I had the passenger seat recovered. I also had them add a slot for the 5 point harness sub strap.

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Looking good John, your car is like new again

Got home early after a doctors appointment and decided to spend the afternoon doing this...

Worked on the wing, one side is hung but there is still a lot of details to finish.

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Easer than Turbo Charging a 914, every one knows that can't be done.

My '71 started running erratically a couple weeks ago and then would barely start- realized I hadn't changed the fuel filter in a LONG time (hate to guess how long since I really don't drive it regularly enough) so popped in a new filter this morning, taking a break from my '72 911 restoration project.
Started right up... so now it needs a nice long drive in the desert!

(concerning the post just above- my '71 was turbocharged for a few years back in the late 70's- ran a custom system with water-injection and side draft carb a good Porsche mechanic friend of mine designed)

I'm sure Joe was being facetious ... some of us know they can be turbo'd

New 1-2-3 Ignition
New blue coil
New fuel pump
Replaced the fuel pressure regulator

Tomorrow, Spokes LED brake lights go in

Gonna be ready for the Route 66 drive this April...

Yes, as Mark said, I was just being facetious.

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How’s it run, Jim? Are you happy with the dizz?

Did the rear main seal on Kermee ...a bit of overkill on preventing the bit from buggering up the bolt heads but worked great....Click to view attachment

Vitaloni Sebring mirror concept

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Will look better, painting it black

On Saturday I took my LS1V8 car to a friends Dyno/ tuning shop to find out I have a faulty ECU. Car starts fine however it starves for fuel once started. Tried adjusting and tuning ECU to no avail. I purchased replacement ECU for $80.

Just maybe I can get this one on the road this coming weekend..car is pretty much ready, then off for a respray (Guards Red).

That Cadillac CTS-V model in the background showed up with 490HP to the rear wheels, tuned to 588HP and got to 717HP with ethonol. OMG

Once fixed, I'm only hoping for a reliable 300-350HP

Oscar



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Dizzy is really good, and I previously used the Mallory Unilite, which is good. I highly recommend the 1-2-3; well worth the investment.... And as a bonus, the rotor and cap are replaceable from your flaps...

yehey! Finally u got some time for the LS1 car. It’s been seating for months since u got the car!

drove up to the cotswolds for our anniversary night away

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Finally installed Tangerine Racing pulley system for my Webers. Also rebuilt them.

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Two cold starts. Out of hibernation.

spent a lovely day driving around numerous cotswolds towns and villages. 300 odd miles over 2 days.

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Mounted the wing for the first time. Looks far out. Picture in The Paddock under Carerror.

Then I started getting the wire loom ready for heat shrink The only part of the car thats done is the engine. It's 3 separate looms that need attention. Need to get some heat shrink tomorrow.

Worked on rebuilding 2nd carb after it sitting for 13 years - a real mess. PO had Porsche dealer install & tune it for Webber 44's - (36mm venturi's & .135 Main's). Also ordered rebuilt rear brake calipers from PMB - be here in a week......

GN

Very nice what transaxle are you running with the LS1.

@cali914 currently he has a 901 in it but I've been him to put in the boxster S setup he has in it before he blows up the 901.

Meanwhile I packed mine in a little tighter with more spare parts, maybe someday it'll run.

dropped by Dylan’s (Chi-town) place this morning, picked up a complete set of 1.8 Ljet system for future use. Didn’t know until the other day that Dylan is just around 2 miles away from my place.
Still many parts he is selling for a very good price.

Playing with the wires, going through straighting out all the groups and preparing them for heat shrink. Looking for a black wire with a purple strip.

Yup!!!

a 901 for now, I have all I need to for 2003 Boxster S trans swap. Kinda just want to enjoy as is for a bit...then maybe do the Boxster trans swap later. BTW...Dylan is right, he's offered to help with swap. Thx bud

Oscar

Looked at it this morning because i forgot to close the garage door last night ...

Trouble shooting the wires this morning. Found some "Duh' stuff. The tach was not working and I had turn signal lights but not flashing. I was on the look out for the Black wire with the purple stripe. What I found was that I had brought the tach signal to a bus bar but used it to ground out the flasher. The tach signal is not the signal that the flasher was looking for.

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I know there's still a 914 under a car cover in my driveway - the shape is unmistakable

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Bought it!
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Congratulations! Nice another 914 to SoCal.

