Cleaning the garage and moving around the five NOS rims and two Al Reed sets of restored rims… I was fortunate to have Al do the magnesium rims just before he retired.

These rims are marked for three separate builds.

Last Tuesday we finally got my shifter problems sorted. We ended up going back to a stock side-shifter rear console with the single bronze bushing. We then modified the rear shift rod to have a very slight bend in the last 8" so it aligns perfectly with the console and bushing. My car now shifts like butter. It is so so so very nice to not have to muscle the shifter to get the gears. I still have the Weltmeister short-shifter installed with no issues.

Then I discovered I couldn't turn the heat off on the passenger side. A quick check confirmed when we re-installed the heat exchangers after the valve adjustment the flapper was pushed on a bit to far, preventing the valve from shutting the heat off. Pulled it off and cleaned it just because then reinstalled it and pulled it back 1/4" from where it was and now it works properly. Checked the driver's side too but it was fine.

Now my brother will stop claiming I am trying to roast him at 375 degrees.

Drove it for about 100 miles a few days ago. Third time I've seen "44444" roll up...

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My sweetheart in restoration body shop for repaint back to original Malaga Red - can't wait! Sometime in Jan.

Sails will be painted, not covered in black vinyl......





You can see original color around front parking light rims......

GN

Hey Everyone, I have procrastinated like a Pro with all kinds of excuses....this past year I have been trying to make time and get back at it...too many hobbies!

So, brakes are installed with Rotors and Pads all the way around. I checked that all of my new lines were good and tight and have just begun filling with fluid!

Once I bleed them, I will tidy up my fuel lines in the front and get the tank back in.

Getting Closer!

Grant

Got her, and an '85 Alfa spider in the shop after having a new concrete floor poured a couple weeks ago. It was tough seeing both of them under 24" of snow that we had dumped on us 10 days ago.

This week back dated bumpers, buttoned up dash
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@Type47 Looking very good.

Installed the new air filter assemblies with fresh, newly oiled filters and new velocity stacks. The bases on these assemblies are thicker, so I had to add longer studs for the stacks. Everything is buttoned up and the car is purring.............

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Also continued to drill out holes in Doug's aluminum rocker panels, so that I can either get them to powder coat or paint myself. Now I'm headed to HF to pick up a hammer & dolley set to start addressing some small dents in the targa bright work.


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got the airbox in, got a coat of paint on the fuel tank, got a radio mocked up
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Finished up the new bases for the new plenums and put them in place, not installed. I like the new proportions and they should finish out as nice as the air box.


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It's going to make one badass engine bay picture.

Out law, oh no, I've treated her like an in-law. Used parts and disinformation...

FINALLY started tearing apart engine this afternoon for media blasting.

GN

@Gatornapper

i was going to ask you how the motor was coming!
repaint refresh will be nice too, did you sell the 924?

Phil

DrPhil !!!

HOW did you miss this?????

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=362676

GN

Installed my new 914Rubber door panel.

I like. Can we see rest of interior? Tan dash & lower panel too?

GN

Did some "wrapping".... matted out a few pieces of roll bar trim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf6avddadF8

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Cleaned targa underside chrome and refinished backside face. Used technique recently described in restore targa top thread.
Now confident, so will start on topside this weekend.
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StarBear,

That looks awesome!

Might have been just me but I had issues with the half-round screw heads leaving marks in the vinyl on my roll bar. I ended up switching to flathead screws along the back to provide the necessary relief / prevent contact with the vinyl. I'm sure it would have eventually scraped through the vinyl. Something to watch for, i guess.

Building plenums, this one should be done tonight.

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The quality between the new ones compared to the old ones I'll show tomorrow as that's what I'll be doing tomorrow.

Nice QB call! Maybe yours were too-long replacements?
Mine are the originals, so worked just fine - took out, polished with slat pieces and screwed back in.

Scored a side shift transaxle, SS heat exchangers (Lexington, KY) engine bar, electronic ignition, and a LE spoiler (Cincinnati, OH) today. To Chicago on Sunday for most of rest of the shifter stuff. Only need motor mounts and a bushing, assuming the transaxle is OK.

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Welcome to 914 world Tom!

I just finished the rough fitting for the drivers side plenum. There's still finishing to make it a clean install and the plexiglass tops. I'm putting the sensors in the middle of bases because I don't want to have to pull them when I get curious.

