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QUOTE(carr914 @ Nov 1 2013, 04:30 PM)
Nice. Has it got a '4' in it ?
It was originally a -4 Car, but raced as a -6. It came with a 2.5 Twin Plug Six
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It was originally a -4 Car, but raced as a -6. It came with a 2.5 Twin Plug Six
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QUOTE(HalfMoon @ Nov 1 2013, 07:27 PM)
Pulled my transmission and cleaned it in preparation for a one on one clinic with the Doc!
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Sweet! Don't forget to drain it. You may want to crack all the nuts lose to make disassembly quicker at the Docs. You will have a blast.
I got some visitors while I was laying upside down under my dash.
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Edit: dumb phone flipped the pic.
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Edit: dumb phone flipped the pic.
Took it for a nice spirited drive this morning. Had a blast. 
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Drove the car to Cars and Coffee at the Blackhawk museum in Danville. Then took the tour. Love having 3 in the car for convienence.
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Neat trick, Doug - turning a straight stretch of road into a twisty with the push of a button
Well, apparently, I misplaced the hardware for the rocker panels, so that didn't get done ... just a mock-up
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By the way, a mid-rise lift isn't the best tool for working on rockers ... will need to vie for some time on the 4-post for this task
... but I did get the rear valance installed
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Well, apparently, I misplaced the hardware for the rocker panels, so that didn't get done ... just a mock-up
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By the way, a mid-rise lift isn't the best tool for working on rockers ... will need to vie for some time on the 4-post for this task
... but I did get the rear valance installed
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QUOTE(Michael N @ Nov 3 2013, 08:17 PM)
Drove the car to Cars and Coffee at the Blackhawk museum in Danville. Then took the tour. Love having 3 in the car for convienence.
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Michael-
how does the middle seat work out with the cops? no seat belt? or you have one?
curious--I got a 9 year old that I would love to take with me and wife, but concern to run into a ticket…
RX
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QUOTE(Michael N @ Nov 3 2013, 08:17 PM)
Drove the car to Cars and Coffee at the Blackhawk museum in Danville. Then took the tour. Love having 3 in the car for convienence.
Michael-
how does the middle seat work out with the cops? no seat belt? or you have one?
curious--I got a 9 year old that I would love to take with me and wife, but concern to run into a ticket…
RX
So in the engine compartment there is this old crusty sticker that states that the seating position is 2+1 . I am not sure what years came with the center seat option but I would guess that the early cars with the fixed passenger seat did. The down side is that the center seat is only a lap belt and not a 3 point belt. As far as legal, I think I am fine in CA as there is a belt in the factory location.
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QUOTE(Michael N @ Nov 3 2013, 08:17 PM)
Drove the car to Cars and Coffee at the Blackhawk museum in Danville. Then took the tour. Love having 3 in the car for convienence.
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Michael-
how does the middle seat work out with the cops? no seat belt? or you have one?
curious--I got a 9 year old that I would love to take with me and wife, but concern to run into a ticket…
RX
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Awesome pic Oldschool!
tore my drive axels down.
cleaning them tomorrow.
cleaning them tomorrow.
Pulled the speedo out, hoping to fix the odometer.
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QUOTE(R8CERX @ Nov 3 2013, 08:42 PM)
QUOTE(Michael N @ Nov 3 2013, 08:17 PM)
Drove the car to Cars and Coffee at the Blackhawk museum in Danville. Then took the tour. Love having 3 in the car for convienence.
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Michael-
how does the middle seat work out with the cops? no seat belt? or you have one?
curious--I got a 9 year old that I would love to take with me and wife, but concern to run into a ticket…
RX
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At least the two kids on the right are wearing their own airbags!
Because I made a double post I had to drive her again.
You drove her twice?
Found a nifty chrome tip in the garage that fits the banana perfectly
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Since the 'BB' will be my 'DD' for a while (so we can do some overdue maintenance to the Tacoma), I needed an antenna for a two-way radio. Installed a through-the-glass type since it needs to be as high as possible and I didn't want to drill any holes in the car
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Elliot should be happy to see I'm running with the [black] 'winter top'
Uh-oh. Turning into a rust bucket
... The engine grille is OK, just the side grilles doing this.
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Maybe I didn't give these enough extra coats back when ...
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Since the 'BB' will be my 'DD' for a while (so we can do some overdue maintenance to the Tacoma), I needed an antenna for a two-way radio. Installed a through-the-glass type since it needs to be as high as possible and I didn't want to drill any holes in the car
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Elliot should be happy to see I'm running with the [black] 'winter top'
Uh-oh. Turning into a rust bucket
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Maybe I didn't give these enough extra coats back when ...
