Thanks Bob, this inspired me so I did the same. Removing the belts is about as long as I can work outside this time of the year. Belts cleaned up nicely, I'll reinstall them tomorrow AM.

Ya know, Payson is really nice this time of year, Michael

I know, Flagstaff is even nicer and we're headed there soon for 3 weeks.

so thats how ya/ll do it............

I confirmed transport so I could get the darned thing here with me, where it belongs.

How we/all do what? ... clean old seat belts, or escape the PHX heat ?

Drove it...with my old friend Rob. He was visiting to mark the 49th anniversary of our first meeting during basic cadet training at USAF Academy, 23 June 1969.

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We drove it from CO to MN, ND, and back a couple of times in '72 and '73...and we haven't changed a bit

Andy,Did you get the mold smell out of your car ?

Yes, i did. The good old diluted vinegar worked very well, took a few days to get the vinegar smell out afterwards, but it's been fine ever since.

I am not sure if I ever heard the results of clogged spray bar or what was it on your 3.6?

There was a super secret reveal session at the WCR in Oregon.

Added a big matte black racing stripe. Should make the car significantly faster. I’m on the fence if I’m going to keep it.

Darn I don't know the secret hand shake. Either way glad it is running..

I buffed the shit out of my mirror on the 70 garage find 4.

The SS comes up great on the buffer with chrome rouge.

Bob B


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Looks great, Bob.


I sold the 'BB' to Bill (Bill1963) ... but we still have another one parked in the driveway.

Nice car, good friends just need beer & BBQ to finish a wonderful day. Mike Kelly

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New assembly jigs for all of the newly designed 9148-gtt parts
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Got my rear Boxster uprights/spindles.

Did a test fit with my 15x7 BBS wheels, they "almost" fit as is.

I plan on using the hubs for my 5 lug conversion and will see how feasible it is to re- purpose the parking brakes from the Boxster setup as well.



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Bought tools for the shop and stripped parts off the parts car.

Test fitting my 15"x7" BBS rims with 205/55 tires. Needs to be lowered some for sure.

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You released the tension on the suspension (hey, that rhymes) when you jacked it up, it will lower itself some, if/when you move it several feet in either direction.

Also, is the drive train is out?

Drive train still in the car, it has always been a tad on the high side.

that is a beautiful BBS for a 914!
I was in my cousins place last week at Pittsburg and thinking if we can have time to meet you. My cousin has a 73 that has been a project for several years. It was his daily car during early 2000.

Got the 914 up on jack stands, removed the right rear tire and removed the gas tank today. What's next?


That's right - installing Tangerine Racing's SS fuel lines and all new rubber fuel hoses. Got the complete kit. Hoses were last changed in '94 and the car was last driven on the street in '08. I'm going to get it streetable again, so its time for new. The old lines are getting dry and one line under the fuel tank is getting sticky/gummy.

Before pulling the tank, I drained about 2 gallons of old fuel and put in a bit of fresh. Was able to get the engine started and running on 3 cylinders. Going to have to clean the injectors while everything's apart.

I finished colour sanding the car. Started to compound it. The driver's side came up good but the trunk is awful. Going to have to paint that again.

The fan end seal started leaking really badly on Elwood coming home from the Porsche 70th celebration in Ft. Worth. You have to pull the motor to replace it, so I started gathering parts. Saturday we pulled the motor and trans and started stripping it down to the long block.

Betty was out in the garage helping. I asked her to take the transmission mounts off. She didn't need the wrenches. She just pulled them forward and unscrewed the bolts with her fingers.

I pulled the fan/alternator off the motor. The fan had 0 shims in it, and the alternator ground strap was broken. Once I got the fan assembly off, this fell out:

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Yea, those are corn kernels. I am not surprised, the car was an Iowa barn find.

Ran out of time on Saturday, and yesterday was taken up with running some errands, so I got back out there this morning. I pulled the intakes, and put corks in the ports. Then I removed the fan shroud.

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Mouse fur... lots of mouse fur. And more corn. So the rest of the morning has been cleaning out the mouse fur. Luck was with me, I didn't find any mouse carcasses.

I pulled the transmission and the flywheel. I was already going to replace the flywheel seal, but my case of Dirk Wright's disease flared up. So now I have a new clutch kit for him. Good thing too. There are absolutely no plastic parts on the clutch arm. None. Nada. MIA. Vanished. Gone the way of the Dodo.

I am taking all the tin, the fan shroud, the fan, and the upper valve covers to be run through the ultrasonic cleaner at Zims. After they come back, I have to paint them.

