pyramid hat (and a very stylish one indeed, I might add), and forgot to put it on on my way out the door the next morning. The voices, which were just waiting for their big chance, told me to sign up., because you needed Krustyness in your sick, empty little lives ............. The Cap'n
Posted by: Mrs. K May 1 2005, 11:14 AM
| QUOTE (black73 @ May 1 2005, 10:01 AM) |
| I saw a twister coming so I ran in the house and a piece of the window hit me in the head and knocked me out. When I woke up, my house was on top of the guys that wrote the Haynes manual and everything was in color. |
And I bet you weren't in Kansas anymore either! Lisa
Posted by: Andyrew May 1 2005, 11:30 AM
Twas mentioned on pp... Right when it started.. Lots of people went over.
As did I.
Posted by: StratPlayer May 1 2005, 11:43 AM
I remember it was Christmas eve, and I use to get info on my car for the the other 914.com site that seemed to be longer active, and I was searching for a site about 914's and stumbled on the 914world.com site, it was only 3 days old when I became a member. I remember asking one of my first questions about installing a gauge pod on the drivers pillar. Brad replied thinking that maybe it could be done, and installing a smaller steering wheel. This site has come a long ways. I hope it stays around for a long long time.
Posted by: Eric Taylor May 1 2005, 05:25 PM
I saw it on the bird board. For a while I did both but quickly I saw how lame the bird board was and how awesome this one was. So now i'm here spending WAY to much time reading posts.
Eric
Posted by: ! May 1 2005, 05:34 PM
| QUOTE (URY914 @ May 1 2005, 08:08 AM) | ||||
Mrs K, was that you? You looked FINE dancin' 'round that pole. I went to go get some singles, and you were gone. |
Cheap bastard....any gal here is worth fivers....except Miles....toss quarters...
Posted by: Series9 May 1 2005, 05:37 PM
I got tired of being the only 914 guy I know and building the RS by myself.
Google did the rest.
Posted by: messix May 1 2005, 05:48 PM
while at work i noticed an orange 914 with a pair of legs sticking out from under the rearend. walked up to see what this porsche was had eaten and was getting rid of. well it ended up being root-werx doing another 6 conversion. and as i have been looking to find a new driver and knowing to much about the 914s i asked if i could pick his brain little. found him to be very knowledgable and answered my novice questions with patiece. he told me about this site for info and also camp 914 for a possible place to find my new car.
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 06:01 PM
Mid Nov. 2002 I was tired of the "other sites" I knew that the BBS software PP used was free.. so I downloaded a copy and installed it on my home server. I tested it with a few close friends.. it worked fine. I registered the domain names back several years ago and was trying to work with some others on building a site. It didnt pan out so I went out on my own. I knew I needed graphics people (Jeroen) and I knew I needed someone who knew "code" (Andy) Once the site was up and running.. people bailed from the other sites faster than people bailed from the sinking Titanic.
Here we are.
Lots planned for the future. Hang on for the ride.
B
Posted by: Mike9142.0 May 1 2005, 06:17 PM
I was geting tired of the email thing. Started looking around to see what was out there and found this place. Thank you Brad 
Posted by: Flat VW May 1 2005, 06:23 PM
Someone would probably be pleased to know that I had "Googled" (914) and got a hit for here ...
I love when things are named what they are ... 914 Club (and VIN mining).
John
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 06:32 PM
Dont thank me.. It is the people who make this site. I just gave everyone a place to hang out.
B
Posted by: trekkor May 1 2005, 06:36 PM
I was in a local Bug Shop looking for a set of Riv's for my second 914 after several years without one.
The guy hooked me up with McMark ( of burger fame ).
I passed on his Riv's, but he gave me a note with "914world.com" on it.
KT
Posted by: Flat VW May 1 2005, 06:38 PM
| QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ May 1 2005, 04:32 PM) |
| Dont thank me.. It is the people who make this site. I just gave everyone a place to hang out. B |
So Brad,
Andy, then donates the "bandwidth"?
