How did you get the lug nuts done ?
@DRPHIL914

i bought them back before Automotion got sold. porsche chrome acorns. i only have them on front due to the rear studs are longer so i had to use open ones.
i think you might be able to get them from Porsche or maybe Sierra Madre.

I think I had a set of those on the 2L wheels; sold them.

i am pretty sure i have another set of 10, i may have a full set of 20 black as well,

I have a new unused set of black alloy nuts; but they get marked up so fast. That’s one reason I’d like to go chrome. LA Wheel sells these on eBay for $7.20 a pop

Decided to upgrade. Can you guess what it is yet??
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Yep this is the inner tie rod attached to the rack, with the boot removed. This is the outer end, the outer tie rod boot had gone before I removed it from the knuckle.

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I am a bit nervous about the new nut for the tie rod end. Someone advised me the new set up was nyloc nuts rather than castellated ones with split pins. Mine are neither nyloc or castle nuts - just plain metal with no pin hole in the ball jt bolt or plastic insert in the nut. The top edge of the nut does seem to be a thinner material, but...???
If you fit it and then need to undo it to adjust the wheel alignment/tracking do you have to buy two new bolts????

Put the car up on the QuickJack, really like how the Esco jack stands slip in under everything
Changed out the full polish wheels to the black/anodized Turbo wheels, can't wait to try out the new tires on them
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Like the interior color is that creamy white, is it a factory color?

Started my car this morning, this is the off season HOT so just wanted to start it up, it's been 2 weeks, started up strong, makes me so happy to see that. It's still up on wood and ramps to check many things under the car over this long sitting season until OCT.

Hey Eric- like the black/anodized wheels much better on your car. The full polished wheels on your car, IMHO, were just too much. Happy 4th. Michael

@Cairo94507 I totally agree, the full polish wheels were kinda Miami Vice,
I'm debating getting those wheels redone with the black backgrounds and barrels like this:
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For now I'm just digging the black because it's so much less flashy.

Eric....you have a really nice looking car there. Beauty!

@eric9144 I think that is a great idea and they would look perfect.

Went for a cruise after replacing the voltage regulator...

Got the HB house into escrow. Not really working on the car but it sure is going set up a bank account for her when escrow closes.
I'm thinking gas shocks and Elephant suspension. That will take some real weight out of the car. Maybe get her under 1600 pounds.

Helped a friend out button up a customers car. After a clutch adjustment watched a nice burn out for a test drive

Finished the bracket at the base of the rear wing. Waiting for the new quick release pins, supposed to be here today.

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Took it for a test drive.

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That is a nice looking trailer.

Today I received my 18,000th viewer on my build thread. With all you all's help I'll hit 20,000 in August.

I edited a post and forgot to add it and it just went away. So now I'll add another picture with the Quick Release pins in place

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I really like the Quick Release pins as it is so easy to get the Wing on and off. When the trunk lid is off I can pull the front pins and tilt the wing back into the drip rail to get more access to the engine bay.

Freaky intermittent problem with my car. I thought the DME injection on my 3.2 was acting up again. Engine would die, no idiot lights all gauges dead. Pull over wait 10 seconds and then it would start right up again and I might go days or weeks before it happens again. It finally totally died in the garage (thank god). Thought it was my ignition switch, but I just replaced it a couple of months ago. Tried the spare, still dead.
Turns out one of the wires coming off the battery came loose. Just happened to be the wire that powers the ignition switch. I spent the rest of the day labeling wires, tracing wires and redoing the connections to the battery.

Applied power to my Infinity Box setup...no smoke. A few things I want to redo once car is closer to being done.


Also my $50 crimper which works pretty good.

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Took it for the first pleasure drive since new years day, i think.

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I really like the color combination. Clean, simple and beautiful!

Swapped out my gas pedal with one of the fancy Rennline ones, the pedal alignment was really bad and really, really hard to heel/toe. Hard to see in the pics but the original was a good 2-3 inches down from the level of the brake. Now they're on the same plane, might need a little adjustment but pretty awesome overall.

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Finished replacing the front valance with a 914 Rubber air dam with rubber flex piece.. Rims getting painted

Going to make brackets to attach rubber to airdam

Looks Great! Nice Job.

