Wow, that looks great, Travis. Good luck with the install, my /6 ran great all last weekend.

You're going to LOVE having a real Porsche motor sitting behind you!!!

Thanks Larmo,

I guess it is time to stop collecting parts and actually do something with them! I hope to get this done in the next couple of weeks, we will see how it goes..

Lawrence, Forrest and Keith, did you let Travis drove your car last weekend that makes him do a 6 conversion too? But thanks though! at least Bob was able to find a good engine for his 73 project!

looks great!
I'm definitely going with Mahle's on the '75..

-bob

No need, it is a virus

Virus? Oi! Its funny, as soon as Jamie took my 914 out of the garage that's when I became fully committed to doing this.

Finally replaced the oil temp sender so my gauge now works. Changed oil (Brad Penn 20-50). Used some 3M weatherstrip adhesive to secure a piece of rubber that kept popping off if left side engine tin (I think that was source of some VW engine smell in cabin). I also used smoke machine on exhaust to make sure that was not leaking anywhere.

Ready for Summer.

No additional 914 progress, but my auto shop instructor called me yesterday morning and said he'd be in the shop until 10pm, so I took the Ghia up there. Blasted the rusty rear brake drums, replaced the rear wheel cylinders, installed new shoes & hardware, checked the front pads (they're OK for now), then we bled the system.

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Replaced the broken speedo cable and replaced the stock muffler with an EMPI extractor exhaust and flat-pack quiet muffler - oh, much nicer sound

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I also purchased new ball joints, tie-rod ends and a steering damper, but I'll try to get to that next Tuesday if I can score some lift time

Installed the Camp 914 rear trunk shocks, nice kit and everything fits ! Last week I installed the JWest trunk hinge kit and decided to not reuse the torsion rods; I need all 10 fingers...

**Will replace the rear trunk carpet ASAP, ithis one needs a new home

Packed up the 2.0, ready for shipping to Bob.

Washed it and

spent the afternoon with a damn toothbrush and purple clean.

Damn Jim your trunk looks so clean. We could use it as picnic table

Definitely a gang sign. May be a Hawaiian devil sign too. Whatever it is, it’s purely satanical. Don’t be fooled.

And a nice car it is, Travis! I rode with Jamie the whole weekend without a hitch and he showed me some of the better performance highlights of your car - very nice! Gave me more incentive to work harder on mine. Thanks for the ride!

Washed her. Drove her. Good times.

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Never mind the cannon - nothing to see here...

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Beautiful spring day in Dallas.

Picked up the engine tin from the powder coating shop. I got lucky and found this brand new aftermarket tin for $200 on ebay about a year ago.

Installed a PMS fiberglass front valence. Next step:paint black.

Installed a new rear window seal, tacked down all the loose vinyl. Thanks Eric Shea!

Almost ready to paint V8 front bumper for my bud Jerry

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After being away from welding in my old job for years, it's becoming apparent that until I get back up to speed I'm probably a better grinder than I am a welder...

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The teener has always had that old car musty funk smell inside. Replaced the carpet, and no luck. Replaced the the headliner and still no luck. When updating the interior, Replaced the backpad with new and both seats and you guessed it. And then one day...

As a last resort I purchased Griot’s answer to the DIY gas chamber, and I took a deep breath and drooped the packet of magic crystals into the cup of water, sealed the car and let it do its thing for 24 hours. And wonder of wonders, that skanky, funky smell is gone with no perfumes, or rent a car scent. In fact, there is basically no smell.

So if you have that old car funk, try this: https://www.griotsgarage.com/product/odor+exterminator.do

I cut out the holes for the oil tank. And as luck would have it my phone fell of the workbench and the screen died.

I hope I that I cut the holes right and everything fits! We will see tomorrow.

Jerry's car is a V8?

Had a chance to paint during lunch...

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Well, it wasn't exactly today but last week. I got new shoes for the car (205x60 15) and took off on an exploratory trip. Over the years I have occasionally bought gas station maps of where I have lived. I had watched "Stand By Me" on the TV the other night. It is a coming of age movie that I have always liked and is based on boyhood adventures in the 1950's. Coincidentally the town scenes were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, about 90 miles south of me.

I decided to make the drive using roads that were the main arteries in the 1950's and used two of my maps to make the journey. The thing about using old maps is not that the roads no longer exist, it is that they have either been renamed, slightly altered, or covered over by newer roads (for example I-5 covers lots of US99).

