After making the front tinware (around the fan) from card templates yesterday, today i trial fitted them and making just a couple of tweeks the fit pretty damn good!

Got out this morning and finished up the carb refresh on Elwood. 12.7 to 1 mixture ratio at idle. Found the float level was too high on one bowl, it was percolating into the bore when sitting still, filling it with gas. Once adjusted, I went to start it and it just went click.

I think the starter took a I will pull it off tomorrow to check.

Bought a very nice set of Pedrini wheels for it......

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Replaced broken springs on the wife's dishwasher door ... and to be honest, it was actually a pain in the ass job

In another concerted effort to clean up around here, dug through some 914 parts I don't need that were in the C-van storage container. Will be posting some good stuff in the classified section soon ...

Nothing beats that.......

Eddy looks like Belmont shores you were driving through. My daughter will be moving there next month.

Mobymutt....do I see a 240 mph speedo?

Yep!!short cruise through Belmont shore

Best 914 Dash award....

I guess. It doesn't actually match the speed. Plus I'm in Canada.

Are those not normal?

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I bought a leather kit for the steering wheel and got my wife to sew it on. She did a great job.Click to view attachment

Wow, that looks very nice. Great job.

What kit did you use and what was the level of difficulty to sew it on?

I bought an Automotion kit for about $70 including shipping. It was incredibly difficult! The leather in the kit needed to be trimmed and the pre-punched holes didn't line up. It took her about 15 hours but she basically did everything twice to make sure she was satisfied with the result.

Bought a Quad gauge 10 years ago which uses LEDs rather than incandescent bulbs. The gauges work fine but the engine had to be spun up to 4000 RPM before the alternator light went off and the Volts would rise from 12 to 14.5. After much research, a couple of negative comments on this board, and the help of electrical engineering graduates from Cal Poly and Cal Tech, the correct resistance was determined to excite the alternator to create 14.5 V at startup. It took a 10 Ohm 5 Volt resistor and a Porsche specific diode put in parallel with the LED to make the magic happen. It was an interesting exercise determining the correct resistance needed.

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15 hours? ... you owe her a wine & dine night out on the town, with a steak & lobster diner

Seriously, she did a great job

I scanned every receipt for every expensenever spent on the car from the date of acquisition then dropped the cost data into an excel spreadsheet............ taking into account the sale of the original 1.7 to the guy who built the 2.3-4 / then the cash from the sale of the 2.3-4 / to buy the 3.0-6 and trinkets to get that together......... On balance, this car is one of the least expensive six cylinder Porsche automobiles I have had the pleasure of driving over the years. It is arguably worth, in today's market, well over four times what I have in it and it is reliable and fun to drive.

No heater, power windows, power brakes and/or power steering, bla bla......... dont need that in this ride / just an open road.

No pictures / new laptop and no imports (photos) just yet..........

Well, what did all receipts add up to?

Working on an early set of BLACK bumpers for me, and finishing up a front bumper for a member who has a V8 car which will also be black.

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No, no, no... you don't want to do that...
The fella I bought my car from didn't want to add all the receipts up, and after I went through them I could see why; it looked as if he went through the Patrick Motorsports catalog and just checked off all the boxes...
It can be a real eye opener.

-HB

I did this as well but, I personally like knowing these details. One of my daughters asked me why I was going through the effort and I told her "I was giving her mother an excuse for justifiable homicide"

Was looking for more property in AZ - found this place for sale

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Looks great, I bought the wrong kit from them a month ago and finally got the correct kit last week. On my to do list in the near future.

It’s running again! After a long and cold winter the engine came to life with new 2.0 heads from AA and my machine shop dude. I’m a victim of bad engine builder shop practice . Now I just need to finish all the little things that take forever.

Be sure to check for rust

I lived at a "914" address. The next "owner" experienced a fire and it burned to the ground

Got the six out today and just drove it.





Also found out the transmission has an LSD in it!!!

Left two black marks on the pavement turning on to a highway.

prove it..

We're pretty broke because of the college tuition and a 914 restoration but I'll do the best I can.

out to ISM Raceway to watch Indy car qualifying. It was a shake down run before Rt 66 and it ran great.

Washing the trailer today, almost half way. Getting ready to change the logo.
I can't believe how grungy this trailer is.

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Did some more plug welding to add the extra track structural reinforcements to the inner longitudinal. Used RD parts to create the overlays.Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

Epoxy painted some bumpers
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Sanded and painted the longs and installed one on the passenger side.
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Now need to work on the driver side and struggling with digging in because of how far the cancer goes.
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Stared at this machine for a minute, then went back to motor mount detail
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Installed new PMO's today....God, this is good looking hardware. MarkClick to view attachment

Are those the bumpers you got at Mike's auction? ... those were a great deal

Ravi, it's probably local to that jack point area, only. Open it up some more and give the long "the screwdriver test". If the long material feels firm then order one from RD. We can weld a new one in place on a Saturday.

Yes Sir...

I would have stared all day !!

Had a completely stuck driver seat which refused to slide. Had to use a scissor jack to get the seat to budge and get it off the rails. Have a GTS Classics seat whose bolt holes were slightly off. Had to elongate the holes on the mating piece and reversed the direction of the seat slider with the safety catch. It would still get stuck but not as badly until I loosened the mounting bolts just a bit. Then the seat would slide effortlessly until I pulled the seat out to tighten the seat bottom bolts. Putting the seat back in, it bound again. Removed the seat and loosened the bolts just a bit and again it slid effortlessly. So screw it, and I left it that way. In an accident I doubt a tight bolt versus an almost tight bolt will make much difference.

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wow sir Mark! car looks getting better and better and even structuraly solid!

Big day today. Getting the last things done before installing rebuilt 2.7. Still waiting on machine shop on that project Figured I’d quickly install new clutch cable. Wrong. Clevis pin at pedal assembly end was frozen. Finally some PB Blaster and a punch got out the pin I destroyed with pliers and cuss words. Waiting for new one from Pelican.

Then my wife and I ran Chris Foley’s steel gas lines from rear to front. Very nice product with good instructions. Can’t believe those plastic lines were still in there.

Thermostat at rear fire wall for front oil cooler is in the way a little. May have to make hose connections up front inside the tunnel and instead of grommets at the wall use larger fuel hose for hose protection.

Ran out of time so neither project got done.

I refurbished and installed a set of black bumpers. I shaved tit and tow hook holes. My bumper caps are from 914Rubber.

Getting it ready for Route 66

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Looks fantastic!

... yes it does. Wished I had some 'spare' time to get mine back on the road.

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Drove it around the block after the Winter gearbox rebuild and other updates.