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cvdmolen
post Apr 20 2012, 03:50 PM
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As I bought my dream car, the 914, I want to share some project details. For a long time I was looking for a 914, this little one was always standing on op of my monitor at work:

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I passed some 914's but due to no guts / no money -> but a few weeks ago I couldn't resist this one:

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As the car was not starting / needed some work, my boss (Kieft from Kieft en Klok, thanks Gert) helped me to get it to base:

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A week later I swapped the headlight relais for the fuel pomp relais, overhauled the fuel pump, and she was starting. I drove a round (actually my first meters in a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif), knowing that the next job was get rid of the standard type 4 oil leakage.

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I'm not going for the full resto, except the engine and brakes will need a lot of my TLC, so more photo's will follow.
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post Apr 20 2012, 06:13 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Nice wheels! must be some VW fitment. I have never seen them before. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Apr 20 2012, 06:29 PM
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Nice to see a real Euro versions of the 914. I'm trying to create one from a USA model in Canada. I can't wait to see some detailed pictures of the interior.
I love Holland, it has the 3B's -Beer, Bikes and Blondes. I have Family in Henglo!

Nice 914 by the way! Just noticed it's a US version.....or did someone just add the front markers "warts"

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post Apr 20 2012, 07:03 PM
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Get a hold of Hontec on your side of the big pond, he is a good resource and not bad fab skills at his shop as well.

Wheels look Italian possibly.

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post Apr 20 2012, 11:35 PM
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The tailpipe is on the wrong side. What muffler is that?
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post Apr 21 2012, 05:44 AM
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The tailpipe is on the wrong side. What muffler is that?


Good catch.... You can see it attached to the engine. Some VW unit?
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post May 15 2012, 03:07 PM
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It has been a while, but I'm back on track. Got the engine cooling parts powder coated,
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all the bolts has been galvanized,
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the heat exchangers are sandblasted and sprayed again,
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and past weekend I did some engine rebuilding,
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Still waiting for some parts (clutch bearing, muffler, and some gaskets), but soon the engine will be mounted in the car again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

@billh1963: indeed it is a muffler of a regular T4 VW engine
@ Strudelwagon: It's an Italian car, and they have the 'different' markers as well, just like the US
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post May 15 2012, 08:48 PM
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Looking good.

Keep the pictures coming!
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post May 20 2012, 10:10 AM
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So 2 days of work and we have some new pics. First tested the injectors and mounted them after testing (they didn't leak and sprayed beautifull:):
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Get rid of some powder coat:
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And mounted the gearbox with new bearing and mounted the heat exchangers:
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Next week some wiring and mount everything back in place!!!
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post May 20 2012, 10:13 AM
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Looking nice.
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post May 20 2012, 11:03 AM
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Looks great. Quick turnaround too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
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post May 20 2012, 11:16 AM
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Looking good! What kind of fuel lines are those!
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post May 20 2012, 02:29 PM
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Looking good! What kind of fuel lines are those!
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Simply single rubber ones with a steel harness, I've used them alot on the VW busses with the D-Jetronic in them. No brand attached to them.
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post May 30 2012, 03:15 PM
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Engine and gearbox ready to be mounted back in the car:
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And as a true dutchmen, off course orange HT leads:
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Next weekend I'll try to put the engine and gearbox, back in the place they belong (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post May 30 2012, 07:21 PM
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Looking great!

There's a great 914, well Porsche guy outside of Rotterdam, named Jeroen Berloth, do you know him? He's a great resource.
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post Jun 1 2012, 03:11 PM
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Looking great!

There's a great 914, well Porsche guy outside of Rotterdam, named Jeroen Berloth, do you know him? He's a great resource.


Nope I don't know him (yet).
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post Jun 11 2012, 02:03 PM
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So a few weeks later:
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Engine back in the car. Easy job, I expected it to be more difficult, but it was lower the car and an hour later done. And that for a 914 noob (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

After the easy part, the fuses where blowing every time I hit the key, some big malfunction in the FI harness, and a short cut in the ignition didn't help either I think I was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif) while rebuilding the ignition, and connecting the harness.....
Luckily I found a spare FI harness and ecu (1 year later model I think, with a knob on the ecu?), only problem was that the matching throttle house did not work with the position of the throttle cable (left new one, right old one).
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After a bit of grinding and welding, she works excellent now, and past sunday I turned the key for the first start (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It worked!!! No more oil leakage and a clean engine!
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Now time for some adjustments, new clutch cable and renovate the brakes. To be continued.
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post Jun 13 2012, 04:42 PM
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Nice to see a real Euro versions of the 914. I'm trying to create one from a USA model in Canada. I can't wait to see some detailed pictures of the interior.
I love Holland, it has the 3B's -Beer, Bikes and Blondes. I have Family in Henglo!

Nice 914 by the way! Just noticed it's a US version.....or did someone just add the front markers "warts"

Steve


Weird it has the euro badge, tail lights, no lid letters, but has the warts, like you said. Also wierd it is adriatic blue ? but has black bumpers.
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post Oct 22 2013, 03:05 PM
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Today = the day, I finaly received the MOT /TUV / APK (road legal) papers. Pics will follow! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Another 914 hit the road after 10 years off absence
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post Oct 22 2013, 03:06 PM
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