Looks great Jim! One more nice upgrade to add to your long list of things you’ve done.

OK these aren't Porsches, but FCA had a big concours here in Scottsdale yesterday and had to go see... early morning set up with some nice cars including David MacNeil's F40, one of my favourite cars of all time. (Good money in floor mats!!!)

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I connected the control cables to the heater boxes today. Now I am ready for the cold weather!

Made a front trunk cover for the tank

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You need a spare tire @jim_hoyland

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914 content... I worked on IceGreen a bit today and picked up some parts from a local member

Painted the inner bumper supports for our 75 Palma 2.0 ... Install next week.

btw. drove our 73 1.7 to work twice last week.

Got one.....
@Chris914n6

Nice day for barbecue
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took it for a fun little drive. Wanted to change out the front shocks but didn't get to it. Ah well, there's always next week.

Looks like a 996 spare and tools

Boxster spare and jack etc, Jim?

I did a slight tune adj on the 914 now thst I can drive it, last week was getting my MC in and brakes bled, today was getting my timing set a bit better- had been thinking my idle was just a bit too rich at AFR~9-10, and a bit too fast so re checked timing on the 123 ignition and now my idle is back down to 900rpm, and AFR now reads 11.8 on idle . I think the plugs were getting loaded with the rich idle.
With that very happy with that! Acceleration feels good, and temps look good too.

Next projects in line are a new window regulator in the Maserati and then back to the 914 to re-do the sail panel vinyl, I have 4 projects for that to tidy it up before Amelia Island in March.

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Made some progress

996/986 spare and tools

Yep
Found a guy on eBay who was doing spec Boxsters; he pulls out all the spare tire stuff including the foam holder and cover. Takes up a lot less room

The front trunk covers it nicely too...

Jim, what is the material that you made the tank cover from?

Took it for a drive and had lunch with Glenn Stazak.

I did my tank and cowl area with some thin perlon type rubber-backed carpet from Pep Boys back in 2012

I used a closed cell foam product that I bought on-line from Foam Factory. It's 3/8 thick. I cut it with a hot-knife, which makes for a really clean cut. I also have a template available...

See: https://www.thefoamfactory.com

Nice progress! Looking good.

Finally I was able to do something with my project.
Pulled it from the corner of my garage and cleaned it and slight buffing.
Then tucked it in again to the corner.

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what kind of the closed foam did you use? the link shows about 5 different types. Also How can I get a copy of your template??

We replaced the front shocks as well as transmission mounts and the rear sway bar bushings. Drives much smoother now.
Might do the rears next weekend.

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Took it out for a ride, got 50 miles city driving.
Enjoyed

changed my DRL to slimmer unit (from EBay-a China product sized 20cm x 8cm) that fits in the front fog grill slats perfectly

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Fitted Bilsteins all round, along with Turbo tie-rods and a whack of the lowering stick...

Next stop those ugly bumpers and carbuncles on the front wings (sorry, fenders).

Painted the engine bay today on the '75. We're going to take it off of the jack stands for the first time in 4 years and then It goes to the paint shop tomorrow. Awesome.

Applied new targa top headliner, put in trunk and rear bulk head seals, new targa top holders in trunk, got my shifter knob to not fall off. Tried like hell to get horizontal targa to window seals put in, better luck tomorrow I hope!

Put the hot wire from the hot start relay BACK on the starter because it was loose and keeps falling off, car won't start. Crimped it so fits tight now, car starts

Installing the interior... hopefully go for a drive on Saturday.

Nice seats....and rest of car.

TY

Beautiful.

I’ve never seen a window winder mechanism sooo pristine!!

Nice!!

Sweet garage floor wrap you've got there...

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Put the GT grill on

We like the old Cosco rugs

First shakedown cruz cold!

Beautiful car.......

Changed the oil and filter. Then drove it very enjoyable cold 49 degree day.

Drove Igor to get lunch... had to blow the gunk out.

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Of Course Hooters !!

Drove to the office on Wednesday before realizing they had salted the roads.

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Stuffed a rag in the tail pipe after a friend of mine just started a 914 sitting for 10 years which shot about a pound of shells and crap out the tail pipe.

That's very pretty Bob -- nice pics!

I'm now a disciple of your salty road philosophy. Fortunately, they haven't laid it down here yet this year.