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| trylon |
 Aug 9 2023, 11:06 AM
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New to the forum and the car. Was pointed to it by an aficionado on The Samba— I have a ‘59 Karmann Ghia. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=723793
He suggested that the people on this forum were the brain trust for all things 914 and that I should vet one here that has caught my eye on BAT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-porsche-914-113/ Any insight would be appreciated! |
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trylon Contracted 914 fever— is this the car to cure it? Aug 9 2023, 11:06 AM
trylon Here is the most glaring bit in the interior:
S... Oct 20 2023, 02:08 PM 930cabman 914 Rubber? or parts car, I am sure this is availa... Oct 20 2023, 03:30 PM
trylon
914 Rubber? or parts car, I am sure this is avail... Oct 20 2023, 09:00 PM trylon I think I found it!
Oct 20 2023, 09:13 PM trylon ChatGPT4 handles image input.
Unbelievably well.
... Oct 21 2023, 12:27 PM trylon Saw these 2019 in Wolfsburg.
I think that is wh... Oct 24 2023, 06:54 PM trylon Replacement for the damaged part came:
Came wit... Oct 25 2023, 12:14 PM trylon
“Turn on, tune in, drop out”
Estate where T... Oct 28 2023, 09:16 AM trylon
First up — gonna see what’s going on with t... Nov 7 2023, 04:44 PM trylon So is this a tire that might have been on the vehi... Nov 7 2023, 10:26 PM Porschef I think the XZX were, if not an option.
He... Nov 8 2023, 06:55 AM trylon Well, they would certainly be less expensive:
htt... Nov 8 2023, 08:03 AM 930cabman I would guess either one, XWX or XAS would give th... Nov 8 2023, 09:43 AM trylon Leaning towards the XAS— 165mm tire width work w... Nov 8 2023, 11:38 AM 930cabman
Leaning towards the XAS— 165mm tire width work ... Nov 8 2023, 12:00 PM wonkipop
Leaning towards the XAS— 165mm tire width work... Nov 10 2023, 02:13 PM trylon
[quote name='930cabman' post='3111835' date='Nov ... Nov 11 2023, 10:12 AM wonkipop
[quote name='930cabman' post='3111835' date='Nov... Nov 11 2023, 02:18 PM flipb
Leaning towards the XAS— 165mm tire width work ... Nov 8 2023, 12:03 PM trylon Well, the Fuchs wheels seem to be 6.5 inches wide... Nov 8 2023, 02:44 PM Gint Well, the Fuchs wheels seem to be 6.5 inches wide... Dec 29 2023, 08:58 AM trylon So I am assuming that these light lug nuts are alu... Nov 10 2023, 08:05 AM trylon BAT requested a story to post on their “Success... Nov 10 2023, 08:09 AM 930cabman Funny how life leads us ,........
1972, I was 20 ... Nov 10 2023, 11:52 AM trylon
Funny how life leads us ,........
1972, I was 20... Nov 11 2023, 10:02 AM trylon Bumper off. Trying to determine why it was low on... Nov 11 2023, 10:17 AM 930cabman
Bumper off. Trying to determine why it was low o... Nov 11 2023, 01:28 PM trylon Size, tubeless, price, look, rating, sound seem to... Nov 13 2023, 11:22 PM wonkipop
Size, tubeless, price, look, rating, sound seem t... Nov 16 2023, 12:19 AM trylon Looking a bit deeper into the front
Something mis... Nov 15 2023, 03:49 PM wonkipop re #1.
re #2
can't photograph other si... Nov 15 2023, 11:27 PM falcor75 The gas cap will most likely polish up quite well ... Nov 15 2023, 11:40 PM trylon Man, ya gotta love this forum!
It’s sooooo m... Nov 16 2023, 07:18 AM emerygt350 cover your ears. These are the horns of the apoca... Nov 16 2023, 09:56 AM rjames
cover your ears. These are the horns of the apoc... Nov 16 2023, 04:27 PM trylon Refurbished these 6v horns for my Karmann Ghia:
... Nov 16 2023, 06:21 PM trylon Look what randomly popped up yesterday!
Nov 17 2023, 10:00 AM flat4guy Great little car for a good price - and it looks l... Nov 18 2023, 10:11 PM porschetub
Great little car for a good price - and it looks ... Nov 22 2023, 09:03 PM trylon
Great little car for a good price - and it looks... Nov 25 2023, 10:54 AM trylon https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer...aign... Nov 22 2023, 12:16 PM BillJ
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer...aig... Dec 29 2023, 11:34 AM trylon Ok, horn fixin’ time.
