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| emerygt350 |
 May 17 2026, 07:08 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,561 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States  |
Watkins Glen fun laps with the PCA
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| emerygt350 |
May 17 2026, 07:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,561 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
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| Maltese Falcon |
May 17 2026, 07:09 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,266 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
@Shivers , I use this h2o based Citrus Strip, after brushing on let sit 1> 2 hours and then the black paint easily falls off with an old tooth brush.
Rinse then final on a wire brush wheel. Otherwise that 914 black paint gets warm from a wire brush wheel and gets sticky...hard to work with. Picture is of my back door / doorbell with almost 100 years of all the painters that covered the brass plate.  |
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| Shivers |
May 18 2026, 03:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,396 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Maltese Falcon @ May 17 2026, 06:09 PM)  @Shivers , I use this h2o based Citrus Strip, after brushing on let sit 1> 2 hours and then the black paint easily falls off with an old tooth brush. Rinse then final on a wire brush wheel. Otherwise that 914 black paint gets warm from a wire brush wheel and gets sticky...hard to work with. Picture is of my back door / doorbell with almost 100 years of all the painters that covered the brass plate. Thanks Marty, I'll try it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| DRPHIL914 |
May 18 2026, 07:20 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,936 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Kennesaw, GA Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States 
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yesterday- took it to the Peachstate PCA Concourse #2 for this year at Jim Ellis Porsche Perimeter Atlanta, we had 4 914's in attendance and 30 other cars competing including some beautiful early 356's and 911's which i have had a hard time beating as they are well taken care of and curated by their owners but I was able to achieve the highest score for all Porsche's for the day! very close to a perfect score, not quite but close. I still drive this car a lot so fp have to put a lot more work into this type of show than others probably do..
pictures to be added later. .... |
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| Shivers |
May 18 2026, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,396 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
A friend offered to help finish the arms. Glad he did. More than adequate for my needs
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| Geezer914 |
May 18 2026, 06:16 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 2,300 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States
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Why the 3 tubes, more support?
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| Maltese Falcon |
May 18 2026, 07:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,266 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Geezer914 @ May 18 2026, 05:16 PM) Why the 3 tubes, more support? I'm a beliver in the stronger the better, so I add a .125" ga. round tube in one axis, and another tube in a cross axis (through the p-brake cable bracket). All welding done in custom jigs. Mad Dog sheet metal strengthen kits welded in; and a semi-circle ring welded on for trailer tie down. Small .125" thick gussets added as well to trailing arm bushing-housing. Measure your tire clearance in this area before final welding.  |
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| Maltese Falcon |
May 18 2026, 07:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,266 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Assembly jigs required as welding heat/ cool cycles shift dimensions around, can't be good.
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