Help - Search - Members - Calendar
Full Version: what did you do to your 914 today
914World.com > The 914 Forums > 914World Garage
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
sb914
QUOTE(falcor75 @ Apr 8 2018, 10:03 PM) *

Click to view attachment

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

Nice tidy garage!
Porscheguy912
Extra tartan kilt from my Grandfather.
76-914
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Apr 8 2018, 07:44 PM) *

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

Click to view attachment


Click to view attachment

Looks super Oscar. smilie_pokal.gif
lonewolfe
QUOTE(11tenths @ Apr 6 2018, 08:26 AM) *

QUOTE(lonewolfe @ Apr 6 2018, 12:50 AM) *

QUOTE(forrestkhaag @ Apr 5 2018, 04:30 PM) *

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. driving-girl.gif

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


Well, what did all receipts add up to?

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...
w00t.gif It can be a real eye opener.
-HB


Oh, I know! I’ve been hesitant to add up what I have as well. But, it sounded like he was brave and had a total. Ha ha!
mmichalik
Finally got my new plates from the DMV. What a gen-u-wine cluster it was but at last, I have them.

Click to view attachment

When I was a kid, there was a 914 running around town with these plates on it. It's a bummer that I couldn't get them in Blue and Gold but, I'm stoked that I got them at all.
(If it doesn't make sense, just say each letter out loud to get the gist of it.)
Mueller
Took the rods and bearings off my 1.8* , guess who is getting new bearings? sad.gif
*low mileage rebuild with flat cam

The crank looks good, will measure in next few days.

I know the 2.0 rods use different bearings than my 1.8, what about the crank bearings? Same for 1.7 thru 2.0? (besides oversize)

Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
76-914
I’m thinking it was time for a filter change. Whatcha think? happy11.gif



Click to view attachment
mph911
It wasn't today but last week... The wait is over, I got the car to paint shop. It's been sitting in my garage for 5 months after the body work was done. Click to view attachment
euro911
Man, that's gonna look nice. What wheels are those? drooley.gif
mlindner
Congrats Matt, car looks great and love the rims. Mark
daytona
Those wheels look like Campagnlo wheels. Very similar to the original Mangusta wheels.
They look very good on a 914. What color is the car going to be?
Cairo94507
Nice. Love the wheels too. beerchug.gif
mph911
Thanks guys.
The wheels are by Group 4 Wheels I had them on my old Martini 911SC and they are very nice. These are 15x8 and 15x9 with Michelin TB15 tires.
The car will stay silver. It had an extensive big dollar resto about 18 years ago and has hardly been driven since. The underside, trunk, engine compartment is in near perfect silver so it would be pointless stripping back to a shell again.
The bodywork recently completed consists of the steel gt flares, fibreglass bumpers, rockers, valance, through hood filler, gt oil cooler setup in front, gt bonnet pins, hood lights etc etc.
it will run a subtle but different livery once painted.
Michael N
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Apr 11 2018, 05:31 AM) *

Nice. Love the wheels too. beerchug.gif

You love them because they are gold. idea.gif lol-2.gif lol-2.gif lol-2.gif
Michael N
Swapped out the clutch cable. It was hanging on by a thread....well two threads.

Click to view attachment

Props to PMB Performance. Ordered on Saturday evening, arrived on Tuesday to San Jose. Installed on Wednesday.
John
Not MINE, but did this today for another member here.....

Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment

My toys are still sitting on the Optima maintaining chargers..... Need some rain to wash the last distribution of salt off of the roads. It seems as this might happen tomorrow or over the weekend.... Waiting impatiently for Spring to officially arrive.

Click to view attachment
Cairo94507
Michael - You got me. beerchug.gif
Larmo63
I stopped by my friend Trevor's house (our local welder) because he had this '60 coupe out front. He did the sunroof install for a client, the car has a lot of "nuances," parts from different era Porsches in the mix.

