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Twodollardoug ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,155 Joined: 17-December 10 From: calimesa ca. Member No.: 12,492 Region Association: Southern California ![]() |
i just wanted to start a thread to see what you guys do day to day on your cars.
i'll start, about a month ago, i pulled my engine and trans to put in a new clutch. had the flywheel lightened and resurfaced. but what i didnt know is that i had to shim the little ball that the clutch arm rides on, after a resurfacing. so guess what i did today? yup, pulled the trans and put an extra washer under the ball. you have to goop up both washers to get it to seal because the threaded hole goes all the way thru to the inside of the trans. i also replaced the plastic cup that the ball rides in. the throwout bearing and its little plastic blocks were fine so i buttoned every thing back up. 5 hours total. i think this has been the cheapest repair yet on my car. $2.75 for the little plastic cup. what did you do to your 914 today? |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Picked up a really nice set of front strut assembles for the five bolt conversion on my black 73. Bought them from Garold at the Stoddard Swap Meet on Sat.
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 13-July 08 From: Renton, WA Member No.: 9,294 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
Finally have top off weather here in the NW so fired up the beast and went to the All Convertibles Show at the Triple X in Issaquah. Lots of great cars, only saw one other 914. (Blue, across the street). Nice drive after but, experienced a strange hard start after a brief stop on the way home. Cranked but no fire. Ultimately started and made it home. Fired right up, as usual, this afternoon.
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 20-May 09 From: Australia Member No.: 10,384 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand ![]() |
Installed the new to me header that arrived this week. Will have to weld in the o2 sensor bung on the weekend but for now it drives fine.
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 491 Joined: 31-March 13 From: colorado Member No.: 15,718 Region Association: None ![]() |
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Celebrated - received a parking ticket refund check (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,839 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Strong Beach Member No.: 251 Region Association: None ![]() |
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,817 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Saturday:
Got the rear wheel up on a makeshift 2x4 ramp and reinstalled my repaired shift rod. Had to have my 7 year old sit inside and hold the shifter while I lined up the cone screw underneath. Later, did about a 60-mile round-trip up and down the beautiful George Washington Parkway. Gorgeous day. Stopped at Costco on the way home and picked up a 2.5ton floor jack for $85. Sunday: Took aforementioned 7 year old boy on a ~50-mile drive, including a stop to play catch at Gravelly Point under the planes departing DCA. Up to about 840 miles on my new 2056 build. Loving this car more than ever. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 382 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,335 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
Never realized the bolts that hold the gear shift were loose (and the rear one missing). I just thought that was the slop inherent in the design.
Tightened the bolts down, and wow what a difference! Slap myself for not checking them earlier. |
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Certified Professional Scapegoat ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,954 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Installed my new rain tray from 914Rubber. Fits perfectly, and just in time now that the mid-Atlantic monsoon season (AKA "last week's weather") is over (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Oh well, I'm sure there's more bad weather ahead this summer.