I drove between Beaverton and Salem, Oregon using state highways and then skipped Salem and Albany by using I-5. Hit Brownsville just after lunch and had a wonderful time looking at shops and walking the sidewalks. Met a guy who had an interesting "man cave" garage and saw his projects including a nicely done "rat rod" truck that took him a little over a year to build.

Plenty of great roads. Nice weather (a break from Oregon's rain), and the car ran beautifully. Tires were perfect, grip was good and the wheel balance done by the independent shop (Sunset Tire Factory) was right on.

Finished installing the targa and main cabin seals. About to take it for a test drive

Eeek!

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Well a couple of months ago I finally got tired of the racket from the loose back window on my '74 1.8, so I decided to RnR it. Of course you gotta take out the back pad to get at it, and the seats to get at the back pad and then you can really see how ratty the old carpet is, so out that comes. So then might as well clean up some of the chipped and worn thin paint and take care of that dent on the drivers rear 1/4. Around this time I decided to drop the bumpers and look into why one of the head lights didn't line up quite right (the eyebrow on that side was held in with bolts in an attempt to make it look close to right). At about this point I noticed that the windshield was really only held in by the trim as the butyl had totally dried out. Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment Click to view attachment
I guess next the motor comes out so I can replace the battery tray and trunk hinge mounts. Then I might as well paint it. Not going on jackstands however, not at all.
I like this particular car because it was apparently delivered with radio delete but with AC which seems a little odd to me.
Oh, I am also taking a rookie stab at engine building with a 1911 for this car. Should be rolling again by August.......2020

A typical mushrooming 914 task.

Took the time to set the valves today (2 L ). going autocrossing on the weekend. Found valves on the right side were all too tight, car is running better. Funny thing is I've always had the engine reading hot after about 1/2 hour, even on a cool day. Had it out for an hour and a half, just over half on the guage. I don't get it! What's tight valves got to do with heat?

If the valves don't contact the seats properly, the heat build-up isn't transferred to the head adequately.

Forrest came by and picked up the 2.0 for Bob.

A box was delivered with a muffler heat shield. I welded it onto the replacement trunk floor and gave it a coat of etch primer while I could get in all the nooks and crannies. the crumbly looking stuff is leftover seam sealer. Also a pic of the holes I drilled for the oil tank. Still need some file work before a test fit.

Nothing done on the 914 however I had lunch with Eric Geer, some might remember his car, 2.0 that was yellow that had widened 'glass GT flares....when he bought it the car had wide wire wheels that belonged on a Chevy pickup.

For a while he ran super skinny 5.5" stock steel wheels under those wide flares....no more 914 for him for years however we still keep in contact.

Even talked to Tony (aka Cracker) today, that was a pleasant surprise, nice guy!

Last night I made a rolling chassis cart for my Rally car project. Getting ready to start bodywork.
I used measurements from another poster...all dims seem correct. I like my $60 eight inch Harbor Freight casters.

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Good luck w/ HF casters. I have never purchased a caster from HF that would swivel properly once a load is placed upon them.

Yeah, that's what I'm using. I just kick the casters into the right orientation for direction I want to roll the car. Once it is rolling, they seem to swivel okay.

Made and installed a mount for my "wide screen" GPS that I bought during Rte 66. My 16 year old TomTom finally went to heaven and I bought this one at a truck stop a bunch of us stopped at for awhile. I saw this Garmin on sale and bought it. I didn't stop to think (a common occurrence) and didn't realize till much later it was made for a TRUCK. A very large TRUCK. Hence the 7 1/2 inch screen. I couldn't mount it on the windshield for obvious reasons. I can pair it to my cell phone and can also pair it to a back up camera. I'm hoping I'll be able to get re-runs of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Nice Elliot...first Big Screen I've seen in a teener and all I wanted in my car during Route 66 was a stupid cup holder....working on it!!!

Good upgrade but where are you going to mount the antenna dish??

Too funny. I thought those things went extinct since most people use the free app on there phone.

And as a bonus feature it has ALL of the USA truck stops built into it's data base. Hope he isn't bringing an 18 wheeler to the next event.

The '71 out of winter hibernation in IA- running great. Took it over to my son's- had to get a picture of the line up with his Cayman and the 993...Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

nice!! where in iowa? my neice graduates this week from Iowa state U, and in 2 weeks its back up home to MN for a nephews grad as well- home the good weather holds, - looks like your trees are just budding out- enjoy the weather- nice 993 btw!

Cup holder? Here ya go.

Got the right gaskets for my intermediate plate and buttoned back up the gearbox.

Damn Elliot where did you get that buddy!!

Uh, is your lipstick wearing off on your cup sweetheart?

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