He invited me to follow him up to the Porsche Obsolete/Period Correct event in Costa Mesa, nice drive up the coast.

My 914 was the only one there.

Click to view attachment
ValcoOscar
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Apr 14 2018, 08:06 PM) *

I stopped by my friend Trevor's house (our local welder) because he had this '60 coupe out front. He did the sunroof install for a client, the car has a lot of "nuances," parts from different era Porsches in the mix.

He invited me to follow him up to the Porsche Obsolete/Period Correct event in Costa Mesa, nice drive up the coast.

My 914 was the only one there.




Cool...I think I've seen it before

Click to view attachment

He inspired me

Click to view attachment
SKL1
C&C in north Scottsdale this AM. Quite an eclectic group of cars with perfect weather. 2 914's today and sometimes a couple nice real 6's show up. One friend with an original owner adriatic blue 6 brought his E type this morning... nice to have that choice!
(and thank God I'm still in AZ- it's SNOWING in IA this weekend)Click to view attachment Click to view attachment
michael7810
Cleaned the contacts on both sides of the relay board trying to get power to the backup lights. No luck. Looked at the diagram and see the power comes from the brake light switch so I'll check that next.
76-914
Did you check the switch on the side of the trans? beerchug.gif
Michael N
driving.gif Drove it to Cars and Coffee at Orchard Supply Hardware in South San Jose. Only two Porsche cars this morning. Next time more South Bay guys need to join. Every 3rd Sunday of the month from 8am to 10 am.

Click to view attachment
michael7810
QUOTE(76-914 @ Apr 15 2018, 08:15 AM) *

Did you check the switch on the side of the trans? beerchug.gif


Yep, switch works fine. Problem is there is not 12v to the circuit.
Larmo63
Pretty sure the cream colored cars are two different cars.....


QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Apr 14 2018, 08:20 PM) *

QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Apr 14 2018, 08:06 PM) *

I stopped by my friend Trevor's house (our local welder) because he had this '60 coupe out front. He did the sunroof install for a client, the car has a lot of "nuances," parts from different era Porsches in the mix.

He invited me to follow him up to the Porsche Obsolete/Period Correct event in Costa Mesa, nice drive up the coast.

My 914 was the only one there.




Cool...I think I've seen it before

Click to view attachment

He inspired me

Click to view attachment

cali914
QUOTE(mph911 @ Apr 11 2018, 12:36 AM) *

It wasn't today but last week... The wait is over, I got the car to paint shop. It's been sitting in my garage for 5 months after the body work was done. Click to view attachment

that is going to look fantastic when the paint is done.
JFG
This month is a big push to get the car ready for the road. So lots and lots of little and not so little jobs.

I resprayed the bumpers black as i changed my mind and didn't like them orange. A couple of little pin holes have appeared so something reacted, maybe dust confused24.gif i'll sort that out.

I got the temp gauge and fuel gauge working in the original multi gauge.

The driver side wheel is off as the caliper is seeping fluid from somewhere!

While this is open i've cleaned off the flaky underseal and primed the chipped bare metal. Repaint tomorrow when i get home.

The trim around the engine bay which holds the seals was dented/chipped in places so that has been straightened and painted.

There was a tiny raised spot on the rear fender close to the drivers door handle. Investigation found no rust so that's been prepped for paint. I also found a new dent in the same fender. I walked away then!
SirAndy
Pushed it around the garage so i could clean the garage, still can't find the motivation to actually work on it.
sad.gif
76-914
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 16 2018, 11:22 AM) *

Pushed it around the garage so i could clean the garage, still can't find the motivation to actually work on it.
sad.gif

Hmmm. Andy, might I suggest a form of public ridicule such as “The Slackers” thread to get you motivated. biggrin.gif
Larmo63
You better get it ready for Thursday in Arizona, Andy. beerchug.gif
Steve
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 16 2018, 11:22 AM) *

