what did you do to your 914 today Options

[Mike Bellis]

Got the 6 speed back in. Axles and CV's greased up and ready for new bolts. Got to wait until Monday when the boltdepot.com order shows up.

My new CV's require a spacer and 10mm x 80mm bolts. The spacer is so the axle can slide in the CV and not bottom out in the flange cup.

[RogerYellow914]

Valve adjustment, new spark plugs and an oil change.

[potomacmidget]

Hey, I actually drove mine today to do a bagel run....had not had her out since October....ran like a dream... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

[jamracing]

Went to the local junk yard. They had about 12 914's. I picked up a really nice rear bumper, outside door handle, parking brake assembly, door stop and a lot of odds and ends.......$50!!!!


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[NORD]

Went to the local junk yard. They had about 12 914's. I picked up a really nice rear bumper, outside door handle, parking brake assembly, door stop and a lot of odds and ends.......$50!!!!


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If you could check all 12 vin# with our site and see if they are registered it would be great. Next time there take your camera. Thanks.


I drove my car yesterday. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

[euro911]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) on getting the VIN #s

Man-o-man, I could spend a week in that bone yard. I never run across any Vanagons or buses in our local ones (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


Drove the 'BB' to get coffee (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) and smokes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) this morning (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

[Porscharu914]

I replaced the head gaskets, valve cover gaskets, water pump, spark plugs and wires on the EJ22 going into my car. Timing belt, cam seals, and front and rear main seals tomorrow.

[boxsterfan]

Replaced fuel filler neck gasket on top of gas tank. At least the inside of my tank looked pretty good. Looking to see if the new gasket helps with some fuel vapor smells I get every now and then. I've replaced all (and I mean all) of the vacuum/evap hoses in the car (and the plastic ones along the longs are not cracked.)

[pneuhyde]

I flipped her over and worked the top over pretty good

And then slowly worked my attention a little lower

and I think she is going to appreciate it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[malcolm2]

I have been on the lookout for a YOM (year of model) license plate to run on my 914 but wanted the number/letter combo to be somewhat relevant to my 914. I have seen one with the sequence PA-1974 but the guy wanted close to $100 for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

So today at a VW show, I stopped by one of the vendors who had a crate full of tags. I asked if he had any Tennessee tags from 1974. "Let me look" was his reply and then he handed be this...


Yes, I bought it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

:driving"

AWESOME: I bought a "memphis" one, just incase I did not pass emissions and had to go the antique route. I like yours better.

I have an 85 tag on my 85 vw cabriolet. I get more comments about the tag than the car. People just don't remember the old days when TN used population to mark the counties.... Shelby County and Memphis were #1.... and yours is Chattanooga, Hamilton Co.

Very cool.

[euro911]

I have been on the lookout for a YOM (year of model) license plate to run on my 914 but wanted the number/letter combo to be somewhat relevant to my 914. I have seen one with the sequence PA-1974 but the guy wanted close to $100 for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

So today at a VW show, I stopped by one of the vendors who had a crate full of tags. I asked if he had any Tennessee tags from 1974. "Let me look" was his reply and then he handed be this...


Yes, I bought it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

:driving"

AWESOME: I bought a "memphis" one, just incase I did not pass emissions and had to go the antique route. I like yours better.

I have an 85 tag on my 85 vw cabriolet. I get more comments about the tag than the car. People just don't remember the old days when TN used population to mark the counties.... Shelby County and Memphis were #1.... and yours is Chattanooga, Hamilton Co.

Very cool.

But now you need to do a V8 conversion, since it starts out '4 D 8'

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[barefoot]

[quote name='NORD' date='May 4 2014, 09:54 AM' post='2033120']
[quote name='jamracing' post='2033115' date='May 4 2014, 06:32 AM']
Went to the local junk yard. They had about 12 914's. I picked up a really nice rear bumper, outside door handle, parking brake assembly, door stop and a lot of odds and ends.......$50!!!!
Could you supply the address or phone # or website for the yard, I could use an outside door handle, possibility ??
Barefoot

[poorsche914]

But now you need to do a V8 conversion, since it starts out '4 D 8'

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Yeah, I suppose it would have been too much to ask for 7-D4914 or 7-T4914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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[euro911]

I did nothing '914' today, except for taking delivery of a really nice set of lug bolts for stock steel wheels (thanks, Garold) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Alternatively, I worked on the 'bike made out of junk' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ... and found a new use for an old garage door spring (cut into 4 pieces) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)





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[bulitt]

Lawn Art?

