That helped.....I think.
This is what I THINK I should do:

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I'll wait to hook it up until after unStock. Hopefully another 914 will be there so that I can see which wires are in the various slots in the connector (Molex?).

Went to a Cars and Coffee at the Napa Vault on Saturday. Only 914 there.

Pulling together 7 x 16 911 part number and 951 8x16 part number for someone. Hard to remember all the wheels.
Sending these boys off for refinishing
Bob B
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While the rebuilt engine awaits on the stand, I had the rocker panels removed to see what's underneath there...and, was relieved to find it's all still very clean & rust free....I'm very happy about that! Jack posts have some protective primer on them that I applied over 30 years ago, and they're still very original & strong.

Then, we removed the old original dark factory coating from the wheel wells, including the entire underside belly. It's also very clean & rust free throughout....getting ready to have new protective coating applied.

An original California car.


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Wow with the exception of the jack point I first thought you had just come back from a paint job and starting assembly ? .
Stunning car and love the colour , .

Started it for the first time since Memorial Day (spent summer in MN, spent last two months recovering from herniated L3/4).

Car fired right up, and the 20+ mile check ride went well. Only the driver-side headlight was AWOL on the first try.

Next few days look good weather-wise.

Must be living right!

Drove 6+ hours each way to attend Unstock. Mom lives down the street so got a nice visit in, too. Car ran great down and back...
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you need some 951 7s to go with the 8s.. deep lug holes ,,,better looking imho..

Paid my yearly 914World.com donation to keep the lights on. Without this site, my car would not exist as it does. Thanks @SirAndy and all Moderators for all you do for us.

Did the very same thing for the very same reasons.

60+ miles today…as much a check of L3/4 as the car

Bought a new taillight set - US spec, and a set of euro lenses from Porsche.

Not sure what we will get from a quality perspective.

Not to my 914, but for it. I brought home a new Aluma trailer. This will let me take the 914 to events--and bring my wife along. She drew the line at about an hour for 914 road trips. Too exciting, I guess.

That should tow great- you won't even know it's back there! I would suggest the front panel with or without a tire rack just to save the front of your car, especially after all the work you put into it!

Nice trailer hope your drivers door clears the railing so you don’t have to crawl in the window! Ask me how I know

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Mechanic -Alan Monty-Western Canada Air Cooled guru

Logged 65 miles today

Had a final spin now that the season is ending. Moved it in place for the front end overhaul we have planned for this winter. I never get tired of driving this thing!

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Good for you. I have three different fusions and 10+ screws. I know how you feel. Keep pushing for the good fight
Matt

@sixnotfour . I do have a nice set of 7 and 8 inch 951 part numbers still. I do not have a picture of them on my phone this AM

Best Bob B

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I want to believe that the skid marks is how the red 911 arrived

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Pulled my 7 and 8 x 16 factory Fuchs with the 951 part numbers

Best Bob B

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About 35 miles today until it started to rain. Good news: wipers work on low, high, and intermittent

@Stef914 - That is one of the best safety improvements you can make so fools don't turn left in front of you. Our cars are small and low and they need all of the help they can get to be seen. I typically drive with my parking lights on and my driving lights. (Yes, technically, that is a no-no.)

Stripping the bed-liner from the trunk of our BB. The citrus stripper works if we leave it overnight with a bag covering.

Tried on Fuch’s but need to remove the rubber today.

So, I was supposed to get my full rotator cuff replacement on Friday. But because I had A little scab on my elbow. ( I hit it in a doorway 4 days before) They cancelled it. When I was in Pre Opt. I was ready to go into the operating room? Surgeon said if I got an infection anywhere on my body it would go right to the new shoulder and if I ended up that way, they would have to open me back up and remove the shoulder and I would be totally screwed. This was after waiting for almost a year for this. All tests to make sure that I was healthy enough at 70 to get this and a bunch of things needed around the house to live without my left arm for 5 weeks.

Good health to all my 914 brothers and sisters

Best Bob B



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Damn Bob, you've waited long enough for this to happen...do you have another date set, barring any more incidents with door frames?

Pulled the new /6 engine out after getting the shift rod and the oil lines organized. I have some odds and ends to clean up, trunk floor, strip the paint to prep for new paint, as we all know it never ends

I was so ramped up and ready. He can do it in a shorter window for me, but I am going to drive my six and see how I do, I have no more pain it is a range of motion thing.

Best Bob B

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Very nice…all I’ve done is buy more parts to sit while I don’t put them on my car:
New fuel tank and wavetrac

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A little at a time.

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A little body work and paint.

@Superhawk996 -Those bilstein seals fit. Thanks again Phil.

Got a new look for my chairs

Those raised spindles are going to be sweet !! Good job!

@shivers

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She’d kick my butt.

Drove it for about an hour today after having newly refurbished PMB calipers installed at all four corners, along with my new Bluetooth 1-2-3 distributor and new coil.

Still in the "mushy pedal" stage of getting the new brakes worn in (although it was noticeably improved over the course of my drive today).

About ten minutes into the drive, I stopped and loaded a clone of the Bosch 050 curve into the distributor. Totally brought the engine to life. It felt like it was releasing some pent-up aggression. Made the next 45 minutes a lot of fun.

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Cars and coffee in north Scottsdale. Christmas theme so I took the Bahia red '73. Fantastic turn out though it was cold for AZ- 42 degrees!

Rolled it outside for the first time since paint

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Worked on a truck floor replacement, aggravated my lower back, made it home and camped out on the floor.

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One done, one more to go.

I am running an ancient Bosch 009, seems to be fine, pulls good, does everything it should, but when I see this I get interested in a 1 2 3 distr. How was the 050 curve different, low end pull, mid range pull?

I've only got "seat of the pants" to go by, but it felt like smoother power delivery throughout and more mid range power. But I've only known a carbed engine and it's always been a little lumpy - can't attest if it would make a similar difference with FI.

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30mm raised spindles and elephant racing shorty seal caps. Thanks for the help guys keeping these with in my budget.

@mepstein @Superhawk996

Only took me 2 1/2 years to get them done.

They look great. You reminded me that I have a set of Koni’s that need to go to elephant racing for the same thing.

Where did the time go?