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> OU8AVW's Build Thread, On the road again.....
OU8AVW
post Jan 31 2012, 09:48 AM
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I've been lurking here for four years, I signed up the day after I bought my 914. It's a 1971 car and I bought it because the doors clinked shut like a Porsche is supposed to. I have learned allot from this forum and I'll say it again, this is the best auto forum on the intraweb!

Work situations, other car projects, a sailboat and three kids that play Lacrosse, swim, ect I have not really worked on the car at all until recently. I have been prolifically collecting parts, knowledge, and building a network of trusted friends and vendors.

As it stands:
-I have 75% of the sweet parts I need
-Scotty B and I made a good deal to have him paint my car
-I have a running motor with 40 Webers, another fully machined motor with rebuilt heads and six new injectors waiting to be assembled and a sideshift trans.
-My good friend Eric of Willswerks in VA and I trade labor. He's a transmission guru like Dr. Evil. He also has a huge stash of NOS part's he hooks me up with
-I have a full interior with new leather seats, new carpet and new door panels
-A set of sway bars for both ends
-A nice set of 2.0 Fuchs

I need-
-Brakes
-A little pan repair
-A dash
-a few more bits i can't remember now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
-A freakin' garage!

Here's what she looks like now-

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She's supposed to be white and I think I'll go back to the original color. Here's my inspiration:

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OU8AVW   OU8AVW's Build Thread   Jan 31 2012, 09:48 AM
OU8AVW   So, is this cool?   Apr 18 2014, 01:56 PM
bigkensteele   So, is this cool? Not my cup of tea. I prefe...   Apr 18 2014, 02:02 PM
veekry9   No dash cracks? So that's how it should look. ...   Apr 18 2014, 05:36 PM
wingnut86   There are always a few hairline cracks somewhere. ...   Apr 20 2014, 09:46 AM
veekry9   Hey, my Momo wheel didn't come in a "Ne...   Apr 30 2014, 04:15 PM
OU8AVW   Little bit of progress....   Apr 27 2014, 04:00 PM
veekry9   Little bit of progress.... This looks really r...   Apr 30 2014, 04:22 PM
OU8AVW   Passenger door fits :woohoo:   May 20 2014, 01:27 PM
CptTripps   That's awesome man. Keep it up!   May 20 2014, 01:38 PM
OU8AVW   Interior started this week end....   May 29 2014, 03:32 PM
OU8AVW   Now I can at least sit in it and go "vroom vr...   May 29 2014, 03:33 PM
scotty b   :thumbsup:   May 29 2014, 05:06 PM
CptTripps   Didn't I sell you a set of speaker pods? Where...   May 29 2014, 06:00 PM
OU8AVW   Didn't I sell you a set of speaker pods? Wher...   Jun 1 2014, 10:26 AM
mepstein   Didn't I sell you a set of speaker pods? Whe...   Aug 12 2014, 01:13 PM
OU8AVW   [quote name='OU8AVW' post='2044764' date='Jun 1 2...   Aug 13 2014, 07:58 AM
OU8AVW   Working on the Valve train now. That thread is her...   Aug 12 2014, 10:08 AM
CptTripps   LOL...I got people messed up. mepstein bought some...   Aug 13 2014, 10:41 AM
OU8AVW   Valve train all hooked up.   Sep 27 2014, 02:43 PM
OU8AVW   Dash, stereo, glove box 100% I installed factory s...   Sep 27 2014, 02:49 PM
A&PGirl   Great work! Your interior looks awesome. Tak...   Sep 27 2014, 03:26 PM
OU8AVW   Final trans assembly happened yesterday. New syncr...   Oct 4 2014, 12:25 PM
OU8AVW   Done! :woohoo:   Oct 4 2014, 12:27 PM
OU8AVW   Engine work continues.   Oct 4 2014, 12:28 PM
mepstein   Engine looks great. Do you need a shift knob. I ha...   Oct 4 2014, 12:43 PM
OU8AVW   No thanks, i'm good on knobs. Just need to pol...   Oct 4 2014, 01:09 PM
OU8AVW   Here's a cool detail. Cut off switch behind pa...   Oct 23 2014, 11:44 AM
OU8AVW   Transmission, meet Engine. Engine, this is the tra...   Nov 6 2014, 03:02 PM
OU8AVW   The motor is in. Now to hook it all up and see if ...   Dec 6 2014, 08:38 PM
bigkensteele   The motor is in. Now to hook it all up and see if...   Dec 6 2014, 10:16 PM
veekry9   Engine work continues. This looks so right,I...   Dec 6 2014, 10:27 PM
OU8AVW   New year's day in the sun..... :D   Jan 1 2015, 08:42 PM
Mueller   New year's day in the sun..... :D Wow.......   Jan 2 2015, 11:58 AM
OU8AVW   Tweaked the timing and she fired right up. 20 minu...   Jan 22 2015, 09:07 AM
Chris H.   It's turning out great man. Congrats. Almost...   Jan 22 2015, 09:58 AM
BeatNavy   Looks awesome, Mike. Congratulations on a great j...   Jan 22 2015, 11:18 AM
altitude411   Beautiful car, congratulation! Inspirational ...   Jan 22 2015, 11:44 AM
OU8AVW   I'm staying cautiously optimistic. Thanks for ...   Jan 22 2015, 08:10 PM
OU8AVW   RE: OU8AVW's Build Thread   Jan 22 2015, 08:11 PM
OU8AVW   Dig the lo-pro Dead sticker :woohoo:   Jan 22 2015, 08:13 PM
scotty b   So you'll be driving it to work Monday ? :pok...   Jan 22 2015, 08:44 PM
JmuRiz   Not after they coat the roads in salt and S this w...   Jan 22 2015, 09:04 PM
JRust   Looks great man! I'm sending good weather ...   Jan 22 2015, 09:16 PM
OU8AVW   Working through all the electrical gremlins. So fa...   Jan 28 2015, 08:22 AM
OU8AVW   Taking the Teener to a shop here in Annapolis for ...   Feb 20 2015, 03:38 PM
OU8AVW   Cleanest car at the shop. With all the cousins :D...   Feb 20 2015, 03:39 PM
OU8AVW   Tif's got the motor running pretty sweet. They...   Mar 4 2015, 05:28 PM
76-914   Tif's got the motor running pretty sweet. The...   Mar 4 2015, 05:39 PM
BeatNavy   Or spend a year tuning around the incorrect / inco...   Mar 4 2015, 05:42 PM
OU8AVW   Picked up the Teener today. First drive. She'l...   Mar 9 2015, 11:11 AM
MDG   Picked up the Teener today. First drive. She...   Mar 9 2015, 08:29 PM
mepstein   Congrats :trophy:   Mar 9 2015, 11:24 AM
OU8AVW   RE: OU8AVW's Build Thread   Mar 9 2015, 01:02 PM
scotty b   :) :thumbsup:   Mar 9 2015, 06:02 PM
OU8AVW   Perry's cover kicks ass!   Mar 10 2015, 10:19 AM
OU8AVW   So I had the local independant Porsche shop lookin...   Apr 22 2015, 02:28 PM
somd914   We have countless threads about "great Porsch...   Apr 22 2015, 04:00 PM
OU8AVW   Been driving the crap out of my Teener. Seems to r...   May 17 2015, 03:42 PM
OU8AVW   Perry's cover means I never have to put the to...   May 17 2015, 03:44 PM
Shadowfax   Nice car, man. Hope mine looks that good one day.   May 17 2015, 03:53 PM
OU8AVW   I've been dialing in my Air Fuel ratio lately....   Sep 6 2015, 05:14 PM
Mueller   Wow, that was a lot of work, great job. I like th...   Dec 5 2015, 10:49 AM
Arno914   Hello Mike, I just read through your restauration...   Jun 3 2022, 01:52 AM
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