Pushed it around the garage so i could clean the garage, still can't find the motivation to actually work on it.
sad.gif

Might I suggest a work party!! If I lived closer, I would be there!!
marksteinhilber
BADASS Meat! Put some new tires on the back end from Jegs.
Toyo Proxes R888R 225x50x15 on Fuchs 15X8 repros.
Looks like same tire can fit on & inch rims too,
but I think Ill have to add the fiberglass flares up front
to go to 8 inch rims.
Click to view attachment
New 225 next to 205 on 7 inch rim.
Click to view attachment
ndfrigi
QUOTE(marksteinhilber @ Apr 17 2018, 10:39 AM) *

BADASS Meat! Put some new tires on the back end from Jegs.
Toyo Proxes R888R 225x50x15 on Fuchs 15X8 repros.
Looks like same tire can fit on & inch rims too,
but I think Ill have to add the fiberglass flares up front
to go to 8 inch rims.
Click to view attachment
New 225 next to 205 on 7 inch rim.
Click to view attachment


Nice tires sir Mark!
euro911
QUOTE(Steve @ Apr 17 2018, 06:58 AM) *
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 16 2018, 11:22 AM) *
Pushed it around the garage so i could clean the garage, still can't find the motivation to actually work on it.
sad.gif
Might I suggest a work party!! If I lived closer, I would be there!!
Work Party? ... You know I'm just up in the LAX South Bay, Steve poke.gif

shades.gif

laugh.gif
Steve
QUOTE(euro911 @ Apr 17 2018, 04:20 PM) *

QUOTE(Steve @ Apr 17 2018, 06:58 AM) *
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 16 2018, 11:22 AM) *
Pushed it around the garage so i could clean the garage, still can't find the motivation to actually work on it.
sad.gif
Might I suggest a work party!! If I lived closer, I would be there!!
Work Party? ... You know I'm just up in the LAX South Bay, Steve poke.gif

shades.gif

laugh.gif

Um Sir Andy lives in the East Bay and it's the one way up North by Oakland.
It's just a quick 8 hour drive. poke.gif
Elliot Cannon
Eight hours for you. Three for me. av-943.gif
Chris914n6
After spending 8 hours working on Toast's car Sunday, I felt obligated to work on my own poke.gif

Got the injectors un-gummed up like a pro...

Also got the engine back together and tried to start it. Now I have squirts and no sparks headbang.gif which is actually good because I might be stupid and try to drive it to Rt66 in 2 days after being parked for 10 years slap.gif

Click to view attachment

For those that would like to know...
I got the injector pulser off ebay for $30 (All Sun EM276) and the ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight. No $avings over Pro cleaned but I'll use it many more times.
euro911
QUOTE(Steve @ Apr 17 2018, 05:54 PM) *
Um Sir Andy lives in the East Bay and it's the one way up North by Oakland.
It's just a quick 8 hour drive. poke.gif
I was referring to the mere hour's drive up to my place for a 'work party' slap.gif
happy11.gif

I still haven't installed the Renn Shifter, but I need to pull everything out of the tunnel for inspection and possibly perform some minor repairs before installing it anyway dry.gif

My 914 motivation level is also low at the moment - trying to get the Ghia sorted right now so I can put it on the market by summer ...
RickyTicky
QUOTE(Michael N @ Apr 15 2018, 01:34 PM) *

driving.gif Drove it to Cars and Coffee at Orchard Supply Hardware in South San Jose. Only two Porsche cars this morning. Next time more South Bay guys need to join. Every 3rd Sunday of the month from 8am to 10 am.

Click to view attachment


great shot!
76-914
QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Apr 17 2018, 11:46 PM) *

After spending 8 hours working on Toast's car Sunday, I felt obligated to work on my own poke.gif

Got the injectors un-gummed up like a pro...

