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PaulFV8
QUOTE(914e @ Sep 19 2021, 11:26 PM) *

QUOTE(PaulFV8 @ Sep 19 2021, 08:18 PM) *

I spent yesterday taking the paint and bondo off the rest of the fenders and found another fine mess the POs left for me. I have a couple of local sources looking for a replacement corner. Click to view attachment


How does that even happen? Was it a rust repair, accident repair, or both.



I assume it was rust repair as the floor is straight. The PO said it must have been done before he bought it dry.gif Hopefully that was the last of bondo to remove. The rest of that fender look good except for some rust holes by the sail
PaulFV8
Here's the rest of that fender
Chris914n6
Finally achieved thermal stability. Narrowed it down to the new thermostat was/is sticking.

Then I discovered an artificial 4k rpm limit. Likely a pinched hose under the tank.

Still a bunch to do and miles to add before WCR.

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wonkipop
narthing.

have not been able to get out of here for three days.
riots.
cops with tear gas and rubber bullets.
i live too close to the central business district.
construction workers have now gone mental over govt. shutting down major building sites.

police helicopter hovering overhead. hard to get work done with all the noise.
had cops on every corner last night.

fark me. orstrailyuh of all places. vid insanity has taken hold.
all i want to do is take my 14 out for a run.
but who wants to get caught in a cop v workers brawl in the streets.
better calm down soon. never seen anything like this in the so called "lucky country".
Chris914n6
QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Sep 20 2021, 01:35 PM) *

Then I discovered an artificial 4k rpm limit. Likely a pinched hose under the tank.

Yep. Pinche cabron hose under the gas tank. 2 year old fuel line. confused24.gif

Also a crazy amount of debris in a tank that was washed out not more than 5 years ago.

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mgp4591
That's nasty...good catch.
mb911
Got mine ready for storage. Click to view attachment drove it to the store. 928 restore time
914e
I have spent about the last week color sanding and buffing. Not perfect but I'm happy considering I painted it in the driveway. I plan on adding plenty of rock chips anyway.

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Jett
QUOTE(914e @ Sep 23 2021, 11:59 PM) *

I have spent about the last week color sanding and buffing. Not perfect but I'm happy considering I painted it in the driveway. I plan on adding plenty of rock chips anyway.

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Looks good!
Cairo94507
Nice job. Enjoy each and every rock chip- these cars are meant to be driven. I put 5K miles on mine in 14 months. beerchug.gif
11tenths
QUOTE(914e @ Sep 24 2021, 02:59 AM) *

I have spent about the last week color sanding and buffing. Not perfect but I'm happy considering I painted it in the driveway. I plan on adding plenty of rock chips anyway.

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Hey- isn't that the anti rock chip option bumper? biggrin.gif
Cairo94507
I have been plagued with an on again/off again problem for over 1K miles. My throttle was sticking randomly and driving me nuts. Now it was not bad, it would stick at a high idle, like 1200-1500RPM. If I tapped the gas pedal with my foot it would go to normal idle, 800 RPM. The problem was it was not doing it consistently. I went through all of the throttle linkage and clean and lubed with a dry silicone -twice. Still did it. I could open the engine lid and use the throttle on the engine and it would snap right to idle as it should. WTF?

So I broke down and took it to Pacific Power Motor Sports and Eric spent 6 minutes checking the linkage and ruled that out. Then he went to the Throttle position actuator and checked it and it checked good. He started the car and played with the throttle and it stuck at high idle. Using a stethoscope to listen to the actuator he played with the throttle and saw it was not working as it should. He was then able to clean it up, adjust it and reinstall it and now my engine returns to idle perfectly. The drive home was glorious without having the deal with a high idle. driving.gif beerchug.gif
Gatornapper
Rick B. needed my lift to do an oil & filter change in his sweet yellow '72 and today was the day. Had a good time doing it, cleaned the bottom of the engine and tranny up some while we were at it.

