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RickS
Added at least 20hp in 5 mins by adding two front trunk drain tubes, or as I like to call them inboard curb feelers.
euro911
Wonder how much HP increase you'd get if you installed 6 of them idea.gif
ezbngreen914
QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 20 2013, 10:05 PM) *

But now, your car isn't 'stock' poke.gif

haha, I actually had that thought. although there are other slight modifications. I'm saving the original and will surely mention that it is included if I ever sell the car. lol-2.gif
mittelmotor
New sills and window rubber from Mikey914! piratenanner.gif Old sills had nasty scuffs, overspray from PO's paint job, so these are a big improvement.
oldschool
Nice...are u going to be ready for Saturday? driving.gif
mittelmotor
Hey Jaime,

Gearstack is on a FedEx truck, possibly in Ohio (?) right now. I'll catch up with you guys later...have fun!

--Doug
oldschool
driving.gif Drive the other car..Meat-ata laugh.gif
mrbubblehead
After much debate and a few close calls on the freeway I did It.... I installed the third brake light. As ugly as I think they are I did it. Being a daily driver i figured it was best. Plus it only added about 2 oz. to my car.LOL

Now if it was a 1950 barn door bus, not a chance.

It turned out pretty good to. Since all of my chrome is blacked out the black led strip dosnt look so bad. And I only had to drill one tiny hole.

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dfelz
QUOTE(mrbubblehead @ Jan 23 2013, 08:35 PM) *

After much debate and a few close calls on the freeway I did It.... I installed the third brake light. As ugly as I think they are I did it. Being a daily driver i figured it was best. Plus it only added about 2 oz. to my car.LOL

Now if it was a 1950 barn door bus, not a chance.

It turned out pretty good to. Since all of my chrome is blacked out the black led strip dosnt look so bad. And I only had to drill one tiny hole.

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Got a link to the LED strip you used? i like that one!
mrbubblehead
David, this is the one I got. I got the 100cm and used the whole thing. http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/fl...k-circuit/1000/
dfelz
QUOTE(mrbubblehead @ Jan 23 2013, 10:28 PM) *

David, this is the one I got. I got the 100cm and used the whole thing. http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/fl...k-circuit/1000/


Would love to see a night pic as well shades.gif
Does it have a dim setting when your not braking and the lights are just on, or is an on or off deal? And for the wiring how did you tie it into the harness? did you need any relays or inline fuses??
mrbubblehead
Nope, no dimmer or turn signals. I didnt want to deal with a controller. Just on and off with the brake light. No inline fuse. I ran the wires under the driver side sail trim, dropped into the engine bay and tapped into the brake light wire that runs in the harness on the drivers side engine shelf. Super simple and easy. Heres some night shots. one with the flash on and flash off.

It's way brighter than I was expecting.

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euro911
Nice, Doug. I wish I would have waited to do this instead of installing the Corvette brake light on my rear deck lid dry.gif

I'll still install an additional LED light in the targa trim though.
mrbubblehead
Thanks Mark.
euro911
I picked this set up at Pep Boys. Planning on installing one on the 'BB' and the other on the Westfalia. I think it was around $20.

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What colors are the brake light wires you tied into? (I haven't cut into the harness to connect the Corvette light yet)

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mrbubblehead
Ya Mark, I saw a hand full of different ones at autozone. It's cool cuz you can turn them on in the store to check out the light output. I took a chance buying them on line. I couldnt find any in the length i wanted here locally. Do those have a 3m adhesive backing?

Its just one wire. Black with a yellow tracer. Cut, crimp, solder, wrap, done. I grounded the Led to the body.
mrbubblehead
Where are you gonna mount the strip on the westy?
euro911
confused24.gif Bought them mid 2012, but haven't even opened the package yet laugh.gif


I checked out your link and thinking about ordering the kind you bought. Does yours have an adhesive strip?


Westy ... along the top of the rear window (on the inside) ...
mrbubblehead
QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 01:44 AM) *

confused24.gif Bought them mid 2012, but haven't even opened the package yet laugh.gif


I checked out your link and thinking about ordering the kind you bought. Does yours have an adhesive strip?

Ya, a 3m adhesive backing, It seemed pretty strong. We'll see how long it lasts.
euro911
Jeremy and I moved the HF blast cabinet and a 911 (2.0L) engine over to the shop yesterday.

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This was the first time I actually transported anything in my V-nose trailer smile.gif
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ThePaintedMan
QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 11:40 PM) *

Jeremy and I moved the HF blast cabinet and a 911 (2.0L) engine over to the shop yesterday.

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This was the first time I actually transported anything in my V-nose trailer smile.gif
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Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy smile.gif
euro911
Spent most of the day today helping my brother with his '57 Ford.

Picked up a 1500-watt heating element (for a water heater) and installed it in my HF parts washer. $10.00 at Lowes Click here ... (also at places like Home Depot, etc.)