Also got the engine back together and tried to start it. Now I have squirts and no sparks headbang.gif which is actually good because I might be stupid and try to drive it to Rt66 in 2 days after being parked for 10 years slap.gif

Click to view attachment

For those that would like to know...
I got the injector pulser off ebay for $30 (All Sun EM276) and the ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight. No $avings over Pro cleaned but I'll use it many more times.

I like it. smilie_pokal.gif
euro911
QUOTE(76-914 @ Apr 18 2018, 08:01 AM) *
QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Apr 17 2018, 11:46 PM) *
After spending 8 hours working on Toast's car Sunday, I felt obligated to work on my own poke.gif

Got the injectors un-gummed up like a pro...

Also got the engine back together and tried to start it. Now I have squirts and no sparks headbang.gif which is actually good because I might be stupid and try to drive it to Rt66 in 2 days after being parked for 10 years slap.gif

Click to view attachment

For those that would like to know...
I got the injector pulser off ebay for $30 (All Sun EM276) and the ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight. No $avings over Pro cleaned but I'll use it many more times.
I like it. smilie_pokal.gif
I have that same HF U/S tank - used it to clean the injectors on Dianne's car several years ago ... worked well smile.gif
Mueller
Yesterday I drove a 914. MDB2.gif No not my car silly....

Cali914 (Harry) drove over from Berkley and graciously let me drive his 3.5 Acura V6 powered 914 .... what a f'n rocketship , we may or may not have hit 100 on the on-ramp to the freeway wub.gif This car easily out accelerates my old '91 964 with the 3.6 motor. What a blast it was.

Car needs a better transmission than the old 901 otherwise the car is perfect, it hits the scales at 1900 pounds due to 'glass decks and no door window or wipers or other non-essential items.


Today, started to work on engine again:

Removed gears from crank, and installed new gear on camshaft (thanks to McMark for the 5 bolts)

McMark also sent me new bearings for the rods and crank, thanks Mark.

Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment

dakotaewing
See Below...
dakotaewing
QUOTE(76-914 @ Apr 18 2018, 10:01 AM) *

QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Apr 17 2018, 11:46 PM) *

After spending 8 hours working on Toast's car Sunday, I felt obligated to work on my own poke.gif

Got the injectors un-gummed up like a pro...

Also got the engine back together and tried to start it. Now I have squirts and no sparks headbang.gif which is actually good because I might be stupid and try to drive it to Rt66 in 2 days after being parked for 10 years slap.gif

Click to view attachment

For those that would like to know...
I got the injector pulser off ebay for $30 (All Sun EM276) and the ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight. No $avings over Pro cleaned but I'll use it many more times.

I like it. smilie_pokal.gif


How well did the ultra sonic cleaner work?
I've got a gallon of the Chem dip on my bench, as well as a vibrating tumbler to clean old nasty parts.
The walnut shells are disintegrating in the tumbler and the dust is sticking to the bolt threads...
I was thinking maybe the ultra sonic cleaner could handle that...?
914Sixer
Converted fog lights to driving lights. Just a matter of changing out lens. Lens are very rare.
MDTerp
Getting ready for Hershey aktion035.gif

Click to view attachment
Mueller
Sandy (seaside914-6) drove up from Seaside/Monterey and visited for a while, went out to lunch and I got to drive his 996 Twin-turbo out in some twisties near the house.... MDB2.gif

I did take the cover off my 914 and showed him what I was working with. Found out car was originally Light Ivory L80E, someone had painted it a brighter white at some point in time (and did a terrible job)
jim_hoyland
smile.gif Big thanks to SB914 for helping align my rear trunk lid gaps.
JFG
I cleaned up and prepped the rear sides of the bumpers for paint.

I also started to refurb the rocker cover panels.

Last night i stopped the seeping leak from the rear left brake caliper. Need to get that brake pedal firmer now.
jim_hoyland
Here's the before;
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.
Invision Power Board © 2001-2024 Invision Power Services, Inc.