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flipb
QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Jan 23 2023, 08:44 AM) *

QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.

@flipb
@mb911

You're going to enjoy it! I've had mine on the car about 18 months now, and last local car cruise in i went to that was the #1 comment was the amazing sound, no one could believe it wasnt a six or 8! of course to add to the sound issue i have a custom cam, it fools a lot of people. You will feel a difference too. Mine is a 2.1 now and with a larger throttle body and that exhaust the performance improvement is amazing!. Now i am considering saving up for doing a custom injection with independent throttle bodies almost like the /6 projects out there a few are doing. enjoy!!


Mine's built to 2056cc too, upgraded cam from European Motorworks. The only thing holding it back are crappy EMPI carbs (Weber knock-offs). I'll be very interested in following your project if you go with ITBs.
cali914
QUOTE(mikey63 @ Jan 23 2023, 09:09 AM) *

Cars and Coffee at the Marin Porsche dealership. Only 914 there!

Nice love the red
DRPHIL914
QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 23 2023, 04:54 PM) *

QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Jan 23 2023, 08:44 AM) *

QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.

@flipb
@mb911

You're going to enjoy it! I've had mine on the car about 18 months now, and last local car cruise in i went to that was the #1 comment was the amazing sound, no one could believe it wasnt a six or 8! of course to add to the sound issue i have a custom cam, it fools a lot of people. You will feel a difference too. Mine is a 2.1 now and with a larger throttle body and that exhaust the performance improvement is amazing!. Now i am considering saving up for doing a custom injection with independent throttle bodies almost like the /6 projects out there a few are doing. enjoy!!


Mine's built to 2056cc too, upgraded cam from European Motorworks. The only thing holding it back are crappy EMPI carbs (Weber knock-offs). I'll be very interested in following your project if you go with ITBs.

for now i am running a 50mm TB, a stock D-Jet TB bored out , and it did make a difference especially from about 3,000 rpm to red line,
i am thinking about a different air intake and filter to help with that larger TB.

930cabman
QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 23 2023, 04:54 PM) *

QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Jan 23 2023, 08:44 AM) *

QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.

@flipb
@mb911

You're going to enjoy it! I've had mine on the car about 18 months now, and last local car cruise in i went to that was the #1 comment was the amazing sound, no one could believe it wasnt a six or 8! of course to add to the sound issue i have a custom cam, it fools a lot of people. You will feel a difference too. Mine is a 2.1 now and with a larger throttle body and that exhaust the performance improvement is amazing!. Now i am considering saving up for doing a custom injection with independent throttle bodies almost like the /6 projects out there a few are doing. enjoy!!


Mine's built to 2056cc too, upgraded cam from European Motorworks. The only thing holding it back are crappy EMPI carbs (Weber knock-offs). I'll be very interested in following your project if you go with ITBs.


Can't get the carbs dialed in? What did you use for Cyl heads?
flipb
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QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 23 2023, 04:54 PM) *

QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Jan 23 2023, 08:44 AM) *

QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.

@flipb
@mb911

You're going to enjoy it! I've had mine on the car about 18 months now, and last local car cruise in i went to that was the #1 comment was the amazing sound, no one could believe it wasnt a six or 8! of course to add to the sound issue i have a custom cam, it fools a lot of people. You will feel a difference too. Mine is a 2.1 now and with a larger throttle body and that exhaust the performance improvement is amazing!. Now i am considering saving up for doing a custom injection with independent throttle bodies almost like the /6 projects out there a few are doing. enjoy!!


Mine's built to 2056cc too, upgraded cam from European Motorworks. The only thing holding it back are crappy EMPI carbs (Weber knock-offs). I'll be very interested in following your project if you go with ITBs.


Can't get the carbs dialed in? What did you use for Cyl heads?


My original 2.0 cylinder heads were rebuilt by Jorge at European Motorworks. The closest thing to a build thread is here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=220506&hl=

The carbs were new (back in 2010) EMPI HPMX 40s purchased as a set with hex bar linkage from AA.

It's drivable; there's just a significant flat spot around 2300rpm.
Cairo94507
Got my new tires mounted. I think they look a lot better than the 55 series tires I had. These are 195X65X15. Had them mounted and balanced at Roger Krause Racing in Castro Valley- they were very careful and did not put a single mark on the rims. I have been going to Roger Krause for about 40 years.