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A picture is worth a 1,000 words. Getting new seals. A good cleaning and other things. Not going ape

Continued rebuild on right carb - sat for 12 years with old gas - a royal mess - one of the worst I've ever seen......hope to finish tomorrow.

Left carb already done. Strangely, it wasn't too bad. Was on level floor too.....

GN

Drove a 914 to dinner with wifey, first time in over 20 years.

Rare night drive.

Had to get out this evening.




Oscar

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Drove it the first time since winter hibernation. 67* so the top was stowed in the trunk. Even got a thumbs up.

Cleared some of the spare parts from around it so maybe I can get back to work on it. Oh wait I just bought another 72' parts car

Cleaning up in the E-box, putting heat shrink on everything. Now that the E-box is done I con do the box in the engine bay then I can start doing it to the rest of the loom.

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I was putting this off because it is such a pain in the ass. By tomorrow I should have all of the loom covered. Then i will go back to the aerodynamics.
Looking at the pic I see still see some of the blue plastic from the connectors, one little piece in the bottom of the pic is just something I dropped in the box and some up in the left corner which is the ground post. I wasn't going to do those but now I will.

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I feel better now.
Almost, need to straighten out the 2 relays in the middle. Funny how you don't see things till after you post them.

Sorted out somebody else's idea of an efficient throttle linkage - no more sticky throttle pedal and a far more pleasant driving experience. The car also passed its UK tech inspection, so all paperwork sent off to get it registered on UK roads. Just in time for spring/summer!

All the P-cars are still on deck waiting for me to finish up with the camper/bug-out Porsche transporter conversion, which is slowly but surely coming along nicely.

The 'bathroom' area in the rear is pretty much done except for the plumbing and the shower curtain. It has a folding privacy wall for the porta-potty area and a fold-down shower pan that when both are stowed away, still allows plenty of width for any of the P- cars to fit comfortably.

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Recently been working on the kitchenette area. Temporarily installed the counter-top and a small sink, as well as mocking up where a slide-out A/C unit will go.

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Removed the counter-top yesterday so I could install a small cargo door for the A/C unit and then covered the walls with PolyWall sheeting like the bathroom has.

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Next task(s) will be installing the electrical systems, including solar and generator power sources, as well as a shore power connection ... then the H2O and propane plumbing. When that's done, the counter-top can go back in, and constructing the cabinet doors and drawers should finish up work in the v-nose area.

My cars and bikes are gonna like riding in this 'rolling garage'

Worked on the wire looms until I got board then I started to do the targa bar fairing. The wires are looking really good but I got burned out working on them continusely and haven't been able to work on them for months. I have some fiberglass work to do also. So maybe by changing up the projects I'll avoid burnout.

I took my old cracked fiberglass front valance, repaired it, and cut and glassed in a mini GT opening for the front oil cooler.
Needs sanding and paint, but the fab work is finished.
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No build thread. Its engineless at the moment. Waiting to find a decent 6 for the right price (not that easy in Australia). I have a Naro engine mount in. Its set up with Patrick oil tank and GT oil cooler setup. I have headers already. Its already got full SC front and rear GT style brakes. It had the inspection hole already. The car had a very comprehensive restoration in 1999 (only 8500kms ago) and was built for a 6.

I know exactly what you mean, Joe. By the time I finish the various construction projects currently going on here, I'll be more than ready to focus my attention on getting 'HOWARD' back on the road, as well as a couple of other cars

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Nice job on the Valance, Don @don-6
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Getting a lot of work done on the wire loom on Carerror.The hole back of the car is done. Everything is in heat shrink and all the connections are complete. I checked all the lights to see if they worked and even the license plate light works.

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Separated the rest of the wires in the front trunk into 3 groups, cover them tomorrow. Hopefully I won't have much trouble shooting to do.

Cleaned the relay board, especially the contacts for the voltage regulator and the gray-wrapped 3-pin cable to alternator. This appears to have addressed my no-/low-charging problem, as now it's charging at 13.8 volts

Celebrated with a 65-mile top-off test drive. Perfect weather, great roads, and no traffic. Got home with no problem, shut it off for 30 min to let it heat-soak, and it restarted on the first turn of the key.

A few weeks ago I told my bride that reliability is the enemy of adventure, but it sure is nice to have the car start without having to push it....

Posted in The Paddock about what I would like to do to the targa bar, with pics.