Ordered a set of Pirelli P4s today. $315 shipped to my door

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OK hot_shoe, I can buy the 20 years now.

Drove her....

Finally revisiting this thread. Noticed that two conversion cars both have the same unusual wheels (mittelmotor and euro914). What are the odds?

Congrats on the new drives: Eric on that sweet GT project. JoeS on the AX beaster. (Is this Carerror?) And Madswede...er JoeO. It's a good summer.

My stealther has been a driver all summer, getting ready for some more refinements over the winter.

got a becker europa Tr out of an old benz at the junk yard. tested it out and it works fine. $12. well spent other than that still working on the bodywork and my front flares are on their way. finished the longs and floor

I gave her a rest from me destroying. . . . .er, I mean working on her. Traveling for the next two weeks after putting the car on rollers and preparing her for winter storage. No jackstands this year. did order some parts from our suppliers.

That's all, folks!!!

Steve

Bled some air out of the cooling system,then installed some sweet new door panels from 914 rubber.The fibreglas backing is sweet!Sooo much better than my crappy stock ones with huge holes in them. Thanks Mark!

It's euro911


The 'BB' is only a T4 2056, can't afford all the oil a -6 conversion requires

The ATS wheels on mine look similar to Mittelmotor's (looking straight on), but his are 5-lug and deeper dish

I have a set of same style unpainted 5-lug ATS wheels too, but they're 14". After checking the major players, it appears that there's actually a lot of good 14" tires still available ... Continental, Dunlop, General, Goodyear, Kuhmo, Michelin, Nitto, Pirelli, all pretty reasonable prices too.


As for this evening ... yanked the 'BB' off the lift and drove it to auto-shop class (40 mile round trip)

Changed-out the main jets (to 1.45s) and took a peek at KaptKaos' transaxle leak


When I got home, cylinder #2 is dead at idle again ... will pull the idle jet (again) to see WTF is going on. This is the 3rd time its clogged up.

We have a clean fuel tank, new Carter pump with new filter up front, new SS fuel lines, another new filter in the engine bay and all new rubber hoses where needed

Looks like I may need to check the float bowls too ...

Randal: Yes, that is Carerror.
Mark: That stuff that is clogging up your idle jet is coming from inside the aircleaner. Fuel dose not go through that jet, it corrects air. One gran of sand is all it takes. It comes from the base of the air filter and the air cleaner base. Make your effort there and see if that helps.

Hey Joe. It was late when I posted ... musta had mains still on my mind

I'll blow the jet out again and check the filters. Even though the filters are new, it's possible some crap got in that one

I'll shoot a spritz of carb cleaner in the orifice too.


Are you Street Legal yet?

Reinstalled my transmission. Still need to add the linkage & muffler. Then it's time to go for a

I agree!

Stainless Steel kit. One of the best upgrades that I ever did!

No not yet but I'm working on it. Changed the coax on the fluax capasitor coolant resivor and it really cleaned up the front trunk.
The before pic is at post #1720 on this thread.
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#3 cylinder wasn't firing so I did some troubleshooting and found the plug that goes into the fuel injector, though still appearing to be seated, was not making contact. So I shimmed it with a thin piece of cardboard and hope it holds

Also adjusted the valves and set the timing.

Then I drove it

Had the same issue on my wife's car. If the rubber boots on the connectors are shot, they'll wiggle loose. I was lucky to get some replacement boots from MarkB.


Pulled #2 idle jet and sure as shit, there was a clump of rubber stuck in the orifice. All gone now ... but for how long?

My harness is a nearly new Bowlsby rebuilt unit with perfect boots. The connector is actually loose when placed in the injector.

POR15 day today on the floor pans

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That can happen if the boots aren't stretched over the injector's connector body.

You can reshape the hollow pin connectors (ferrules) to fit the pins of the injector a little tighter. Using a small jeweler's screwdriver, work your way around the outer diameter, slightly pushing the walls of the ferrules inward towards the center. If that doesn't work, you might have to remove the ferrules from the connector body to reshape them. Having a correct size Molex pin removal tool is a plus.

Thanks, will look at it and see what I can do to tighten it up.

Here's a little video showing how a pin removal tool works Click here

EDIT
Here's another one

Spent 3+ hours cleaning the garage Yesteraday... Just to spend a few hours doing some prep work and some primering! lol is that even a word so tired making shit up!

I moved it into the trailer and the NARB came into the shop. Now there no cars in my yard. Does that mean I am no longer a Redneck?

WTF is a NARB? ... The V-twin?


A cute little On-Trac girl delivered a set of Pirelli P4s here this morning

I'll be heading over to the shop in a little while, need to ship out some 'sold' parts ...

I scored another set of 2.0 Fuchs, they were cheap!
Then my $75 Piston set cam in. I unpacked them to discover that they are new KB 96mm pistons! Score!

NARB, not a real bug. It's a '73 Superbeatle.