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vintagethunder
I stopped at Auto Atlanta and bought more parts. Also had a nice chat with George.
930cabman
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jan 24 2023, 06:20 PM) *

Got my new tires mounted. I think they look a lot better than the 55 series tires I had. These are 195X65X15. Had them mounted and balanced at Roger Krause Racing in Castro Valley- they were very careful and did not put a single mark on the rims. I have been going to Roger Krause for about 40 years.

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Very sweet looking Irish Green example
Cairo94507
@930cabman Thank you very much. beerchug.gif
930cabman
Just the facts man, I read through most of your build thread, very impressive.

I let a '64 SC coupe go last year, Irish Green and mostly original, all original metal.

This is a great group driving-girl.gif
CCE
Did a new video today


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAMKX6LoMuw


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Garland
Great video…….
KSCarrera
Installed rollbar and retrimmed interior...

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DRPHIL914
QUOTE(KSCarrera @ Jan 25 2023, 12:51 PM) *

Installed rollbar and retrimmed interior...

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beer.gif very nice!! what brand seats? they look nice and snug, did they mount to the OEM mounts and sliders?

Phil
CCE
QUOTE(Garland @ Jan 25 2023, 09:30 AM) *

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I think I solved the issue. Sorry.
KSCarrera
QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Jan 25 2023, 06:29 PM) *

QUOTE(KSCarrera @ Jan 25 2023, 12:51 PM) *

Installed rollbar and retrimmed interior...

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beer.gif very nice!! what brand seats? they look nice and snug, did they mount to the OEM mounts and sliders?

Phil

Hi Phil, yes they did - I made some simple cross braces to which the seats bolt, which drop them lower between the sliders than stock seats. Means I have the practicality of factory sliders and tilt. The seats are Cobra RSR, narrow enough to fit in a 914 and very supportive.
Root_Werks
Working from home today, decided to drive into town for lunch with the Wife. Drove past my office on the way out. biggrin.gif

Type 47
Put engine back in car that was removed on 4.22.12.

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wonkipop
drove it and drove it and drove it.
all day.
finally the weather was on my side after 4 solid months of meteorological bunk!.
if it wasn't raining like the bible warned, the sun was shining like a nuclear blow torch.

but not today.

also the city was deserted. relatively. everyone had buggered off for their typical aussie 4 day weekend in celebration of invasion day. beerchug.gif

got the chick on board who helped clay bar the car 3 years ago and she got her promised driving "lessons". she is incredibly nervous. we did many laps of my "racetrack" down at the ports, ripped down to altona beach behind the ruins of the old oil refinery, chewed up a good 1/4 of the tank + and i found her a nice quiet carpark and gave her the keys.
she won't let likenesses of her image be posted on the net. but she had a ball even though she did not get out of second gear. i couldn't get her out of the car. she just kept doing laps of the little carpark and short acceleration runs up the side road. biggrin.gif beerchug.gif

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bit of australiana. gum trees. burnt brown grass.

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i enjoyed myself. sat back. lit up a contraband vietnamese cigarette.
and watched her go around.
i believe its the first time in 30 odd years i have actually heard my car from outside driving down the road.
i was a bit disappointed. it didn't sound like a beetle and had a bit of porsche fan whirr to it.

anyway. i spotted during one of her hard braking u turn thrashes that the brake light was out on the left hand side.

so back home, cracked an asahi and went after the bulb.

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by this point co-driver for the day was real excited about the car.
while i was head down in the back pulling the tail-light out she looks up and says whats this - pointing at an obscure region of the rear trunk lid underside.
(she works in cultural materials preservation professionally).

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my reply was f$%k.
i have had this car for 30 + years and never spotted it.
factory inspection sticker and stamp.

i said to her, i did find one under the trunk carpet years ago and showed that one to her.

"how do you open the front boot" (boot = aussie for trunk) was the next command from the now curious female.

lo and behold another one.

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forgive out of focus. must have been the asahi.


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i must be blind. never spotted these things in all the years i have had this car.
its pretty original and sat around for a long time while i manouvered through a not so great period of existence.

anyway a fun day. got the motor seriously warm. its been a frustrating summer climate wise down here. beerchug.gif
Cairo94507
Took it out for a spin last week and upon returning had the odor of gasoline. Now for you guys running carbs, that is normal. My car is Motronic injection and never has a gas smell. Today I popped the engine lid open and had my brother fire her up while I stood on the passenger side looking at where my fuel lines are and immediately spotted a leak coming from one of the lines that had been installed using a typical hose clamp and not a FI hose clamp. Went to the local FLAPS and bought a couple different types of FI hose clamps and returned. I removed the 3 wrong clamps, trimmed the end off the one hose about 1/2" and installed the hose with the new clamps and fired her up- problem solved. I let it run for about 10 minutes and monitored it and dry as a bone and no gas smell.

