JoeSharp
Nov 11 2012, 04:45 AM
This has been in the way for 2 years and now it is gone.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Internation...=item1c2d1df41bClick to view attachmentNow I can return to my normal entertainment.
oldschool
Nov 11 2012, 06:19 PM
Ok it looks like I may try to instill on Monday...
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poorsche914
Nov 11 2012, 06:31 PM
Gutted my distributor and put all parts back together using another dizzy housing in an effort to get rid of the squeaking. Project was successful
In the process of setting the timing, found out my distributor cap was not functioning correctly - as I revved the engine, the timing light was not strobing. Swapped out with an extra cap and good to go
matthepcat
Nov 11 2012, 06:42 PM
Went on an awesome drive in the crisp autum air. Car is running great and making me have second thoughts about selling her.
t collins
Nov 11 2012, 06:46 PM
Got to shoot a little Canary Yellow L11E on the bottom of my 71 project.
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KaptKaos
Nov 11 2012, 09:01 PM
QUOTE(t collins @ Nov 11 2012, 04:46 PM)
Got to shoot a little Canary Yellow L11E on the bottom of my 71 project.
Looks awesome!
One question; Why did you leave the torsion bar covers in place? The bolts I can understand, so that you don't gum up the threads, but the covers?
strawman
Nov 11 2012, 10:49 PM
Smoked out the neighborhood... I finally got the turbocharged Subaru engine in my teener running, but the turbo is pushing out a lot of oil.
JStroud
Nov 12 2012, 12:03 AM
Didn't work on any cars this weekend......worked on the new shop all weekend, should pour concrete this week
Looks like all the cars get to stay indoors this winter
Jeff
euro911
Nov 12 2012, 12:20 AM
Yeah, I need to carve out some inside space for a few more cars before winter kicks in ... it's supposed to be a wet one this season
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JStroud
Nov 12 2012, 11:25 AM
QUOTE(euro911 @ Nov 11 2012, 10:20 PM)
Yeah, I need to carve out some inside space for a few more cars before winter kicks in ... it's supposed to be a wet one this season
Ok Mark here is a picture.
Click to view attachmentAnd even more
hereJeff
helios
Nov 12 2012, 12:19 PM
Went to N. Seattle yesterday to look at a roller for a potential replacement for my '73 tub...
Uh-oh.
t collins
Nov 12 2012, 06:23 PM
QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Nov 11 2012, 08:01 PM)
QUOTE(t collins @ Nov 11 2012, 04:46 PM)
Got to shoot a little Canary Yellow L11E on the bottom of my 71 project.
Click to view attachmentLooks awesome!
One question; Why did you leave the torsion bar covers in place? The bolts I can understand, so that you don't gum up the threads, but the covers?
Thanks for your support, I can use it! Guess I should have removed the covers but doesn't appear to be a real issue either way.
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JoeSharp
Nov 12 2012, 07:44 PM
Putting on Boxter wheels and moving the passenger rear flair foward an inch. O K I only missed it by that much....
nsr-jamie
Nov 12 2012, 09:31 PM
Not today, but on Sunday I rebuilt my carbs....my engine is being rebuilt so I am doing a lot of small jobs on it during weekends. When its done its going to be perfect I hope.
euro911
Nov 13 2012, 04:38 AM
Game of inches, eh Joe?
Drove the 'BB' back to the shop early this evening (took it on the Halloween Run on Saturday, Oct. 41st.)
Put the Vanagon up on the lift to do some more work on it.
Parked the 'BB' under the Vanagon and left the shop at 2 am.
Click to view attachmentIt's now 2:45 and here I am at home, checking email and catching up on new posts ...
... and I'm getting sleeee ...
bulitt
Nov 13 2012, 07:59 AM
QUOTE(t collins @ Nov 12 2012, 07:23 PM)
QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Nov 11 2012, 08:01 PM)
QUOTE(t collins @ Nov 11 2012, 04:46 PM)
Got to shoot a little Canary Yellow L11E on the bottom of my 71 project.
Click to view attachmentLooks awesome!
One question; Why did you leave the torsion bar covers in place? The bolts I can understand, so that you don't gum up the threads, but the covers?
Thanks for your support, I can use it! Guess I should have removed the covers but doesn't appear to be a real issue either way.