All of the bolts and nuts are in the tumbler getting cleaned too.

I am hoping I can start re-assembly on Thursday.

Went to move it to my SIL's house for summer storage and the battery was dead. Bought a new Odyssey and PMS hold down but it's already too hot to work on it. I'll install it tomorrow, early.

Further to colour sanding yesterday i used a compound pad with 3m fast cut liquid followed by 3m ultra fine cut with a polish head. The trunk and hood seems to have had some sort of reaction and will not shine up. The paint did not bloom so i need to do some research on this.

I didn't flat part of the rear and front fender good enough and had a few spots of orange peel so i've flat sanded those back again.

Now the passenger door. I did not use any flat black to check for uneven finish in the high build primer. It showed! This has now been taken right back and the small dink i put in one day when jacking has also been sorted.

Spent 8 hours (with a stop for chatting to the neighbours) on it today. I'm cooked now.

Joined a cars and coffee group in Cambria on a trip up Pacific Coast Highway to a place (Hotel/restaurant) called Ragged Point. Lots of late model Porsches, a Jaguar or two and a few Corvettes. The landslide on pch is supposed to be finished in two weeks, then I can ride all the way to Big Sur and the bay area. I took this pic on the way home.

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Participated in "Bring your tiny car to work"-day....

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7-year old cheap battery was dead so I got the Odyssey battery kit from PMS. Nice install with the bracket and hardware provided.

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One of my twins insisted we wash the 914 this morning. I took some 2000 grit paper to clean it up some. The car had a lot of black smudges and stains from leaves and dirt piling up on it.

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Tackling surface rust on both strut towers and Lt and Rt side under the fresh air cowl. Need to dig out factory sealant. Will use por 15 and an epoxy primer and respray the affected areas.

We need the latest pictures of the twins. Because I can remember when they were little. And that makes me feel old.

Rebuilt 2.7 finally came to life today for the first time since last fall. Started instantly and ran fairly smoothly considering. Timing and carburetors next.

really cheap bulb conversion (under $5 total and I had to wait for the items from China) from OEM fog lamp to LED bulb with no permanent modification to any of the existing wiring.

the base:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-T10-W5W-194-T1...119.m1438.l2649

the bulb:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2pcs-Xenon-White-N...119.m1438.l2649

the completed conversion assembly using a plastic tube that fits into the BA20S socket

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Great writeup. Ordering mine in a few days.

Thanks for the links just ordered a set..

Damn, great work, the BA20S's were really hard to find and expensive in LED, that is far better!

Had a few minutes before my Dad's (Son's) Garage project was going to show up.
Snap the bumper cover back on Mom's Pilot.

So I pulled the frunk cable for a little lubing.
Found quite a bit of rust on the upper end of the cable that screws into the handle.
To create a smooth surface I tuned up with the wire wheel on the bench grinder instead of the blast cabinet. I'm sure this was most of the binding.
Swapped out the latch with one of the 8 or ten coming out of the rattler basket.
Plus a shot of the transition from steel to plastic. Cable wants to hang up on the plastic edge/lip while re installing cable.

Gooder as new.
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I polished up the bonnet (hood) but there are what looks like circular scratches. Like someone has used a coarse grade wet n dry and rubbed in circles. They haven't. I'm going to need to figure this out as i dont want to paint it again.

The passenger door is ready for a light matt black spray before i flat that back and hopefuy find no more imperfections.

Then the trunk.

Just Picked up my 7s and 8s 911 numbers for my 6 #41

True RS Finish not paint. Now to get these to PMB and sell my fresh 7s and 8s 15s polished with new tires we just put on the car there.

Bob B
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While the motor and trans are out of Elwood, I adjusted the valves. Much easier than in the car. This afternoon, I will pull the front shifter rod and replace the missing firewall bushing.

Waiting on the flywheel to be turned, then I can put the clutch back together and hook the transmission back up. Repaint the tin and the upper valve covers, then the motor goes back in.

Leaning toward installing the collars around the chain tensioners in case one fails. I don't want to do the oil fed tensioners, but the safety collars would fit under the stock timing chain covers.

Betty has been replacing seals on her car. She has finished the rear trunk, and is working on cleaning the channel for the front trunk seal.

I need to order butyl for the rear windows in Elwood and Frody. Both are loose, and I need to change out the rear window in Elwood for the heated one that came with the car.

Got rid of my aftermarket wheels and mounted a set of date-matched ‘73 Fuchs to my ‘73 914. Psyched about finding a matching set of Fuchs in good condition.

Car looks amazing!