What do you think of the sound of the banana muffler Mark? I loved the sound on my car with the webers... sounded like a proper 4 cylinder Porsche from the 60's.
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Nov 4 2013, 02:50 PM)
Would love to see more!!!!!!
QUOTE('73-914kid @ Nov 4 2013, 04:48 PM)
What do you think of the sound of the banana muffler Mark? I loved the sound on my car with the webers... sounded like a proper 4 cylinder Porsche from the 60's.
I Like it, Ethan. It's noticeably quieter than the Triad and seems to be better matched to my current jetting. I still need to set up the AFR and re-jet accordingly, but very happy with it's performance, look and sound Joe Sharp had been telling me to get one for a long time ... just took a while to find a nice one at a good price.
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QUOTE('73-914kid @ Nov 4 2013, 04:48 PM)
What do you think of the sound of the banana muffler Mark? I loved the sound on my car with the webers... sounded like a proper 4 cylinder Porsche from the 60's.
I Like it, Ethan. It's noticeably quieter that the Triad and seems to be better matched to my current jetting. I still need to set up the AFR and re-jet accordingly, but very happy with it's performance, look and sound Joe Sharp had been telling me to get one for a long time ... just took a while to find a nice one at a good price.
Good deal! When I went from my header to heat exhcnagers/ banana, I had to jet down a LOT to get it back to where it was happy. I don't know why people get rid of them in the first place.. I guess they rust out
QUOTE('73-914kid @ Nov 4 2013, 05:17 PM)
Good deal! When I went from my header to heat exhcnagers/ banana, I had to jet down a LOT to get it back to where it was happy. I don't know why people get rid of them in the first place.. I guess they rust out
Most people think they aren't neat or cool. Performance is what is cool and you don't get a better pipe until you spend more that $1,500, but the coolest pipe is about $2,500 from CFR. Thats like all of the bikers that can't ride. Loude pipes save lives. How stupid is that? Relying on a noise to keep you off of a car instead of just paying attention and riding around it. This is being said by someone that has more than 150K miles riding in LA traffic on just one bike and I wore out 3 bikes. If you want to lose performance put on a loud pipe.
I think the banana added some back pressure that was lacking with the Triad. It's still running rich, but I already notice the increased performance. I should be getting my Weber jet kit back at the G&R this Sunday ... and I'll get it dialed in better
Beauty!!! 
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I think the banana added some back pressure that was lacking with the Triad. It's still running rich,but I already notice the increased performance. I should be getting my Weber jet kit back at the G&R this Sunday ... and I'll get it dialed in better
Amazing how that works!
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I think the banana added some back pressure that was lacking with the Triad. It's still running rich,but I already notice the increased performance. I
Replaced my 40 year old cowling to fender seals that were hard as a rock and had shrunk. Sorry about that George Costanza!
Good thing I pull them because there was a little surface rust that I treated and painted.
Got them from Auto Atlanta and the set only cost $4.00.
Easy upgrade and fix.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/Porsche-Fender-...455915510S.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DoARSlv-HU
Good thing I pull them because there was a little surface rust that I treated and painted.
Got them from Auto Atlanta and the set only cost $4.00.
Easy upgrade and fix.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/Porsche-Fender-...455915510S.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DoARSlv-HU
Drove it to my chiropractor appointment this AM. On the way there, some schmuck in a Mustang in the adjacent lane thought that they had some really hot 
at one stop signal ... taught them otherwise at the next one
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Decided to re-stain the wood in my center console a little darker. With another sanding session and some clear coat, I'm gonna call this one done. I still need to make the vertical piece for the small gauges.
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Also, installed a stretch of 8AWG wiring from the battery to the dash area and installed a new dual-band VHF/UHF Amateur (HAM) radio
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Decided to re-stain the wood in my center console a little darker. With another sanding session and some clear coat, I'm gonna call this one done. I still need to make the vertical piece for the small gauges.
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Also, installed a stretch of 8AWG wiring from the battery to the dash area and installed a new dual-band VHF/UHF Amateur (HAM) radio
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Nov 7 2013, 07:37 PM)
Would have never guessed.
made an interior
QUOTE(euro911 @ Nov 6 2013, 12:31 PM)
Drove it to my chiropractor appointment this AM. On the way there, some schmuck in a Mustang in the adjacent lane thought that they had some really hot
at one stop signal ... taught them otherwise at the next one Decided to re-stain the wood in my center console a little darker. With another sanding session and some clear coat, I'm gonna call this one done. I still need to make the vertical piece for the small gauges.