Took one of the neighborhood kids out for a little drive this afternoon

Washed it for the first time in a long time. Then I drove the piss out of it!

Tracked down the problem of why my throttle was messed up and repaired it. Replaced the pedal cluster with a nice rebuilt one from Bruce Stone, had to weld a piece that was worn and wobbly. Pretty sure brake pedal was bent also. While we were in there, treated some minor surface rust under the cluster and coated the area with por-15. Everything works nicely now.

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I picked up my new cable shift 901 tranny for my LS1 conversion . Thanks Mike

Finished putting the engine together and re-attached the gearbox. It's ready to slip back into the car now

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Should havit running again just in time for the snow

Took some pics! Low light helps hide the flaws, like the semi-nasty front valance (will get LE replica at some point). I finally settled on a front ride height that's low enough to look cool and high enough to be usable. Not a single scrape on the under-car coolant hoses. Rear ride height gives decent clearance for oilpan, which extends slightly below engine beam.

I'm pleased with how the front grillework came out...not too noticeable between the bumperettes. Mesh is from a 914 engine cover, so it keeps it all consistent. Went through about 10 Dremel cut-off wheels paring it down.

(Gotta change resolution on photos; using a different camera)

Yeah, like getting the AC fixed in my Tacoma just in time for winter

Checked out your build page. Nice project

From the date on your video, looks like you already had it running earlier in the year. Why did you pull the drive train back out?

Sounds nice and quiet. Is that a Boxter muffler?

Also, what is the blue device in the right drive flange? ... hall effect trigger for an ECU?



By any chance, do you still have the cowl you cut the 911 dash from? I'm looking for a section to repair a rusted-out trunk seal tray in my '67

"Also, what is the blue device in the right drive flange? ... hall effect trigger for an ECU? "

Electronic Speedo

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[quote name='Phoenix-MN' post='1746648' date='Sep 30 2012, 05:37 PM']

From the date on your video, looks like you already had it running earlier in the year. Why did you pull the drive train back out?

Sounds nice and quiet. Is that a Boxter muffler?

Also, what is the blue device in the right drive flange? ... hall effect trigger for an ECU?


By any chance, do you still have the cowl you cut the 911 dash from? I'm looking for a section to repair a rusted-out trunk seal tray in my '67
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Yes, it was together and running for a couple of years. Harmonic balancer blew up and the replacement threw the engine balance off and needed to be re-done. Durring tear down I discovered some major F-Up's by the previous machine shop that had to be fixed .

Yup, a Boxster S muffler, it is quiet but does have a nice growel when you get on it.

Trigger wheel for the electronic speedometer

Sorry, all the 911 sheet metal is long gone.

Thats one beautiful car! Eight yrs of work? I'll be lucky to be alive in eight yrs.

Drove it!

500 highway miles and 9 hillclimb runs at Maryhill Loops Road.

Push started it too many times (heat soaked starter)!

Wiped up lots of oil ?!?!

Now it's time to find the oil leak and replace the starter.

stuck my front flars on. almost done

Steel or glass, 'dude'? Looks good.


I need to do a few things to the 'BB' (in prep for the Halloween Run), but the daily driver needed some attention first.

Changed out the front struts on the old Tacoma this evening (lower mount bushings were shot).

Why did I wait so long ... it handles like a new truck again

Looks GREAT! Love those wheels and the stance under the factory fenders!

may have found a stable mate for her...we will see

I cussed my new front rotors...see related post.

Betsy got a clutch adjustment and we also drained the 39 yr old gear oil out of the transaxle and replaced it with fresh stuff. I then towed her home, unhooked her and took her for a short drive. It is just like driving a new 914 only with carbs.

theyre glass. its a low budget build. since the car was folding in half when i got it. its so frankensteined together it will never be original again. but its a good solid car now and its coming along really well

A little engine bling, got the exhaust parts back from being ceramic coated

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Engine is going back in tomorrow

Nice

Looks good! Is that a Boxster muffler, and is there enough clearance between the transaxle and valance? Maybe with the V-6 is the engine mounts farther forward than the original?

De-crustified and repainted foglight housings and rewired them, and I'm repainting front valance too.

It all started when one foglight came loose and flopped to the side, not even close to lining up with the opening of the grille. And, of course, you can't really tighten the mounting bolt without pulling the valance and bumper.

And yes, Porsche chose to use a 7-mm Allen cap-head bolt for the foglight bracket, so off to Sears for another tool! (Of course, I had the 8 & 10-mm wrenches already!)

Didn't work on the car today but I put a bunch of related stuff up on the door of the garage. That thing that is in the way of the pic is in the way of me working on the car.

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I brought mine home from storage. I moved in June and it took that long to get the garage where I feel I could work on it again and have room for everything else in it. it is the only time in the 31 years I have owned it that it has been out of my sight. After that I replaced the brake pads on my daughters 08 Rabbit washed it and changed the oil and filled it with gas. Id prefer to spend the 200$ elsewhere but she does have her daddy wrapped around her little finger