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> Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?, or, What the Fuch is Keeping You From Working on it?
euro911
post May 6 2019, 09:00 PM
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Everybody posts what they've accomplished in the 'What Have You Done to Your 914 Today?' thread ... well, this is a special thread for us enthusiasts to post why we haven't worked on our car(s) and precisely why they're still on jack stands, and/or buried somewhere under mounds of shit in the garage, etc. ... some of them, for decades (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)


Since I'm one of 'those guys', I guess I'll start (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

As some of youse guys may already know, in an effort to gain additional parking and work space, I've been prepping an area in my back yard to accommodate said space. I need more elbow room, because the cars are currently parked back-to-back in the narrow driveway, and that simply doesn't allow me to easily work on any of them. Having close access to the garage will also be a big plus.


Gravel & the rebar was installed today, need to put down some dobie blocks and the concrete is scheduled to get pumped in and troweled tomorrow ... weather permitting. The form running the length is spacing for bricks to line the edges between the new slab and the existing walkway, giving it a little more 'wife pleasing' appearance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

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The design retains some grass that the wife was adamant about, and a sweeping curve, which will allow any of vehicles parked there an unobstructed path through the bottleneck to the driveway. The curved portion will also receive brick edging, creating an eye appealing appearance, but retaining a more utilitarian purpose. At least, that's how I sold my wife on the whole idea (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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I should be able to utilize the new-found pavement in a few weeks if all goes as planned ...

Polishing my tools as we speak. Wait ... that didn't sound right (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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euro911   Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   May 6 2019, 09:00 PM
sb914   I freaking hate subway tile ! Everybody wants ...   Sep 24 2019, 06:07 AM
76-914   I needed a day off because I drove it 1611 miles i...   Sep 24 2019, 04:05 PM
rhodyguy   Those tiles make for some intense sweaty grout wor...   Sep 24 2019, 04:18 PM
Tdskip   Finally got this to a point where it was able to m...   Sep 24 2019, 08:46 PM
euro911   Finally got this to a point where it was able to m...   Sep 25 2019, 01:56 PM
Chi-town   I didn't work on the 914 but it did get pushed...   Sep 24 2019, 09:46 PM
Tdskip   I didn't work on the 914 but it did get pushe...   Sep 25 2019, 09:08 AM
euro911   Received the new foot pedal and gun from Eastwood ...   Sep 29 2019, 04:46 PM
KSCarrera   Waiting for 914 to go into friend's workshop f...   Sep 30 2019, 07:23 AM
maf914   Waiting for 914 to go into friend's workshop ...   Sep 30 2019, 07:44 AM
KSCarrera   KSCarrera, Nice Westfield. What engine, transmi...   Sep 30 2019, 07:52 AM
maf914   KSCarrera, Thanks for the description of your We...   Sep 30 2019, 02:38 PM
StratPlayer   Cause I was out driving it   Sep 30 2019, 05:16 PM
euro911   Cause I was out driving itWell, that would fall un...   Sep 30 2019, 08:37 PM
Mark Henry   Cause I was out driving itWell, that would fall u...   Oct 4 2019, 08:14 PM
euro911   Tuesdays are street sweeping day here, and with a ...   Oct 2 2019, 09:26 AM
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Tdskip   Did a 650 mile off-road charity event in the FJ40 ...   Oct 18 2019, 07:19 AM
Tdskip   RE: Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   Oct 18 2019, 07:19 AM
Tdskip   RE: Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   Oct 18 2019, 07:20 AM
Tdskip   RE: Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   Oct 18 2019, 07:21 AM
Tdskip   RE: Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   Oct 18 2019, 07:23 AM
Minerva's 914   RE: Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?   Oct 18 2019, 07:23 AM
Cairo94507   Very cool & great pictures. :beer2:   Oct 18 2019, 07:23 AM
Chi-town   Want to order parts for front sway bars and get t...   Oct 18 2019, 09:57 PM
maf914   [quote name='VG-914' post='2754762' date='Oc...   Oct 19 2019, 02:49 PM
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euro911   Moved my wife's Beetle from under my lift, to ...   Oct 31 2019, 07:58 PM
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ClayPerrine   Two words: Kidney Stones   Nov 16 2019, 08:33 AM
euro911   Sorry for your loss, Doc. I feel your pain, Clay....   Nov 16 2019, 12:17 PM
sb914   To far from home !   Nov 22 2019, 11:32 AM
euro911   I stopped in Buckeye AZ to drop off my old my ...   Nov 25 2019, 12:24 AM
euro911   Fred & family asked me to stay through Thanksg...   Nov 25 2019, 12:28 AM
euro911   Been up at my place in the AZ mountains since Dece...   Dec 18 2019, 03:42 AM
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TonyA   I have been through this too many times with my do...   Dec 18 2019, 08:01 AM
euro911   Sorry to hear about your pup, Doc :( They are fam...   Dec 18 2019, 12:32 PM
DRPHIL914   I have been through this too many times with my d...   Dec 18 2019, 12:57 PM
porschetub   [quote name='TonyA' post='2770595' date='Dec 18 2...   Dec 18 2019, 11:41 PM
ClayPerrine   [quote name='TonyA' post='2770595' date='Dec 18 2...   Dec 19 2019, 06:52 PM
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raynekat   Delete   Dec 19 2019, 05:57 PM
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DRPHIL914   Following suit, our little mini Dachshund, Mrs. B...   Dec 30 2019, 10:58 PM
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cuddy_k   Oscar...you never cease to amaze. All the best in ...   Dec 31 2019, 09:33 AM
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ValcoOscar   Completed color change.... Before NOW... ...   Jan 11 2020, 05:55 PM
twistedstang   Completed color change.... Before NOW... ...   Jan 11 2020, 06:03 PM
euro911   :drooley: ... Nice job, Oscar. Stunning :headbang...   Jan 31 2020, 02:55 AM
euro911   ... Gonna pull the switch out tomorrow and see if...   Feb 3 2020, 02:26 PM
76-914   ... Gonna pull the switch out tomorrow and see i...   Feb 4 2020, 10:47 PM
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euro911   Against my spine surgeon's recommendations, (I...   Mar 1 2020, 05:27 PM
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