Then drove my red one to auto supply to get some fuses for both of us, get some lunch, home, then I tailed him as he drove his car home about 9 miles east of me. Nothing like 2 nice 914's driving together.......

We had a great day.

Oh - got my new fuel lines and tank in and up and running on Thursday after being in Ohio with friends for a week. All is well on that front.

But don't ask me what happened at 7pm tonight on the interstate as wife and I were on our way to have a nice dinner out and the ignition failed..........were able to tow my 914 to the next exit and park it in a large shopping center parking lot where it now sits.....

Here is a pic of Rick and my 914's in our driveway in the woods.....

GN

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wonkipop
your tomorrow/my today from other side of date line.
v. quiet on the streets of riot city, or as ava gardner said "the asshole of the world".
no riot cops, helicopters, tear gas, rubber bullets - triple time on a sunday?
1/4 mile inner city drag strips in spots i never thought about before.
tried to hit redline in 4th on 5k exercise vid leash.
need a country road bad.

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someone busted through the vid border barriers on a cannonball run from sydney? stumbled on it this morning.

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930cabman
Got the engine back in our 914 #3, will spend today getting things hooked up and maybe an afternoon ride if things go well. Trying a set of twin Webers, 40IDF after removing a single Holley conversion from the PO
Cairo94507
@wonkipop Very sorry to see that people are being stupid and rioting in Australia too. I guess I expect it here in the USA with a bunch of fools making choices that go against the security of our Nation and put us all at risk. But I expect more from other parts of the civilized world. Cheers mate. beerchug.gif
930cabman
"Civilized parts of the world"

Yes, this covid thing has stupid people more stupid. Lets hope it will work it's way out soon.
Shivers
@wonkipop Yeah bummer, 8000 miles away and way more in common than you'd think. Your town even looks like SoCal. I did some work for a scifi magazine down under, worked with the art director and editor, they could have been from around here. drunk.gif


All cleaned up and ready to mill. These things are trippy, like motorcycle forks.

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wonkipop
@Shivers

yep, similar feel/climate to socal.
but probably the closest thing to aus is texas. melbourne is like houston.


nice looking struts you got there.


KSCarrera
Last hillclimb of the year - very last run was a PB, so a great way to end the season!

Onboard video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFcM4ewpIc0


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Now to take the car to the next stage over winter...
Shivers
Could not get the link to work. Cool on the PB
Bazza
Going to get it filled up with non-ethanol gas today!

Would adding a bottle of Driven Carb Defender fuel additive be a waste of money, given it's fuel injected and I will be using non-ethanol gas?
KSCarrera
QUOTE(Shivers @ Sep 27 2021, 03:43 PM) *

Could not get the link to work. Cool on the PB

Try again. I missed an ‘h’ off the original link! Doh!
Shivers
QUOTE(KSCarrera @ Sep 27 2021, 07:38 AM) *

Last hillclimb of the year - very last run was a PB, so a great way to end the season!

Onboard video:
https://youtu.be/EFcM4ewpIc0

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Now to take the car to the next stage over winter...




Too much fun dude smilie_pokal.gif
930cabman
Very cool, what are you running for a mill?
KSCarrera
QUOTE(930cabman @ Sep 27 2021, 08:43 PM) *

Very cool, what are you running for a mill?

Thanks - nothing trick at this stage. 2056 with AA forged crank, H-beam rods with ARP bolts, 1.8 heads with 42 x 36 valves, Webcam 86a cam, 96mm JE pistons in Biral cylinders, dual 44IDF Webers, SSIs and Pertronix 3 ignition. Made 130bhp. Stock transmission.

About to go to 78mm crank, 2.0-litre heads with 44 x 36 valves, 9.5:1 CR, DTA ECU and independent throttle bodies, light flywheel, etc, plus a Quaife ATB differential. Not sure about cam at this stage.
Root_Werks
Today I thought about my 914. Still at the body/paint shop. Maybe when I get home I'll sit in one of the seats and make flat six noises?

