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euro911
Nothing on my 914, but I stopped in at Callas Rennsport and chatted with Andy ( @socalandy ) for a little while prior to visiting my spine doctor, who's office is right next door.

Saw all kinds of P-cars there, including a few 914s shades.gif

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76-914
QUOTE(Jett @ Sep 3 2019, 05:04 PM) *

Still working out the bugs, but went for a five mile drive and got home safely smile.gif

Has a warm start issue... feels like a fuel problem, and the ashtray mount is not aligned... almost finished:)

That's a very nice looking, clean machine. Well done! beerchug.gif
mepstein
Learning how to rekey locks.
Bleyseng
Yesterday drove upto Sunrise at MtRainier with friends. Got 27mpg on the trip
JFG
I took the alternator off having diagnosed it as not charging. bit of a fiddle but not as bad as thought.
Gatornapper
A lot. Welded original fog light brackets onto my bumper last night & installed the almost new NOS fog lights I got from DrPhil; installed H3-LED's and will use lights as DRL's.

Received new VR #2, a SS one - no change, still not charging. Installed new #6 Cu. ground wire from alternator frame to battery/chassis ground. No change. Alternator produces 16.8 - 17v when D+ & DF are jumped, so alternator is good. All grounds tested and proven good.

Still trying to trouble-shoot......I only get the hard ones.....

GN
Gatornapper
Wish I could have watched........

QUOTE(JFG @ Sep 5 2019, 01:37 PM) *

I took the alternator off having diagnosed it as not charging. bit of a fiddle but not as bad as thought.

GregAmy
QUOTE(euro911 @ Aug 27 2019, 11:04 AM) *

That's only the 2nd. time I've heard of a 2.0L crank breaking. I think Brant had that happen several or more years ago confused24.gif

That would decisively be "two"...

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AZBanks
Oh Snap!
AZBanks
Took my 12 year old to school in it for the first time.

Painted the side long covers and the rear valance.
Plastidipped the bumper tops.

Picked my 12 year old up from school in it.
Found a new issue. The starter did not want to disengage when the engine fired.
Time to trouble shoot that and the issues causing it to fail emissions.
914werke
After some shame by another member biggrin.gif I FINALLY got around to applying the side stripes in preparation for the APGD. smile.gif
dabird
After 4 years of ownership and mechanical setbacks I was finally able to drive the car to the BMV and register it this morning Click to view attachment
ndfrigi
QUOTE(dabird @ Sep 7 2019, 10:42 AM) *

After 4 years of ownership and mechanical setbacks I was finally able to drive the car to the BMV and register it this morning Click to view attachment


congrats and enjoy now driving it!
johnhora
apparently you got the garage door fixed biggrin.gif

that's great getting it registered...and ready to roll
get it out and drive while we have some good weather this weekend...
FlacaProductions
Nice work @dabird
dabird
QUOTE(johnhora @ Sep 7 2019, 05:24 PM) *

apparently you got the garage door fixed biggrin.gif

that's great getting it registered...and ready to roll
get it out and drive while we have some good weather this weekend...

Ha! Yes that was pretty crucial to be able to work on/drive the car. I've got case VR1 oil showing up tomorrow. Now that it's legal to drive I'm going to change the oil and drive it around enough to figure out what else is wrong with it. The 6 mile round trip to the BMV is the longest drive it's been on in the 4 years I've owned it
ClayPerrine
QUOTE(AZBanks @ Sep 6 2019, 09:06 PM) *

Oh Snap!



Booooo!


mmichalik
i got to put the new parking brake in, thanks @914sixer for that little piece and put new letters on to the engine deck lid. Both on the 74.
The 75 is ready for paint now and will be sent to the shop soon.
dabird
I guess technically I haven't done anything to the car today , but I did sit on my couch and wait for Amazon to bring me this
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DRPHIL914
Well since it’s after midnight it was yesterday but I got my backpads back today, my friend Jim knows a guy that does automotive and marine upholstery, and dropped off my original back pad pieces and the material from I 914rubber kit I actually got second hand. Anyway started putting the 3 pieces together and hope to put this in the car tomorrow!
JRust
I replaced my bad fuel pump & finally got my car started for the first time in 3 years. My upgraded subaru WRX motor has been a long time getting to this point. Damn hydraulic clutch line has a leak. So need to get some parts tomorrow before I can actually try to drive it. Still need to get it to the Dyno for a tune.
FisterD
Replaced front shock inserts with Bilsteins, added side stripes. Lowered the front a little.
Michael N
Drove it at sunset....


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RolinkHaus
Only the best for my baby. piratenanner.gif

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76-914
QUOTE(FisterD @ Sep 9 2019, 01:54 PM) *

Replaced front shock inserts with Bilsteins, added side stripes. Lowered the front a little.