Got the report on the rebuilding of the transaxle for my '73. A few more wear items than I figured but it will be better (and look better) than new when I get it back from California Motorsports.

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Knocked out a few simple projects.

Installed new drain tubes...
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Installed new relay cover...
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Freshened up rear window and reinstalled w/ new butyl kit...
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and popped on a new deck lid seal.
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Thanks 914 Rubber!

Almost finished with the undercarriage.

Very clean build.....great color!

Thanks! Lots of contribution from the community

@Jett Wow that is looking great. That will be so easy to maintain when it all starts off looking like new. Great job.

Thanks @Cairo94507 . It was a battle taking off the undercoating, I did the wheel wells and the shop did the rest . Heat gun + carburetor cleaner + 15 hours, and then texture and paint...

A few more pics.. back in the garage. Bumper under-lip painted and aligned. New windshield, had small crack when removing for paint. NOS door sills installed and NOS 914 2.0 script. Stereo was restored by VintageBlau and has BlueTooth adapter... NOS speakers sound ok

Went to the body shop and watched it sit again for another day! Still waiting for them to cut & buff



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A 75-mile drive this morning.

One of the other locals pulled out right in front of us (even with our two 55W H3 fog lights on as DRLs):

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Wife.gov (passenger) hollered "Hey Y'all, watch this!" (she's a Tarheel, so she comes by it naturally).

It does look like it's possible though...

@Nacho Hey they have it sitting outside so the paint is drying and hardening. When the do cut and buff it will look like a mirror. Great to see a freshly painted chassis. Think how much it will be to bolt all the new shiny parts on!

I just showed this to Betty.....

Her first words: "I like his wife!"
Her second words: "She and I should go driving sometime."

Gotta love a woman that loves 914s!

Next time you guys are in Virginia!

Several years ago some jerkwad drove his tractor out of a field onto the road in front of us in Peeples Valley, AZ while were traveling Highway 89 from Prescott down to Tuscon. He kicked up a shitload of gravel & rocks which cracked my windshield.

I pulled around in front of him and forced him back onto the dirt and attempted to get his driver's license & insurance documents. He locked himself in the tractor and I ended up calling the Sheriff's department. The Sheriff (get this), told me just to file a claim against my insurance company

What ever happened to personable responsibility?

Nice

Who did your paint job?

@euro911 - I can sympathize with you. Earlier this year, February I think, I was crusing down one of our Bay Area freeways and hit a pothole that was full of water on a wet road. Could not see it. It ripped the sidewall off my tire and damaged the rim and knocked the front end out of alignment. I got a bid for the repair work that came to about $400. I had photos, dates, time, etc.

I contacted CalTrans, the agency responsible for maintaining our highways, and submitted the claim which ended up being for about $300 as I had a road hazard warranty on the tire so I got a new tire for free. CalTrans, some non-English first language speaker, who I could barely understand, called and denied my claim. She said CalTrans had no knowledge of a pothole at that location. I replied the entire freeway in that area is nothing but potholes. She laughed, copped and attitude and said to sue them in Small Claims court. I know I would have prevailed in Small Claims as I had all of the documentation but to do that I would have to spend about 2 hours preparing for the hearing and then 4 hours going to court and presenting the case. So 6 hours for about $300 is a non-starter for me.

I no longer like California and I am a native born Californian. California was once the Golden State but now it is the dirty brown state thanks to all of the vandalism, garbage, homeless, illegals, thugs, etc. Shame.

My wife and I just started talking about selling and moving out of California and buying 10 acres and building a nice home and 6 car garage. Of course my brother would do the same. Maybe we will buy the land together and put two house on it, each with an attached garage for the daily drivers and then build a large 6 car garage for our toys. Anyway, it's at the talking and research stage for now.

@euro911 friend that I cycle with owns a body shop and did the paint job for me. I did the metal work. Thanks for the compliments

-Nacho

That shop looks familiar...

Lol! The place misses you

Finished installing the flex/airdam and reinstalled the newly polished/painted wheels from Al Reed
Looking to do the bumpers next...

A before pic at Rt 66