Took it for a drive and this baby just cruises on the freeway at 75 like it's sitting still. Good oil pressure and the engine is running beautifully. Car rides great on the freeway. Of course no top and windows down.

Is that going to make your car 'ski-daddle' down the road faster?

Took it for a nice drive and then stopped by my brother's work so his co-workers could see it. They were all "car people" and were blown away by the car. They said it looked better than when they were brand new. I had to agree. Running and driving great. Yes, top off and windows down.

So @tygaboy held an impromptu gathering at his shop and my brother and I drove my Six. It was a great drive, save the 30 minutes or so that we were stuck in 1-2 MPH traffic on the Richmond San Rafael Bridge due to a pretty serious accident. But I am happy to report the car handled it flawlessly. The weather was hot and we had the top off for the drive to Chris' place.

When we arrived there was a host of other 914 owners present and there were a couple 914's present. I am horrible with names so forgive me for not mentioning everyone.

There was donuts and coffee (yay and thank you to whomever brought that) and I indulged in a glazed donut or two.

We all got a chance to look at my car and we discovered I need the spring for the driver's door pocket lid as well as a round opaque plastic plug that goes in a hole on the engine tin on the driver's side. I immediately knew what the plug was as soon as someone pointed out the opening. Note to self, get a spring, plastic plug and I need the thick hard rubber welting that goes at the rear edge (closest to the rear trunk) of the engine grill - it goes across the width of the engine lid grill and also has side pieces that go on the short side of the grill too. Those trim pieces we had for my car were in poor condition so it was not installed.

I will be headed down to Jim's for a long ride (800 mile round trip) in the car next month hopefully, schedules permitting, and I hope to really have more miles on the car by them. Yesterday we put about 150 miles on the car and I am tickled with how it runs, rides and handles traffic. Oh, the speedo now says 90,000 miles! When I had the speedo restored, we kept the original miles on it. I have the paperwork and log book from when I bought the car and believe that mileage to be true.

I know people were taking pictures, but as usual I was too distracted talking to people to take pictures. Sorry. I hope others will post up their pics.

For the ride home we put the top on as it was now about 103 degrees out. That was a smart move. We left the windows down and were warm but comfortable.

By the way, the oil cooler system performed flawlessly. Sitting in traffic on the bridge, I watched the oil temperature climb about 40 degrees to about 210 degrees. As soon as we passed the accident and traffic was moving within about 2 miles the temperature had dropped back to normal.

Thanks to Chris who hosted this and Yes, we all were wearing masks unless drinking or eating. Also thanks to everyone who took time out of their weekend to show up and just hangout and talk cars. I had a great time. Thanks everyone.

You'll need the plastic sheath for that spring as well. Have Jim install it when you're down there. It's easy to do if you've done it fifteen times, otherwise............... . When you're up to it try 80mph. Porsche's don't wake up until 80mph. They seem to be in their element at that speed. Glad you're enjoying the thrill. Next drive, have your passenger take a pic of your " eating grin"!

@Cairo94507 @RetroRacer @BuddyV @Krieger @markhoward @fiacra @rmarx
Crap, am I forgetting anyone???

Michael said he wanted to bring his /6 up as one of the first, longer, shakedown runs. I couldn't help myself and let a few of the local 914 Worlders know about it. People dropped what they were planning for a chance to see Michael and his car. And I have to say, well, nothing!
I simply have no words. The car is unbelievable. I'm renaming The Justice League to "Gods of MPA!" (that'd be Metal, Paint and Assembly!)

The car is so understated you could glance at it and only think, "Hmm, pretty clean 914..." But when you look at it for more than 3 seconds you realize you can count the # of hairs on your leg in the reflection of that PERFECT paint. It's ridiculous...

And don't miss a chance to check out Tony's (RetroRacer) and Mark's (markhoward) cars. Both are very cool GT tributes with their own unique touches - Mark's wonderful tartan seats, Raby motor and paint scheme, Tony's crazy nice cage, one-off GT engine lid and revvy 2.2 6!

Let's not forget to give a BIG thanks to Robert (BuddyV) for the coffee and donuts!

And most importantly, thanks to all for coming and helping ensure we build and keep the social connections! How lucky am I that I stumbled into 914 World and all its great people.

Thanks all for a much needed, socially distanced, gathering of like minds (especially @Tygaboy for hosting). A few pics:

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...and a few of this well-known car, apparently under new ownership!:

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had a great time hanging with the crew! michael’s car is amazing. the more you look, the more the attention to detail comes to light. kudos for letting that lovely machine outta the garage!