Looks like you have a rust blob growing beneath the right side sail panel vinyl. sad.gif
RolinkHaus
Eye candy w00t.gif

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RolinkHaus
More candy...some dings and nics, but rust free beerchug.gif
Olympic 914


Getting ready for Okteenerfest

Reset my timing.. I had it at 27 btdc and remember reading somewhere that Jake recommended the timing be set at 28-30 for the 9590 cam. So I had tried it at 30.....
it didn't like it there, I stalled it a couple times. seems I lost something on the bottom. so I reset it to 28 and every thing is running good. I messed with the idle mixture a bit too. I still cant get the idle below 1150-1200. Oh well.

Installed new non-fog horn grills from Sierra Madre. chrome was a little sketchy on the old ones.

Gave it a bath.
Garland
Lubricated the rear sway bar joints, no more squeak on the left piratenanner.gif
Literati914
QUOTE(RolinkHaus @ Sep 10 2019, 01:56 PM) *

More candy...some dings and nics, but rust free beerchug.gif


These 914s work well with a little "character", some times I like em better that way. Tell us about that muffler though ... engine size, sound characteristics, etc.
RolinkHaus
Literati914,

The muffler is a Leistritz that I had a shop fab 2.5 inch pipes. The engine is just a 2.0.

tvdinnerbythepool
Great success! Converted to electric washer pump, followed the article on here and works great!

Waiting on LED gauge bulbs from 914rubber

Next up are the big winter projects: Suspension and Brake refresh. Weltmesiter 100lb springs on the way to hopefully pick up the sagging ass, rubber and whatever else I need to get it to stop riding like a 17 year olds poorly lowered Honda, lol
sportlicherFahrer
driving.gif it to work for the official 50th anniversary of the debut!
Tbrown4x4
QUOTE(sportlicherFahrer @ Sep 11 2019, 07:53 AM) *

driving.gif it to work for the official 50th anniversary of the debut!

Well OK. I guess I did too!
brcacti
Added glue to the back of velcro and back of floor mat to stick in place the floor mat from moving all over the place into my brake, gas pedals
infraredcalvin
Picked her up from the body shop! Plan for driving.gif on 9/14!
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dabird
Changed the oil last night and diagnosed a noise that was getting progressively worse. Turned out to be loose spark plug. Might be a Time Sert in my future
BIGKAT_83
Pulled the car out and hosed her off. Ready for the 914 meet at the Atlanta Porsche
center in the morning.
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TravisNeff
That car makes me all wiggly ^^
76-914
agree.gif Bob knocked it out of the park with that build.
Gplracer
QUOTE(BIGKAT_83 @ Sep 13 2019, 06:02 PM) *

Pulled the car out and hosed her off. Ready for the 914 meet at the Atlanta Porsche
center in the morning.
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That is a great looking car!
ValcoOscar
QUOTE(76-914 @ Sep 13 2019, 03:37 PM) *

agree.gif Bob knocked it out of the park with that build.



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Bob...check your mailbox and report back.

Oscar
drem914
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Sep 13 2019, 03:41 PM) *

QUOTE(76-914 @ Sep 13 2019, 03:37 PM) *

agree.gif Bob knocked it out of the park with that build.

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Oscar

Make that agree.gif X3
mmichalik
Got my new (to me) Original 2.0 Fuchs. Just need a new set of center caps and we're off!
Thanks Ron!
305 914
so im at #OKEETENERFEST2019 i didn't do anything to it, but nature did; NOT ONLY did the drivers side engine lid hinge break (horrible weld that it had), but I ALSO got locked out of the truck, with the top in it, damn electric trunk release decided to take a cr@p (forecast doesn't look too promising, although )it has held up)
Gatornapper
Please find me a set Mike - that don't cost a fortune.... ;-)

GN

QUOTE(mmichalik @ Sep 13 2019, 05:31 PM) *

Got my new (to me) Original 2.0 Fuchs. Just need a new set of center caps and we're off!
Thanks Ron!

Gatornapper
Prepping the car for the big 9/14 - 914 party and drive tomorrow.....

GN
Larmo63
I drove over to Jack Staggs' 356 shop which is a bit of a 'party' every Friday afternoon.

All kinds of Porsches show up. Even those weird '70s squarish ones. I think this guy hid his behind a real Porsche.



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Gatornapper
Drove it for well over 200 miles and for 4 1/2 hours on PCA 914-9/14 event - great drive, great people, great food, great fun.

Car did well, considering.....several adventurous events with the engine, but it kept going all day and never failed me. With Gen light on dimly much, but not all, the day, battery stayed charged at 12.4 volts & no electrical problems.

Temp stayed in middle until very end of both out and back trips when approached red but never too close. Flaps, t-stat here, going in soon....

GN

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Sad I missed getting a pic of a whole parking lot full of nice Porsches from the First Settler's Region of the PCA at the restaurant where we met and ate.
dabird
I missed driving on 9/14, but I wasn't going to miss 9/15 too. Morning grocery run
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