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| BiG bOgGs |
  Nov 8 2007, 05:31 PM
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The Bogus One  Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States  |
I got a gift card to Amazon.com for my B-Day. I already have the Haynes Manual and the 700 tech tips from Brother George in Atlanta. Any suggestions for other 914 related books I should consider?
Jim (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Nov 8 2007, 05:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Jim,
I'd recommend "PORSCHE 914 & 914/6" by Brian Long. I've got the 1st edition and I understand that the 2nd printing is even better. The first edition seems to contain more European photos than US-spec versions, but that didn't bother me at all. The book has lots of history and chronicles the model year changes nicely. It's not all specs and numbers. Paul |
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| BiG bOgGs |
Nov 8 2007, 08:30 PM
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The Bogus One Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks Paul. I checked it out on the Amazon site and it looks like a good option. Anyone else have a suggestion for the rest of the $50 giftcard? |
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| orange914 |
Nov 8 2007, 09:27 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(BiG bOgGs @ Nov 8 2007, 06:30 PM)  Thanks Paul. I checked it out on the Amazon site and it looks like a good option. Anyone else have a suggestion for the rest of the $50 giftcard? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/birthday3.gif) ME...ME... i gots lots of places to spend it on the 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Pat Garvey |
 Nov 8 2007, 10:10 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Even though it has some minor flaws (& I mean minor), Brett Johnson's book should be on the shelf of every 914 owner.
Pat |
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| Dave_Darling |
Nov 8 2007, 11:45 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I'm not that impressed with the Long book, frankly... It's got some good bits in it, but, well, I dunno.
The Johnson book is a good one to get. "How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engine" is another good one to have, particularly if you ever plan on digging into your motor's internals. "Caught by Camera" is a nice one; mostly a picture book. Pretty much all European 914s, including some 916s, one or both 908-motored cars, and so on. Haynes, of course. The Lash manual also has fans. "Excellence was Expected" by Karl Ludwigsen. That'll eat up your certificate, and probably then some. Covers all of Porsche up through the launch of the Cayenne, I believe. --DD |
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