euro911
Dec 7 2012, 08:23 PM
I received some more parts deliveries today
Stopped into the shop for a few hours last night. I traded KaptKaos an old crusty set of really cool Dan Gurney wheels for a nice refurb'd IBM ThinkPad laptop running Linux - tried it out and it works great over there. Now I don't have to keep hauling my home laptop back and forth
... thanks, Joe
Installed some Christmas lights on the lift
Did a little work on the '66 too. Unjammed the driver side door, and found out
WHY it jammed shut
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Black22
Dec 7 2012, 09:37 PM
Drove it to work for three days in a row!!! Love it!
phatnine11
Dec 7 2012, 11:16 PM
Tucked my teener under a cover for the winter, it's been down in the 50s around here! Just kidding, I did put the car away until Jan '13 (next month).
Cesar
JoeSharp
Dec 9 2012, 10:25 AM
Got a Srinker and Strecher from Eastwood to help with my dash paneles and they worked really well. Now they need no clamps to hold them in place, at one point it took 10.
Eddie914
Dec 9 2012, 11:23 AM
Took it for a quick drive.
It still has the DOT-R track tires. It was scary on the damp 40 degree F. roads. With 1/4 throttle in 2nd gear the wheelspin was nasty! Just the thing to get the heart racing.
euro911
Dec 9 2012, 12:50 PM
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 9 2012, 08:25 AM)
Got a Srinker and Strecher from Eastwood to help with my dash paneles and they worked really well. Now they need no clamps to hold them in place, at one point it took 10.
You waiting for Santa to bring you a new camera or something?
JoeSharp
Dec 9 2012, 01:07 PM
QUOTE(euro911 @ Dec 9 2012, 10:50 AM)
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 9 2012, 08:25 AM)
Got a Srinker and Strecher from Eastwood to help with my dash paneles and they worked really well. Now they need no clamps to hold them in place, at one point it took 10.
You waiting for Santa to bring you a new camera or something?
My camera stopped talking to my PC years ago, I have been useing the port in the printer until it broake just before I left for the T/R. So I haven't been able to post pics for a month.
gunny
Dec 9 2012, 02:58 PM
I rebuilt my Dizzy today. Now it's all clean
oldschool
Dec 9 2012, 08:12 PM
Man..I drove it to my cousin's funeral and back.... And the next day to LA...
...was very cool.....
martinef1963
Dec 9 2012, 08:30 PM
I gutted the inside only to find more rust than I thought I had and put together one center console that I had to put together from multiple consoles. The vinyle is missing, but will get her refurbished soon.
JStroud
Dec 9 2012, 08:39 PM
The wife and I drove the white car to Capitola today to pick up a DD for the wife.
The new 2056 ran awesome there and back, now I'm wondering why it took me so long to get it in and going, this motor is awesome.
(if you want one...call McMark)
Jeff
mittelmotor
Dec 9 2012, 09:14 PM
Scared the bejesus out of a friend with a couple of 2nd-3rd gear pulls in the 914 LS1.
He was screaming like a little girl for me to slow down! My poor man's Venom GT is fun beyond words.
JoeSharp
Dec 10 2012, 12:18 PM
Ordered new mirrors today. The little bullit type like came on The Cobras.
helios
Dec 10 2012, 12:36 PM
Looked at them.
Weekend was spent working on the truck, swapping tires on the Mustang and getting some stuff done around the house.
KaptKaos
Dec 10 2012, 01:03 PM
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 10 2012, 10:18 AM)
Ordered new mirrors today. The little bullit type like came on The Cobras.
Where did you get those from Joe? Did you go chrome or black? We need to get your camera working so I can see these
JoeSharp
Dec 10 2012, 02:17 PM
QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Dec 10 2012, 11:03 AM)
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 10 2012, 10:18 AM)
Ordered new mirrors today. The little bullit type like came on The Cobras.
Where did you get those from Joe? Did you go chrome or black? We need to get your camera working so I can see these
Summit, number S4102. They only come in chrome, Joe.
