No chrome tips for now but may add later.
Wanted to see what the all black looks like first.

Looks amazing! I've got one on order too, asking for black now after seeing yours! I've also requested the chrome tips.

Was a busy weekend on the 914, will get my tank expansion tank back on tonight, pulled it to replace heat tubes and the air tubes up front and finished reinstalling all the trim on the sail panels after redoing the vinyl, big job, hard to get it perfect this is my 3rd time

Thanks to Keith Hully (914Toy), he helped change out the heat exchangers. Lots of small stuff got fixed and everything is sound

The muffler hanger end was broken, Keith fabricated a new end from a shelf bracket

New copper gaskets were installed too; two of the old ones had a lot of soot on them...

Dr. Phil....those heater tubes look much, much better.
Well done!

Jim, I think I have a couple of good spare 1.7/1.8L muffler hangers laying around ... I'll dig one up and give it to you at the next G&R

i hope reading thru 914@world is doing something to my 914!?!

Thanks Mark..

thanks! it really does look so much better. The original clamps actually were yellow zinc plated, but have some overspray on them etc. i will try and clean them up, and have not been successful in finding identical ones so silver will do for now. i was surprised at how the Mequire's plastic polish and cleaner made the diverter boxes look like new!.

bits and pieces here and there. Its not perfect or concours but it sure is an improvement.

so all that soot!! obviously you were getting blow by due to not being sealed tight, i had that happen once,didnt get them in place correctly. i am sure things will sound much better now too with your new stuff and new gaskets.

Today just drove it to work and back

Engine out, cleaning, media blasting parts, replace oil cooler (upgrade), replacing clutch (Sachs)...good times...

Wish I had a high performance engine to install
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Always anneal the exhaust 'gaskets' before installing them ... it softens them up so they'll adapt to the mating surfaces better

914 with friends

I spent most of the day figuring out, I still don't understand the mess my wire harness is in.

Perfect day, got a couple of hours behind the wheel.

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Gawked at the new beast in my garage as it sprinkled rain in SoCal this am... Then when things dried up I went down to pay a visit to @Lucky9146 to show off the new purchase.

The whole thing feels very surreal still
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beauty and the beast! those are both awesome- just a bit jealous for sure!

those dual tips out the snow plow rear valence are killer!

Very nice looking car

Pretending I am in California today Skiing this morning, short bicycle ride then drove the car a little.

Drove it to the gym and the to Whole Foods. I had not even started it in over 6 months. I do have a battery cutoff switch; I didn't even have to charge the battery, just started right up. It reminded me of the scene in Woody Allen's Sleeper where the VW Bug starts right up after sitting for >100 years. I gota drive it more.

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Hey you...you bought that Patrick Motorsport beast.
Does it have any acceleration at all?

Slits is probably turning over in his grave but I washed, waxed & polished the Fuch's for tomorrows Phoenix event.

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Finished "striping" my car with mat black 3M vinyl wrap. 6 hours of work with anal attention to measuring and marking with tape, making some paper patterns, soapy water with squeegee application for 4 hours first day on all the upper surfaces, and two more hours next day with water dried up, pressing on the "overlap" and re-attaching the light covers.
Think I like it

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I fixed the oil pressure switch on Elwood and took him for a drive. It is top off driving out today, and I had to go get a battery cable for my truck. I kinda got turned around going to the parts store a mile away and I have been to thousands of times.

wow that looks good on your car Keith!

I cleaned up a 2.0L muffler hanger that I got from Ben ( @mb911 ) for new paint, so it'll compliment the new banana muffler I also purchased last year.

Also got word from Mark that 914 Rubber is almost finished making up the tan interior components I ordered for our '71, 'HOWARD' a while back. Changing color since we have no A/C in AZ and the car needs a lighter interior. I'll have pristine low-mileage early black seats & back pad available in the near future

Spent the afternoon taking apart a free 1.7 liter block that had the pistons and rings rusted/frozen inside the cylinders so badly it would not turn over. I wanted the windage tray, oil pump and oil pickup from the block.