John
Posted by: Brent May 1 2005, 06:41 PM
I showed up to the Parts Heaven Swap, and found the WCC 04 in action. I was floored by the cars and the people. Got to see number 4 and the Alien. I was in lurker mode for a while then finally decided to participate months later even though my two cars are on stands, with lack of funds and space.
Now I check the site about three times daily. When I was laid up in the hospital from Abdominal surgery for a week, the first site I visited when able to sit at the computer for 15 minutes was the club. No checking email, no checking for job interviews... but needed to get "back in touch".
-B
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 07:05 PM
| QUOTE |
| Andy, then donates the "bandwidth"? |
The whole thing runs on Andy's servers and bandwidth (for now) We are currently looking to upgrade things in the very near future. This box was one of Andy's test boxes. It has several other "free" sites running on it. He has a business that runs on another server that pays for the bandwith in the same cage space.
I used to run sites hanging off of customers servers all the time.
B
Posted by: tracks914 May 1 2005, 07:05 PM
I Dogpiled the old classifieds and found this site when it first started. It took me a couple of days to sign up and am glad I did.
Thanks to all who contribute and donate time, money and energy to this site. 
I wish I was a couple of thousand miles closer to ya'll so I could meet you in person. (and have beer with you)
Posted by: Carl May 1 2005, 07:12 PM
I was active on Roadglue and Rennlist. There was a little conversation about this site but I hadn't looked it up. Then John, the owner and gatekeeper on Rennlist took offense to something Brad posted on R'list and went completely, totally, and irresponsibly ballistic. Even though Brad's posts were typically Brad - a bit brash and cocky, in my opinion there was no way they warranted the harsh, over the top response that John laid on him. My interest in Rennlist ended at that point and this became my 914 site.
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 07:17 PM
My therapist asked me to block that reason from memory banks on "why" I started this site.
No. I dont have a therapist.. well at least not one that is acredited. Several people have "listened" to me over this last year.
B
Posted by: Aaron Cox May 1 2005, 07:17 PM
zois left a note on my pillow
the above was a poor attempt at humor 
Posted by: Elliot Cannon May 1 2005, 07:28 PM
I have absolutely NO recollection of how I found this web site. I'm just glad it's here.
Cheers, Elliot
Posted by: J P Stein May 1 2005, 07:36 PM
Sumbody PMed me on the bird board.....don't remember who the SOB was that got me hooked. 
Posted by: Travis Neff May 1 2005, 07:40 PM
Everyone jumped off the bridge on pelican and rennlist and I jumped too.
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 07:43 PM
| QUOTE |
| Everyone jumped off the bridge on pelican and rennlist and I jumped too. |
Holy S.. that was funny..
Where is my buddy from Philly ??
Follow me..."Drink this Koolaid"
I love this group. Sometimes I hate 914's.. but the people have always rocked.
B
Posted by: Carl May 1 2005, 07:49 PM
Brad wrote:
| QUOTE |
| My therapist asked me to block that reason from memory banks on "why" I started this site. laugh.gif |
If someone unloaded on me the way he did on you I'd want to block it out, also. Doubtful it would be successful.
Posted by: Headrage May 1 2005, 07:56 PM
Always wanted a 914. I grew up down the street from Vassek/Polak(Sp?) Porsche in the late '60's early '70's close to Rendondo Beach. I got involved with the "Club that does'nt exist" because I got lucky and "Googled" the esteemed 914 name. This place is sacred as far as I am concerned.
Thanks for all the effort people put into keeping the 914 badge alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: brer May 1 2005, 08:01 PM
I was asking around at the Vanagon conversion board about a subaru in a 914. They said, "find scott thatcher in a place called 914club."
what next?
Posted by: neo914-6 May 1 2005, 08:46 PM
I didn't switch from PP or Rennlist. I was on the Porschev flamewars bbs with Brad, Scott-Renegade, and others. It was the only bbs about conversions but was limited on photos. After the Porschev bbs was shut down, I found 914world.com. Best one so far!
Hey, dot com mean "company" 
guess that ecomm is late...
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 08:51 PM
Felix,
when did they shut it down ? Porschev BBS ?
Do you want a V8 914 sub section here ??