Working on the headlight brackets now.
euro911
Dec 11 2012, 03:33 AM
I got to work on someone else's 914 today, meet JP (jonpierre), nice '73
Click to view attachmentI got to drive my 75 out of the shop and into a parking stall ... and back in, later in the day
Good thing too, the battery was getting low.
Joe (Sharp): I was also thinking that Joe (Kaos) might be able to help you with the camera/PC issue. He's an absolute wiz with that stuff, ya know.
JStroud
Dec 11 2012, 08:29 AM
Weathers been nice here, drove the white car to the job in Nevada City yesterday
Think I'll drive it again today
Jeff
shuie
Dec 11 2012, 04:07 PM
tried to save a hood..
after 1.5hrs of work with a paint stripping wheel & die grinder.
highbinder400
Dec 11 2012, 04:23 PM
QUOTE(mrbubblehead @ Dec 17 2011, 06:07 PM)
i just wanted to start a thread to see what you guys do day to day on your cars.
i'll start,
about a month ago, i pulled my engine and trans to put in a new clutch. had the flywheel lightened and resurfaced. but what i didnt know is that i had to shim the little ball that the clutch arm rides on, after a resurfacing. so guess what i did today?
yup, pulled the trans and put an extra washer under the ball. you have to goop up both washers to get it to seal because the threaded hole goes all the way thru to the inside of the trans. i also replaced the plastic cup that the ball rides in. the throwout bearing and its little plastic blocks were fine so i buttoned every thing back up. 5 hours total. i think this has been the cheapest repair yet on my car. $2.75 for the little plastic cup.
what did you do to your 914 today?
Hello......in1976 I lighten my fly wheel.....I regrete since,,,,,still have car,,,,,low idle a plain to keep in traffic...... gary
Black22
Dec 11 2012, 04:30 PM
Drove it to work for the 5th day straight!!
Running great and getting 22-23 mpg on the streets of LA! Not bad for a 1911cc with head work (42x36 valves & ported intakes) , L-jet and a lead footed driver!
porschefile2010
Dec 11 2012, 04:53 PM
Replaced yet another door lock cam! The black ones just don't seem to be up to the job.
Fitted the mirrors back on as well as the indicators and side lights. Now waiting on new rubber boots for the indicator wiring.
Getting there slowly.
Back on the road by end of summer hopefully.
JoeSharp
Dec 11 2012, 05:57 PM
Working on the headlight brackets. One is done in the rough. Oh, and the new mirrors arrived today. They look KOOL...
Gint
Dec 11 2012, 07:49 PM
You need a new camera Joe! You sold beauty?
JoeSharp
Dec 11 2012, 09:13 PM
Yeah Mike, sold in 20 minutes for the asking price.
Camera is working fine, the PC stopped reading it.
Pat Garvey
Dec 11 2012, 09:43 PM
Amazingly, the garage temp climbed to 58 degrees today (is this really mid-December?).
Got home from work and attempted to snake some wires through the new right side rubber for the side markers/turn signa. Like treading wires through sludge! Pisses ne off, because the left side was relatively easy, using glycerin. This one won't budge! Walked away until the rant was finished & worked on cleaning the seats. Yeah, that worked.
But the wiring boot still laughs at me.
Gint
Dec 11 2012, 10:03 PM
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 11 2012, 08:13 PM)
Yeah Mike, sold in 20 minutes for the asking price.
Camera is working fine, the PC stopped reading it.
You need a new PC then.
david alex labree
Dec 11 2012, 10:11 PM
Click to view attachment Sterilized the body after a rain the other day
JoeSharp
Dec 12 2012, 07:56 AM
QUOTE(Gint @ Dec 11 2012, 08:03 PM)
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 11 2012, 08:13 PM)
Yeah Mike, sold in 20 minutes for the asking price.
Camera is working fine, the PC stopped reading it.
You need a new PC then.
Thank you Honney.... I'm working that.
0396
Dec 12 2012, 08:01 AM
started it up so as to keep gas in the carbs
shuie
Dec 12 2012, 04:45 PM
epoxy primed my new floor pans this afternoon.
'73-914kid
Dec 12 2012, 05:24 PM
Bought myself 4 early Christmas presents:
matthepcat
Dec 12 2012, 09:26 PM
Sent her on her way to Texas. Good luck to the next owner.