Thats a beauty. Everything on the bottom of my car is covered with the crap undercoating. Which, apparently, did nothing to stop the progress of rust
ndfrigi
Nov 13 2012, 11:21 AM
Drove the car with my cousin (visitor from Pittsburg, CA) who has 1973 914 (unfinised inside garage for the last 9 years). Went to several stores around Orange County.
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nsr-jamie
Nov 13 2012, 11:58 PM
Click to view attachmentMade these for my carbs on the weekend.
euro911
Nov 14 2012, 04:13 AM
Nice, Jamie
I get to drive a 914 every day I go to the shop
... I have to pull it out to work on the Vanagon
JoeSharp
Nov 14 2012, 08:43 AM
Sooo Mark, you talked bad about your brother before you bogarted the lift. Now that the lift is in he can't get anything in or out.
Today I'm Rockin Carerror.
euro911
Nov 14 2012, 12:49 PM
Naw, the only person the lift impacts is me. Reid has the whole other half of the shop with his own roll up door
I do need to condense a little more, I'd like to squeeze three
more cars in there for the winter (on my side)
Maybe I should get
another lift
... and have a good excuse for another party
HaraldD
Nov 15 2012, 02:36 AM
Hi,
some time ago.. i put the original 914-6 GT / 916 Brake on it. Parts are NOS, but i let overhaul the Calipers, so everything is like new ;-)
Regards
Harald
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Porsche930dude
Nov 15 2012, 06:14 PM
glued my back window in
KaptKaos
Nov 15 2012, 06:18 PM
Ordered parts to fix my leaking trans.
Thanks to those that offered insight/wisdom.
Thanks!
Ed_F
Nov 16 2012, 01:35 AM
oldschool
Nov 16 2012, 10:46 PM
JoeSharp
Nov 17 2012, 06:48 AM
I laid a piece of 6061 over the cowling and started shaping it to the car. I don't have any idea how to finish yet so I will see how it comes out. My computer stopped reading my camera so you my not see it.
helios
Nov 17 2012, 05:54 PM
Bought a new one. Ok, so it actually happened a couple nights ago...but didn't want to post it until I had pics. I knew you guys would tweak out.
See more at :
Introducing Amelia
euro911
Nov 18 2012, 12:05 AM
Only got to drive the 'BB' out to the parking lot where it sat in the rain for a few hours
Kapt Kaos stopped by the shop and we replaced his leaking passenger-side output shaft seal.
Click to view attachmentJoe did the brunt of the work.
Click to view attachmentNew seal installed. You can see the grease was flung all over the place.
Click to view attachmentI basically supplied some tools and encouragement, and cleaned up the old parts before putting it all back together.
Click to view attachmentHappy to report that the job went well
... and yes, new schnorr washers were installed and everything torqued to spec.
Ed_F
Nov 18 2012, 03:32 AM
I removed a fiberglass mess
(100th post on the 100th page
)
ScoopLV
Nov 18 2012, 03:45 AM
My drive train is literally scattered all over a Las Vegas mechanic's shop. Other than writing checks, I'm personally not doing much of anything. I'm a cook, not a mechanic after all. You want an animal butchered, I'm your guy. Replace a clutch and throw-out bearing, not so much.
But the mechanic has given me a tour of what's wrong. "Here's why your flywheel needs to be replaced. This clutch, gone." Et cetera.
This is the second time in my life I've had someone replace the flywheel and clutch in a 914. The first time, it cost $800 total, with labor. Now, it's just *slightly* higher. (ugh.)
edwin
Nov 18 2012, 06:23 AM
Hey Ed
seems we have a bit in common
I drive a saab 900 aero dailyt and am currently replacing the floors in my project 914
How much work have you done to the saab?
Edwin
KaptKaos
Nov 18 2012, 10:55 AM
Replaced that leaking trans output seal. I hope it holds.
Thanks to Euro911 for the help and use of the lift and general friendship too.
MrHyde
Nov 18 2012, 06:11 PM
Installed the front trunk release cable and latch. And the Engine lid cable and latch. AND the rear shock/springs
oldschool
Nov 18 2012, 08:17 PM
Wow..is driving a 2.0 really this much fun.
Went out with my Porsche Guru to test drive the 914.
What a blast....So it must be haven driving a 6
914werke
Nov 18 2012, 09:30 PM
absolutely nothing.
pnewman
Nov 18 2012, 09:51 PM
Allocated some parts: tid bits of odds and ends needed for my car by helping Glenn and Garold strip an organ donor.
Lots of fun. What an odd and rusted 914 it was.
