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Ridiculous 914 stories?, You haven't lived if you have never... |
Moneypit |
Apr 24 2014, 11:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Georgetown, TX Member No.: 5,360 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I was just recalling the first time we ever drove our '74 1.8 with Twin Webers. It was the first 914 we'd had after my dad sold his back in the 80's, and we picked her up for $600 dollars after catching it on fire briefly while trying to turn the motor over. When we got it home, we started digging through the car, and discovered two main things: 1) the passenger side Weber was seized up, which resulted in 2) the crappy metal crank that attaches the go pedal to the throttle cable being broken. So basically the gas pedal was non-functioning. After removing the carb, pulling it apart and freeing it up with WD-40, we at least could get the car finally started! After much trying, backfires, and standing around with fire extinguishers, the motor jumped to life!
Not content to just have the motor running, my dad and our friend (a body man who restores old cars & worked at a porsche/bmw/mercedes/audi dealership) kinda looked at each other and said, "wanna take it around the block?". We had removed the rear trunk and engine lid to get better access in the engine bay, which incidentally led to possibly the most ludicdous 914 sight I've seen yet. I want you to picture someone sitting in the rear trunk, manually running the carburetors by hand, while my dad steered/shifted, and me along for the ride. It took a few moments to synchronize driver/throttle man, but soon we were pulling out of the back alley, and cruising along our neighborhood in a backfiring, trunkless 914 with a guy hanging onto the rollbar working the throttle. Needless to say, all the kids in the neighborhood were pointing and following, then ducking and running when it backfired. We did a few laps, and then parked her, victorious! We only did it the one time, and naturally this was before cell phone cameras and even digital cameras being everywhere, so sorry I don't have a pic or video. Soon we got a replacement lever, rebuilt the carbs with a rebuild kit, sorted the throttle linkage all out, and had her driving normally. Anyone else have ridiculous, 914 stories from your restoration, trips to meets, or just daily driving? |
ClayPerrine |
Jul 25 2016, 09:46 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,470 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
After 31 years of 914 ownership, Betty and I have a few good stories about adventures in 914 ownership.
My first riding experience in a 914 was my first official date with my wife. We met at a PCA autocross at Fair Park in Dallas (where she stomped me into the ground). For our first date, I drove 45 minutes from Bedford (West of DFW airport) to Plano (way north of Dallas, two counties away) in my 924. She said she would drive us out on the date, as she knew the local area. It is late November, and a bit chilly. The right heat exchanger flap on her car was disconnected because the engine had an oil leak, and it would fill the cabin with oil smoke. The left one worked fine. No big deal for her, as she was in the driver's seat. But I spent the whole date unable to see out of the car because the windshield had completely fogged over on the right side, and I was freezing as well!. I also got to hear someone ask if we knew the car was smoking. Her reply was "Yea, I know about that, it's no big deal. It does it all the time." Betty told me much later that she knew I was a keeper when I didn't freak out while riding blind in the passenger seat of her car. Once we started dating, I helped her fix the oil leak and hook the heat exchanger flapper back up. I also helped her fix the clogged injector that had it running on just 3 cylinders (more embarrassment about getting my ass handed to me at the AX). |
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