There was success after using up 2 sawzall blades, a BFH and a chisel to split and break up the cylinder barrels. By the end of the afternoon I managed to get the cylinders broken off the pistons so I could proceed with disassembling the block. Success!

Yesterday I finally got to start digging in and doing some stuff to it...like installing seat belts because there weren't any in it Then I finally got to take it out and push it a little.

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@Raynekat Honestly it's going to take some time to get used to, it's a 993 3.8 RS spec motor tied to a WEVO'd 915 and holy Fuchs its fast. I actually scared myself a couple times on roads I've carved for 20+ years. My old 2.0 is super dialed in for suspension but you have to keep your momentum up to be "fast"--the new 6 is like having a JATO rocket that just goes and I need more runway. One of my butt puckering moments was on a straight away because the thing was going so fast, so fast. First world problems for sure

Drove our 75 Palma 2.0/4...

Installed new brass rollers for the rear trunk lid. Couldn't find them anywhere online, so a friend of mine made some for me. Thnx Gerry.
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We put the front trunk and light covers back on the car. Doing the fine tuning on everything but, the gaps are looking good. A little left to tweak.
Monday, we put the front bumper back on.....

Lots of garage time doing paint prep. Three days worth.

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.... oil and filter change, posed for a few pictures some cleaning due to pollen starting already. I am awaiting my stickers(decals) from CarBone. They arrive tomorrow, I also have a few last minute goodies from Mark @mepstein , getting close. I really wanted to touch up the engine grill, so maybe that tomorrow too.
4 more days from Amelia!

Started messing with headlights, got the knock off trucklites, PS side works great, DS side seems like it's not getting but a trickle of power, LED barely lights up where the old Halogen works just fine. Thinking I need to clean up the grounds on the back of the bucket, hopefully that does the trick but I've been out in the garage A LOT so I'm calling it quits for tonight. Got belts in, replaced the wipers and blades, rewired the battery cutoff in the rear trunk and added some hard wired trickle charger connections.
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Disassembled, cleaned, lubed, and reassembled the door handles, locks, and latches on both sides. Unbelievable difference.

painted front valence, prepped to install my new stickers, clay bar front and rear trunks in prep to polish and wax. going to have a couple things I didn't get done.

one final prep inspection tonight.

Phil

Just get us plenty of good pics at Amelia Island, Phil........

A few days old, but put in 1.8 original distributor (0 231 181 009) a few days ago with a Pertronix 1847V Ignitor and engine ran like new - for about 15 minutes.

Suddenly cut off, and as I suspected, the Ignitor died. Returning for warranty claim- Pertronix agreed it was installed correctly - and no, module was not over-heating - but they are wanting to blame my Bosche Ultra plug wires - as it cannot be found anywhere what they really are......

GN

will do! but also check out instagram feeds for all things Porsche but
#werksreunion #porsche914 #werksreunion2020 #drphils914
#pca
PCA sent us a scan code decal so if anyone is there and posts using that it will link with it too, anyway i check the instagram out, but it’s sure we will post here too!

for about an hour. Not nearly long enough.

Got the '73 car titled, tagged and insured then took it out for a drive
Then did a quick polish on the dull paint to make it look somewhat better
When my wife got home, took her for a drive around the "country block" just so she could see what she was in for (she hasn't been in a 914 for a long, long, long time). She approved of the top off but wondered about the noise when I accelerated (carbs )
Should be an interesting trip to Florida.

To keep the marriage intact, buy her some good earplugs.

With my carbed-6 I find earplugs essential if driving for longer than a half hour. Ringing ears are no fun.

26 years later I have the tools and time to work on the 914. Found a previous repair that isn’t too much of a surprise. The rocker covers were held in by drywall screws and caulk.

You might look into fabricating a quieter filter housing arrangement. There's a mod that utilizes a couple of Honda Godlwing air-boxes that supposedly reduced the intake noise substantially.

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Also, CB Performance also has some nifty carb components to help one fabricate quiet but still efficient options. A couple of these plumbed to a remote filter will help reduce the decibel level too.

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