O, I love the way they look and the tires have a little rim guard so no rim scraping. 7 and 8s
16 inch factory Fuchs
Bob Burton
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Got pictures of my new tires on my RS finished wheels and posted them. Thanks Eric @PMB
O, I love the way they look and the tires have a little rim guard so no rim scraping. 7 and 8s
16 inch factory Fuchs
Bob Burton
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O, I love the way they look and the tires have a little rim guard so no rim scraping. 7 and 8s
16 inch factory Fuchs
Bob Burton
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Look great, Bob! I like the wheel relief in the rubber!
What's that T handle for?
Its a pull start the engine. 
It opens that nice GT lid
It opens that nice GT lid
A good friend milled Delrin bushings to replace the plastic ones from Elephant Racing for my front sway bar. I buttoned it all back together and am looking forward to getting it out on the road.
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Nov 14 2018, 07:07 PM) 
Looks great Larmo, this is on my bucket list of things to try and make.
today i hooked up the heater tubes and cables to the HE under , and although i hate the clutter of the heater hose in engine bay i also put the aux fan and hose in so that i have some heat on saturday morning at Shades. supposed to be pretty cool according to the forecast.
Moved it into the house....
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since it came out of storage and all through its restoration the teener has lived in the shed. after moving the Cayman to offsite storage for a couple months the 914 is in the integral garage for the first time EVER.
This in preparation for the trunk hinge repair. and removing the engine for the third time in 13 months.
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Too hard to get in there and weld with the engine in place.
I am getting pretty good at removing the engine.
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since it came out of storage and all through its restoration the teener has lived in the shed. after moving the Cayman to offsite storage for a couple months the 914 is in the integral garage for the first time EVER.
This in preparation for the trunk hinge repair. and removing the engine for the third time in 13 months.
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Too hard to get in there and weld with the engine in place.
I am getting pretty good at removing the engine.
drove it 
to take some pictures for the sale advert
to take some pictures for the sale advert
Got tired of waiting for replacement fender liner brackets so I made my own out of aluminum flat bar The nice thing with DIY is that you can custom fab the brackets to minimize gaps. I also went overboard and created four heavy plastic pieces which filled in the gaps where Marks design allowed debris to collect in the rockers. Click to view attachment
Has there ever been a better group buy than Oscar's bumper re-chrome deal?
I picked my front bumper up today and installed it. I think I'm going to roll out a sleeping bag in the garage tonight and sleep next to it......
Oh, and I used the 914 Rubber spacers between the rubber top and the bumper. A much better fit!
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I picked my front bumper up today and installed it. I think I'm going to roll out a sleeping bag in the garage tonight and sleep next to it......
Oh, and I used the 914 Rubber spacers between the rubber top and the bumper. A much better fit!
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Nice touch filling in the license plate holes 
This bumper had the front (rectangular) license plate holder holes that were never pushed out at the factory.
He filled them in on the front before he chromed it.
He filled them in on the front before he chromed it.
The chroming process smoothed out the seams of the unpushed license plate blanks...I think this is a pretty rare unmolested bumper.
Came out excellent.
A back pic
Oscar
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Came out excellent.
A back pic
Oscar
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Interesting! I had mine filled in the GB on chroming many years ago.
While the car was out for repair after hitting a dog I installed a new garage lift for her. This should help my aching knees Click to view attachment
You're gonna love the lift 
Wished I has that amount of clear space in my garage. I want to dig a shallow pit with a channel (or ABS tunnel) for the hydraulic hose for my BendPak mid-rise
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Nov 18 2018, 04:45 PM)
Has there ever been a better group buy than Oscar's bumper re-chrome deal?
I picked my front bumper up today and installed it. I think I'm going to roll out a sleeping bag in the garage tonight and sleep next to it......
Oh, and I used the 914 Rubber spacers between the rubber top and the bumper. A much better fit!
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That front bumper looks awesome, but now you have to replace all the other chrome to match!!
Just kidding... one week of driving and it will match the other chrome.
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Nov 18 2018, 04:45 PM)
Has there ever been a better group buy than Oscar's bumper re-chrome deal?
I picked my front bumper up today and installed it. I think I'm going to roll out a sleeping bag in the garage tonight and sleep next to it......
Oh, and I used the 914 Rubber spacers between the rubber top and the bumper. A much better fit!
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That bumper looks PERFECT! Nice
That bumper came out awesome.
Finished putting the car back together. Sail panel vinyl was easy. Don’t know why I put it off for so long 
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Looks fantastic! Nice job 
QUOTE(Shadowfax @ Dec 1 2018, 03:47 PM)
Finished putting the car back together. Sail panel vinyl was easy. Don’t know why I put it off for so long
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Wow!!
Great looking car!!! Now lower the front a bit?
Ditto. Like 1.5" I am thinking....
QUOTE(euro911 @ Nov 19 2018, 06:40 PM)
You're gonna love the lift Wished I has that amount of clear space in my garage. I want to dig a shallow pit with a channel (or ABS tunnel) for the hydraulic hose for my BendPak mid-rise life.
I’m doing that soon. It’s really a nice solution.
