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| rhodyguy |
 Aug 6 2020, 09:55 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,075 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
Cleaned and applied Cabot 3000 Natural to the deck. A few boards on the 22 y.o. steps were rotted. 'While you're in there...'. Wrapped it up before the rain. Planted 9 new coneflowers.
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| Front yard mechanic |
Aug 6 2020, 01:00 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jul 5 2020, 06:19 PM)  QUOTE(R1200rider @ Jul 5 2020, 01:00 PM) Gussied up the tire billboards with a paint pen, giving her a boy racer factor of 10 and several horsepower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Tinted the fog lamps too. Sorry about the misaligned photo... Striking color on your car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-23855-1593979058_thumb.jpg) Looks like you might have some drywall repair to do to the ceiling in your spare time too? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) only leaks when it rains |
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| euro911 |
Aug 6 2020, 02:17 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,849 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ Aug 6 2020, 12:00 PM) ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ... That's what precipitated my remodel project (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-23855-1593979058_thumb.jpg) QUOTE Looks like you might have some drywall repair to do to the ceiling in your spare time too? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) QUOTE only leaks when it rains |
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 9 2020, 08:18 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,443 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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So today I finally got our 95 BMW 540i back up and running. She was off the road for 7 years due to the fact that there was a recall on the engine block that was never done. So piston rings for her were completely unobtainium. I have 7 sets of rings for a V-8. I looked for years... and in March Betty and I finally broke down and bought a used motor from a 96 740i. Lots of work getting it installed and running. Today I finished up the brake installation and bleeding (Many thanks to PMB for the caliper rebuilds), and she finally moved under her own power. We then washed off 7 years of dirt and grime, and I took her and got her inspected. As the inspector pulled her out of the bay, the left headlight lens fell off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) He had already done the paperwork, so she still passed inspection.
 The paint looks like crap. This is her bad side. Before she blew the head gasket, the clear coat was going away due to a bad batch from the factory. As soon as Betty's 914 is out of the body shop, she will be going in to get a full repaint and a fix of the minor ding in the right front fender. I will say this... when tires sit for 7 years, they end up square. I just ordered a new set from Tire Rack, and when they come in, I will take her and get the tires mounted and an alignment. I am beyond pleased that she is back up and running. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
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| rgalla9146 |
Aug 14 2020, 07:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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Liberated my traditional '32 Ford Hot Rod from long term (15 yrs !) storage to assess
and prepare to sell. Very sad This project is dear to me. But if I can muster the energy for another car it has to be the '69 911 S that I've had just as long. Attached thumbnail(s)   
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| TravisNeff |
Aug 19 2020, 11:03 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Been chipping away at My wife's new targa. It is up and running and added in a carrera cooler and fan setup.
The car had replica d90's with early offsets (16x7 & 16x9). Anway's Jen was saying she wanted some fuchs. As a joke I put one on from the 914. I kinda like the look, so I put all 4 on for the time being. I am running square 16x7 and 205x55 all around. I am going to add some spacers I found in my parts stash in the rear and run it like this until I get my spare 16x8 refinished. Trying to track down the same green as the powder coated 7's. Took it out on a shakedown run in 112 degree heat on some twisty roads up to tortilla flats. The cooler works great. The car is very fun to drive with the coilovers Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| maf914 |
Aug 19 2020, 03:53 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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R1200rider, Your car looks great. I like the green. What type eight spoke wheel are you using? Who sells them? Thanks.
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| Retroracer |
Sep 10 2020, 03:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Finished refurbishing 3 of these VDO oil pressure/temp gauges at the weekend; the idea being to pair up with some upcoming modified 10K tachs, and sell as a package deal, to those who want to get as close to a GT build as possible. German fascia and metric scales; tested and cal'ed movements. Coming to a GT (or 911, if you must) dashboard near you soon....
