Dropped the engine to install a new Meziere water pump.

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Remote pump?

Electric. What one did you go with?
What's up with your radiator?

Rebuilt the MPS - diaphragm was completely torn away from the outer piece. Thanks to Chris at Tangerine (shades of Led Zep?) the MPS is operating. Will dwell and then O2/H test soon.

The first time that engine has run smoothly since 1988. Barked a few times and blew VERY white smoke before I was able to fix the MPS.

Got my car aligned at J.C’s in Huntington Beach.
Now I need to fix the idling issue.
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Hey, Ravi ... what's the going rate these days?

Finally finish the engine rebuild and the installation and tuning of new PMO's. Car runs great. Then, the starter is intermittent. Starter solenoid needs a tap from a rubber hammer. Should not have installed an old starter when the engine was out. Learned a lesson. Anyway, can't get to the top starter bolt with different combinations of extensions, universals and cuss words. Unbolted the muffler, removed the two rear engine/transmission mounts, lowered the engine a few inches and it went quickly. Always something. . . . Now for the rain to quit.

Helping my mechanic race his IMSA GTU Porsche at Road America starting on Thursday. Anyone going to be there this coming weekend?

Replaced an existing remote pump that was undersized.
Meziere 55 gpm. The radiator may or may not get changed out. I'll let you know once the new pump is installed this week.

Good choice...I spoke to Andyrew about that setup and his runs VERY cool. That V8 car is SO CLEAN Kent! You could eat off that trans!

Visited it at the body shop. All prep work is done and it is about to head to the paint booth. Looks good so far. Should have it back in a couple of weeks. Also received the rechromed bumpers from Tri-City Plating in TN. I think they came out pretty nicely.

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Some of you may recall my thread on whether a Momo steering wheel spacer would work. There were several leads I chased down but none were ideal.

Last night at 3:00 AM I remembered that my neighbor, a retired Cal Tech aerospace electrical engineer who single handedly developed and created US Navy ship-board satellite communication arrays, had the equipment to cut the hub down 2.5”.

He graciously agreed and in 3 hours I had a custom hub to my precise specs and even enhanced the horn contact using a spare brass rod and a small spring he had handy. After living with this hub for 15 years it now has exactly the right spacing.

A local machine shop which works on Formula Fords quoted me $350 to $400. My neighbor got a very nice bottle of wine and some fresh produce my wife just picked from our garden. It was a VERY good day.

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A bit scared after her first 914 trip.

Very cute. She needs a harness and doggie seat to be secure.

The interior looks great!

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Dude! I would recheck how the top of the strut is assembled. You do not have sufficient thread engagement on that bolt.

i fitted new screen washer jets as i snapped the last new pair i fitted, just have to wire up the washer switch.

i finally fitted the airdam that i bought from 914 rubber so long ago. i put the trunk rubbers on but now my lid sits a bit skewiff.

and when the roads dried, i drove it

still grinning

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Lol just loose.. Was just to get the parts off of the shelf and to keep me motivated..

Once a arms etc are mounted I will tighten everything at once..

Ok.. cool. Just didn't want you putting that car into a ditch because of a loose bolt.

Clay

Went up to Culver City and worked on johnpierre's '73 1.7L yesterday. First thing I found wrong, the dwell angle was hovering around 30º, so I took care of that, and we adjusted the timing to 27º at 3300 rpm as well. Also snipped about 1/4" off the cracked ends of the vacuum hoses (where needed). It started up, but was still running rough (and rich). I recommended getting the Pertronix 1847V ignition module for it so he would need to worry about having to adjust the dwell any more.

Next, I tested the MPS with the MightyVac - found it was not holding any vacuum at all. I think I have a good spare one in the shed, so I'll get one up to him shortly.

Another thing, the right bank's head vent hose was laying on top of the of the case and we couldn't find an open port for it to attach to (we looked long and hard, but finally gave up trying to figure that issue out) ... is he missing a 'T' fitting or something? We checked on Jeff Bowlsby's tech notebook, but there weren't any vacuum hose diagrams for a '73 1.7L in there


He's planning to have the car transported to a shop for a valve adjustment, oil change and tune-up coming up mid-week - just wanted to make sure he was aware that the motor hadn't detonated and which parts needed replaced to get the motor purring again (without getting )

It was also just nice to take break from the home remodel that's been taking up all my time lately. One day, maybe I'll be able to work on my own cars again

Ugh...I'm sore LOL, not accustomed to all the manual labor but forgot how much I enjoy working with air/power tools.

I worked all weekend continuing cleanup/detailing but mainly yesterday doing the fab work for the GT-type headlight lift kit. I realized going in that it was a complicated project. The GT setup requires fairly significant fab plus a bunch of hardware that's not included in the typical kits... I had gathered up a bunch of lighting parts over ~6 years from Brad M & Mittlemotor and 914Rubber.

I will post pics of progress and changes in my build thread but probably after RRVI. Still going down the path of making 914R a bit more streetable/legal but keeping it race-prepped as well.

i fitted the windscreen washer button (found a lost knife in the process) then when i tested it, it looked like i had a chip in the middle of the screen. thankfully it was some piece of sticky tape stuff.

i also trial fitted the pedal board, looks like i'm missing some kind of bracket that goes next to the clutch pedal and the screw hole on the accelerator side doesnt line up.quite probably due to the way i have the loom set up.

