smj's 914-6 clean-up thread, I never created one of these? Huh. |
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smj's 914-6 clean-up thread, I never created one of these? Huh. |
smj |
May 24 2012, 04:08 AM
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"Dude, Steve from Berkeley." Group: Members Posts: 591 Joined: 28-August 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 4,691 Region Association: Northern California |
Apparently I was waiting for something before I started a thread for work on my 914-6. Whatever - the car stopped turning over while I was between mechanics and wound up sitting with a dead PermaTune box for a couple years. Better late than never, I'll start the thread now...
It's a factory 914-6 that was modified and repainted before I got it. Steel slant-nose, Brembo GT brakes up front, old fronts moved to the rear (and original rears long gone), 3.0 liter SC motor with Webers, 6 & 7 x 16 Fuchs from an '86 Carrera, etc. Started out in Signal Orange, but it's been through at least two color changes since then (white, then black). And as of late May 2012, the odometer has just clicked over 00,000 miles (believed to be the first time based on included paperwork). VIN # 914 043 2486 Orig Engine # 64? ???? (need to order COA) Trans # 750 2505 Karmann body # 132566 (stamped inboard of lock, floor of rear trunk) Here's the standard shot of the car from pictures taken after I took delivery. Edit 8/2014: Added various ID numbers |
smj |
May 24 2012, 04:19 AM
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"Dude, Steve from Berkeley." Group: Members Posts: 591 Joined: 28-August 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 4,691 Region Association: Northern California |
Let's get to the revival. The car stopped catching even with Thrust (starter fluid, ether, etc). As I was trying to figure out if I was still getting spark, I caught a flash from the vicinity of the PermaTune box out of the corner of my eye, then nothing's working. The car then sits as I tried to find a new mechanic (different story)...
Fast forward to 2012 and I finally call Tom Amon of Mobile Works West. Tom's a long-time Porsche mechanic and best of all, he makes house calls! He comes out, replaces the PermaTune box, works over the carbs for a bit, and gets the car to turn over. In the process, he noticed that somebody had put the secondary venturis in backwards, so that's been fixed too... Here's a shot of the bonus fumigation service. Now I can skip this year's termite inspection... Attached image(s) |
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