After that I wiped her down and put on a nice coat of wax and cover her up. It's raining here today or I would have gone for a ride.

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930cabman
Getting ready for a 3k mile roadtrip next month, started rebuilding the front suspension
anderssj
Checked it over, fired it up, and drove it for the first time this year….and was able to avoid the suicidal deer that jumped out in front of me about 10 minutes in. Canine copilot was pretty excited.
Chaznaster
Scrubbed down the engine block and transmission while it is out of the car. 50 year old greasy dirt is no joke!

Installed new seals for the transmission flanges to address a slow leak. Put in new-to-me flanges to replace the old ones with messed up, stripped threads.

Re-installed oil cooler with fresh seals after cleaning up the air path. The old seals were hard as a rock. I am hoping that solves the dripping off the bottom of the oil filter.

All in all a good day of movement on the annual winter project list.

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bkrantz
QUOTE(wonkipop @ Jan 28 2023, 11:59 PM) *

drove it and drove it and drove it.
all day.
finally the weather was on my side after 4 solid months of meteorological bunk!.
if it wasn't raining like the bible warned, the sun was shining like a nuclear blow torch.

but not today.

also the city was deserted. relatively. everyone had buggered off for their typical aussie 4 day weekend in celebration of invasion day. beerchug.gif

got the chick on board who helped clay bar the car 3 years ago and she got her promised driving "lessons". she is incredibly nervous. we did many laps of my "racetrack" down at the ports, ripped down to altona beach behind the ruins of the old oil refinery, chewed up a good 1/4 of the tank + and i found her a nice quiet carpark and gave her the keys.
she won't let likenesses of her image be posted on the net. but she had a ball even though she did not get out of second gear. i couldn't get her out of the car. she just kept doing laps of the little carpark and short acceleration runs up the side road. biggrin.gif beerchug.gif

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bit of australiana. gum trees. burnt brown grass.

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i enjoyed myself. sat back. lit up a contraband vietnamese cigarette.
and watched her go around.
i believe its the first time in 30 odd years i have actually heard my car from outside driving down the road.
i was a bit disappointed. it didn't sound like a beetle and had a bit of porsche fan whirr to it.

anyway. i spotted during one of her hard braking u turn thrashes that the brake light was out on the left hand side.

so back home, cracked an asahi and went after the bulb.

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by this point co-driver for the day was real excited about the car.
while i was head down in the back pulling the tail-light out she looks up and says whats this - pointing at an obscure region of the rear trunk lid underside.
(she works in cultural materials preservation professionally).

Click to view attachment

my reply was f$%k.
i have had this car for 30 + years and never spotted it.
factory inspection sticker and stamp.

i said to her, i did find one under the trunk carpet years ago and showed that one to her.

"how do you open the front boot" (boot = aussie for trunk) was the next command from the now curious female.

lo and behold another one.

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forgive out of focus. must have been the asahi.


-----

i must be blind. never spotted these things in all the years i have had this car.
its pretty original and sat around for a long time while i manouvered through a not so great period of existence.

anyway a fun day. got the motor seriously warm. its been a frustrating summer climate wise down here. beerchug.gif


So, if in the US the front trunk is a frunk, for you guys is the front boot a froot?
wonkipop
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jan 29 2023, 11:13 PM) *

QUOTE(wonkipop @ Jan 28 2023, 11:59 PM) *





So, if in the US the front trunk is a frunk, for you guys is the front boot a froot?


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a good thing fords didn't come with a mid engine.
you'd get your head punched in down here if you told a ford guy his car had a froot up the front.
Medtner3
QUOTE(Chaznaster @ Jan 18 2023, 07:48 PM) *

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QUOTE(Chaznaster @ Jan 13 2023, 08:56 PM) *

Pulled the oil cooler and cleaned up the air passages.

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I hope you are not going to use that carburetor that I see in the background.

They are terrible for a 914.


I hear you! I should have hidden it for the pic laugh.gif .The 32/36 is the carb that was on the car when I bought it. Spent time last year jetting it as best as I could but realize it's not a permanent/ideal solution.

