Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> IT'S ALIVE!, After almost six months.
BMXerror
post Sep 23 2006, 12:13 PM
Post #1


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,705
Joined: 8-April 06
From: Hesperia Ca
Member No.: 5,842
Well, SHE RUNS!! I thought that this would just be a quick 'freshening up' job on a car that had been sitting for a while. Six months, four thousand dollars, two engine pulls, 4 electrical fires, and two and a half solid moths of fighting with the injection system later, I was finally able to drive a 914. SWEET. It was surprisingly powerful. I was setting myself up for a lot less power so that I wasn't too disappointed, but I was pleasently surprised. The handling is pretty rediculous. It'll pull WAY more G in the corner than my Elcipse(which I have pushed PAST the limit), and it's not even workin that hard.
More than anything though, I REALLY GET IT now! I bought the thing thinking, "Yeah, that should be a pretty fun car with lots of potential to make it serious." But now that I've driven it I understand the character of the car. It may not be the fastest thing out there, but it's a BLAST to drive even when you're just creeping around town. Now I'm suddenly really happy with my purchase.
I still have some bugs to work out. It starts to ping pretty bad when it gets hot. I'm gonna get into that today. Also, one of the headlights seems to be trying to blind pilots; which it could. I've got H4 90/130s in it. I've gotta drill the rusted out adjustment screw and put a new one in to fix that. At least it idles without flooding out and dying now.
I couldn't have done it without the club of course. Very special thanks to SirAndy, Tobra, 194144jt, 914sixer, 914 1.8t, Rob Pattillo, BDstone, Hmeeder, azBill, RacerBVD, Joseph Mills, Cap'n Krusty, Echo canyons, adidas, Luke, McGen, Highways, Nycchef, string914, rezron, cloud buster, Helomech, SLITS, and of course, Bleyseng for all my parts chasing needs. Sorry, but I can't trace back enough to personally thank everyone for their technical advice and moral support, so thank's a ton to the club. And I know someone is going to say (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) , so I'm going to work on that today among other things.
So I'm officially part of the 914club now. Thanks all for you welcoming spirit, and hopefully I'll be able to give back to the club in my own time.
Mark D.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
BMXerror
post Sep 23 2006, 12:17 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,705
Joined: 8-April 06
From: Hesperia Ca
Member No.: 5,842
OMG. I completely forgot to mention the biggest player of them all, even though he's sitting three feet from me right now. I totally wouldn't be able to do it without my Big Bro Allen. You rule brother!
Mark D.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
1970 Neun vierzehn
post Sep 23 2006, 12:17 PM
Post #3


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3,199
Joined: 16-March 06
From: cincinnati, ohio
Member No.: 5,727
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) HOOO-RAY! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
TravisNeff
post Sep 23 2006, 12:18 PM
Post #4


914 Guru
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 5,082
Joined: 20-March 03
From: Mesa, AZ
Member No.: 447
Region Association: Southwest Region
QUOTE(BMXerror @ Sep 23 2006, 11:13 AM) *

So I'm officially part of the 914club now. Thanks all for you welcoming spirit, and hopefully I'll be able to give back to the club in my own time.
Mark D.



Good job Mark, A 914 or even a running 914 isn't required to be in the club. Now jackstands on the other hand......
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Heeltoe914
post Sep 23 2006, 12:24 PM
Post #5


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,135
Joined: 31-January 06
From: Tujunga Calif,
Member No.: 5,506
Great job at not giving up. Its all uphill from there. Good job.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
wbergtho
post Sep 23 2006, 12:30 PM
Post #6


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,314
Joined: 28-April 03
From: Roberts, WI
Member No.: 623
Awesome job...sounds like you are really enjoying it! Glad to hear it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JPB
post Sep 23 2006, 07:44 PM
Post #7


The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction.
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,927
Joined: 12-November 05
From: Tapmahamock, Va.
Member No.: 5,107
Good job, sounds great!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
rick 918-S
post Sep 23 2006, 08:13 PM
Post #8


Hey nice rack! -Celette
***************

Group: Members
Posts: 20,464
Joined: 30-December 02
From: Now in Superior WI
Member No.: 43
Region Association: Northstar Region
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
BMXerror
post Sep 23 2006, 10:02 PM
Post #9


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,705
Joined: 8-April 06
From: Hesperia Ca
Member No.: 5,842
Well, after some tuning today we got it running well and took it out to the local canyon road. GOOD GOD!! Not much balls in a strait line, but the steering is super responsive and it'll pull mad Gs in the corners. It's also super easy to recover WHICH I KNOW because I got it bit shifty at one point which scared the crap out of my brother.
Speaking of 'shifty' though, my junkyard gearbox is not in the greatest shape. The 2-3 syncro is obviously bad, and my brother and I probably made it worse today. Up-shifting isn't too bad, but downshifting is a knightmare. The gears and forks seem to be in decent shape. Once in gear it is precise and solid, but getting it in is a bitch. So now I'm calling on Dr. Evil to give me some options.
I also lost fuel to two cylinders halfway home from the mountain road. We checked the injection points and they're good. I think it's probably in the loom from the points to the ECU.
All that being said, I know a lot more about where the car stands and where my money needs to go next. I also got to have some fun with it, which gives me the inspiration to keep pressing on. I now LOVE 914s!
I didn't get a chance to take pics today, but that's no big loss. She's nothin special on the outside, but she's got inner beauty. I'll give you a couple I took some months ago.
Mark D.

Before bath:




Attached image(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
BMXerror
post Sep 23 2006, 10:02 PM
Post #10


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,705
Joined: 8-April 06
From: Hesperia Ca
Member No.: 5,842
After bath


Attached image(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · 914World Garage · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 21st May 2024 - 12:41 PM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2024  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...