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eric9144
Bittersweet weekend, sold my /4 that I've owned for 23 years and went and dropped it off to it's new owner. Since I've had the big six I just wasn't driving it enough, it needed to move onto a new home. Nice to have some garage space back to get projects done beerchug.gif
I guess I'll need to change my avitar pic now, I'm a one 914 guy now. beer3.gif
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Gatornapper
Sat. night taking wife out for dinner, lost ignition on interstate. Bad location traffic wise. Found 12v from ignition switch to Pertronix and MSD male & female connectors had pulled apart, but nothing shorted as they were safely bundled in plastic wrap. Thought I'd just plug them back in and go.

Didn't happen. Pulled out my handy VOM I keep in glove compartment, and zero volts at feed.

After finding out winch on my car trailer at son's house had been busted by tree limb, I tried insurance towing with no luck. Daughter picked us up, went home, got my pickup and a son, we towed my 914 with a strap to nearest exit 2 miles away and parked car in huge parking lot of huge shopping center.

Went back Sunday to try to get running with no success even after jumping 12v from battery to ignition. Today removed MSD from circuit to run just on Pertronix with fused jumper and car started and ran fine.

So I drove it home. Testing I found relay board is bad. Old relay board I repaired works fine.

But looks like MSD died - and it's a new one.

Wondering how a broken connection with no shorts to ground killed both my relay board (suspect trace from ignition switch to coil wire is burnt/broken)/

Wondering how MSD could be killed from just losing power - as that happens every time you shut off engine - and what killed the relay board?

Thinking arcing was occurring at connection point as just prior to failure I was getting intermittent ignition loss and tach failure......

Wondering.......

GN
SKL1
Took the shift coupler apart (from the rod) to install new brass bushings on the '71. And since it isn't presently able to be driven, took the '73 on a nice drive as our PHX area weather has finally broken and it was in the 70's and low '80's today!!
Jett
QUOTE(eric9144 @ Sep 27 2021, 04:22 PM) *

Bittersweet weekend, sold my /4 that I've owned for 23 years and went and dropped it off to it's new owner. Since I've had the big six I just wasn't driving it enough, it needed to move onto a new home. Nice to have some garage space back to get projects done beerchug.gif
I guess I'll need to change my avitar pic now, I'm a one 914 guy now. beer3.gif
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Great looking car!
VegasRacer
QUOTE(Jett @ Sep 27 2021, 09:16 PM) *

Great looking car!

Sweet trailer. smile.gif
Gatornapper
Yes, beautiiful 914 and beautiful aluminum trailer.......mine has to carry trucks as well as cars, so aluminum is not an option....and sure is nice to have when needed. Own it with son and friend.....it gets used.....10,000 lb. GVWR.....Big Tex 70CH.....pic not warranted.....

GN

PS: Elvira - love my Cayman S too..........;-)

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QUOTE(Jett @ Sep 27 2021, 09:16 PM) *

Great looking car!

Sweet trailer. smile.gif
Cairo94507
@eric9144 - Someone got very lucky; that's a beautiful 914 Eric. I love the sign too.
eric9144
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Sep 28 2021, 05:32 AM) *

@eric9144 - Someone got very lucky; that's a beautiful 914 Eric. I love the sign too.

Ha! Love the sign too, yes it was a super 914, I was the second owner for the past 23 years, I hope he loves it as much as I did! beerchug.gif
Gatornapper
Sweet 914 turned 66,000 miles today. I drive it. Had 60,600 miles when I pulled it out of a barn in 2017 and put it on my trailer, having not run since 2005..

Runs like new now.....4 years and over 400 hours of B,S &T's....and I'm loving it......

GN
ClayPerrine
QUOTE(eric9144 @ Sep 27 2021, 06:22 PM) *

Bittersweet weekend, sold my /4 that I've owned for 23 years and went and dropped it off to it's new owner. Since I've had the big six I just wasn't driving it enough, it needed to move onto a new home. Nice to have some garage space back to get projects done beerchug.gif
I guess I'll need to change my avitar pic now, I'm a one 914 guy now. beer3.gif
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I want to ask about your trailer. Is it a tilt bed? What length is it? We want to upgrade our trailer to an aluminum one, and are looking for recommendations.