Saturday, my son I volunteered for the inaugural "Cars and Cannons" hosted inside Ft. Clinch located in Fernandina Beach, FL. Supposedly it is the only car show inside a fort... anywhere. Maybe, Maybe not but a neat eclectic mix of 56 classic and antique cars.
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Then on Monday, my '74 914 and '71 911 were invited to be part of a major motion filming at the waterfront in St. Marys, GA. The way they were positioned and the angles of the cameras there is 100% chance the 911 will be in the background and pretty sure the 914 will be seen also. The director wanted the 911 in the shot... YEAH!

Got to participate as an extra during the filming, it was long day but pretty fun. the movie is "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to "The Shining" starring Ewen McGregor. Won't see it until 2020, so I will probably forget it by then.

But anyway, may get some more old, air cooled Porsches on the big screen.

the trunk lid had some strange grazing and the frunk lid had swirl scratches so i resprayed them today.

i found the spurce of the squeak, which sounded like rubber bit turned out to be the brake pad retaining plate lightly touching the outer edge of the disc. a little filing and no more squeak.

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Moved stuff into new ToyBarn "car condo." Lots of organizing to do. Going to sell the ATC trailer to make more room...

I was thinking about buying one ... just wished they had one closer to Payson ... it's an 90 mile drive one way

I paid enough to lease a 2200 sq. ft. shop for 5 years, that I could have bought a car condo.

http://toybarnstorage.com/

Trying to find my clean and non-torn up 914 shirts to wear for the next 4 days.

Played with my new 3D printer tonight while doing laundry.

Only color I have right now....

@horizontally-opposed

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Cool. Since I sold the 'BB' (2.1L) and had a new 2.1L wasser-boxer built up for the Westy, I can install the 2.1L emblem you made on it

As for the 000 3D item ... you do know that Peugeot claims legal rights for all 3-integer automobile designations with a zero in the middle, right? - lol

"In September 1964, the Porsche 901 was presented at the Paris Motor Show, a very important platform for the European market. However, the show caused an unexpected problem for Porsche. Later, at the beginning of October 1964, the astonished Porsche management received an objection from the French car manufacturer Peugeot which indicated that the type name 901 was in violation of French copyright and trademark protection laws.

This initially puzzled Porsche management since the model name that they traditionally based on the relevant design number had been rigorously researched by the development department for the Type 901 as well. Just one German lorry producer used the name 901, which was not viewed as a problem for Porsche. But Peugeot staked its claim, saying that they had been using three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle since 1929 and therefore owned the legal rights to all similar number sequences in France."


So, what did Peugeot have to say about the other 'X0X' designations?:

902: 1965 four-speed 911 transmission (and 912 internal designation)
903: 1965 prototype automatic transmission
904: 1964 Carrera GTS racecar
905: Sportomatic transmission
906: 1966 Carrera 6 racecar
907: 1967 racecar
908: 1968 racecar; 1967 prototype automatic transmission
909: 1968 hillclimb car


Peugeot

Which Meziere water pump did you buy? I used the electric remote mount 55gms and mounted it on the lower radiator hose outlet and it worked beautifully. Then you can run those tiny plates to the front of the block which allows more clearance behind the fire wall.

@cali914 I used the same set up. Pricey little pump, huh? Boy does it throw some water thru those lines. I ran 1.75" on the suction side per Mezeiere. What size did you run?

Installed the last of the led lighting on the car. All the lights are now led powered.

i only sprayed underneath with tetra schutz today. still waiting for the paint to cure on the bonnet and boot so that i can flat it back and polish it up. have my first cars n coffeeto go to on sunday too

Test drove the V-8.

i colour sanded the trunk & frunk lids ready for tomorrows meet.

going to need to go to 3000 before compound and polish as there are lots of scratches.

i also fitted the glove box liner and door, put a cd radio in and for the first time ever i washed it. roof leaks

I had one bushing in the linkage that had a decent degree of slop, The one in the shifter console at the back of the tranny. I have been wanting to replace it for sometime, so today I took an hour and spun up a new one out of Delrin, pretty much eliminating any side to side movement at the shift rod. I was really pleasantly surprised when I took out the car for a test ride to find that finding first at a stop was totally crisp, no more dropping into third and then over to first or trying to force the first gear.

Really was an hour well spent, worth getting under the car

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drove it

Looks like it'll do the trick real well. It reminded me that I bought a bunch of that Noico mat a couple years ago for the 'BB' ... I guess I can use it it 'Eileen' when I get a chance to replace the original paneling.

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i started to cover the front bulkhead inside (behind the pedal box) with a black cloth.

i also found an electrical gremlin

Well, since I don't have my 914 anymore, I did work on this the last two weekends

1 inch and inch and 3/4 on the other side. I ran inch on both sides with my v6 honda engine, and used stock honda water pump with Renegade Ron Davis radiator and the car stayed between 180 and 190 with fans on all day. I think the radiator is the key.

Which TB unit are you using and does this 911 have the 915 transmission? How do you like the TB? Have you tried the Limited Slip?

It has a euro 3.0l engine with CIS. It does have a 915 gearbox with either a Guard or some other type of TB diff. Not sure as I've yet to dig into it. Hope to refresh it this winter.

beautiful car

All I do is fiddle around with and drive my Karmann Ghia. What's wrong with me?

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Nobody knows.

fixed a light and broke a lense!!!

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C&C old Scottsdale this AM at Fourtillfour (356) ... took the '73. Look carefully and you'll see a REAL 959 in the front of the line.

Another beautiful '71 6 by PMS (and Jim Patrick drove it there) all tricked out inside and out.