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| rgalla9146 |
Sep 10 2020, 03:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(R1200rider @ Jul 5 2020, 04:00 PM) Gussied up the tire billboards with a paint pen, giving her a boy racer factor of 10 and several horsepower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Tinted the fog lamps too. Sorry about the misaligned photo... Man that wheel /tire combo is outatanding ! And the color too ! |
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| 914forme |
Sep 10 2020, 05:50 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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@R1200rider I like the car, I want to know how you like the Trailer
Futura, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) you have excellent choice, single axle or dual? Like to know the ins and outs as they are on my short list.  |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Sep 10 2020, 06:27 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(TravisNeff @ Aug 19 2020, 01:03 PM) Been chipping away at My wife's new targa. It is up and running and added in a carrera cooler and fan setup. The car had replica d90's with early offsets (16x7 & 16x9). Anway's Jen was saying she wanted some fuchs. As a joke I put one on from the 914. I kinda like the look, so I put all 4 on for the time being. I am running square 16x7 and 205x55 all around. I am going to add some spacers I found in my parts stash in the rear and run it like this until I get my spare 16x8 refinished. Trying to track down the same green as the powder coated 7's. Took it out on a shakedown run in 112 degree heat on some twisty roads up to tortilla flats. The cooler works great. The car is very fun to drive with the coilovers Nice!! The 911 version of Brutus?? |
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| djway |
Sep 19 2020, 10:09 PM
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| flyer86d |
Sep 20 2020, 01:36 AM
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Aug 14 2020, 09:46 PM) Liberated my traditional '32 Ford Hot Rod from long term (15 yrs !) storage to assess and prepare to sell. Very sad This project is dear to me. But if I can muster the energy for another car it has to be the '69 911 S that I've had just as long. Rory, You’re killing me! I built up a 29 Ford Roadster traditional rod which I sold to buy the race car which I sold a couple of years ago to fund the 68 911 project. Small world. Charlie |
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| ValcoOscar |
Sep 20 2020, 05:35 AM
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QUOTE(djway @ Sep 19 2020, 09:09 PM) Thanks Oscar Looking good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Oscar |
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| rgalla9146 |
Sep 20 2020, 05:47 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(flyer86d @ Sep 20 2020, 03:36 AM) QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Aug 14 2020, 09:46 PM) Liberated my traditional '32 Ford Hot Rod from long term (15 yrs !) storage to assess and prepare to sell. Very sad This project is dear to me. But if I can muster the energy for another car it has to be the '69 911 S that I've had just as long. Rory, You’re killing me! I built up a 29 Ford Roadster traditional rod which I sold to buy the race car which I sold a couple of years ago to fund the 68 911 project. Small world. Charlie Here's another. The car has only vintage speed parts. This is my favorite, a Halibrand 201 quick change rear. Allows final drive ratio change in just a few minutes. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| markhoward |
Sep 29 2020, 07:17 PM
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Finally got the bumpers installed on the Lincoln. Shout out to @ValcoOscar for including the rear one during his big bumper group buy!
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| djway |
Oct 2 2020, 10:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 16-October 15 From: Riverside Member No.: 19,266 Region Association: Southern California |
 Finally welded on flange for muffler, and put a stainless tip on it. This allowed me to put in the O2 wide band. I also hooked up a fuel pressure gauge. With those two items in place I was able to get it to idle within minutes. Now on to fine tune. Out of the blue it sounds like a belt is screeching bad. At least I took more steps forward today. I must say this muffler sounds really good. |
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| euro911 |
Oct 2 2020, 11:53 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,849 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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Can't wait to see all these projects finished (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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| mb911 |
Oct 3 2020, 07:09 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,838 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Aug 9 2020, 06:18 PM) So today I finally got our 95 BMW 540i back up and running. She was off the road for 7 years due to the fact that there was a recall on the engine block that was never done. So piston rings for her were completely unobtainium. I have 7 sets of rings for a V-8. I looked for years... and in March Betty and I finally broke down and bought a used motor from a 96 740i. Lots of work getting it installed and running. Today I finished up the brake installation and bleeding (Many thanks to PMB for the caliper rebuilds), and she finally moved under her own power. We then washed off 7 years of dirt and grime, and I took her and got her inspected. As the inspector pulled her out of the bay, the left headlight lens fell off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) He had already done the paperwork, so she still passed inspection. The paint looks like crap. This is her bad side. Before she blew the head gasket, the clear coat was going away due to a bad batch from the factory. As soon as Betty's 914 is out of the body shop, she will be going in to get a full repaint and a fix of the minor ding in the right front fender. I will say this... when tires sit for 7 years, they end up square. I just ordered a new set from Tire Rack, and when they come in, I will take her and get the tires mounted and an alignment. I am beyond pleased that she is back up and running. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Clay is the 540 manual trans? I had a friend with a 540 that was and a really fun car. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Oct 3 2020, 11:57 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,443 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 3 2020, 08:09 AM) Clay is the 540 manual trans? I had a friend with a 540 that was and a really fun car. Nope. She is an automatic. It is still a fun car. Wonderful freeway cruiser. It was really nice having a car with an auto trans when I had a broken collarbone. I could drive the BMW, but I had to park the 914. I put a new expansion valve in the AC today. It wouldn't have taken so long if the Bently manual was correct. Following the directions in the manual, I disassembled most of the interior, only to find I just needed to remove the glove box, and some trim covers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Tomorrow I will get the AC charged and the right hand headlight assembly back in. That will take care of all of the lingering issues with the car. |
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