 Hi. My name is John and I'm addicted to 914s., I drove it for the first time today :) |
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| stock93 |
 Aug 2 2003, 12:04 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 12-May 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 684 Region Association: South East States  |
After working on my 71 914 I drove it for the first time today. The shifting needs some adjustment and the fuel injections not working quite right but it drives!!!! I have it stripped down to be painted so I only had one headlight and no other lights whatsoever. I had so much fun on 4 wheels that it should be illegal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
John Attached image(s) 
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| stock93 |
Aug 2 2003, 12:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 12-May 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 684 Region Association: South East States |
after the drive
That's right no seats. I had to take the stock seats out to install the cage and didnt put the drivers seat back in. I had some problems with the fi. Sometimes it wouldnt idle or want to pick up at all when I hit the gas it would just stumble. Then when I pulled it into the driveway it wouldnt idle down from around 2K rpm. Any ideas? John Attached image(s) 
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| URY914 |
Aug 2 2003, 06:00 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,056 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
You have now entered the 914 only zone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif)
You now know the meaning of life. You are trapped. There is no turnning back. Welcome aboard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Paul |
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| Lawrence |
Aug 2 2003, 07:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None  |
Hey John... glad to hear you're on the road! Congrats!
Driving a 914 is pure bliss. Care to post pictures of your OTHER project there? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Bleyseng |
Aug 2 2003, 08:19 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
FI Problems:
high idle- Vacuum leaks Bad distributor and trigger points Sticking accel cable Advanced timing To sort out Djet FI problems, first go thru and tune up the engine really well. Points,plugs, wires,fuel filter, adjust the valves, then check all the hoses for vacuum leaks. Then adjust the Djet. Geoff |
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| tod914 |
Aug 2 2003, 08:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Nice color there John. Good luck with the car and hf!!
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| stock93 |
Aug 2 2003, 09:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 12-May 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 684 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks Goeff. I'll just go through the list. I will be repainting the car blue. The green is not an original color.
The other project is a ghia I'm doing for a friend of mine. Its being stripped completely and holes filled. I also have to fill quite a few dents. Then it will get new paint. I think he is going to paint it a deep forrest green. John Attached image(s) 
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| Anton |
Aug 2 2003, 10:40 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
QUOTE(stock93 @ Aug 2 2003, 07:48 AM) I will be repainting the car blue. The green is not an original color. My advice: choose a 914 color of that building year, or choose an "era correct" Porsche or 914 color. I believe there is a 914 color scheme somewhere on the Pelican Parts website, including some very nice metallic colors. Are you sure the green is not original? Looks like Zambezi green. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) If it is a respray it certainly is a thorough job, because I can see it in rear trunk. Also, at the sanded areas I can only see white coming from under the green. It could be primer or was the car originally white? That is indeed not the most attractive of colors... Anyway, welcome aboard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| Bleyseng |
Aug 2 2003, 12:17 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Check out the orginal colors here:
http://homepage.mac.com/markd/914/colors.html Look on the drivers door post for the Karmann color plate I agree to repaint it the orginal color, always looks the best. Geoff |
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| onrails |
Aug 2 2003, 02:50 PM
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if the world didn't suck,,we would all fall off Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 21-July 03 From: tulsa,ok Member No.: 929 |
allways glad to see or hear about one more
914 on the road. now you know how i feel about my car!,,,,,,,,,have fun!!!!!! like what was stated before,,,,,,,"there's no turning back!" |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Aug 2 2003, 05:50 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
John, congrats on the first drive. Keep it going. Check out all the original colors at the PCA 914 SIG site http://www.pca.org/914/SIGsiteIE.html.
Welcome to our addiction! |
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| Anton |
Aug 3 2003, 01:25 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
914 colors on rennlist website
BTW, my 914 is in original Phoenix Red (L32K). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| rhodyguy |
Aug 3 2003, 06:48 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,055 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
that ghia would look fantastic painted "irish green", porsches answer to brg. #1510, code L60E. with good chrome and a set of fuchs it would be a stunner. add a t-4 and it would be a goer as well.
kevin |
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