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| Jake Raby |
 May 11 2015, 09:13 PM
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QUOTE(vw505 @ May 11 2015, 06:54 PM)  Looks like all your hard work has paid off over the years. Thanks.. But building engines didn't pay for any of that... I own 7 businesses, all more profitable than twisting wrenches.... This is just the fun stuff. |
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| Chris H. |
May 14 2015, 08:47 AM
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Nice one! Black looks nice with the fat bumpers.
BTW I just spent WAY too much time researching the 500e. Had no idea it was a joint venture with Porsche. Cool car. |
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| malcolm2 |
May 14 2015, 10:47 AM
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All black looks very nice. I agree with you on the wheels.... Somebody with a Bug will buy those. Never liked that look on the 914.
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| Root_Werks |
May 14 2015, 10:55 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,337 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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76's are one of my favorite years for 914's in stock form.
No "Type 47" sticker. |
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| Jake Raby |
May 14 2015, 12:45 PM
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Chris,
The 500E is an amazing car.. Its my current favorite piece. Its as much Porsche and MBZ. I agree on the bumpers, black makes them get lost. Heading to pick the 914 up now! |
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| oldschool |
May 14 2015, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 11 2015, 08:13 PM) QUOTE(vw505 @ May 11 2015, 06:54 PM) Looks like all your hard work has paid off over the years. Thanks.. But building engines didn't pay for any of that... I own 7 businesses, all more profitable than twisting wrenches.... This is just the fun stuff. That's what I like to hear.....7 other business...wow very cool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Chris H. |
May 14 2015, 08:17 PM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 14 2015, 01:45 PM) Chris, The 500E is an amazing car.. Its my current favorite piece. Its as much Porsche and MBZ. I agree on the bumpers, black makes them get lost. Heading to pick the 914 up now! Cool Jake! Great addition to the fleet. Not even one crack in the dash. Yeah that 500E is a sleeper. 0-60 in less than 6 seconds? Back in the early 90's? That's quick. I need a replacement daily driver and don't like anything new. Is there a year that's better than the rest on those or is it just mileage and condition? Prices are all over the map. |
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| rick 918-S |
May 14 2015, 08:35 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,492 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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QUOTE(r_towle @ May 11 2015, 07:40 PM) QUOTE(Ferg @ May 11 2015, 06:29 PM) BTW, move the trash out of the way in the garage so we can see the good cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Agreed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Sorry Jake.. It's a reference to a line in one of my favorite movies "No Man's Land" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) I only steal Porsches |
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| Jake Raby |
May 15 2015, 12:31 AM
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ May 14 2015, 06:17 PM) QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 14 2015, 01:45 PM) Chris, The 500E is an amazing car.. Its my current favorite piece. Its as much Porsche and MBZ. I agree on the bumpers, black makes them get lost. Heading to pick the 914 up now! Cool Jake! Great addition to the fleet. Not even one crack in the dash. Yeah that 500E is a sleeper. 0-60 in less than 6 seconds? Back in the early 90's? That's quick. I need a replacement daily driver and don't like anything new. Is there a year that's better than the rest on those or is it just mileage and condition? Prices are all over the map. 92 is the year to have... 7 more hP than the other years and a simpler traction control system (ASR) Mine is a 92... Don't worry about miles, it'll still do 0-60 in less than 6 with 200K miles on the clock, mine does... These cars are bullet proof! Found mine on Craigslist and have basically restored it body and rubber wise with some new mechanicals.After 23 years everything still works except the windshield washer, which just died. |
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May 15 2015, 04:42 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,314 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Recovered dash? Looks nice.
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| Jake Raby |
May 15 2015, 07:22 AM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ May 15 2015, 02:42 AM) Recovered dash? Looks nice. Yes, the dash has been recovered. Very pleased with the car all around. I still haven't found any issues with it that need any work other than one of the rubber seals near the Targa top on the driver's side needs some attention. Still fighting the urge to Rabyize the engine :-) |
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| r_towle |
May 15 2015, 07:27 AM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 02:31 AM) QUOTE(Chris H. @ May 14 2015, 06:17 PM) QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 14 2015, 01:45 PM) Chris, The 500E is an amazing car.. Its my current favorite piece. Its as much Porsche and MBZ. I agree on the bumpers, black makes them get lost. Heading to pick the 914 up now! Cool Jake! Great addition to the fleet. Not even one crack in the dash. Yeah that 500E is a sleeper. 0-60 in less than 6 seconds? Back in the early 90's? That's quick. I need a replacement daily driver and don't like anything new. Is there a year that's better than the rest on those or is it just mileage and condition? Prices are all over the map. 92 is the year to have... 7 more hP than the other years and a simpler traction control system (ASR) Mine is a 92... Don't worry about miles, it'll still do 0-60 in less than 6 with 200K miles on the clock, mine does... These cars are bullet proof! Found mine on Craigslist and have basically restored it body and rubber wise with some new mechanicals.After 23 years everything still works except the windshield washer, which just died. Very cool hybrid.... I can only hope for your sake that the heater blower keeps working. Its said that mercedes hangs the blower motor in the middle of the shop and builds a car around it....and they made sure to use the cheapest blower motor available at the time, just to ensure it would fail. There is an AMG version of the E class from that Era that I almost bought....similar motor, but no flares, so less visible and more of a sleeper. Rich |
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| Jake Raby |
May 15 2015, 07:33 AM
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When I was a kid working in a local import shop, these 124 chassis cars were new. I've changed several blower motors and didn't find it that difficult. It does take time and patience, but wasn't difficult.
