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| zoomCat |
 Aug 17 2024, 04:12 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 13-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,526 Region Association: None 
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I'm in the process of restoring a factory six, and it's progressing at the pace it has decided it needs. No hurry, apparently. It has left a 914 shaped vacancy in my garage however, and I started to feel the void. I didn't wan't to rush the job, so I decided to look for something that was actually running.
This car came up for sale just a few miles from my house, by a well respected member of the local Porsche community. A very solid car, wasn't a hard decision. The big money has been spent on converting it to a six. 2.7, front oil cooler, big brakes from PMB, LSD.  It wasn't without some minor issues (50 year old car!) so it went to EvilWerks new location for a quick once over and some tinkering with the shift linkage. @Dr Evil had the right bits lying about, and the car now shifts as it really should. The oil leaks, however, will take a bit more attention, looks like the cam chain boxes are leaking; that will be another day.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 20 2024, 07:15 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,031 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Congrats on the new car.
Please get that fire hazard of a fuel filter and pressure gauge out of the engine compartment ASAP. |
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| zoomCat |
Aug 20 2024, 10:02 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 13-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,526 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Aug 20 2024, 09:15 AM)  Please get that fire hazard of a fuel filter and pressure gauge out of the engine compartment ASAP. What is the specific concern? It’s a Malpassi Filter King which has been in production for some time, and I don’t see reports of issues. |
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 20 2024, 11:17 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,031 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(zoomCat @ Aug 20 2024, 12:02 PM) QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Aug 20 2024, 09:15 AM) Please get that fire hazard of a fuel filter and pressure gauge out of the engine compartment ASAP. What is the specific concern? It’s a Malpassi Filter King which has been in production for some time, and I don’t see reports of issues. It’s poor design practice to have a fuel filter in the engine compartment, particularly where leaking fuel (due to poor seals or a cracked glass fuel bowl) can leak down onto a hot exhaust system. With respect to reports of issues, search this site and you’ll see the recent posts of vehicles totaled by engine bay fires. In my opinion, there is no reason to take unnecessary risks. As always, it’s your car, you get to decide what to do. Looks to be a very nice car - enjoy it! |
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zoomCat New Acquisition Aug 17 2024, 04:12 PM
NARP74 Nice find. Always good to have one running 914 at... Aug 17 2024, 04:32 PM jim_hoyland Nice car ! And a very nice floor lift. Who mak... Aug 17 2024, 05:03 PM
zoomCat
Nice car ! And a very nice floor lift. Who ma... Aug 17 2024, 09:04 PM Cairo94507 Nice car and great buy. Looking forward to seeing... Aug 17 2024, 05:07 PM 930cabman Looks great, I recently had a 2.7 built by a local... Aug 17 2024, 05:41 PM zoomCat Interior is very clean and fairly original other t... Aug 18 2024, 09:24 AM Spoke
Front Trunk has the battery box and oil cooler. ... Aug 19 2024, 11:29 PM zoomCat
About the oil cooler, you mention the round cut o... Aug 20 2024, 10:40 AM mepstein
[quote name='Spoke' post='3162970' date='Aug 20 2... Aug 20 2024, 11:45 AM zoomCat Engine bay looks pretty good. Black cars are so d... Aug 18 2024, 09:31 AM mate914 How does it drive?
Matt Aug 18 2024, 10:10 AM zoomCat
How does it drive?
It’s a hoot; it’s been a ... Aug 18 2024, 10:32 AM Geezer914 Very nice! Enjoy the ride! Aug 18 2024, 11:10 AM 930cabman Looks sweet and being "spectacular fun" ... Aug 19 2024, 03:32 PM 930cabman
[quote name='zoomCat' post='3163035' date='Aug 20... Aug 20 2024, 11:37 AM Cairo94507 The black car is not the original 6; this is a 914... Aug 21 2024, 07:52 AM |
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