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Threw a few gallons of water in the tub, checked it for leaks (none), wired it up and then filled it with solvent.

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Works great smile.gif

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mrbubblehead
Right on mark, I was thinking of doing the same thing. What are you using for solvent?
KaptKaos
QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 08:58 PM) *

Spent most of the day today helping my brother with his '57 Ford.

Picked up a 1500-watt heating element (for a water heater) and installed it in my HF parts washer. $10.00

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Where did you get? How install? Tell. Tell. piratenanner.gif
euro911
It's a water-based solvent. I picked up several gallon jugs at HF when I purchased my previous parts washer some years ago. I added 1 gallon of solvent to 15 gallons of water.

The temperature actually reached over 130 degrees when I first tested it. I unplugged the heating element and let it cool down a little before I took the pix.

I forgot to take my Greenlee chassis punch set to the shop, so I had to use a 1-1/8" hole saw to create the hole. Installed it on the back side, a few inches above the bottom of the tub near the pump inlet. Made a thin cork gasket for the outside, the rubber gasket that came with the element on the inside, and a 1" electrical conduit nut to cinch it all together.

Installed a three-wire grounded electrical cord ... scraped some paint from the tab on one of the legs mounts to to assure a good electrical ground connection.

(I should have taken more detailed pix before adding the solvent)
KaptKaos
Where can I get one of those heater elements? Maybe I should get one a little smaller??
Dasnowman
Did some work this week picked up some used 916 bumpers front is good biggrin.gif rear is junk barf.gif ! But you win some and lose some..

Did some test fitting then stipped it down to f/g, doesn't look to bad for $100 I really like the look of the 916 bumper on the teener.


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euro911
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Jan 24 2013, 08:45 PM) *
Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy smile.gif
That would be nice, but it's going into a '67 911, George ... hoping the Westy will eventually get Subie power smile.gif
mittelmotor
Gearstack should arrive tomorrow.

[drums fingers impatiently on desk]

So I pulled the transaxle case completely and popped in a new input shaft seal, cleaned & regreased clutch fork and T/O bearing sleeve.
mrbubblehead
QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 10:42 PM) *

QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Jan 24 2013, 08:45 PM) *
Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy smile.gif
That would be nice, but it's going into a '67 911, George ... hoping the Westy will eventually get Subie power smile.gif


Mark dont go subie in the westy... you'll steal its soul. headbang.gif
Dasnowman
QUOTE(mrbubblehead @ Jan 24 2013, 11:25 PM) *

QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 24 2013, 10:42 PM) *

QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Jan 24 2013, 08:45 PM) *
Thats a very pretty engine Mark! Put it in the Westy smile.gif
That would be nice, but it's going into a '67 911, George ... hoping the Westy will eventually get Subie power smile.gif


Mark dont go subie in the westy... you'll steal its soul. headbang.gif



Yes but it will put a little devil in there instead of a lame duck! lol-2.gif
euro911
I started the Westy's mighty 1.9 the other day and it was clacking pretty bad sad.gif ... wondering if a couple of lifters collapsed? It ran fine the previous time confused24.gif
mrbubblehead
I finally got my pinion depth tool back from the machinist today and set the depth on Hershils gearbox. I had to make a few math formulas because of our modern tools and it came out perfect. But ran out of time to finish it. Tomorrow I will set the bearing preload, set the backlash, and then button it up.

Then I'm gonna finally get started on MY gearbox. Mine will be a stock 901 but will have a little "D&R GEARBOX" twist. Oil cooler, oil nozzels, the works. I am still debating on whether or not to go with a billit intermediate plate and billit side cover.

the first picture is my version of porsche tool P 285. The second picture is it going into the box.

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'73-914kid
Installed an Innovate MTX-L wide band AFR gauge/setup and ordered a set of F7 emulsion tubes. I'm gonna retune my motor to run on the 32mm venturis rather than the grossly choked down 28mm vents. apparently 28mm is too small for a 2143 type 4... wacko.gif
euro911
Yeah, Ethan, You did the right thing. I upped to 32 vents even for the mild 2056.

I hope you got the $8 ones from CB Performance confused24.gif
'73-914kid
The only $8 ET's i could find from cb were for dellortos.. i found $6.95 f7's from a guy on ebay.
euro911
You got a good price smile.gif

Vents for Webers are listed under Weber Carburetors, next to last page. Looks like they're $8.95 now (6395-32) on page 6 Click here
euro911
Just ordered a flow thru brush for the parts washer on AMAZON

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... and a couple of flags to spruce up the shop

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'73-914kid
Oh, i already had a set of 32mm vents that i acquired back when i was just beginning to futz around with carb tuning. The AFR implied that i needed the f7 emulsion tubes, so, we'll see if those help get things darn near perfect. Im very picky about carb tuning...
mittelmotor
Got my car off the jackstands! cheer.gif piratenanner.gif Reassembled gearbox, bolted her up and went for a drive. The flipped HBs do drop the revs nicely for cruising (tach's not working but the math says about 500 revs lower at 80 mph) and the thing shifts flawlessly.