B
Posted by: ! May 1 2005, 08:53 PM
Most sites cover butt by registering the same name as well as .org, .net...etc.....not here....
.com is the most popular...just look at the keyboard function where you can type in 914club and do contol, enter and a .com address comes up.
Posted by: Lyressa Roberts May 1 2005, 08:58 PM
Brad signed me up to take a look. Glad he did. Lots of interesting people.
Posted by: Brad Roberts May 1 2005, 09:00 PM
Little more credit..Mikey.. I did .com for a living..
They are all registered. Doesnt mean we have them pointed here via DNS. 
B
Posted by: william harris May 1 2005, 09:22 PM
I was looking for parts, one phone call after another. Somebody at GPR gave me the phone number of a guy named Bowlsby way out in California (was looking for that damn snorkel) and after talking to Bowlsby, he said I had to call Brad Roberts and check out the 914club web site. Well, as they say, the rest is history. Been on the site every day since then and my 914 knowledge and interest just keeps getting stronger.
Posted by: Dion May 2 2005, 12:08 AM
I was buying a MOMO wheel from PP and looking for a fair price on steel flares. While looking at the bbs I saw a link for the club. I now check this place out at least once a day. It's amazing at some of the knowledge these members have. More than the factory knows:) I have learned a lot here. I have also met in person some really fine folk.
Posted by: Mrs. K May 2 2005, 12:42 AM
| QUOTE ("Z" @ May 1 2005, 04:34 PM) | ||||||
Cheap bastard....any gal here is worth fivers....except Miles....toss quarters... |
Posted by: neo914-6 May 2 2005, 01:50 AM
| QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ May 1 2005, 06:51 PM) |
| Felix, when did they shut it down ? Porschev BBS ? Do you want a V8 914 sub section here ?? B |
Remember the Yahoo site that the guy from WCV shut down? After that, Scott began his bbs and last year his login site (which has very little activity), Kyan continued with another on Yahoo but also has sparse activity. 914club started about that time. One bbs to multiple bbs/sites. Many of the V8 club members refer people to this club but the 911 and 944 guys are left out.
I don't really want a V8 section, I think the mix is good. Besides, my next project will be V6 powered. If most members didn't like the mix, a conversion area would be more appropriate but then we have "segregation". The question to ask is which threads attract you. What is "on topic" and what is not? If we're in a garage we could digress to many topics. If I checked every thread or responses to posts, I'd be on 24hrs a day. I have to filter them and search for topics of my interest.
What would be really cool is if you typed in a member's ID, a pull down would pop the name in as you typed the first few letters. I have a hell of a time remembering exactly how an ID was spelled.
Posted by: IanStott May 2 2005, 10:15 AM
Within a day of purchasing my 914 "project" June 2004, I found the club, probably from a link in a part supplier website. I think this is a great club, and have learned a great deal from all the responses to questions, mine and other peoples. Whoever started the club THANK YOU, whoever runs the website, THANK YOU TOO!
Ian Stott
Moncton
Canada
Posted by: TROJANMAN May 2 2005, 10:19 AM
i used to mess around on the 914 dgi website every once and a while. when that got shut down, i started searching for an alternative.
Posted by: merrill May 2 2005, 11:05 AM
After just entering 914 into google for a year I decided to add "club" 
And this is the first place that popped up, Thank Goodness. I have been a 914 nut since I bought my first one in 86'. It's nice to know there are many more of me at differing levels of obsession
Posted by: Cano May 2 2005, 11:15 AM
I first heard about this site via a thread on the Bird 914 board. Best click ever.
Posted by: ! May 2 2005, 11:16 AM
| QUOTE (Brad Roberts @ May 1 2005, 07:00 PM) |
| Little more credit..Mikey.. I did .com for a living.. They are all registered. Doesnt mean we have them pointed here via DNS. B |
Figured you did....does it cost money to redirect?
Posted by: Flat VW May 2 2005, 06:26 PM
| QUOTE (Dion @ May 1 2005, 10:08 PM) |
| I was buying a MOMO wheel from PP and looking for a fair price on steel flares. |
HEY, we finally found someone who can spell FLARES .....
John
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