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> Bee Jay's 914-six Conversion, The car just burned down!
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post Jul 15 2011, 10:27 PM
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QUOTE(Bee Jay @ Jul 15 2011, 07:54 PM) *

I found this on the Summit web site and thought I had made a major find.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-56-1770-2/
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=56-1770-2


THANK YOU! I've been trying to find these filters on their website with NO LUCK. By dimensions or by car. Nothing.
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post Jul 16 2011, 10:25 AM
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Bee Jay
post Jul 16 2011, 10:46 PM
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Today I drove over to Santa Maria for the GPR event and to John Larson's (the Cap'n) place in search of a tachometer and maybe some air filters. I didn't find either, but John had this laying around.
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John says it's a 911 Magnaflow muffler that is for sale by the owner, but take it home, see if it will fit. I had to remove the heat shield under the trunk, but I got it in.
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I got the oil temp gauge to work. I can't wait to get a chance to drive this thing. Soon I hope. I know, this post is useless without video. So I took a couple.
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The smoke goes away after it's warmed up, and I still have some oil leaks to address, but it's comming along nicely.
Here is another video of the engine running. I'll bleed the brakes today and drive up the street to knock off some rotor rust. Yea, that's it, I need to knock off some rotor rust.
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post Jul 17 2011, 12:17 AM
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Cool. It sounds nice. I think it sounds better than the previous muffler you were running...
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post Jul 17 2011, 07:46 AM
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No heat shield is good if you want to keep pizzas warm for delivery!

A customer with 6 conversion that I did several years ago wanted to remove the heat shield, so we put some Thermo-Tec heat sheild self adhesive mat on the underside of the trunk floor.
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post Jul 17 2011, 09:24 AM
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I started the car for the first time with my wife home. She came out on the balconey and says, "that sounds cool and powerful, it doesn't sound like a VW anymore".
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Now that's one of the reasons I'm doing the six conversion. The sound.
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post Jul 17 2011, 10:02 AM
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QUOTE(patssle @ Jul 15 2011, 09:27 PM) *

QUOTE(Bee Jay @ Jul 15 2011, 07:54 PM) *

I found this on the Summit web site and thought I had made a major find.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-56-1770-2/
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=56-1770-2


THANK YOU! I've been trying to find these filters on their website with NO LUCK. By dimensions or by car. Nothing.

Those don't come with rain hats, and they don't come with the breather kit. Trust me, you want (and need) both.

The Cap'n
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post Jul 17 2011, 02:27 PM
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Sorry for the hijack, but where do the other ends of the breathers go to from the rain hats? For some reason I thought the only breather was from the crankcase to the oil filler. I this used instead of the stock setup?
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post Jul 18 2011, 08:40 AM
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No there's a spigot on the oil tank for the intake breather.
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post Jul 18 2011, 08:46 AM
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Case to tank, filler neck to the air filter. Both are huge.

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post Jul 18 2011, 11:00 AM
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I drove the car! I live on a cul-de-sac and I took it up the street and back. I had to adjust the clutch, then I took it for a longer ride around the block. That's all I'm willing to do with no Tach and no air cleaners. I'm gonaa take the Capn's advice as usual and get the PMO with rain hats.The clutch is still too tight and the alternator belt is too loose. The six engine is much smoother than the 2.0 liter four I had. It also revs much quicker. The cabin noise is louder because the six makes so much more noise. It's a good noise, like a Japanese motorcyle, cams, cam chains, intake and of course exhaust. I'll have to put a layer of fatmat on the firewall behind the seats.
I'm off to DC this week, and Texas the week after so I put the car away. I hope to have the car on the street by my birthday, August 19th.
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post Jul 18 2011, 11:22 AM
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WooHoo, congrats! I remember the first time I drove my six conversion -- big smiles -- and you did far more of the work yourself which must make it even more rewarding.
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post Jul 18 2011, 11:55 AM
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Congrats on the progress. If you get bored while in DC, feel free to PM me. I'm off this week doing stuff around my house (trying to get some stuff done before I get waist deep in car projects)
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post Jul 18 2011, 04:21 PM
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Jul 17 2011, 08:02 AM) *


Those don't come with rain hats, and they don't come with the breather kit. Trust me, you want (and need) both.

The Cap'n


Is there a safety reason to have the breather kit - or is it just because of the legalities?
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post Jul 24 2011, 10:21 PM
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My car just burned down. The firemen just left. More details later.
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post Jul 24 2011, 10:26 PM
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Please tell me this is a poor attempt at macabre humor. Dude, what's going on?
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post Jul 24 2011, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE(Bee Jay @ Jul 24 2011, 09:21 PM) *

My car just burned down. The firemen just left. More details later.
Bee Jay



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post Jul 24 2011, 11:35 PM
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post Jul 25 2011, 12:16 AM
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The car burned down today. I really, really bummed right now. The firemen just left. Great guys, love cars. We figured out what happened and I'm feeling pretty stupid on top of being bummed. I worked all weekend installing the K&N Water shield air cleaners and vapor lines that Wayne had in stock and shipped to me while I was in DC last week. I also got the carbs synched. Sylvia helped me bleed the brakes earlier today too. We went to visited a friend at the hospital. When I got home I decided to take the car for a short 1 mile spin. I'm going to LA and Texas next week and I just wanted to drive it. After the drive, I pulled it into my Costco Fabric garage. I left the car running and went to inspect under the engine cover. I noticed a taillight out and walked away from a running car to check on my light bulb inventory. Dumb ass idea. I heard a very loud poof, ran back to the car and the car was on fire. Mostly under the car and a little in the engine compartment. I emptied the garage extinguisher and it was still on fire. I reached into the car and turned the key off thinking the fuel pump was feeding the fire. I grabbed ad emptied the Corvette extinguisher and there was still fire. I pushed the car out of the Costco garage and went at it with the water hose. My neighbors were there by then and helped and we got the fire out and moved the Harley away to safety. With the key off and the fire out, the lights came on and the starter started cranking!!!!! I was looking for a way to disconnect the battery quickly, of course the battery quick disconnect is still in the package. The sumbitch started. Me and my neighbors are watching the car run!!!!!. I pulled the coil wire. The fire dept showed up, someone had called 911, and really doused the car. Then they started investigating. I had guessed an electrical short of some kind because I had turned on the lights for the first time. But the pretty much intact engine compartment had a major clue. The fuel line had separated from the fuel filter!. The fuel line nor the fuel filter had burned. I never did address the high fuel pressure and I guess the fuel line wasn't tight enough to prevent it from slipping off. Or maybe actually driving the car, upshifting, downshifting, and rolling down the road made the engine pull on the fuel line. The fuel pump was pumping gas on the headers and it lit. I am one bummed out stupid dumb ass. Everyone is telling me that it was a good thing I wasn't in the car and didn't get hurt and it was a good thing the car wasn't in the garage. Oh well. Another 914 succumbs to a fuel line fire. I restored this car ten years ago and started the six conversion last year. The paint was done, the interior was done. The six conversion was about done. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Have a drink and cry first. I'm just in shock right now. I'll call the insurance tomorrow. I cannot believe the engine cranked and started on its own. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I guess the engine and carbs are ok. At least I got to drive my 914-6 Conversion before it burned down.
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post Jul 25 2011, 12:32 AM
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Wow, very sad sight.


Glad you are OK. (physically)
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