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Yellowbeard |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 8-June 05 From: Northwest Arkansas Member No.: 4,229 ![]() |
Man, the last decent 914 site I knew of was the Renegage 914 club and it seems to have died years ago. I have a 1973 1.8 that (AFAIK) has been rebuilt to a 1.9 (though I haven't verified this in any way). I built the car (actually it is my second, the forst being a '72 with a blown head and a bad tranny that was more rust than car - first car I ever bought - man did I get the shaft) when I was 17 and am now revisiting it at 30. I used it is a daily driver on an off through college. Now I am thinking about making it faster/better. I just looked at the car and it has my imagination running. Doesn't seem to have too much rust on it (although one of the legs of the driver's seat has punched through the floor - does anyone know if this means I necessarily need a new pan or can that be patched?). Thinking about buying a hotter engine from some of the places I have found on the interweb that offer suped up type IVs.
Any advice would be well appreciated. Glad to have found a bunch of 914 heads to talk to! |
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Electric Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 2,029 ![]() |
Welcome to the madness! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) oopss I mean... um... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wavey.gif)
I'll let the next guy post the : t t i w w p : smilie (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) |
GWN7 |
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King of Road Trips ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region ![]() |
Hello and welcome (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
You have come to the right place. We will help you spend your hard earned $$ on all the right things. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 28-March 03 From: milwaukee WI Member No.: 488 ![]() |
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TurtleGirl |
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Squirrel! ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 27-April 05 From: Rio Rancho, NM Member No.: 3,990 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Hi Yellowbeard! Welcome to the club!!!! You'll find MANY resources and off the wall stuff here, that should be enough to keep you busy!
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Squirrel! ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 27-April 05 From: Rio Rancho, NM Member No.: 3,990 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Ya mean this one? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) |
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I am Tangerine Racing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Welcome to the insane asylum. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)
The floor can be patched, but if you find a lot more swiss cheese when you start poking a replacement panel may be in order. Repro pieces are available from Restoration Design. |
SpecialK |
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aircraft surgeon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 ![]() ![]() |
Only way to know the condition of the floor is to get the carpets out and start pokin' around. You'll definitely want to take a good look at the longs, and suspension area, particularly beneath the battery tray on the passenger side. And as requested:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) Edit: Crap (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) I definitely need to learn to type faster! Welcome to the club Yellowbeard! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) |
Elliot_Cannon |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None ![]() |
Welcome to the club. You've come to the right place. This club has saved me a lot of time and money. Lotsa good people here. Too bad you missed our 2005 West Coast Classic. Do you like Tequila??
It would help someone diagnose you problems with the car if you included some pics. Especially rust problems. Cheers, Elliot |
TravisNeff |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
The floor can be patched. However you will want to remove the tar on the floor. A heat gun and a putty knife works great. You will also see if the floors are rotting underneat the tar - to see how extensive your repair work will need to be.
Welcome to the club! |
Yellowbeard |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 8-June 05 From: Northwest Arkansas Member No.: 4,229 ![]() |
Jeesh - 5 minutes and I get 8 replies.
I can already see I have found heaven. I sure wish the interweb would have existed 13 years ago when I got into this mess. I will answer everyone at once: Thanks for the advice on the floor (to all). I sorta knew the answer before I posted. The floor pan looks fantastic from the bottom (other than that seat tie-down poking through) but this car has always had a small leak through the driver's side front window targa seal (an aftermarket part I bought from AA which I have regretted since the moment I got it). My big worry is that I will pull up the tar and find a mess on the top side - that would suck. I also need to look seriously at the wheel well under the battery tray (did I see someone call that the "hell hole"?) AFAIK, it's not terrible, but I know there is at least /some/ rust down there. None of my numbers match and the car is really hodge-podged together. I have oft thought that I should sell it and start with something closer to where I want to be but i have so much blood, sweat and tears in this car (literally, as I am sure you all know) that I am loathe to part with it. Plus it was a Texas car and really does seem to be in pretty decent shape. I hope no one minds lots of questions, and if you have any advice, as I said, I would love to hear it. First thing I need to do is finish putting some FI on (I want to say it's D-Jet, and am pretty sure that's right but it's been a while). Anyone have any advice about where I should start? It's been 10 months since I have driven the thing, but I seem to remember that it tends to die when it's idling.... I'll be looking into it over the next few months and checking back and forth. Thanks all! You have made me feel very welcome. YB |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
As mentioned above you missed the West Coast Classic -
However a closer version(MUSR) is just a few months away... See the nailed post at the top of the page, or hit the link in my sig - And by the way -welcome to the "club" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) TE |
Yellowbeard |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 8-June 05 From: Northwest Arkansas Member No.: 4,229 ![]() |
Oh - here's another thing:
I had convinced myself (almost) that I wanted to go to 6 cylinder power (mostly because I think I have a line on a decently-priced 6) but then started looking at other options. Does anyone know Jake Raby's work? It would be nice (for once in the life of the car) to have some power and a decently running, reliable engine. I have toyed with the idea of buying a kit and rebuilding myself (though I have too many things on back-burners already) or just buying something reasonably performance and bolting it in. Any advice on where I would buy a hot(ter) 4 that could just go right in? |
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aircraft surgeon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 ![]() ![]() |
Jake's a respected and frequent poster to the club, he definitely knows his (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/stromberg.gif) when it comes to Type IVs.
[been dying to use that emocon (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif) ] |
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Aircooled Baby! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
Jake Raby's engines seem to be the real deal. Bring money Installing a six the right way-bring even more money. Moral-Getting HP for a 914 costs lots of money To answer your first question- Where did this club come from? Its the effort of a International group of guys who had been kicked off other club sites. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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URY914 |
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 120,967 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None ![]() |
Welcome!
Just between you and me, most of these assholes don't know shit.(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) But we'll try to help you anyway. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Paul |
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Its alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Email Jake. He really knows the typeIV and can build them blindfolded. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pray.gif) In addition to that he gives great engine advise to pretty much anyone who asks a question that he sees. Lastly, we need some pics!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) |
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Its alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Jeeze. Thats supposed to be a secret (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) |
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redshift |
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Bless the Hell out of you! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 ![]() |
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What size wheels can I fit? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
Welcome (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
Redshift - Best mugshot avatar ever! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) |
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