An upgrade (dual Weber 40s?) is on the list but not for this year. This year I am cleaning out the mouse nests on top of the cylinders and oil cool. A man has got to prioritize!

I have some dual Webers and linkages if you'd like to talk I put my 2.0 back to original D-jet and I am satisfied with how it runs
SKL1
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jan 29 2023, 02:05 PM) *

Took it out for a spin last week and upon returning had the odor of gasoline. Now for you guys running carbs, that is normal. My car is Motronic injection and never has a gas smell. Today I popped the engine lid open and had my brother fire her up while I stood on the passenger side looking at where my fuel lines are and immediately spotted a leak coming from one of the lines that had been installed using a typical hose clamp and not a FI hose clamp. Went to the local FLAPS and bought a couple different types of FI hose clamps and returned. I removed the 3 wrong clamps, trimmed the end off the one hose about 1/2" and installed the hose with the new clamps and fired her up- problem solved. I let it run for about 10 minutes and monitored it and dry as a bone and no gas smell.

After that I wiped her down and put on a nice coat of wax and cover her up. It's raining here today or I would have gone for a ride.

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I'm sure you carry a fire extinguisher with you at all time- learned that about 50 years ago when a fuel line came loose when I started my car in Porsche Park at Road America and it smelled like a gas station. A friend, who thank God WASN'T smoking looked as I tried to start it and saw the spray! Never been without one since!!!
Cairo94507
Indeed I do; it's an Element. On road trips I also carry a large one under the front trunk.

driving.gif Today I took the car for a 15 minute ride to check out the tires. Glass smooth at 75 MPH. I wanted to go further but list of chores to do prevented that.
burton73
I went out and started my 6 up and just grooved on the sound of my exhaust. So nice to just turn the key and have the car start up and idle just perfect. So far love the EFI PMB put in in place of the new 46PMOs

It’s been 6 weeks from the last run. Till my shoulder replacement in March plus a few months there is no driving for me with left arm. I am at the mercy of my buds to take me out for a ride

Best to everyone, Bob B

driving-girl.gif ---Me in 6 months----
Type 47
plugged in all the wiring harnesses and connected the battery.

Nothing started smoking, so started to plug in front/rear lights. The right rear tail light initially worked but doesn't now.

All the cables are buttoned up.
ClayPerrine
It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.

rick 918-S
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It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.



Wow! that's freaky cold for you guys. -4 here today with a -20 windchill. The garage is 64 Deg. Infloor Heat.

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Front yard mechanic
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 1 2023, 05:57 AM) *

It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.

They know how to drive . Just not how to stop slap.gif
76-914
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 1 2023, 04:57 AM) *

It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.

Smart. One of the 1st things one needs to know about TX is the folks don't know how to drive on ice; yet do it anyway! Kinda like Californian's don't drive well in rain. biggrin.gif
ClayPerrine
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 1 2023, 05:57 AM) *

It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.

They know how to drive . Just not how to stop slap.gif



They are a bunch of cowboys that think 4x4 means you can drive fast on ice. headbang.gif

I prefer to stay home and not be on the road with them.

black73
Every time I see one of those 50 car pile ups somewhere up north, I say,

"Yeah, but they know how to drive on it."

It's a good idea to stay home when it's icy, no matter where you are!
Type 47
QUOTE(black73 @ Feb 2 2023, 04:04 AM) *

Every time I see one of those 50 car pile ups somewhere up north, I say,

"Yeah, but they know how to drive on it."

It's a good idea to stay home when it's icy, no matter where you are!


yes,

I used to love driving my 914 in the snow...and even my 4x4 Silverado.

When it's icy, I don't even get the mail (like they would even deliver it)
SKL1
Now that I'm in AZ I don't miss the snow, ice, salt, etc I dealt with in IA for 60+ years. My parents lived on a hill with a long driveway and several turns and when the '71 was about a year old I had almost made it to the top but unfortunately didn't make it. Backed down slowly (and I've always been a good backer upper) but lost it on the ice and went backwards through a barbed wire fence into the neighbor's field. Missed a few trees luckily. Still have some scratches in the back bumper which just add to the patina!
wonkipop
QUOTE(76-914 @ Feb 1 2023, 10:20 AM) *

QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Feb 1 2023, 04:57 AM) *

It is currently 26 degrees and there is sheet ice on the roads. People around here don't know how to drive on ice, so we are staying home and the 914s are staying in the nice, heated garage.