Saturday: Got the rear wheel up on a makeshift 2x4 ramp and reinstalled my repaired shift rod. Had to have my 7 year old sit inside and hold the shifter while I lined up the cone screw underneath. Later, did about a 60-mile round-trip up and down the beautiful George Washington Parkway. Gorgeous day. Stopped at Costco on the way home and picked up a 2.5ton floor jack for $85. Sunday: Took aforementioned 7 year old boy on a ~50-mile drive, including a stop to play catch at Gravelly Point under the planes departing DCA. Up to about 840 miles on my new 2056 build. Loving this car more than ever. Perfect weekend for cruising the GW Parkway and sounds like a great Father's Day as well! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,817 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Installed my new rain tray from 914Rubber. Fits perfectly, and just in time now that the mid-Atlantic monsoon season (AKA "last week's weather") is over (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Oh well, I'm sure there's more bad weather ahead this summer. Saturday: Got the rear wheel up on a makeshift 2x4 ramp and reinstalled my repaired shift rod. Had to have my 7 year old sit inside and hold the shifter while I lined up the cone screw underneath. Later, did about a 60-mile round-trip up and down the beautiful George Washington Parkway. Gorgeous day. Stopped at Costco on the way home and picked up a 2.5ton floor jack for $85. Sunday: Took aforementioned 7 year old boy on a ~50-mile drive, including a stop to play catch at Gravelly Point under the planes departing DCA. Up to about 840 miles on my new 2056 build. Loving this car more than ever. Perfect weekend for cruising the GW Parkway and sounds like a great Father's Day as well! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Was a great weekend and Father's Day. I have a few local joyride routes but it's hard to beat the GW Pkwy for a beautiful cruise. Almost always see other folks doing the same. Exchanged waves with a guy in a nice older 911 yesterday. |
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Never realized the bolts that hold the gear shift were loose (and the rear one missing). I just thought that was the slop inherent in the design. A little dab of blue 'LockTite' on the threads helps. Tightened the bolts down, and wow what a difference! Slap myself for not checking them earlier. Another alternative is cone screws with an integral lock-nut (from Tangerine Racing (?) |
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Treetop Flyer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Got headlight flashed by a late model 911 on a back country road yesterday.
He recognized my 914 as a Porsche before I recognized his car as a Porsche, pretty impressive.... of course by the time my headlights came up he was by me... but I got a wave in... |
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,257 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 649 Joined: 7-May 11 From: Fishers, IN Member No.: 13,035 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Never realized the bolts that hold the gear shift were loose (and the rear one missing). I just thought that was the slop inherent in the design. A little dab of blue 'LockTite' on the threads helps. Tightened the bolts down, and wow what a difference! Slap myself for not checking them earlier. Another alternative is cone screws with an integral lock-nut (from Tangerine Racing (?) Those locking cone screws are actually from JWest and they work pretty well! |
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Those locking cone screws are actually from JWest and they work pretty well! Thanks for the correction on 'where to buy'. I should grab some - I'm converting my wife's '71 to a side shifter and want nothing but the best in her car. The 'BB' could benefit from a set too, I've had to tighten mine up a couple of times already (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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Dr. Phil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,830 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
looked at it, dusted it, took my sunglasses out of it this morning. would be perfect weather (72) in the morning to drive to work but that "no commuting" clause from Hagarty holds me back ( so i drove the Boxster with the top down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)
- might need to reconsider my insurance coverage so i can drive it to work once and a while--might have to if i sell the boxster, since the wife totalled her jag i might need it a s the down payment on a newer model car(got my eye on a low milage E350 mercedes-very nice) |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 628 Joined: 1-September 13 From: central point,oregon Member No.: 16,332 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
looked at it, dusted it, took my sunglasses out of it this morning. would be perfect weather (72) in the morning to drive to work but that "no commuting" clause from Hagarty holds me back ( so i drove the Boxster with the top down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) - might need to reconsider my insurance coverage so i can drive it to work once and a while--might have to if i sell the boxster, since the wife totalled her jag i might need it a s the down payment on a newer model car(got my eye on a low milage E350 mercedes-very nice) I use American Collectors Ins., not as restrictive as Hagerty, stated value, mileage per year is tiered, give them a call. |
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Dr. Phil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,830 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
looked at it, dusted it, took my sunglasses out of it this morning. would be perfect weather (72) in the morning to drive to work but that "no commuting" clause from Hagarty holds me back ( so i drove the Boxster with the top down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) - might need to reconsider my insurance coverage so i can drive it to work once and a while--might have to if i sell the boxster, since the wife totalled her jag i might need it a s the down payment on a newer model car(got my eye on a low milage E350 mercedes-very nice) I use American Collectors Ins., not as restrictive as Hagerty, stated value, mileage per year is tiered, give them a call. thanks for the tip, i will! |
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