I swear I had a flannel shirt just like that back in high school

... it's going to compliment your car's exterior paint really nice.

Thanks. I get the car back from the painter next week and then its time to put the engine back in along with the interior and the carpets. Was hoping to have it back for the Cone Zone at PCA GPX, but it's highly unlikely that it will be back together by then.

those look really great! i should try one behind the high beam indicator and see if it helps. i have a couple packages somewhere just never got around to trying them

@milwlandrover Do you know how many gas tanks have had a screw shot thru them by "Stereo Installation people". Quite common!

Sweet!

Which Superbrites did you use? I have already swapped out mine for the replacemetns from 914Rubber, but yours seem to be much brighter.

Yes, do tell. I also installed 914 Rubber's LEDS in the BB years ago. They were definitely brighter then the oem incandescent lamps, but not that bright.

Ordered all new bushings for my 1970 trans linkage, excited to get rid of some of the horrendous slop in the shifter. Lol!

Got the reverse light switch wiring repaired and boot installed. Just waiting on the little plunger for the reverse gear that goes into the switch.

Next up is a welder to fix the battery tray and a hole in the floor where the previous owner put a jack through it!

Used my brand new Quickjack on Sandy's /6. I replaced the corroded front hub.

Also took my daughter Kennady for a ride in the car once done.

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@mueller which model of quickjack do you have? This is just too cool, I need some of these!

BL‐5000SLX, on sale at Costco for $1099 shipped to my door. Had to order it online. Supposedly if you find a Costco that has them in the store they are $100 cheaper.

Worked great and much easier than floor jacks and jackstands since I needed to get all 4 wheels off the ground due to also working on the rear brake calipers yesterday.

drove it 162 mile trip up through the beacons and on through mid wales to england then a spirited drive back down the fast roads

did not miss a beat until one of the ht leads snapped just above the rubber boot. quick fix and on with the fun.

Trying for my monthly start up ,6 cranking ok but no fuel pump...WTF worked last time think it is pissed off with me due the lack of attention of late.....oh dear.

yesterday I finally took the time to move the door strike plates so that the driver's side door would shut flush. Turns out the driver side inner plate was stuck badly and it took quite a bit of effort to get it to move. Cleaned out the holes so that it could move in about 3/16", so alignment when shut is so much better!.

-Also took the car to first local Cars and Coffee in almost a year(since getting repainted etc) and got a ton of attention. more than ever. amazing what a new paint and body work along with new bumpers will do!. I was the only 914 again. probably over 250 cars, not sure where all the other P-cars were.

2 weeks I will be at the Hilton Head Concours event. If anyone is coming stop by and say hi!

any recommendations for prep - mainly just a show on Saturday with a car club show case but could be entered into the Concours as special addition from winners of people's choice voting on Saturday.

Washed it, the front was covered in bugs from yesterdays drive through the countryside.

Found an oil leak too!

The truck is even better hahahahahaha

Drove to the gym yesterday and parked by this nice 86Targa
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Finished half of her ceiling. I think Mark wanted to see this.

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It's really shocking in living color.
I took the picture right side up.
Get the other side done and I can put in A/C.

Just don't start the car in the garage if you want the white to stay white

WOW

Nice touch, Joe

Picked up the car from the painter and delivered it to the mechanic to put the engine and trans back in.
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Nice car, nice color, too!

Installed a new dakota digital cht gauge.

Worked on my 914Ltd front sway bar bracket kit install. Not done but not difficult at all. Will be welding it in this weekend. Need swaybar and drop links still. Thinking the Tarrett is a good choice for street/autocross.

Got the 914 on the road again for the first time in 10 years I started working on getting it running in July. Fuel tank full of crud, fuel pump wouldn't run, injectors not flowing good, etc. Over the last 2 months, I cleaned the tank, installed new pump, new SS fuel lines, cleaned injectors and replaced all rubber fuel lines.

Now the car starts quickly and idles nice. Not bad after a 10 year nap. Gave it a wash to remove layers of dust and decided a trip to the post office about 5 miles away would be a good shakedown cruise. Went over my mental checklist before leaving: 5 gallons gas in tank, tires aired up, new plates on, insurance activated, engine runs smooth, oil pressure, fuel pressure, volt meter reading good - lets go! Got about 3 miles down the road and realized I forgot the letter I was going to mail. As I turned around in a parking lot, I saw the oil pressure drop to zero and the idiot light came on. Panic sets in... Ok, pressure is coming back up. Doh, I forgot to check the oil level! Hmm, that oil soaked cardboard under the car might be an indication that the oil is low. I baby the car back home and pull into the garage to start an oil change. A little less than 2 quarts drained out. All in all, a successful day, if not exactly what I planned.

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Having Teflon bushings made for my squeaky sway bar, So the old ones needed to come out. Front calipers are from a 72 911S.

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Decided to ditch the over blingy gold key fob crest on the wheel and replace it with a more period 70s shift nob insert. IMHO, mo’ better.

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The 70s version

Duplicate. How do you completely remove these?