Amazing to have a chance to see Michael's car, as well as Tony's and Mark's. Always fun to visit Chris' workshop and see his incredible project. A genius at work... Also picked up a new (to me) scissor lift when I was there. Thanks to @markhoward @tygaboy and @BuddyV for getting that beast into my truck. Next up: getting it out, set up, and starting to use it!

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First of all...... all four of those cars are awesome! Looks like a good time was had by all...I can't wait to see TygaBoy's finished car.

Today, I took off the rear bumper and ansa exhaust. The Ansa exhaust won't be going back on the car. The original paint under the bumper was still in surprisely good shape. On the downside, I was able to take a closer look at the shift rod cover which has been dangling off the car since I got it. It was cracked, so I went ahead and cut it off, and, in doing so, got a healthy dose of gear oil all over me and my carport floor. Apparently I have a leak coming from the shift rod selector.

....time to order a new seal and o-ring .....looks like I'll have to remove the selector mechanism in the next few weeks, and replace the seals.




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@76-914 No worries, I have already had it past 80 MPH. The car just wants to be at speed. On the freeway at 75 MPH (verified by my Waze GPS) I am tacking about 2800 RPM. The engine is actually pretty quiet at the RPM as we had the top off and windows up.

This week I am going to pull all 4 wheels off (I will mark them first so they go back where they were) and take them to get re-spun to make sure they are spot on. Harvey told me after I got a few hundred miles on them to re-balance them as he had a bit of trouble getting them right. At freeway speeds I could feel just a hint of vibration in the steering wheel.

So the way I do that, so I don't stress out, is I put the car on my lift and remove all 4 wheels and put them in the back of the truck and take them in and speak with the guy that my brother deals with for his shop and then have their best technician put them on the balancer without removing any weights to see what they were reading. If they are at zero across the board it just goes back in the truck. If not, I strip the weights, clean off the tape residue and let them put them on their balancer and get them to zero. Then I reinstall them and torque them to 94 foot pounds. The last thing I want is to have a shop, regardless of how careful they say they are, jacking my car up. Kent would be upset with me if I let that happen.

I can't wait to do that. Wednesday is looking like the day I can swing that.

@Cairo94507

PM me your address and I’ll send you one!

PM sent.

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Took my Six for a ride over too Sergio's to pick up the welting for the engine lid. I have known Sergio since about 1984-ish when we met at our former mechanic's shop in San Ramon- Honest Bill's.

Sergio let me tour his collection of all things Porsche- WOW. I really enjoyed that.

Thanks again Sergio for the kit for my engine lid. You guys probably all know but Sergio is the guy that makes the great quality GT engine lids.

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The engine harness finally arrived today. That was holding me up as far as installing the engine and completing the cradle. It would have been a PITA to do so with the engine in the vehicle. As soon as the temps drop below 100 I'll get motivated again.

first time getting into the 914 in weeks, or tried anyway, wanted to take the car for a test run which i had not done since installing the new angle drive a few weeks ago and new speedo cable, BUT as i backed out, noticed a puddle in the garage, NO!!! dang , under the front so this one is not oil, it was brake fluid! cleaned it up, put the car back in on ramps and will investigate tonight. I had a blown seal on previous MC and replaced it with a new 19mm one from 914rubber back in February right before Amelia island, and not one drip since then, so not sure if its just a leaking supply line or return line, but it seems very unlikely it would be the MC itself again. last time it leaked into the pedal area! .

just when you think you are all set, its something else

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What did I do to my 914 today?

Got a ticket

Oh NO! Sorry Mark. Can you take traffic school to keep it off your record? Man that sucks.

As for me, I pulled the wheels off to have them checked and spun to be sure they are all balanced perfectly. Should have them back tomorrow. I met with the technician and explained what I was doing and why. He seemed genuinely interested and promised to take very good care of the wheels and make them 100% right. Of course his boss was standing there telling him they came off a fresh complete restoration car.

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I had to lay down to look at that picture

Nah no biggie, I was coasting after a downhill doing 106kph in a 80 so that's about 66mph in a 50, nice cop dropped it to 95kph. No points, $52. fun tax.
Moments before I was going a lot faster...whew.

Enjoyed the memories of our last autocross with this pic taken from my friends S2K while we both were in grid.