[euro911]

Lawn Art?

Sort of, Bob. I don't think anyone will be able to ride it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

I used to dabble with metal sculptures before I got married - much smaller items though:

Motorcycles, Model 'A's, dune buggies, bi-planes and sailing vessels, meant for desk top/coffee table display, and constructed mostly from small old school electronic components.

This bike will be displayed at our annual 'Burning Ham' event (Ham radio guys and girls camping/dirt biking event), held at Cuddeback Dry lake in the Mojave Desert. Last year, the bike I made out of wood got, um, burned (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Now that I'm retired, I have plenty of time to 'play'. Maybe I'll do a 914 some day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[HalfMoon]

Finally finished the cowling for the new and incorrectly sized radiator from Renegade (wasn't an exact replacement for the old one that sprung a leak), thus finalizing the winters work (Dr. Evil sorted 901, new 7 qt oil pan, complete shifter bush rebuild, CV rebuild, Carb rebuild) just to discover on the first test drive the rear main on the SB is leaking like a sieve.
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Finally found out what the problem was. Not a rear main thank goodness. My new seven quart oil pan was leaking out of a few pan bolts. I took em out and used yellow teflon, stuffed em back in and no more leaking! Saweet!
Pity I discovered a coolant leak at the engine inlet. Very difficult to access on a Renegade conversion. I'll have to remove the belts, the auxilliary water pump and all the associated hoses just to get to the offending inlet. Poop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Jeez, did my PO ever do any maintainence? I've had the car almost a year and have yet to put a hundred miles on it due to "one thing after another" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

[euro911]

Has anybody made a large removable section of the firewall to access forward components (like the water pump, alternator, etc.) - larger than the 'belt-change' size they guys do for '6' installs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

... or how about 2 or 3 keenly positioned removable sections, not large enough to fook with the structural integrity (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[bulitt]

Finally finished the cowling for the new and incorrectly sized radiator from Renegade (wasn't an exact replacement for the old one that sprung a leak), thus finalizing the winters work (Dr. Evil sorted 901, new 7 qt oil pan, complete shifter bush rebuild, CV rebuild, Carb rebuild) just to discover on the first test drive the rear main on the SB is leaking like a sieve.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Finally found out what the problem was. Not a rear main thank goodness. My new seven quart oil pan was leaking out of a few pan bolts. I took em out and used yellow teflon, stuffed em back in and no more leaking! Saweet!
Pity I discovered a coolant leak at the engine inlet. Very difficult to access on a Renegade conversion. I'll have to remove the belts, the auxilliary water pump and all the associated hoses just to get to the offending inlet. Poop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Jeez, did my PO ever do any maintainence? I've had the car almost a year and have yet to put a hundred miles on it due to "one thing after another" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

David- My Renegade notes say to let the motor idle until the thermostat opens as the water pump has no bypass like the chevy pump. So if you rev it too high the water pump will make allot of pressure that could spring a leak at the weakest point.

[HalfMoon]

Finally finished the cowling for the new and incorrectly sized radiator from Renegade (wasn't an exact replacement for the old one that sprung a leak), thus finalizing the winters work (Dr. Evil sorted 901, new 7 qt oil pan, complete shifter bush rebuild, CV rebuild, Carb rebuild) just to discover on the first test drive the rear main on the SB is leaking like a sieve.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Finally found out what the problem was. Not a rear main thank goodness. My new seven quart oil pan was leaking out of a few pan bolts. I took em out and used yellow teflon, stuffed em back in and no more leaking! Saweet!
Pity I discovered a coolant leak at the engine inlet. Very difficult to access on a Renegade conversion. I'll have to remove the belts, the auxilliary water pump and all the associated hoses just to get to the offending inlet. Poop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Jeez, did my PO ever do any maintainence? I've had the car almost a year and have yet to put a hundred miles on it due to "one thing after another" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

David- My Renegade notes say to let the motor idle until the thermostat opens as the water pump has no bypass like the chevy pump. So if you rev it too high the water pump will make allot of pressure that could spring a leak at the weakest point.

Could've happened I s'pose....but doubtful it'll "self-seal", lol
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