I have this gauge but have not installed it yet. I have the wire run from the #3 spark plug up thru the tunnel into the center console area. How was it wiring it up? I was having a hard time figuring out which wire went to what for the light etc. I have to go back and do a search of what is what in the console. I already have the oil temp gauge , volt gauge and a AF meter wired up, so I assume I will have to do some splicing again and hack into the harness to wire it up. any quick hints ?
How accurate do you think the read out is?

i changed the leaky drive shaft seal. 20 minute job, nice and easy. hopefully this won't fail as there is no visible imperfections in either the casing or the shaft.

Got new tires put on today.
The last 2 sets had been Toyo Proxes R1R No complaints. I thought I would try something different this time and went with Falken Azenis RT615K+. No chance to test them in the first 10 miles.


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Most of the work was done this weekend, but I started putting it back together after it came back from getting repainted. Front end is mostly done. Rear end is waiting on the rear valence to be painted. After that I'll have to install the sail panel trim, windshield and the remaining interior bits.

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amazing how getting your bumpers and lights hooked up and into place it makes the car look and you feel like you can see light at the end of the tunnel!
car looks super, love the white for sure.

Thanks, Phil. It does look much better now compared to the washing machine white that was on there before.

Did all sorts of work. Body, brakes, etc....

You can read about it here http://www.2002and914.com/?p=727 if you're interested.

Got the doors left and then it's on to the rust in the trunk.

Having lots of fun, that's the main thing!

Today I repaired my broken auto-cancel turn signals, on Monday while driving home from San Jose, I tried to hold the lever up while it was auto canceling and it snapped one of the existing spring hooks.



Took the dimensions of the good hook to figure out the profile I needed to make for the blank...



and went over to the milling machine.



I milled down some aluminum to match the profile and cut the pieces out.



And then after finalizing the shape with files, sandpaper, and a bandsaw, I reinstalled it in the steering wheel with some lubrication.




Attached the steering wheel and gave it a quick test before heading back home.
Works just like before now.

Nice work.

IIRC, you just need a 12v & ground for the light in the gage. It is dead to the nuts accurate. Dakota's engineers are more than happy to assist with any questions or problems you encounter. Do they still offer only a 12 ft lead for the thermocouple?

I think they have a couple of different lengths for the thermocouple. Make sure you get/have the one that's the right size for our spark plugs. Wiring is pretty simple: 12v, ground, plus (if you want it), 12v connected to headlights for dimming.

I've been running a DD gauge for a few years now. I really like it, but I've noticed something interesting and would be curious if you have a similar experience. When I turn the heat on in the car, the CHT temp readings REALLY go up. I'm talking about the difference between say 310 degrees and reading 350 (or higher going up a hill). It seems to be worse if I'm blasting heat to the floor instead of defrost, and my gauge is under the dash.

I know little (very little) about thermocouples work, but I know it has to do with temperature differences. So I've pondered whether the increased temp readings I'm seeing are REAL or due to the thermocouple. Yesterday, for example, I had the top off driving home but ran the heat as it was a little cool outside. I didn't seem to notice particularly higher readings.

nicely done! good job sir!

Interesting, I will look for that when I get the gauge wired. I did order the longer wire I think it was 16ft so way more than I needed and I had the correct size for our plugs, I put all that in when getting new tin back on motor back in July, but just didn't have time to wire the Gauge in the tunnel but the yellow wire is run all the way up in there and ready for me to slice and dice into my console harness to add the 12v wire for the light. I have not done this due to the fact that it will be an all day ordeal to make a new face plate to fit 4 rather than 3 gauges.
I was thinking about having the guy that does the carbon fiber ones make one for me.
once I have the face plate made it should get done on a Saturday. I just didn't want to tear into it before the Concours show in HHI this weekend.

I will watch the heat and see if the temp gauge is effected by the cabin heat etc. you would think this should not effect that gauge reading at all, but as you said I am not an expert in this are either.

Thanks! Went through a couple end mills making it unfortunately, not used to making slots that small, but it seems to be doing just fine so far!

drove it, then a "pit stop":

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Nice work

My old BMW had some plastic parts on the sunroof cable that, for some reason, would break every couple of years. They were part of the assembly that lifted the rear of the sunroof into place at the point of complete closure (I believe its the same mechanism that was used on Audi/VW, Mercedes and Porsche sunroofs of that time period). I got tired of replacing the cables, so I inserted a small chunk of wood to press the rear of the sunroof up into place and never opened it again - but many times I thought about machining those failing parts out of aluminum.

Same goes for some hinge bars for the 1/4 windows on my Tundra - plastic ones that are well known for their tendency to break. However, a guy started making them out of aluminum and sells them on ebay for about $10./pr. I purchased a couple pairs and installed them on my Tundra, as well as a friend's daughter's Tundra. Sure beats spending $80. for 2 new latch assemblies from Toyota every time (you cannot buy the hinge bars separately).

home made brunswick stew, yum!

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I took my car over to the tire shop to get exact accurate tire pressure on all four tires. They were actually all low on pressure, and the drive is much better now.

Something to think about......

I then took off down the coast toward San Diego just to dust the little beast off. I forget how much fun this car is.

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