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post Aug 7 2021, 08:47 PM
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P car C&C in old town Scottsdale this AM. Took the bahia red '73. 2 914's there. Pretty toasty on the way home but oil temp stayed between 200 and 210 max. Didn't hit 200 on the way there but the sun was barely coming up!

(might have enjoyed the AC in the spyder on the way home more, but had to do the air-cooled cars proud this AM!!)
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post Aug 8 2021, 01:44 AM
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Second day of hillclimb meeting. Weather hasn’t improved!
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post Aug 8 2021, 09:59 PM
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Put the /4 in the air and finally had the opportunity to change the trans fluid and swap out my speedo drive with the upgraded double O ring version from 914rubber. Then went for a quick drive through the twisties for quality control and to make sure there were no leaks afterwards...not a drop!

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post Aug 9 2021, 05:54 PM
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Been using Dremel to grind down small rust spots behind molding that goes at bottom of sail. Seems the spring clips (4) that hold the molding in are prone to rust themselves and start the rusting process from the small holes then downward.

Wish the clips were stainless, but not so. Seems with the design, rust at these holes is inevitable with enough time.......

GN
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post Aug 9 2021, 08:37 PM
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Took it for a drive after replacing all the shift linkage bushings and seal/ o-ring where the linkage goes into the transmission. Adjusted the shifter. Shifting is MUCH better. Did not nick reverse a single time. Also no blue spots under the car after sitting for a while - I have Swepco in the transmission and have been haunted, until now, by blue drops on the floor that appear whether I drove it or not.
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post Aug 9 2021, 08:48 PM
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Fixed the driver's side trunk hinge attachment using the J West mod. Not exactly a piece of cake but not because the kit was an issue - just a lot of work but it all worked out.

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post Aug 10 2021, 01:18 AM
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Off work this week for Monterey Car Week but wasn’t planning on driving in until Tuesday for the week. Nolan starts school this upcoming Wednesday so I decided to take Kathy’s Bumblebee to the Monterey Porsche car week kick-off event. I will be camping at the track for the week but not taking the 914 for the rest of the week. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) My 914-6 is still at the shop with electrical issues. My son Nolan (16 years old), drove the Bumblebee home from Monterey to San Jose via hwy 17 thru the Santa Cruz mountains.

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post Aug 10 2021, 01:36 AM
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Replaced melted brake light switch, installed new throttle and clutch cable ...

Took her for a testdrive and got hit by low flying bird... hate bird poop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) but the car drives fine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

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post Aug 10 2021, 02:01 AM
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Saturday, Ted ( @913B ) came down off the hill and helped get HOWARD's front right replacement strut reattached to the ball joint on the control arm. It wasn't cooperating, even with the two of us working on it, but we finally got it all back together (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Monday, Noel ( @ndfrigi ) stopped by to visit and helped get the brake system working again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Need to put some air in the front right tire and re-mount it, then I can winch it on to a trailer and transport it to a friend's restoration shop for evaluation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Aug 10 2021, 07:33 AM
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QUOTE(Gatornapper @ Aug 9 2021, 07:54 PM) *

Been using Dremel to grind down small rust spots behind molding that goes at bottom of sail. Seems the spring clips (4) that hold the molding in are prone to rust themselves and start the rusting process from the small holes then downward.

Wish the clips were stainless, but not so. Seems with the design, rust at these holes is inevitable with enough time.......

GN


I filled in my holes and am planning on mounting the strips with double sided tape. Those holes always rust!
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post Aug 10 2021, 11:50 AM
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Raising my spindles with my “Mill Press”. Carbide tip from HF is working fine. Lots of oil.


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post Aug 10 2021, 02:17 PM
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Went for a drive and trying to figure out why under heavy acceleration and turning the back end 'floats' a bit, it actually is a bit scary. checked alignment and rear right tire is towed out 1/16" not sure if that's enough to do it. I think I will pull off the rear trailing arms and install new bushings then re-align.

Clutch cable seems to be going out too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Aug 10 2021, 03:03 PM
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Mine does a skip thing, but I think that has something to do with the rear sway bar.
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post Aug 10 2021, 04:22 PM
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QUOTE(Shivers @ Aug 10 2021, 02:03 PM) *

Mine does a skip thing, but I think that has something to do with the rear sway bar.



Buddy of mine with a 996 he recently replaced rear arms on asked me to check out why it was skipping or wiggling around corners.

Took it out and around 30mph could feel the toe-in. Pulled back onto a gravel road, yup, chewing up gravel and inside of tires already wearing.

Maybe just an alignment?
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Installed new vertical Targa seals from 914rubber, making almost all my cabin seals new........yay!

For those who don't know, use rubber lubricant to make installing seals very easy - same stuff the tire guys use on tires when putting them on rims.....every shop needs to have it around......IMHO........

GN

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post Aug 10 2021, 09:42 PM
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Received my new dash top from 914rubber @mikey914 . Very nice product. Will make a huge improvement on my interior when it gets installed. Thankyou.

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post Aug 11 2021, 05:14 PM
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Love to see pics Rich........

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QUOTE(Costa05 @ Aug 10 2021, 09:42 PM) *

Received my new dash top from 914rubber @mikey914 . Very nice product. Will make a huge improvement on my interior when it gets installed. Thankyou.

Rich
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post Aug 12 2021, 02:56 PM
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Sounds much better now. Nice deep growl. The new to me used fancy exhaust cost me a case of beer but it was worth it.

On a side note, did these ever have an electric trunk pop? I noticed mine has a mechanism in there for it (disconnected). I like the pig tail but it kinda looks silly.

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post Aug 12 2021, 03:05 PM
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QUOTE(emerygt350 @ Aug 12 2021, 02:56 PM) *

Sounds much better now. Nice deep growl. The new to me used fancy exhaust cost me a case of beer but it was worth it.

On a side note, did these ever have an electric trunk pop? I noticed mine has a mechanism in there for it (disconnected). I like the pig tail but it kinda looks silly.

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They never had an electric trunk pop, but I think Automobile Atlanta used to sell a rear trunk release solenoid kit. I had one at one time, but either sold it or gave it away. Never used it.
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post Aug 12 2021, 03:07 PM
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