finished with the rear trunk and gas tank bay. Got it all painted... on to the next on the list.

participated in an auto-cross. Times generally got better and only killed one cone

Thursday? Received 944 seatbelts with hopes of putting them in the -6. Better than an ancient lap belt for driver, and nothing for passenger...

Saturday: Finally removed the halfshaft on the -6 where a bolt had sheared off in the stub axle at the end of May. Bolt extraction successful, but both CV joints are toast - balls have worn divots all over the place. With the 3.0 spinning these I'm going to have to step up to 944/951 or 911 CVs with a custom axle shaft. That's a ways off, so I repacked these for training purposes and will reinstall Sunday. (Pics and more details will go in one of my threads.)

Drove my teener to Boat Church on Lake Rabun up here in North Georgia mountains. The road has a lot of twistes and up and downs!

Boat Church is really neat. Come as you are! Only 30 minutes long. Bring your dog! My kind of church.

Here our Boat Church link. Been going on since 1972. Every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

http://www.boatchurch.com/

Yesterday I finished cleaning the rest of the parts for my new motor, starter, alternator, and heater parts. Sandblasted all the heater parts and muffler bracket.
Today it's paint the heater parts and muffler bracket, then start putting all the external parts on the new motor.

Next weekend the old motor comes out, and preparations begin for the new motor to go in. (after the Petaluma swap, gotta drive it one more time before it's down for........)

Jeff

I relocated my ECU, Ignitor, Fuel Pump Relay, and OBDII connection from the engine compartment to the firewall behind my drivers seat..

It was a dumb idea on my part to mount the electronics in the engine compartment in the first place. The recent heat wave has convinced me to relocate them for better longetivity..


Ron

finished adjusting and re-bleeding my rear calipers that i renewed. they're perfect.
changed oil yesterday, and decided it's never run any better or stronger. too bad i have to sell her!!!

I called and talked to Scotty B who tells me he expects to have my six on the rotisserie within the next week or so and then media blasted inside and out and primed by the end of August.

Then the real fun begins and the ugly cancer is revealed and/or any bad repairs from prior damage.

Stay tuned.......

Made a pair of leather door pulls.

Took my 75 914 1.8 for a 30 mile drive today south of Minneapolis. It is the first time in 2 months I have had it out since May while I did the following;
Removed the engine, degreased, located and installed new uncut engine tin on the passenger side where the dealer installed tin was hacked up for the AC (and previously removed).
New engine bay seals-should be much cleaner in the engine bay now, with cool air coming from the top as designed versus the bottom of the engine!
New FI gaskets, intake gaskets, muffler gaskets installed.
New transmission ground strap, new plugs, air filter.
More degreasing and painting of engine tin ***tip Krylon sells a semi-gloss black grill paint that looks like factory paint and looks awesome from Ace Hardware.
Repainted the muffler in factory grey
Repainted the intake headers factory grey
Replaced 1st gear and synchros
Oil change to 40W oil, transmission oil change to 75-90W
Degreased and painted all of the heater elbows factory grey.
Degreased cleaned and painted the flapper boxes.
Reupholstered the seats in factory bone white material (PO painted the interior black, originally white!).
Removed black vinyl paint in the interior.
Sent clock to be repaired at Palo Alto speedo-awesome job.
New clutch cable and adjustment.
It was almost 90 degrees today, and the temp gauge only got to "M" in "Temp" which means the cooling tin is doing its work now!
*** It is now for sale-PM if you're interested in purchasing-I am selling to spend more time with my kids, 2 1/2 year old daughter, and 2 month old baby boy.***
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Wow! What a punch list! Congratulations! Need pictures of your painted engine.

Well, it was time to start the serious work today...Starting with drilling rivets out and taking apart the interior of my 1.8l 73; I am in the process of doing a full restoration and it is time to take the engine out , repair the rusted left unibody and paint prep. I unhooked the engine in the compartment to ready it's removal and totally stripped the interior only to find more rust behind the sound dampener java script:emoticon(':unsure:', 'smid_58') it is going to be a dirty rustoration. I will post pictures soon.

Drove the fuch out of it at the ax for the second day in a row. Was I supposed to do something else?

welded in some strenth and started welding in the outer long. Also picked a nice chunk of bondo out of the fender

Looks like someone didn't like the antenna in the drivers front fender.

I Welded mine shut. Then "skim" coated it. But the term "skim" is relative I guess.

Keep up the good work!

Welcome to the madness ...

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tryed to put it in my boat

Tried to remove the transmission fill plug. Muscle - no way. Impact driver - nope. Surrendered to and changing oil and rotating tires on wife's Pathfinder before our drive to PA this weekend.

Took it the a lapping day at The Ridge Motorsport Park in Shelton, WA!

Great track! We were able to drive six sessions (30 minutes each).

The event was put on by Ridge Racing School. I highly recommend!

Cheers,

Eddie

I've updated the Paddock thread that followed my transaxle cooling system.

This link will take you to page 3, which I just updated with some photos. If you want to follow the system design discussion go to page one and start there.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...61520&st=40

Happy trails!

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Took the 914 to the car show at Naval Station Newport, RI. That's me and my Dad.



