After traveling from Camp914 to the east coast in about a week, apparently it takes 2 days from Boston, MA to Kittery, ME. So, the trucking company called Friday to tell me it would be here Monday morning. So, it's noon on Tuesday.... Still no car. The driver called yesterday and told me that the weather held him up and it would be here this morning. To make matters worse, I'm about to go in to work. I'm just incredibly anxious. I'll post pics when it gets here, even if it's dark outside.
Here's one that Craig sent me while it was still at Camp.
Congrads. Nice looking car. Craig always seems to find some good ones. Good luck with it.
Good luck on the new car. I just shipped a 911 from Colorado to PA. They picked the car up on Monday last week and it arrived on Thursday evening.
That is the way it works. I am sure the driver wishes he was there Monday too. Be patient. It will come.
I left for work about 45 min ago and get a call while i'm in the parking lot. The driver in in New Hampshire making his last delivery and is about 30 min from here. But...he won't drive through a set of scales north of me. He wants to drop it off at a truck stop about 3 miles away and offered to drive it to my house and I could drop him off back at his truck. My car has license plates that are still valid through the previous owner, but I have yet to complete the insurance yet.
I am not comfortable with this situation.
If the contract says he has to deliver the car to your home, then that is what he has to do.
Zach
My insurance covers any new car purchases I make for 30 days. I would leave work and get it just to have it done and be through with the deal. You can drive the 914 and let him follow in your other car.
Done deal! It was the last car on the truck. He said they charge him money when he goes through theose scales. I got him to meet me at the truck stop 3miles from my house. I drove it home and my buddy drove me to get my truck.
Now on to the fun stuff.
As adequately described by Craig, the worst part of the car is the paint. It is a black repaint over yellow. The paint is cracking and bits of yellow show through here and there. I only had an hour to mess around before I had to go back to work, but i didn't really find any rust. Thanks Craig! I'll fend off future rust and repaint later.
I'm not too hot with the interior color, I miss my black corderoy. I like not having the center console. How rare is a rear window defroster?
The engine runs strong. Keep in mind, I have only driven a few of these things and none of the 2.0FI. My last one was a 1.8 w/2 single barrel carbs. This one has 2 dual barrel webers. It supposedly has a large bore motor, but I can't tell exactly what it was from the pile of recipts that came with it. It runs and sounds really nice though.
Very nice.
Good luck with it.
Cheers! from Portland.
One more thing.
Craig, are you on here? Do you remember how much brake fluid was in the thing?
I pushed the brake and it had a lot of play in it. It felt like a couple inches of travel in it with the only tension was maybe a return spring. Then there was a spot with a really stiff pedal. It seemed to stop fine. Am I describing the feel of the upgrade master cylinder? I think I remember a recipt for a new master cylinder. There is a blinking red light when I push the pedal above the fuel gauge. I don't remember exactly what that light means, but I do know that blinking red usually means BAD.
I looked at the brake resivoir and looked like it it had a gray ring near the bottom. So I'm thinking add some fluid and bleed that crap out. NOPE, that was just an old stain and the fluid that is in it now is clean but lower level in the resivoir than the stain.
I guess I'll bleed and do the wait and see to find any possible leaks. Can someone describe the feel of the 19mm master cylinder?
Thanks for the car Craig!
Sean, I am here. I did check the brake fluid, I don't think it was down enough to add any.
Check the receipts I thought I saw one in there for a new master cylinder. Not sure if it was a 19MM ??
It may need to be flushed out and new fluid put in.
Have fun.
CCLIN914INMN
The flashing red light at the top of your fuel gauge is one of two things. Either the emergency brake is activated or the master cylinder temporally lost pressure and the reset button on the drivers side of the master cylinder needs to be reset. To reset this button, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right and reach your hand back to the rubber boot on the side of the master cylinder and push on it. The light should stop blinking if you hit the reset correctly.
great car!
glad it all worked out for you.
I had my 914 shipped from MI to VA. they picked it up at 9:30pm on a wednesday
night. was in my driveway thursday morning at 7:30am. driver was a big tool, but
he got it here post-haste... so I gave him a tip.
congrats on the new toy.. now get it legal and drive it!
resist the urge to put it up on jack stands..
my .02
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