Michael N
Dec 12 2012, 10:32 PM
QUOTE(matthepcat @ Dec 12 2012, 07:26 PM)
Sent her on her way to Texas. Good luck to the next owner.
Congrats Matt on the sale. Car is awesome and I am sure that the new owner will enjoy. Beautiful car. Hit me up if you need to drive a 914 while you figure out your next project.
JoeSharp
Dec 12 2012, 10:58 PM
Mounted the mirrors today and posted a pic of the dash in a new thread, Das dash.
Dasnowman
Dec 13 2012, 04:19 AM
QUOTE(Michael N @ Dec 12 2012, 08:32 PM)
QUOTE(matthepcat @ Dec 12 2012, 07:26 PM)
Sent her on her way to Texas. Good luck to the next owner.
Congrats Matt on the sale. Car is awesome and I am sure that the new owner will enjoy. Beautiful car. Hit me up if you need to drive a 914 while you figure out your next project.
Wow nice car, sorry to see it go?
euro911
Dec 13 2012, 11:38 AM
Dude - after all that work ...
Hope you got a pretty penny for it.
Ed_F
Dec 14 2012, 01:31 AM
Worked on the door bracing today. Forgive the ugly welds, I have not touched a welder since metal shop class in 1995. Build thread soon to come
euro911
Dec 14 2012, 02:54 AM
Nice 'BEFORE' and 'AFTER'
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JoeSharp
Dec 14 2012, 12:44 PM
I bought some windscreens today. I liked them so much that I bought 2.
matthepcat
Dec 14 2012, 02:24 PM
QUOTE(Michael N @ Dec 12 2012, 08:32 PM)
QUOTE(matthepcat @ Dec 12 2012, 07:26 PM)
Sent her on her way to Texas. Good luck to the next owner.
Congrats Matt on the sale. Car is awesome and I am sure that the new owner will enjoy. Beautiful car. Hit me up if you need to drive a 914 while you figure out your next project.
Thanks! Hope to see your 6 around Almaden, and you at work one of these days!
JoeSharp
Dec 14 2012, 04:33 PM
I have a headlight mounted. Not quite happy with it yet but heading in the right direction.
mrbubblehead
Dec 14 2012, 05:59 PM
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Dec 14 2012, 02:33 PM)
I have a headlight mounted. Not quite happy with it yet but heading in the right direction.
no pix yet joe?
JoeSharp
Dec 14 2012, 06:24 PM
Sorry Doug, pictures to come later.
Mike Bellis
Dec 14 2012, 07:45 PM
euro911
Dec 14 2012, 10:32 PM
Tried my hand at surface rust removal on the '72. I never should have left this car sit outside, but that's another story all to it's own
Spent about an hour with a couple of small hand tools and some naval jelly to get this far
Click to view attachmentAnother half hour to get the rest of front portion of the fender cleaned up to this point.
Click to view attachmentI think I need to find some large diameter Scotch-Brite discs for the power sander to help speed up the process ...
Thought I'd throw in a pic of my brother's trailer project (matching his '57 Ford station wagon).
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KaptKaos
Dec 15 2012, 02:00 AM
Drove her to work the last few days. Oil leak stopped. I need to get some of those new valve cover gaskets.
Left work early, felt like crap. Slept until 8PM. I'ma try to go to bed here shortly.
Porsche930dude
Dec 19 2012, 08:02 PM
got my exhaust and back bumper all done and started putting my headlight back together. also got the remaining shifter parts out and ready to clean up
tod914
Dec 19 2012, 08:32 PM
Battery tray refinished! Engine bay is looking good now.
euro911
Dec 20 2012, 10:10 PM
Had some out-of-town guests here during the weekend, didn't get much accomplished.
Yesterday evening, continued my way back on the '72, eliminating some more surface rust ... a little at a time.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentLooking back, this was what it looked like when I started
Click to view attachment By the time I'm done, my arms are gonna look like Popeye's
Click to view attachmentAlso rolled back 15k miles on the Vanagon's 'new' (previously owned) speedo
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