Thanks again, Dr. Evil!
Dasnowman
Pulled the engine in under two hours but a lot of things where unhooked from the previous owner. dry.gif blink.gif


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Dasnowman
Is there a way to get a EFI engine running on a stand to check everything out before putting it back in? Seen it done with a few carbed teeners but never a fi one.
pnewman
My 914 became a daily driver yesterday as my 2007 Honda Odyssey family van blew its rear main seal!



I have been seeing oil stains on the driveway over the last month or two and blamed it on the 914. Went shopping with the Honda and parked in a very clean and chaulky (Ground salt) parking lot only to back out of the parking space to see a huge pool of oil! Sure enough it was leaking badly. hissyfit.gif FYI I checked the 914 and not a drop found, clean as a whistle. Sorry my love. wub.gif

This is great as it reinforces the "need" to have the 914 at the ready with the wife. (Actually she was already a 914 convert.)

Everyone should have a spare car lying around at the ready.
And for the cool people it should be a 914! shades.gif


HAPPY TRAILS!
914itis
It could be done. I tried it once but was not fully knowledgeable of the djet system. Now that I am aware of the way it works, I think I can do it. I am planning on using a complete harness and relay board for future testing .
mrbubblehead
pnewman ask me a few questions about my 3rd brake light install so I thought I would answer them here. I drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the trim for the weather proof wires to pass thru. a dab of liquid electric tape for esthetics.
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then I had to solder on some #16 wire to reach down to the harness in the engine compartment. I made my splice under the vertical trim on the driver side. There is plenty of room under there. In the next photo, you can just barely see the black wire where I penetrated into the engine compartment. I had to remove the wire mesh engine compartment cover. It is held on by three 8mm speed nuts. youll notice a shallow v where all the body panels come together. thats where i drilled a hole with a #7 drill bit. notice that the vertical trim piece forms a v in the same area? I then passed the wire thru the hole and reinstlled all the trim and wire mesh.
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then i ran the wire behind/thru the rear trunk hinge and carefully routed them so they wouldnt get hung up on the hinge when the trunk was opened and closed.
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then i carefully cut into the loom and soldered the positve wire onto the brake light wire, black with a yellow tracer. then wrapped the harness up to be weather proof. there are a couple brown wires in the loom but i didnt use any of them. i think the trunk light is on one of them i didnt spend the time to see if grounding it would turn the trunk light on. so i took the easy way out and grounded it to the chassis.then another dab of liquid tape on the screw head.
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thats it. then i gave it the smoke test, and it worked just fine. and it is protected by the stock brake light fuse.
1973Porsche
Didn't do it today bet yesterday I installed my console.
billh1963
Zambezi Green '74 2.0 - adjusted shift linkage, fixed lighting issues including license plate lights, changed windshield top seal to the new one from AA.

Silver '73 2056 - Reseated all electrical connections on the engine. Cured a stumbling issue and a bouncy tach
euro911
Thanks for bring that up, Bill. I need to revisit all the grounding locations on the 'BB' ... my tach stops reading from time to time and I know the connections to the coil and the tach are good.

Also, the volt meter in the center console reads low (12v) but a VOM/DMM reads above 13.5 at the battery. It also swings way low when I hit the brakes or use the turn signals - suspecting loose or some corroded grounds somewhere in the rear harness idea.gif
mrbubblehead
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Thanks for bring that up, Bill. I need to revisit all the grounding locations on the 'BB' ... my tach stops reading from time to time and I know the connections to the coil and the tach are good.

Also, the volt meter in the center console reads low (12v) but a VOM/DMM reads above 13.5 at the battery. It also swings way low when I hit the brakes or use the turn signals - suspecting loose or some corroded grounds somewhere in the rear harness idea.gif

I put a little dab of loctite dielectric grease on all my electrical connections after I clean them. helps to keep the corrosion down.
pnewman
Doug, MrBubblehead

Doug wanted me to mention that he and I thought it would be important to recognize the ground post that could be utilized for the third brake light wiring in this instance without cutting into the stock harness. It is located in the engine compartment below the circuit board on the drivers side. Not necessarily easily accessible for all (Doug is running a dry-sump) but it would give you an opportunity to clean the grounds there and add a little dielectric grease while you are there adding the additional ground. Good PMCS (Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services. I give my military background away sometimes.)




Thanks for posting the details of your 3rd brake light as well as the routing. That is a huge safety feature! Especially when considering that all cars have a 3rd brake light as standard equipment. Younger drivers might not think that we are braking without it.

I am still on the fence as to how I want to proceed but a 3rd brake light is definitely in my cars future.

beerchug.gif Thanks again & safe driving! driving-girl.gif
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