@Cairo94507 I am. i had a older tip i sipped on it last night to see if i liked it, i think it would look good. I am making a short version valance first, and also will order a fiberglass deep one to try what someone else had done with the mesh inserts too. .... should be a fun project.

Interesting

Do you have a PN for the rolled edge chrome exhaust finishers?

Thanks in advance!

Looks great, very clean!

@anderssj
i found them locally at O'Reilly auto parts but Summit carries them as a 9" long rolled flat or angled end. 2/14"ID, about $19 a piece.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/svr-xrpt212

Great job mounting the 3.2 air flapper box without cutting any stock sheet metal at the trunk and clearing the latch for the engine decklid. I did my fittment 19 or 20 years ago when I installed the motor.



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@Bucci Thanks so much. Yours looks very clean too.

@Cairo94507

One of the tightest fitting areas is the air cleaner snout bumping the forward firewall and you have to get the airbox low enough that it does not hit the inter-web of the engine deck lid from underneath.
Are you able to remove the air cleaner easily after unlatching the outer portion.? That can be tight if not positioned correctly. I also took a quarter wall aluminum tubing and machined it down to the correct size for the intake system extension.

Again, great job positioning everything..!

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Thanks. Yeah, getting the lid and filter off is easy. The snorkel would be a tight fit. I am going to get a clamp and clamp the snorkel (to make the opening oval shaped) and put it in the oven to get it warm and re-shape it so it will fit easily. It will fit right now, but it is just tight and not to my liking.

Cheers,
Michael

Two Words.... Heat Gun. You can do just the snorkel that way, without melting the whole thing.

Clay

OK, I will give the heat gun a try. Great idea. Yeah, I just wanted to bake something in the oven....

Went to a Cars 'n Coffee this morning. Maybe 40 cars. The coolest was this old cab-over truck with a flatbed and hydraulic ramp that now has a Cummins diesel in it and is "bagged". Very cool looking and sounding.

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started it for first time with new muffler and took it for a drive!!

Awesome sound profile Ben!!! it’s pretty kick@ss!

i posted video on instagram- drphils914

my son texted me that there were two 914s at cars and coffee this morning so went out there and ended up meeting the owners and a couple of 914 World members. Seeing those cars inspired me to go home and replace my leaking injector with the FJ67 replacement I purchased last year. took it for a spin and it seems to be running pretty well. I still haveabumch of stuff to sort out but I'm getting closer to being able to take on trips more than a couple miles from home .

Went to PCA cars and coffee with both Elwood and Igor. Lots of people looking at our 914s.

Back to work on the AC now.

Clay

Repaired engine tin, odds and ends. Getting a bunch of basket stuff together trying to get some seat time in our "rust free project"

Mounted fresh Toyo Proxes R888Rs on a set of the new Group 4 Wheels 904-look rims ready for hillclimb event next weekend.

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That is a great looking "steely" wheel.

I was going to say the exact same thing..!

They do look great - they're one-piece alumin(i)um with painted centres and diamond-cut rim to give the 'alu-steel' look of the 904 wheels. Come in 6, 7 and 8 x 15 with factory offsets, along with a 'trick' 7 which has the ET adjusted so they fit under SWB 911 rear fenders.

Kevin Hines from Beck 904 I believe is reproducing those wheels in aluminum. I don’t know if they’re the same manufacture but he also sells aluminum “steely” wheels.

The only other vaguely similar wheels I know of are these from Image, which are, frankly, hideous. They're being sold as '904 wheels'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQaBw3iegc

Over the past couple of months, I've been collecting the interior trim pieces for the car. Bought new where available but, as we all know not everything is. I was able to get some good quality pieces from @bdstone914 and @914werke as well as others. Nothing perfect, minor scratches, nicks or cracks, things like that.
Just got them back from a guy here in town that restored them for me. They look pretty good (despite the bad cell phone pic)

those look great!! they are the 5 pieces of interior trim that are not being reproduced by anyone at this point. usually the pillar pieces are cracked around the mount holes, or end up getting cracked due to age upon removal. also the only pieces in my car that i probably have that are original and in ok shape, but not mint.

Those will look great mounted.
can we ask what he charges fore the restoration? i would be glad to pull mind and send them to him. if he is accepting work,

@drphil914 Like I said, they were in pretty good condition so, the guy didn't have to do a whole lot. He fixed the cracks that were there and then re-covered / re-wrapped them for $237.00'ish
All in all, not too bad, I don't think.

COEs are cool

Well, made a little progress today. Since the right strut on 'HOWARD' is bent inward and the tire is flat, I jacked up the front end and placed a couple of wheel dollies under both front wheels ...

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... then started winching the car rearward up onto the mid-rise lift with a heavy duty ratchet strap secured to the left trailing arm.

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Once I got the rear wheels lined up with the ramps, repositioned the front to line up better, then dug out the Parkit 360 motorized trailer tug to drag it a bit further back. Worked like a champ

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Next, I'll need to jack the front up again to remove the wheels dollies and finish pulling it the remainder of the way onto the lift. Then I'll remove the rocker panels before lifting the body up for a more in-depth damage inspection

Wished I could say the same. It's gonna be a while yet

Driver's side long is a little dirty, but looks rather well preserved, rust wise. Will take a peek at the passenger's side tomorrow.

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Took a quick look-see at the left trailing arm mounts - doesn't really look like anything is awry with the uni-body structure. Maybe just the trailing arm is bent at the pivot point, or the alignment plates got moved a bit?