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In the picture, from the Gurney Flap to the exhaust grill work for the oil coolers the engine bay looks awesome.

Worked on the transfers for T-shirts for gifts for my 70th-birthday party at the Porsche Experience this weekend. My sweetest wife had my 65th birthday at the same restaurant 917

Best my 914 brothers and sisters.

“You say it's your birthday,
its my birthday too yeah"



Bob b
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Very nice Bob. And

Etch primed and sprayed driver's side rocker with Raptor Truck Bed Coating. Hard to show in the pics, but it has some texture to it.

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Nice like your car ,well done , I don't have too many less years on you ,birthday wishes .
Dug out my better RH side door handle from storage as the one on the car was driver side and had crappy chrome,bit of history this part was 1 of 3 crap ebay buys I have ever had.
Handle was described as RH side in good condition but there were no pics of the underside...asked for them and got a reply saying it was mint,no problems so I click "buy now" and it arrives in good time via my freight forward,mounting tab is cracked and about half way buggered but the chrome is great.
Seller contacted and he asks for more pics and sent those with no reply ever until after 2 weeks I post negative on him and he replyed quickly and abused me saying he would have refunded my money and keep the handle for free....some people .
Sorted the mounting as I have mounting tab repair system on my handles anyway so sorted .
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Got the engine off the shelf. started degreasing, WD'd the cylinders. It turned over freely without hesitation.

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Installed a fuel pressure gauge from Aeromotive. One of the cool features of this gauge is that it has a vent valve on it, so that you can vent the gauge case pressure, and it will equalize the gauge back to atmospheric pressure. Supposedly, due to the oil inside of these gauges, the pressure reading can become skewed as the car warms up, variables change, etc.

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After installation.... Gauge was reading right at 3.0 psi. Felt pretty good about it. Data is good.

Nice

I didn't have the patience to wrap my trim so I brought in a local gal to do my 914 and Jerry's 914 (LS1V8Jerry)

Came out great!!!!

Oscar

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Home for the holidays so pulled the car out of its slumber in my grandfather's garage. At least my car had some good company while I was away!

College is great but I sure do miss this thing when I'm away. Hopefully next year it will be joining me...
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I didn't have the patience to wrap my trim so I brought in a local gal to do my 914 and Jerry's 914 (LS1V8Jerry)

Came out great!!!!

Oscar

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Thanks Oscar. This was my first real attempt at wrapping. It went better than I anticipated...that said, I probably could have wasted less material if I had "sub'd" it out. I'm trying to get practice so I can do the whole car. BTW....those are 3 absolutely gorgeous Porsches! I love the blacked out look.

I'd sure like to find a local "wrapper" to do my entire car while she is in hibernation.

Washed it, drove it, and then put it back in the carport next to my other 30 + year old vehicle. Then I covered it with it's new winter blanket from CoverCraft.

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Started the paint restoration on a 46K mile original 76 2.0. Car was probably in storage since the 90’s, and it took three passes with a clay bar to get it to stop turning black from the oxidation and dirt. Cut polished with three different products and levels of wool pad, and then soaked all night in #7, followed by wolfgang.

The first pic was after washing and one pass of the clay bar.

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Wow. Stunning. And stunning find. Malaga Red. So much better than Guards Red.

Mine being repainted to original now.......wanna see full pics when you are done.

GN

Started preparing to drop the engine for the first time. Removed the engine bay lid and found the brackets damaged and a PO fix of riveting a piece of aluminum angle iron below to keep them in place. That explains why the hatch was always a bit wobbly and sitting low. I may weld in angle iron to replace the brackets themselves - unless they are bolted in behind the seat back. Either way I am not touching this bit until I have the engine out ...

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Still trying to get engine clean to tear down for top-end rebuild.

Ordered front & rear engine seals, pick up soon. Prepped new impeller for installation. High-lighted 27 deg. mark with thin white paint on groove, red stripes on both sides, duplicated on pulley side. Original impeller was missing 3 blades.

Received new SS exhaust from George and is it beautiful. Great price too.

GN

After some searching, I see the brackets are still available. Might just try to tack them back together where cracked as they seem tight to the firewall. Just need to remove the bolt very messily welded to the right bracket ...