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jrrhdmust
post Jun 3 2013, 05:33 PM
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I refurbished one of the springs and added a Bilstein on one side of the car. I still have to touch up the paint and do the other....
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post Jun 3 2013, 05:50 PM
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Drove it to work ...
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post Jun 3 2013, 05:54 PM
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Michael N - that is a nice looking wheel and I heard about your smokin' lug nut deal.

I saw your six at the swap meet....at least I think it was your car parked on street in front of another white 914.... very nice cars, both of them.
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post Jun 3 2013, 06:12 PM
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Replaced the front bearings and discovered that it cured my "transmission whine" -i am a newbie afterall -then bled the brakes and, other than finding some mismatched nipples on the calipers (i like my nipples to be consistent on both sides) it worked like a charm -now to figure out how to replace my clutch...
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post Jun 3 2013, 07:42 PM
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Installed Mikey's eyebrow thingies and the nine round bumper doohickies. They went in like butter... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Tripped over crap in my garage so big cleaning coming... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
Moved the wiper assembly from the parts car to the tub and found the rubber isolator was busted in half. Ordered one from McMaster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)
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post Jun 3 2013, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jun 3 2013, 03:54 PM) *

Michael N - that is a nice looking wheel and I heard about your smokin' lug nut deal.

I saw your six at the swap meet....at least I think it was your car parked on street in front of another white 914.... very nice cars, both of them.


I was parked on the street near Jeff's white 74. Great time at the show for sure. Next project s to pick up and put my back pad back in the car. I dropped it off at Enrique's uphostery in Milpitas at Montague Expy and 680.
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post Jun 5 2013, 07:36 PM
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QUOTE(Michael N @ May 19 2013, 04:21 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Scored a seat in great shape with no issues at pick and pull in Newark, Ca today. When I first saw it in the car I thought it would would have some type of issue but upon further inspection It was in great shape.





So the new seat made the old torn up back pad look bad so it motivated me to find the back pad kit I purchased in 2010 and take it to an upholstery shop to get it installed properly. I picked up the back pad today and now the new upholstery makes the old tattered carpet look horrible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I guess I will be looking for a nice carpet kit soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Jun 6 2013, 07:46 AM
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QUOTE(Michael N @ Jun 5 2013, 06:36 PM) *

QUOTE(Michael N @ May 19 2013, 04:21 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Scored a seat in great shape with no issues at pick and pull in Newark, Ca today. When I first saw it in the car I thought it would would have some type of issue but upon further inspection It was in great shape.


So the new seat made the old torn up back pad look bad so it motivated me to find the back pad kit I purchased in 2010 and take it to an upholstery shop to get it installed properly. I picked up the back pad today and now the new upholstery makes the old tattered carpet look horrible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I guess I will be looking for a nice carpet kit soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



That's purdy!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Don't make it too nice you won't want to drive it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

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post Jun 10 2013, 07:26 PM
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Pulled the wiring harness 1/2 way out to send to Jeff Bowlsby. Took the coin from selling cut-off flares to Brant (thanks Brant) and bought rubber seals from Mark (thanks Mark) now have new rubber all around $$$
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post Jun 10 2013, 09:24 PM
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Patched hell hole

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Let better living thru chemistry begin..


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post Jun 11 2013, 11:40 AM
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installed refurbished rear trailing arm...
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post Jun 11 2013, 07:56 PM
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Shot her belly:

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post Jun 11 2013, 09:33 PM
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Well, today I drove it with the biggest smile on my face that I've had for awhile. It's really the culmination of several weeks of some TLC. I've had a clunk in the rear suspension that's been bugging me, and after it warms up I've had very low idle speeds with hunting. I finally pulled it off the road to force myself to get some stuff settled.

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Fiberglass bumpertops from 914Rubber - installed, in addition to changing for a straighter 72 front bumper.

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Also polished up the wheels with rubbing compound - first TLC in the 10 years that I've had this car.

Used some RTV to glue the sections of the front trunk seal back together and put it back in place.

The big thing was that a camping trip last weekend allowed me to sit with print-outs of Brad Anders' FI pages as well as some threads from here about stabilizing your idle. To my surprise, I concluded that my low idle was likely due to my TPS not actually being properly adjusted combined with running it too rich. When I got home I readjusted the TPS, then adjusted the ECU to lean out the fuel. To my delight, I now have a 914 that idles smoothly at 950 rpm after warm-up and generally just drives better as well.

So I'm driving it every day as usual, but since it runs good and looks better, I've got a bigger smile than I've had in a long time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Jun 11 2013, 09:43 PM
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Tucked her into her new garage, we just closed escrow on the new house, which included an extra 3 car detached garage, oh and there's a barn too... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Attached Image Attached Image
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post Jun 12 2013, 02:45 AM
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An 'extra' 3 car garage sounds mighty appealing.

And another Barn Find in the making? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Jeremy and I gathered up all the spare parts (carpets, door panels, bumpers, rocker panels, etc.) for the '72 and either installed them or stuffed them in the trunks, so it's all ready to go when the new owner comes to pick it up.

I pulled the 'BB' out of the shop and let it high idle for a while ... only long enough to throw a little charge back into the battery (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Maybe I'll get a chance to take it for a spin somewhere next weekend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Jun 12 2013, 02:25 PM
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Seam sealed & caulked everything I could hehe:

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wonder if I'll ever finish it, you guys who are up and driving really
don't know how good you have it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif)
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post Jun 12 2013, 06:48 PM
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I moved it out of the garage, so that I could get to some extra parts that I have been storing for my son's type 3. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) No time to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) , so back in the garage.


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post Jun 13 2013, 02:23 PM
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Shot her belly part 2:

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post Jun 13 2013, 04:31 PM
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Very nice on the paint, I wish I was there...

I just pulled the front suspension.....
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post Jun 13 2013, 08:24 PM
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finished the interior. I think everything is done except for the radio antenna and the fog light wireing. Also Started the engine for the first time! last time it ran is 1984. Runs super rich though. gotta investigate that.
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