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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,711 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
![]() Drove over to California Motorsports in Lake Havasu City from Scottsdale with a couple friends to drop off the transaxle from the '73 for a refresh etc. What a shop!!! They can pretty much anything for AC'ed Porsches, and do some incredible work with billet aluminum. Can't wait to see and feel the finished project- going to get rid of god-awful Eastwood paint on the case. Don't ask what I was thinking when I did it 10 or so years ago... Then off to Ollies, a famous machine shop just a few blocks away. One of my buddies had an engine there and we were checking it out. Also VERY impressive!! Nice to see some younger guys keeping the faith for us "old" farts... they'll be around much longer than I will be... |
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cali914 ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Used this great knowledge of wealth on this 914 website and made my own locking nut to convert subie 5speed awd to 2wd. My friend Dennis is the best welder I know. Race shop on fourth street in Berkeley. Japoniks instructions are 96 percent spot on. Got the engine running but I bought one with a blown headgasket. Had to pull it all out and pay peter as well as Paul. LOL in the meantime I'll start working on the backing plate.
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cali914 ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
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cali914 ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Berkeley Ca. Member No.: 5,934 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 432 Joined: 18-October 09 From: Martinez, Ca. Member No.: 10,948 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Finally drove it to the grocery store after an almost 3 year restoration
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,711 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,597 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
Reorganized the shop, moving the lift. Took some pix of the '71 for Brett Johnson's upcoming book on the 914. Original seats and original carpet, never been touched in nearly 50 years. Usually have towels on the bottom part of the seats... Sorry. That is not a "shop". That is a display! Shops have jack stands and crap everywhere and tools left out from the thing that you worked on yesterday but didn't put yet away and.... wait, what? Is that just me? Seriously, though. BEAUTIFUL set up. I'll take note and do better going forward. |
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1974 914 1.8 ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
Great looking clean organized shop. I just started mine up, let it run in the morning, it is off season here because of the extreme heat
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 14-May 18 From: Mountlake Terrace, Wa Member No.: 22,118 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Not a shop, but a warm dry place to be happy
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Team Sharp where the 914 grow wings ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,494 Joined: 29-January 16 From: TheNorth Shore Retreat. Deland Member No.: 19,611 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 29-May 19 From: Riverbank CA Member No.: 23,173 Region Association: Central California ![]() |
Completed full Bilstein’s with CG coilovers in the rear.
What a significant difference the handling and comfort is from nearly 50 yr old shocks. ![]() |
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daytona ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 467 Joined: 13-April 14 From: Ormond Beach, Florida Member No.: 17,249 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Great looking shop and cars. Lucky guy. But I'm not sure how good an idea it is to have your open top Targa under a 914. Just saying.
Enjoy your cars. Bill. Reorganized the shop, moving the lift. Took some pix of the '71 for Brett Johnson's upcoming book on the 914. Original seats and original carpet, never been touched in nearly 50 years. Usually have towels on the bottom part of the seats... ![]() ![]() |
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
The lifts come with trays to keep 'stuff' from the 'upper berth' dropping on to the 'lower berth'.
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,711 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
Yep I've got drip trays!!!! Just need to make sure they aren't full! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 2-March 11 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 12,773 Region Association: Europe ![]() ![]() |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,772 Joined: 30-March 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 12,876 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Went to the gas station yesterday to fill up the 6 after the Corona 914 drive... decided to calculate the gas mileage. Used 8 gal total for the whole trip. Somehow got 25.8 MPG in the 3.8 for that trip (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Then of course I had to take it for a rip through the local hills before coming home (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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914 Freak! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Wiring to front of car done, now to wire up the inputs in the drivers compartment (switches)
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Its alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,852 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
@Mueller
Very cool! Interested to hear how you like the InfinityBox. I’ve got a set here, but haven’t decided if I’m going to use it or a different PDM yet. |
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914 Freak! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
@Mueller Very cool! Interested to hear how you like the InfinityBox. I’ve got a set here, but haven’t decided if I’m going to use it or a different PDM yet. @jd74914 I was looking at the ECUMasters PDM before I was offered this unit at a great price. Holley has a new PDM however it is obscenely expensive. |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 17-June 17 From: South Jersey Member No.: 21,189 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
A few weeks ago, my '73 developed a grind going into reverse and 1st gears. Got the car up on the lift and tightened the clutch cable. Problem fixed....BUT I decided I should replace the clutch cable bc it was so old. Ordered the cable from 914rubber and got it installed. Then, since I was trying to tighten up the shifting a bit, I decided to replace the engine mounts and upgrades to wevo transmission mounts. It was during that project that I figured out that the engine leak at the front of the motor was coming from the oil pump. Easy fix bc the bolts holding the pump in had backed out and were super loose. Tightened them (not too tight!) and oil leak gone. Also decided to replace the three bushings for the shift rod since the rod was removed to drop the engine support bar during the motor mount replacement. Also replaced the cover over the side shifter bc a previous owner had tore a hole in it and fixed it was a thick layer of some type of epoxy. Then, I noticed the speedo gear was leaking. Time for a new two seal version from 914rubber, and since I had been having a bouncing speedo, I ordered a new speedo cable as well. Still waiting on the cable, but everything else is done. Funny how the list of projects spirals from one minor adjustment!
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