QUOTE(burton73 @ Nov 13 2018, 06:49 PM)
Got pictures of my new tires on my RS finished wheels and posted them. Thanks Eric @PMB
O, I love the way they look and the tires have a little rim guard so no rim scraping. 7 and 8s
16 inch factory Fuchs
Bob Burton
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Misc.
225/50R-16 DUNLOP DIREZZA ZIII SL
Misc.
205/50R-16 DUNLOP DIREZZA ZIII SL
Bob Burton
Stripped a 71' SCCA widebody roller in my driveway 
Next up is a 72' with a Mustang 5.0 wedged in it
That leaves a 71' and the 75' to ship offshore and get back to work on my 74'
Next up is a 72' with a Mustang 5.0 wedged in it
That leaves a 71' and the 75' to ship offshore and get back to work on my 74'
While taking care of fallen leaves I took my leaf blower and blew two plus months of dust off the 914
Installed a third brake light. They're LED's and quite bright. OLAF also added the light as there sold in pairs. Took 1 and a half hours to install. Hid the wire in the butyl that holds the back window. Spliced into the harness in the rear trunk. Can't even tell this isn't a factory job. Now if only I can find a rain shield for the LED strip - or do I even bother.
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@North Coast Jim - Looks good, and they're more effective being mounted as high as possible, since our cars sit so low to the ground. I'll be doing something similar.
If you edit your post and delete the [a in front of: [attachmentid=677308, we'll be able to see both images![popcorn[1].gif](http://www.914world.com/bbs2/style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
If you edit your post and delete the [a in front of: [attachmentid=677308, we'll be able to see both images
QUOTE(euro911 @ Dec 3 2018, 12:55 PM)
@North Coast Jim - Looks good, and they're more effective being mounted as high as possible, since our cars sit so low to the ground. I'll be doing something similar.
If you edit your post and delete the [a in front of: [attachmentid=677308, we'll be able to see both images
Only one image. It kept rotating the original so I snipped it, rotated it and resaved as a jpg
Just finished my display with the original instruments.
I bought an extra combo gauge after reconditioning the electronic speedo and the rev. counter.
Now there is a complete extra cluster for the car and I’ll keep the original in this display.
I bought an extra combo gauge after reconditioning the electronic speedo and the rev. counter.
Now there is a complete extra cluster for the car and I’ll keep the original in this display.
QUOTE(zuluwpt @ Dec 4 2018, 10:14 AM)
Just finished my display with the original instruments.
I bought an extra combo gauge after reconditioning the electronic speedo and the rev. counter.
Now there is a complete extra cluster for the car and I’ll keep the original in this display.
That is really neat! Great looking interior too
QUOTE(North Coast Jim @ Dec 3 2018, 06:49 AM)
Installed a third brake light. They're LED's and quite bright. OLAF also added the light as there sold in pairs. Took 1 and a half hours to install. Hid the wire in the butyl that holds the back window. Spliced into the harness in the rear trunk. Can't even tell this isn't a factory job. Now if only I can find a rain shield for the LED strip - or do I even bother.
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Not really anything done TO my 914, but I finally added the VINs to the database. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?&am...mp;byUser=21432 Surprised to see that a PO already added the VIN of my DD when it was still in their ownership in California. That must've been at least 6 years ago because that's when the car was exported to The Netherlands.
I have said numerous times that rain doesn't touch my car.
I lied.
Today I went and ripped around in it. While it's not really raining hard, it's very wet outside. These cars love the cool fresh air and with a bit of dampness I broke it loose a bit.
I'll never grow up.
I lied.
Today I went and ripped around in it. While it's not really raining hard, it's very wet outside. These cars love the cool fresh air and with a bit of dampness I broke it loose a bit.
I'll never grow up.
failed to fit the spare wheel up front
Made plans to buy 4 more parts cars
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Dec 5 2018, 06:31 PM)
I'll never grow up.
I may grow older, but I will never grow up. Grownups don't get to have fun!!!
Scored some max moritz style pistons for the 3.4 build. 
Put a blankee on it so water won.t drip on it when the garage door rolls up.
QUOTE(North Coast Jim @ Dec 3 2018, 06:49 AM)
Installed a third brake light. They're LED's and quite bright. OLAF also added the light as there sold in pairs. Took 1 and a half hours to install. Hid the wire in the butyl that holds the back window. Spliced into the harness in the rear trunk. Can't even tell this isn't a factory job. Now if only I can find a rain shield for the LED strip - or do I even bother.
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I took care of that issue by mounting the LED unit under the targa bar next to the window. Used hook and loop with adhesive backs.
Rough sanded the front wing today now I need to glue in the beam and make up a pattern of the goosenecks.
Put the car away for the winter. 
QUOTE(StratPlayer @ Dec 12 2018, 12:47 PM)
Put the car away for the winter.
Down here we put the lawnmower away for the winter. Don't have to get it back out till the end of April.
Pulled the engine out AGAIN...
Third time since Oct 2017
This time to fix the broken trunk hinge.
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Third time since Oct 2017
This time to fix the broken trunk hinge.
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