I also slapped one of my non-working radios (an AM Sapphire in this case) in the dash to make it look better, instead of the gaping hole I've had there for 17 years. I DO have a supposedly working Becker coming my way in the mail though, so hopefully stock-ish tunes soon!

Got more insulation installed in the v-nose ... finished the walls and most of the ceiling.

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Still need to install some wiring for additional interior lights before we button it up.

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Windows come next ...

Took my 73 project out today for the first time! Sure was sweet to finally hit the road. Ray

Ray,

Congratulations!

Looks Great!
Enjoy!

Took her for a trip to 7-Eleven for a free Slurpee. I now have 23 miles on her feet after sitting for 10 years.

Senna and I went for an evening drive

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Finished up a brake job today. Rebuilt calipers, new lines, rotors, etc. Now I finally have GOOD brakes!

I changed my oil last nite , did a safety check and drove it to boston . Having fun!!!!

Getting ready to head up to Kapt Kaos'. Doug (mrbubblehead) is coming down here to help us with some carb jetting on a couple of cars

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Sitting here at work on a Saturday contemplating how I'm going to drive the door hinge pins out of the passenger door when I get home so I can finally get the gaps right.

*sigh*

Took off my horn button and repainted it with special paint from Pelican which matches perfectly. Also took off my lug bolts and resprayed them silver. I used a trick I learned on this forum and reinstalled them with a regular plastic shopping bag placed on the bolt before applying the socket. They look great!

Went to a PCA event this morning!

Then on the way home, a very nice elderly man backed into the front of my car!

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I added AIR HORNS to my "things to do list"

Ollie and i attended a car show, i didn't enter but had many admirers around my car park on the street.
They had a portable Dyno there fixed into a trailer, i was tempted to get my car on it but I had pulled almost 20lbs of boost in 4th on the highway this morning and need to sort out the over boost.
I had it set at 15lbs which is spot on in 2nd and 3rd but the longer pull in 4th the boost jumped waaaay up. Considering a electronic boost controller now or stick a 1 bar spring in the wastegate and forget about it.

Got my car teched for a 3-day DE at Summit Point next Fri-Sun. Adjusted the front wheel bearings (thank you Dave Riley), checked trans fluid while on the inspection lift. Discussed the oil cooler system I recently reconnected.

I actually saw my 914 today for the first time in a few months. Another change in plans re the engine/body/wheel/tire saga. Gonna keep this engine as a moderately hot 2.7 and then start building a balls-out 3.0 RSR type of engine for it later.

Re-keyed the exterior locks to match an original key last used in the mid 70's. The key is almost new
I had three keys, one worked the ignition, one the rear trunk, and the nice third worked nothing. The interior locks are next.

Well, we spent a long arduous day tuning IDF 40s. A bright shinning sun, coupled with a fresh Pacific Ocean breeze, made it a wonderful day for the task. Doug (mrbubblehead) on the left, Joe (KaptKaos) on the right.

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Lots of test-runs with the LM-2 attached.

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Doug got Joe's car dialed in really good (note grin)

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Joe Bar-B-Q'd up some burgers for lunch, then we moved on to the 'BB'

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Even though we had a large array of jets at our disposal, the 'BB' didn't fare as well

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Getting better, but still running rich. Looks like we'll need to install larger venturis next session

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Thanks for all your help Doug

car up in the air, reset the torsion bars-running real stiff- (thanks Brad)---check the play in the front wheel bearings (after readings another thread), took out for a short test drive. recent picture--looks like some recently posted.

Doug, thanks again.

Had to run into the office this morning. Took the 914 for the first time in months. I had forgotten how much I love driving this car.

Mark - we will get you squared away.

Yesterday I washed the whole engine bay down with soap and water(engine out) and then used a rag to take all the old grease off the wiring. I installed two new engine bay seals nd then set to work preparing my engine for the re-install. All thats left now is to put the engine back in today, and hook up all the vaccuum hoses!

Engine before:
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Now:
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Nice transformation

Yikes! What a bummer. I hope all damage was limited to the hood. There plenty to be had. Especially on the west coast.

I live in a resort town. On weekends, I usually don't drive my teener because of all the rubber-neckers looking around. Too dangerous.

I just put my whole rotating assembly in boxes to ship to the machinist tomorrow for balancing.
Next week is assemble the short block & measure my deck height, then heads off to CA for porting & CR adjust!

Engine tins all painted and cured for months.
A few weeks to full engine assembly!

what if we put on some sort of carb tuning clinic? think people would go?

I could not attend, but I just finished a complete dual 40 IDF rebuild and am ready to install in the next month or so.

Maybe a webcam teleconference?
I have tons of pics....

Stu

what size engine?

I'm sure there's a lot of local So. Cal guys that would appreciate a tune 'clinic'/BBQ. Start a new thread and see what comes back

We could host it at my shop in Harbor City. FWY close, lots of room and no noise restrictions

I continue to develope my "under-car-frame-with-casters" so I can move my car around the garage. It will fit under the engine bar and lift the rear tires off the ground about three inches. Front tires will remain on the ground. Rolling and turning the car with four slicks on the ground is a PITA.

It will sorta be like what they use at LeMans when they jack up the car in the pits, slid the the caster wheels under it, turn it 90 degrees and push it in the garage stall.

Trying to figure out how to get this apart to be sandblasted and powder coated

Took my car out and washed it for the first time since I've owned it.