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Back in the early 70s, when the feds lowered the national speed limit to 55, I got a ticket for going 62 mph on the freeway in my '67 VW bus ... crazy days

I welding up 35 holes in the passenger's rear quarter of my #1 project that someone in the past had slathered bondo into, after they'd pulled it straight. The welding followed by a cool water quinch actually got the entire panel back into it's correct contours and removed an 'oil can' that had been bondo-ed over. I was psyched . . until my grinding warped it again (and I went slow cause I know better too ). So I get to deal with that tomorrow.

Got the wheels back and put them on and took it for a nice drive. Rides as smooth as can be now. The shop told me all 4 were 1-2 ounces off.

Relatively new to the 914 world (but had a 911SC and a 1966 912 before), and love the car. Replaced the Chevy Camaro RS wheels with Fuchs replicas, removed all stickers and put a proper door decal on. Time for a photo shoot...(sorry I posted those on FB, I guess a few people already saw the pictures).Click to view attachment Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentClick to view attachment

Welcome to 914world!
Congratulations and nicely done on those changes.

@Deetman - Amazing what a couple changes can do for a car. Your car looks very nice. Oh, and

Now that it runs good... had to pull it. Time to seal all the oil leaks (crank seals/trans seals/ pushrod tube etc..) valve adjustment and major cleaning. Project 71 is now underway!

yesterday i finally got some time to take the car out for a drive to test the speedometer cable and angle drive that i installed a couple weeks back, and i can report that the huge needle bounce i had going on is gone!! it was just annoying. So now that ij've put in the new 914rubber speedo gear drive thing in the trans as well, that all is updated and sorted.

Sucks but i may be pulling the transmission before Teenerpalooza because i have a squeek once the car is warmed up , and i am sure its the throw out bearing, which is only like 8-9 years old, was put in new when i pulled the trans to put in new clutch and flywheel, then i rebuild the trans at a DrEvil clinic about 5 years ago, cant remember if i kept the same one or changed it out but i guess 10 years a bearing could go bad, probably dont have 10k miles on it ... always something!!!!.

next up, clear bra treatment !!!

DRPHIL914- just sent you a pm

got it!

RADIO wiring hack to get an "accessory position" to listen to the radio with the motor off at no risk to frying your points.

while R&R of my ignition lock core assembly today, I tapped a wire off of the "S" terminal of the ignition switch (beneath the steering wheel) and routed it directly to the red accessory wire of my stereo head unit. I added an inline fuse of course. Now after the car is shut off, the radio remains on. When the key is eventually removed, the radio goes off completely and the radio circuit does not drain the battery. To switch the radio on, I turn the ignition key to the run position, without cranking, then let the radio come on, then turn the key to the off position, leaving the key in. The radio remains on until the key is removed. There is no parasitic drain. I saw this hack on a YouTube entitled "Replacing VW Beetle Ignition barrel and switch. It was done by "BoostedVW" eight years ago. The discussion of the radio hack is cited at the 15-minute mark of this 17-minute video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/0rB3KYA3Xpw

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went to Cars and coffee today- had some nice company....

Welded in the new seat hinges and played with the seat placement so I could get and idea for what's comfortable before I welded in the other supports I have.
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While your in there...
Scratches on the Rear trunk have been bothering me for a year and since I am unemployed at the moment (Company virus shut down). Decided to buff it out.
Wet sanding and buffing made it look worse
Remove the lid and sand down the coat and re-sprayed
Then the rest of the car looked dull and sad
Clay bar, polish, wax, buff it out, shine the chrome and wheels
Etc. etc.
2 weeks later and finally finished
Now for some good weather and Road Trip !

Ladies and Germs, we have seat placement!
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Apparently seat weekend!

Re-mounted these on the floor, with an adjuster so I could gat a bit more helmet clearance with the top hoop.

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Getting the engine rebuild complete.


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over 150 miles of two lane state and county roads on Sunday

I had some time today, so I removed the boomerang and the rear sway bar, ...also cleaned up the transaxle a little bit ....lots more grease/gear oil to remove, but at least now I can read the # on the back of the transmission.

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got about halfway done with sanding both the hangar and the sway bar, and put the droplinks in vinegar to soak overnight.

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I think I might just clearcoat the hangar.....I kind of like it in its raw state....

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Ordered a couple oil filters, the plastic plug for the driver's side engine tin, and ordered the Blackstone Oil kit to check the oil on the first change.