May it Rest In Peace.
...tear tear
...it will live on thru so many others though.
Also picked up some nice bumpers from Garold mine are dented up a bit and I am getting away from bumperettes now that I no longer live inside Chicago and Garolds are without bumperette holes. Smooooooth.
'73-914kid
Nov 18 2012, 10:42 PM
Drove up to Santa Barbara Saturday morning through the pouring rain (I always do roadtrips in the rain..
) then drove back today. It was a good time, but the 914 was not happy about the wet weather...
brp986s
Nov 18 2012, 11:01 PM
Pulled spray bar plugs to look for junk - found none. Tried to tap holes for plug and my cheapass Lowes tap wrench stripped. So back to Lowes I go to get another. 'Course Lowes is the size of a small city and once you get inside, the plumb dept is in another zip code. Look around - no tap wrench. Must be in tool dept. Hike over there. Scour tool dept. No tap wrench. Bump into tool dept employee "we don't carry tap wrenches anymore". Off to Sears. Get same tap wrench as Lowes. Manage to tap 4 holes w/o strip. Asking alot these days, I know.
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brp986s
Nov 18 2012, 11:08 PM
Also got heads back from Ollies beveled for 98s.
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brp986s
Nov 18 2012, 11:16 PM
brp986s
Nov 18 2012, 11:21 PM
Ed_F
Nov 19 2012, 01:16 AM
QUOTE(edwin @ Nov 18 2012, 04:23 AM)
Hey Ed
seems we have a bit in common
I drive a saab 900 aero dailyt and am currently replacing the floors in my project 914
How much work have you done to the saab?
Edwin
Hi Edwin, its very cool to see another Saab guy on here. Before I even noticed your location, I knew you had to be over seas as we didn't get the 900 Aero designation state side. Our version was called the SPG. My 900 convertible is a Springtime In Sweden edition (1 of 288). Basically just SPG/ Aero panels, wheels, and Buffalo grey interior. I have a few engine modifications (Swedish Dynamics t3/t4 hydrid turbo, 24lb hr. injectors, RRFPR, and a Groupe 6 Stage III APC box). 2nd gear traction is almost non existant at WOT
I have a few other Saabs too. I guess its a sickness
Any work done to your 900 Aero?
And to keep the thread on track, and I measured where I need to weld in the braces on the 914.
bulitt
Nov 19 2012, 07:56 AM
nsr-jamie
Nov 19 2012, 08:20 AM
Made an alluminum stay or bracket for my new fire extinguisher....just wondering where to bolt it in to the car now...
JawjaPorsche
Nov 19 2012, 11:28 AM
With weather getting colder, I started driving with my top on. With the top on, I started hearing my right rear wheel bearing which I could not hear with the top off. I took it to mechanic and he replaced it. He said he a "secret process" where he does not remove the axle. (He probably just got a BFH!) Anyway, coming home today it was real quiet with the new bearing!
Here is picture of the fried bearing! No wonder it was loud!
edwin
Nov 20 2012, 06:40 AM
I'm hoping there isnt much rust left to be removed but i know i'll find it.
Floorpans off and hell hole open.
Rear suspension mounts need to be changed too
Ed the aero is pretty stock now. Had bigger injectors reg and apc but now I just run standard and slight boost mod on APC. The injectors were needed in the 914
euro911
Nov 22 2012, 01:45 AM
My nephew, Jeremy, is back with us for the holiday. We hit a couple of Pick-A-Part yards this morning and did some reorganizing at the shop this evening.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentClick to view attachmentLooks like we'll be able to stash three more cars in the shop now (four more if we utilize the lift). Hope to start filling up the new found space on Friday
Happy Thanksgiving to all ...
Dasnowman
Nov 22 2012, 03:40 AM
QUOTE(edwin @ Nov 20 2012, 04:40 AM)
I'm hoping there isnt much rust left to be removed but i know i'll find it.
Floorpans off and hell hole open.
Rear suspension mounts need to be changed too
Ed the aero is pretty stock now. Had bigger injectors reg and apc but now I just run standard and slight boost mod on APC. The injectors were needed in the 914
Everytime I feel overhelmed working on my teener I jump onto this thread and think it's not so bad. Thanks for the motovation
this car is driving me to drink!
JoeSharp
Nov 22 2012, 03:56 AM
Walked around it loookin for something simple to wright about and get the post number on the thread, so this is it. I wrote about that.
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