Clay
TX914
Restoration by Fuchs Restoration. Very nice! Click to view attachment
DRPHIL914
did my 500 mile break in oil change, checked valve clearance and installed the aux oil cooler , necessary in the southern climate.

raynekat
Changed the oil and filter for the new owner. Amazing how black the oil gets after just 1000 miles on a new engine build. Also while I was under there....adjusted both the clutch and the parking brake. Both are much better now. Plus I saw a lot of daylight between the engine sealing rubber and the engine sheet metal. A simple matter of pulling the seal over the lip in the sheet metal. Problem solved...no more daylight which means a cooler and cleaner engine compartment.

Last on the list for tomorrow is to try and lean out the MFI fuel pump. I've been given the steps by a local Porsche guru, so we'll see if I can pull it off. Currently the MFI is running a bit too rich for my taste.
9146C
From the "I should've known better" archives...

When I re-assembled my car, I relocated the fuel pump to the steering rack area. Not thinking this through clearly, it turns out that after a few months, the fuel lines have "softened up" just enough.

Last Thursday night, I thought I'd go for an evening drive...got about 2-3 miles from home and the car died...no fuel to the carbs.

Turns out the suction side of the pump was "collapsing" the Gates fuel line and starving the pump.

Luckily, I was able to walk home and pick up my truck/trailer and get the car back home.

Today, I made up SS tubing for both the suction and pressure sides of the pump. All is well.

Lesson learned! (Or was it my car's way of telling me I needed more exercise?)
eric9144
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Sep 30 2021, 09:33 AM) *

QUOTE(eric9144 @ Sep 27 2021, 06:22 PM) *

Bittersweet weekend, sold my /4 that I've owned for 23 years and went and dropped it off to it's new owner. Since I've had the big six I just wasn't driving it enough, it needed to move onto a new home. Nice to have some garage space back to get projects done beerchug.gif
I guess I'll need to change my avitar pic now, I'm a one 914 guy now. beer3.gif
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I want to ask about your trailer. Is it a tilt bed? What length is it? We want to upgrade our trailer to an aluminum one, and are looking for recommendations.

Clay

@ClayPerrine Yes it's a tilt, it's an Aluma 8216, overall length is close to 21' I think (without going and measuring, the 'tilt' portion is the 16, only needed a couple 2x4's laid down to get the front valence to clear easily...less glamorous pic from when I was loading it up, if you look closely you can see the 2.4's:
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L-Jet914
QUOTE(Jett @ Aug 1 2021, 07:16 AM) *

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 1 2021, 06:34 AM) *

@Jett Wow! That is a beautiful 914. Very very nice. beerchug.gif

Thanks!! After a few long drives and a year of tweaking, the car drives better than new and with the BlueTooth attached to the DIM even the music is pretty good.

Here are a couple of more shots.

Looking at the picture we are going to replace the first gen 914 rubber visors with an NOS set.


I didn't know the late model 914's horns were externally mounted. Was it due to the large bumpers that were added MY 75 and MY 76?
DRPHIL914
QUOTE(L-Jet914 @ Oct 6 2021, 12:27 AM) *

QUOTE(Jett @ Aug 1 2021, 07:16 AM) *

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 1 2021, 06:34 AM) *

@Jett Wow! That is a beautiful 914. Very very nice. beerchug.gif

Thanks!! After a few long drives and a year of tweaking, the car drives better than new and with the BlueTooth attached to the DIM even the music is pretty good.

Here are a couple of more shots.

Looking at the picture we are going to replace the first gen 914 rubber visors with an NOS set.


I didn't know the late model 914's horns were externally mounted. Was it due to the large bumpers that were added MY 75 and MY 76?