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I'll have to take some measurements when it's up in the air, and mirror them from the passenger side's measurements to be sure what's actually going on

Got the passenger side rocker panel off today, and apparently it was a good time to do it. Scraped a lot of dirt off of the long and the inside of the rocker panel - just like the driver's side.

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Happy to report, that except for the dry dirt build-up, the entire long appears to be in perfect condition

I guess it's worth keeping and fixin' the other s#it that needs to be done

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Up in the air - started with the right front issue ...

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Appears to have a bent spindle on the strut, possibly a bent insert and a snapped rotor

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Fortunately, everything else looks OK, but I'll take measurements to make sure it's still straight. I was planning to upgrade the front suspension to the late set up anyway, and have refurbished (powder-coated) struts & control arms, Bilstein inserts, backing plates, new rotors, PMB calipers, ball joints and turbo tie-rods, all waiting in the wings


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Hit my first stumbling block I'm having a rough go at getting the damn grease cap off so I can pull the rotor off. I removed the big O-ring, tried spraying PB Blaster and employed several pry tools, then wiped it down and tried heating the cap with MAP gas - all with no success. It's been several years since I re-greased the bearings, and don't remember getting the cap off being such a bioch

At least it sounds good! Remind me to get you a new flip phone for Christmas.

Can't believe how nice that long looks. Cool lift

Hey, Paul. This car spent most of it's life in Palm Springs, an excellent preservation environment.

How's your car coming along?

Mark, in that 2nd pic it looks like the inboard attach point is bent. See the cracked silver paint and the circular flanged part has a gap too. Now you can get that welder out and put it to work.

I'll take a closer look at the rear suspension's issue shortly, Kent. Can you highlight the area you're referencing? Hopefully it's not too complicated of a fix ?

Finally found the right tool to get the grease cap off ... forgot I had one of these in the tool box

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Unbolted and moved the caliper out of the way, unscrewed the axle nut and the rotor came tumbling off in two pieces. Apparently, the hat portion had broken completely away from the disc during the accident. The broken bits might make for a nice trophy for some future 914 event

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With all that removed, one can clearly see that the spindle got bent downward real good. Glad that I have all new stuff waiting to go in there

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FILM at 11 ...

Compared to all that ^^ my day was boring.

Got an email about my WTB Boxster wheel from a local P-car shop. Turned out he didn't actually have my style but had these other 7 inchers he wasn't using anymore for his spec Boxster racing. Added 5 wheels and a hose reel to my insane wheel collection...

Nice wheels, Chris



The pinch bolt on the strut sheared off when I tried loosening it, so I had to drill it out. With a little persuasion, the ball joint came loose.

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Removing the tie rod end took a little more ooomph from a large hammer The control arm doesn't look like it took a hit, but I have refurbished 'late' ones going in when I'm ready to start reinstalling the all the 'new' suspension components.

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With the bent strut out, confirmed that the insert had also suffered the impact effects as well.

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Looking elsewhere uncovered some additional minor damage under the trunk pan. This should be an easy fix with the hammer and dolly method

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I just remembered that I still have a pair of early struts at my place in AZ. I think I'll install the passenger side strut just so I can get HOWARD rolling straight again

I need to drop him off at a body shop to straighten out some dents and get a fresh paint job before changing out all the suspension goodies anyway. Yeah.

While sanding down my dash, I discovered that I've got more colors on my car than I thought. My right rear fender is yellow, my trunk is red, most of my car is Irish Green...I found my dash is yellow...and the glove box is orange. Does anyone else have an identity crisis??
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Why not go with the flow, Michael?

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Cleaned and polished my yellow 76 2.0 to prepare for my first car show since Covid. I'll be in Jamestown Saturday for the Rods to Rails car show, say hi if you're there!

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I've reached the realization that repairing the the left rear suspension issue is beyond my pay grade and it's going to need a session on a Celette Bench. The inner mounting point was pushed a fraction of an inch further back from the firewall than the passenger's side, and downward by another fraction

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I loosened the adjuster plate and attempted to winch the trailing arm inward, but that wasn't successful There may be other issues with the actual trailing arm and/or the pivot shaft too, so off to a reputable body shop HOWARD will have to go ...

Made mine less drivable.

That spindle is ugly!! quite a bit of force required

I would for sure get the chassis on a bench to confirm dimensions and look close for other damage.

I agree, that car took a pretty solid hit. I am glad you are getting it all repaired so it can go back together and continue life.

On another note, I made it to the local Cars 'n Coffee Friday morning. This is getting to be a well attended function with incredible builds of all kinds. Here are two which stood out to me:

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I spent a good part of the 80's in SD at the beach. I wasn't so lucky. I'll be using parts of the 72', and most of the tub from the 74'. I'm pulling parts off the 72 and cleaning up as I go. Collecting side shift parts, still need a shift console and the front engine support bar. I hope to get the tub here soon. I've got lots of welding to do. I hope to have it as a car again with in a year. Hahaha...We'll see. If you hear of any good deals on the bar and console, keep me in mind will ya. Be safe.

Rennshifter started to feel real loose; turned out the screws on the base were backing out. Put some blue loc-tight on the threads and tightened it back up.

I think I have a spare front engine bar, Paul. I don't have any spare engine mounts for it, so you'll have to source those from someone. You can have the bar for shipping costs ... or ... I might be able to drop it off during my next trip to AZ @Shivers.

* Another option, my neighbors here in CA have a place right in your neck of the woods. I can find out when they're going back out there

Thanks Mark, that's great! One less thing. What ever is easiest, if you want to ship it let me know the damage and I'll send you a check. Thanks again

I didn't do anything to my 914 today but I did manage to score two FI testers at a VW swap meet.

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