Also, installed a stretch of 8AWG wiring from the battery to the dash area and installed a new Amateur (HAM) radio
Nice looks like my center console
those carpets are really nice and I am getting ever closer to needing to deal with them....if ya don't mind, where did you get yours and what color are they. Thanks, Grant
Those are CocoMats.
But I do want to see those door panels...
But I do want to see those door panels...
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those carpets are really nice and I am getting ever closer to needing to deal with them....if ya don't mind, where did you get yours and what color are they. Thanks, Grant
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Those are CocoMats.
But I do want to see those door panels...
Yes, they are Cocomats! Color is taracota and black. . I also just put a set in my boxster(gold/black to match my speed yellow car)
The door panels I made by using the originals as a template, stained burled wood plywood a cherry.
They fit nice but I never figuredd out how to trim them out to look nice
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Right now they are not in the car. I put in a new set of panels with fiberglass cores from morph.
those carpets are really nice and I am getting ever closer to needing to deal with them....if ya don't mind, where did you get yours and what color are they. Thanks, Grant
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QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Nov 8 2013, 02:48 PM)
Those are CocoMats.
But I do want to see those door panels...
Yes, they are Cocomats! Color is taracota and black. . I also just put a set in my boxster(gold/black to match my speed yellow car)
The door panels I made by using the originals as a template, stained burled wood plywood a cherry.
They fit nice but I never figuredd out how to trim them out to look nice
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Right now they are not in the car. I put in a new set of panels with fiberglass cores from morph.
One pic I could find of the passenger side door
QUOTE(sean_v8_914 @ Nov 8 2013, 02:06 AM)
made an interior
Looks good! Normally I'm not a fan of colored rings on the gauges, but the way you did it is pretty tasteful.
Went to Pick and Pull in Stockton to see if there was anything on this red 1976 914 that I could use. Vin #4762902667 that came out of Napa in the late 80's. Old registration was still in the car.
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I then went over to my mom's house and changed the tarp for the winter and took some photos of a Creamcicle roller I have stored.
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I then went over to my mom's house and changed the tarp for the winter and took some photos of a Creamcicle roller I have stored.
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I was fortunate to pick up a [T H O M A S] rebuilt side shift 901 from Garrett at the G&R today ... Gonna go in Dianne's '71 
Hey, the front valance looks good on that '76, Mike
I should get my butt out to some of the local yards down here ... maybe I can find a decent rear targa pad for a good price
... Gonna go in Dianne's '71 Hey, the front valance looks good on that '76, Mike
I should get my butt out to some of the local yards down here ... maybe I can find a decent rear targa pad for a good price
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I was fortunate to pick up a [T H O M A S] rebuilt side shift 901 from Garrett at the G&R today
... Gonna go in Dianne's '71 Hey, the front valance looks good on that '76, Mike
I should get my butt out to some of the local yards down here ... maybe I can find a decent rear targa pad for a good price
Valance was dented (creased) but definitely repairable. This was my first experience with a "premier" Pick and Pull. Prices seemed doubled.
Drove it..and drove it..and drove it. 700 mile trip, and just got home from it. Was a great time, and the car ran great the entire way. The 6 conversion has definetely made the car more driveable than the old 4 banger.. the car seems more subdued over the bumps, and just way smoother to drive. (Makes the girlfriend happy on the long drives)
Installed Konis, Spring Perches, Springs & Elephant Poly/Bronze Bushings on the Spyder (Thanks PaintedMan)
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Finally got the 35 Year Old BallJoints out of the A-Arms
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Finally got the 35 Year Old BallJoints out of the A-Arms
Dropped her off at the shop for a new windshield.
Got tired of repairing the spot welds on my cheeeep-ass Chinese air filter housings, so I ordered these from CB Performance
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Worked on my new engine that I purchased from a fellow here. Getting the motor ready to put in my car. MPS is good but can't find a serial # on the ECU to verify if it matches with other. Dizzy drive gear was pointing way off so now corrected. Passenger side engine tin has a cut out for A/C so I removed it to replace.
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BTW, does anybody know the size of this long stud?? Found out one of the studs needs rethreading.
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Thanks in advance,
kkid
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BTW, does anybody know the size of this long stud?? Found out one of the studs needs rethreading.
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Thanks in advance,
kkid
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