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post Sep 17 2022, 01:44 PM
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post Sep 17 2022, 04:20 PM
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I washed, scaped, and persuaded the PO's Plasti Dip paint off. It took a few hours. Now I have a red car that looks much happier.
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post Sep 18 2022, 12:45 PM
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Took her to the Aircooled event in NJ, it was a bust for me, but a great shakedown for my new '75. Took a year+ to build a 2056 and get everything together (PO had dis assembled much of the car including engine/trans/brakes/interior/.... Just made it home after 770 miles, the only incident was on the way home I was hearing something rattling that kept getting worse, I was getting bounced around on the Pennsylvania highways and had to pull over. The drivers front caliper was about to fall off, being held on with one finger loose bolt. Lucky for me I pulled into the Lowes parking lot, bought a couple tools and a 12x 1.5 bolt and I was on my way. MPG when home averaged 31, I would say my average speed was in the 75 +/- range.

Major victory for me
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post Sep 18 2022, 02:45 PM
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That's a great trip and outcome. Great mileage too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Sep 18 2022, 07:13 PM
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Pulled our sept 1974 (75) Palma 1.8 car out of storage… going to strip her down and stick our 2.0 911S motor in it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) one day…. Will post pics once the longs are exposed.
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post Sep 18 2022, 09:27 PM
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Finally a break in the house projects that have been going non-stop.
Pulled the car out for a good wash to start getting her pretty for all the pinky lifters at Luft in a couple weeks, managed to snap off the freaking passenger seat adjuster handle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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Then got on to swapping the headlights out--I had H4's with LEDs 'retrofit' but was never really super satisfied with them, bought a set of Holley "RetroBright" LED lights and they seem pretty dang nice:
Side by side comparison to the old H4's with the LED bulbs in them
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Then threw on a displacement badge for kicks, only badge on the whole car, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Sep 19 2022, 09:58 AM
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QUOTE(vintagethunder @ Sep 10 2022, 10:30 PM) *

After months or research, I ordered and received an Eastwood 140 MIG welder. It seems to be perfectly optimized for welding sheet metal on a 914.


I've been looking too and came across that. Can you say more? Looks to be best price ordering direct from Eastwood.com.
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post Sep 19 2022, 11:50 AM
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8 hr's labor cleaning/sanding this side of the hood. Looks so nice that I don't want to shoot it now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)











Solution is clearcoat! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Sep 19 2022, 06:41 PM
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Just looked these up on the Holley website....$199.95 EACH! Suggested retail $223 EACH! Dad gummit that's pricey! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)


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post Sep 19 2022, 06:59 PM
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Can we see a comparison of the light each throws ? @eric9144

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...t&id=852062
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post Sep 20 2022, 01:02 PM
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Can we see a comparison of the light each throws ? @eric9144

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...t&id=852062

They're already swapped out so no side by side. I will say that the beam pattern seemed to be more focused and level compared to the retro fit bulb in the H4 housing. I also don't seem to have any issues with the High/Low beam switching and the Spoke LED driving lights, it all works as it should without any hacks.

In terms of cost, yeah... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I thought I was getting two for that price originally and had to begrudgingly order the second one when a single lamp showed up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)
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post Sep 21 2022, 08:15 AM
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I have Vintage Car LED headlights in my car and they are very nice and look very (European) stock. https://vintagecarleds.com/shop/7-inch/vcm3...-headlight-kit/
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post Sep 21 2022, 10:55 AM
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Spent money: Elephant Racing poly-bronze front suspension bushes (to match the rear trailing arm bushes) and monoball top strut mounts, plus Racetech tachometer to replace the lazy original. Time to get serious... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Sep 21 2022, 12:30 PM
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That's a great trip and outcome. Great mileage too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Thank you, recently I read through most of your build thread, about 30%. WOW, great story and I'm glad you didn't go with gray, Irish Green is one of my favorites.
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post Sep 21 2022, 12:32 PM
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QUOTE(eric9144 @ Sep 18 2022, 09:27 PM) *

Finally a break in the house projects that have been going non-stop.
Pulled the car out for a good wash to start getting her pretty for all the pinky lifters at Luft in a couple weeks, managed to snap off the freaking passenger seat adjuster handle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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Then got on to swapping the headlights out--I had H4's with LEDs 'retrofit' but was never really super satisfied with them, bought a set of Holley "RetroBright" LED lights and they seem pretty dang nice:
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Then threw on a displacement badge for kicks, only badge on the whole car, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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3.8?? how can you hold onto her.

Great looking ride
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post Sep 23 2022, 02:08 PM
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Time for a new muffler! The European Racing Stinger was only fun for a few days… (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

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post Sep 23 2022, 02:33 PM
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Scraped off more of the side stripes with Porsche in a funky and hideous early 70's typestyle using a hairdryer and a plastic scraper. Of course that method also loosens any putty in the area and comes off as well. It was all going to get redone anyway, so no big loss.
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post Sep 23 2022, 03:37 PM
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post Sep 23 2022, 03:38 PM
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Fun with Carbs....replacing o-rings, gaskets, floats, etc.


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...and modified the throttle stop plate to accommodate the switch from Hex Bar to Chris's pulley setup.

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post Sep 23 2022, 04:01 PM
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one of the last pieces to the restoration. There's other bits to do but, this is a big one for me. The rest are all minor things.


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