In the time I've owned my 500E, all thats happened to it was the vacuum pump died. This car gets driven a lot and today I'd rather drive it as pretty much anything that I own. |
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| r_towle |
May 15 2015, 08:11 AM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 09:33 AM) When I was a kid working in a local import shop, these 124 chassis cars were new. I've changed several blower motors and didn't find it that difficult. It does take time and patience, but wasn't difficult. In the time I've owned my 500E, all thats happened to it was the vacuum pump died. This car gets driven a lot and today I'd rather drive it as pretty much anything that I own. audi a8 here.....same reasons.. its fast, its comfy, and all the tech works. I may take it to a drag strip just once....maybe. I am sure things will break, but I will fix them. Rich |
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| Chris Pincetich |
May 15 2015, 08:41 AM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 06:33 AM) In the time I've owned my 500E, all thats happened to it was the vacuum pump died. This car gets driven a lot and today I'd rather drive it as pretty much anything that I own. Welcome back to the thrill of owning another 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Now, how to modify it?!?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) My neighbor says the same thing you did about his 500E. He has several awesome sports cars, but loves the sleeper Benz with the fat flares. |
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| Jake Raby |
May 15 2015, 09:11 AM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(Chris Pincetich @ May 15 2015, 06:41 AM) QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 06:33 AM) In the time I've owned my 500E, all thats happened to it was the vacuum pump died. This car gets driven a lot and today I'd rather drive it as pretty much anything that I own. Welcome back to the thrill of owning another 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Now, how to modify it?!?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) My neighbor says the same thing you did about his 500E. He has several awesome sports cars, but loves the sleeper Benz with the fat flares. I am going to fight the urge to modify it.. The car is too original and has all the 76 goodies in place to be messing with it. I think the day will come where these cars are returned to stock and that will net the biggest values. I have enough modified cars in the fleet and I plan on driving the 914, rather than working on it. No jack stands around here! |
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| maf914 |
May 15 2015, 09:24 AM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 07:11 AM) I am going to fight the urge to modify it.. Okay, okay, but if you were to give in, what sort of Type 4 combo would you put in a street driven 914? 2056, 2270, bigger? How aggressive would the combination of components be? Fuel system? Exhaust? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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May 15 2015, 09:29 AM
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QUOTE(maf914 @ May 15 2015, 11:24 AM) QUOTE(Jake Raby @ May 15 2015, 07:11 AM) I am going to fight the urge to modify it.. Okay, okay, but if you were to give in, what sort of Type 4 combo would you put in a street driven 914? 2056, 2270, bigger? How aggressive would the combination of components be? Fuel system? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Oh boy. You should have added the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) after those questions. Jake already said he was fighting the urge to modify it. What I'm wondering is why I'm suddenly looking on autotrader at 500E's for sale. As if the 914 bug wasn't enough of a distraction! I do like older MB styling, though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| Chris H. |
May 15 2015, 10:17 AM
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Every car has a quirk or two once it gets older, that's for sure. As long as the 500E's aren't catastrophic it's all good. My 06 TSX has just eaten it's 3rd driver's door lock actuator. Known defect and it requires a lot of swearing to change out. It takes 100 tries to get that sucker back in the door correctly. Plus the door frame is slathered with black tarlike material for the vapor barrier. It's awesome.
Anyway, get some Fuchs on that thing and you're set Jake. The '76 is a good fit because you really can't do much to the engine unless you change the exhaust...which is a pain. Is that blue Beetle the one you drove all over the country in back in the day? |
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| Jake Raby |
May 15 2015, 12:34 PM
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Chris,
Yes thats my old blue bug sitting proudly in the pic.. I built my entire business with that car back in the day, so it was the first car to be inducted into my new facility. If I were going to do anything to this '76 I'd make it the 2,432 combo and just throw carbs on it. I'd keep every piece of the '76 goods and even the original engine intact while I built up another one to slide in. But, we aren't discussing this right now :-) BTW a 124 chassis MBZ is bomb proof. The build quality on the cars is amazing and the original rubber isn't even weathered. I'd like to build up a W119 core engine using Nickies and a stroker crank. The way I figure it I can make a 6.6 out of it without too much craziness. If I did that IU'd just build a 660E from a 124 chassis 300E and make it look like a 500E as the 500E is too rare to hack up, and the OE EFI would never keep up with a 6.6! This post has been edited by Jake Raby: May 15 2015, 12:37 PM |
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