Smart. One of the 1st things one needs to know about TX is the folks don't know how to drive on ice; yet do it anyway! Kinda like Californian's don't drive well in rain. biggrin.gif


australians are same as californians when it comes to rain. sad.gif
i blame the technology. makes incompetent drivers feel invulnerable.
until the electronics give up on aiding their superiority.
then its mayhem. which they don't notice they are in because they are texting on their phone. which is in a holder on the dashboard and constitutes a new loophole around using the phone in the car. sad.gif

its saturday and raining heavily here.
i cancelled a client meeting i was going to have.
staying at home.
going to tinker with some zip ties and vacuum hoses on the renault.
back on the road and safe to redline her now with the timing belts all done.
MDTerp
Installed LED headlights I got for Christmas. The difference is awesome!

Installation was easier than expected. Picture before covers reinstalled.

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rbzymek
Well, I was able to finish the trans rebuild today after pulling the box in late November. I purchased the car in April of 2019 so I was finally able to tackle it.
The first gear synchro and spring band were pretty worn out.
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The shift fork adjustment took at least four tries until I planed a piece of wood used to align the shift rods. With that in place everything seemed to go to the design position and worked properly after the stack was dropped in place.
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Now I just need to wait until Michigan warms up enough to re-install the trans. I will also replace the trans mounts and engine mounts (should have done that when the 2056 went in).
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Someday I will even learn how to rotate my pictures!
930cabman
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Well, I was able to finish the trans rebuild today after pulling the box in late November. I purchased the car in April of 2019 so I was finally able to tackle it.
The first gear synchro and spring band were pretty worn out.
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The shift fork adjustment took at least four tries until I planed a piece of wood used to align the shift rods. With that in place everything seemed to go to the design position and worked properly after the stack was dropped in place.
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Now I just need to wait until Michigan warms up enough to re-install the trans. I will also replace the trans mounts and engine mounts (should have done that when the 2056 went in).
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Someday I will even learn how to rotate my pictures!


Great work on the trans, wish I knew how to post pics
flipb
QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.


Yesterday I got out for my first proper drive since the latest maintenance. Over 100 miles, nearly 4 hours in the saddle (with a few stops). Drove great and sounds amazing. Still getting a bit of popping through the carbs and a flat spot at partial throttle around 2100-2500 RPM. But that didn't prevent a lot of grins.

Can't wait for open top weather.
flipb
QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 20 2023, 04:12 PM) *

Drove my '74 about ten miles home from the shop today. It's running the best it has for several years. These cars are so damn fun when they're running well.

Among many other things, they installed the @mb911 muffler I probably bought two years ago. It looks and sounds outstanding.


Yesterday I got out for my first proper drive since the latest maintenance. Over 100 miles, nearly 4 hours in the saddle (with a few stops). Drove great and sounds amazing. Still getting a bit of popping through the carbs and a flat spot at partial throttle around 2100-2500 RPM. But that didn't prevent a lot of grins.

Also had way better fuel economy -- #3 cylinder was getting flooded before, the latest carb tune seems to have improved that.

Can't wait for open top weather.

***Duplicate post, my bad!***
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Took the dents out, laid out the bling and put it on for fun.
vintagethunder
Having a heat wave, about 40 degrees. Spent about three hours in the garage under the engine bay cleaning, scraping, vacuuming and learning. I have a crack in the firewall where the brazed tubes pass through... Tried to pull out the old plastic fuel lines in the tunnel but couldn't. Will read up on it tonight and try again tomorrow. Oh, and found a cool ratcheting 10mm wrench the PO lost in the tunnel!
SKL1
Warmed up a little so brought the '73 home from my off site garage/shop...

(good work Tom/ vintagethunder!)

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914rrr
"Unearthed" the engine bay and engine in my donor car. All told, I've pulled almost 3
5 gallon buckets of critter stuff and plant matter out of the engine bay and engine.

I now know what it's like to do an archeological dig...

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volksswag63
QUOTE(CCE @ Dec 30 2022, 11:31 AM) *

New horn button.

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Wanted it for a long time.


Where did you track that down? I'm looking for one and that looks like it'd fit my wheel.
930cabman
QUOTE(914rrr @ Feb 8 2023, 09:16 AM) *

"Unearthed" the engine bay and engine in my donor car. All told, I've pulled almost 3
5 gallon buckets of critter stuff and plant matter out of the engine bay and engine.

I now know what it's like to do an archeological dig...

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ouch!! What a pile of stromberg.gif and then some. keep us posted with your progress, are you trying to make this live once again?
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