Pulled off the connectors... Nov 25 2023, 11:04 AM technicalninja Lightly tapping the horn with a small hammer while... Nov 25 2023, 01:51 PM trylon
Lightly tapping the horn with a small hammer whil... Nov 25 2023, 03:27 PM trylon So refurbished a 6v pair for my Ghia:
Seems th... Nov 25 2023, 03:30 PM trylon Wondering if the working 12v horns that came off m... Nov 27 2023, 10:55 AM wonkipop
Wondering if the working 12v horns that came off ... Nov 27 2023, 06:11 PM trylon
Wondering if the working 12v horns that came off... Nov 28 2023, 11:08 AM trylon There here!
Dec 6 2023, 04:30 PM trylon Well, it seems that the tires are not the right si... Dec 20 2023, 12:37 PM trylon I checked back and now recall the problem— the F... Dec 20 2023, 12:45 PM 930cabman I like the way 185's look and feel on my ... Dec 20 2023, 05:00 PM trylon I realized that I ignored the ratio number— had ... Dec 20 2023, 06:57 PM Jett
I realized that I ignored the ratio number— had... Dec 21 2023, 10:59 AM trylon
[quote name='trylon' post='3119106' date='Dec 20 ... Dec 27 2023, 02:19 PM trylon I remembered that I had used the 12v Karmann Ghia ... Dec 27 2023, 02:30 PM trylon Still havin’ horn fun!
Put them back on to ... Jan 8 2024, 03:27 PM trylon What a transformation!
Jan 29 2024, 02:38 PM 930cabman
What a transformation!
What a great rest... Jan 29 2024, 05:45 PM TRS63 Wow, awesome work on the Fuchs!
Bests
Antoin... Jan 30 2024, 02:27 AM trylon Let me hasten to add that I had no more to do with... Jan 30 2024, 08:47 AM trylon Tale of my road to the 914 up on BAT:
https://bri... Feb 1 2024, 08:25 AM rhodyguy Is the wire on the horn pad securely fastened? Feb 1 2024, 09:18 AM trylon
Is the wire on the horn pad securely fastened?
... Feb 1 2024, 10:09 AM trylon Ok, pulled the horn button. Detached, taped groun... Feb 8 2024, 11:15 AM trylon
Hahaha— failed at trying to lube a sticky bel... Feb 11 2024, 08:32 AM trylon
Soon to be back on all fours! Feb 12 2024, 02:07 PM wonkipop
Soon to be back on all fours!
top shelf.... Feb 13 2024, 02:06 AM trylon
Soon to be back on all fours!
top shelf... Feb 18 2024, 12:36 PM 930cabman New sneakers are always a + :beer2: Feb 12 2024, 03:17 PM emerygt350 Love how those wheels turned out. Feb 12 2024, 04:27 PM trylon https://cvrpca.com/event/apr-20-lake-waramaug-coff... Feb 20 2024, 05:13 PM Porschef :beer2: Feb 21 2024, 01:24 PM emerygt350 I actually rewound a seatbelt after that. Worked ... Feb 21 2024, 01:32 PM trylon
I actually rewound a seatbelt after that. Worked... Feb 22 2024, 06:47 AM trylon Can you believe I am still working on the horn... Feb 26 2024, 12:32 PM trylon So my next question:
Is the grounding wire long e... Feb 26 2024, 12:38 PM emerygt350 Looks like my wire, plus electrical tape. Feb 26 2024, 06:47 PM trylon
Looks like my wire, plus electrical tape.
Thank... Feb 26 2024, 06:53 PM emerygt350 Dbpost Feb 26 2024, 06:48 PM trylon Video shot last fall of the Porsche taking a spin ... Feb 29 2024, 05:02 PM trylon Pulled the AAR:
Discovered an unplugged sensor... Mar 12 2024, 06:29 PM emerygt350 Doh! That's important. Plenum temp I bel... Mar 13 2024, 04:58 AM trylon
Doh! That's important. Plenum temp I be... Mar 14 2024, 01:03 PM trylon Hooked up the AAR to 12V and let it warm to about ... Mar 14 2024, 03:04 PM emerygt350 The AAR circuit is pretty dumb. It's just a h... Mar 14 2024, 03:24 PM emerygt350 "a common mechanic's trick." I may ... Mar 14 2024, 03:25 PM trylon
"a common mechanic's trick." I may... Mar 14 2024, 04:15 PM emerygt350 Hope springs eternal. 914 owners tend to be ... Mar 14 2024, 05:14 PM trylon Ok, put it the AAR back in and reconnected the tem... Mar 15 2024, 11:46 AM trylon And while we are poking around…
Slid under for ... Mar 15 2024, 11:56 AM Shivers
And while we are poking around…
Slid under for... Mar 15 2024, 04:42 PM emerygt350 If it is the cv gaskets, super easy and cheap. En... Mar 15 2024, 03:15 PM emerygt350 Your idle cold should be around 1600 as it warms. ... Mar 15 2024, 03:16 PM  |
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