That would be my guess , with the big metal bumpers there was no room for them on front. i backdated my bumpers and relocated my new horns to the earlier location , i could have left them underneath but one of the tabs was damaged.
lesorubcheek
Not working on the car yet, but after reading @Luke M 's thread about modding a wiring harness, decided to print out the schematic for a starting point for mods we're planning to make. Next step is to start comparing sections with the 911 harness and decide where things will cut/splice together.
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Dan
rhodyguy
Facet pumps can be problematic. That's a lot of hose clamps. To change the filter you'll have to drop the gravel guard.
bbrock
QUOTE(9146C @ Oct 4 2021, 12:48 PM) *

From the "I should've known better" archives...

When I re-assembled my car, I relocated the fuel pump to the steering rack area. Not thinking this through clearly, it turns out that after a few months, the fuel lines have "softened up" just enough.

Last Thursday night, I thought I'd go for an evening drive...got about 2-3 miles from home and the car died...no fuel to the carbs.

Turns out the suction side of the pump was "collapsing" the Gates fuel line and starving the pump.

Just thinking out loud here, but the suction side of the pump collapsing the hose suggests blockage somewhere in the supply line. How old is the strainer sock in the tank?
mgp4591
Did some mods to the stock tail light buckets...they were kinda trashed anyway so I didn't destroy pristine parts. But now I can change bulbs lots easier!
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Front yard mechanic
QUOTE(9146C @ Oct 4 2021, 10:48 AM) *

From the "I should've known better" archives...

When I re-assembled my car, I relocated the fuel pump to the steering rack area. Not thinking this through clearly, it turns out that after a few months, the fuel lines have "softened up" just enough.

Last Thursday night, I thought I'd go for an evening drive...got about 2-3 miles from home and the car died...no fuel to the carbs.

Turns out the suction side of the pump was "collapsing" the Gates fuel line and starving the pump.

Luckily, I was able to walk home and pick up my truck/trailer and get the car back home.

Today, I made up SS tubing for both the suction and pressure sides of the pump. All is well.

Lesson learned! (Or was it my car's way of telling me I needed more exercise?)

I don't know you went from 4 hose clamps to 16 with a few zip ties thrown in for good measure lol-2.gif
9146C
QUOTE(bbrock @ Oct 6 2021, 08:24 PM) *

QUOTE(9146C @ Oct 4 2021, 12:48 PM) *

From the "I should've known better" archives...

When I re-assembled my car, I relocated the fuel pump to the steering rack area. Not thinking this through clearly, it turns out that after a few months, the fuel lines have "softened up" just enough.

Last Thursday night, I thought I'd go for an evening drive...got about 2-3 miles from home and the car died...no fuel to the carbs.

Turns out the suction side of the pump was "collapsing" the Gates fuel line and starving the pump.

Just thinking out loud here, but the suction side of the pump collapsing the hose suggests blockage somewhere in the supply line. How old is the strainer sock in the tank?


Brent: Thanks for the feedback...and a very good thought! The internal strainer was also replaced when I rebuilt the car (within the last 6 months). The fuel tank was very clean when I pulled/inspected it.

In the top photo I posted, you can see where the suction hose was collapsing/kinking on the bend near the top of the photo.

I'm thinking that the aftermarket fuel pump I installed may be a little oversized at 15 gph max capacity. Doing some ballpark calculations, it looks like pump capacity needs to be theoretically about 4-5 gph (without recirculation).

Assumptions:

- 20 mpg fuel consumption
- 16 gallon fuel capacity

Assuming a speed rate of 80 mph, the tank would have a theoretical 4 hour capacity ((20 x 16)/80).

Therefore, "burning" 16 gallons in 4 hours would be a 4 gph fuel consumption rate.

(Even if fuel economy is only 15 mpg, rate would only increase to 5 gph.)

There was a previous comment also about the number of hose clamps in the second photo...I did double up on the pressure side. Psychological peace of mind. smile.gif
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