I installed my front trunk rubber seal. No biggie but it's something my car has not seen in 15 years. Kind of a milestone for me 'cause it means I'm getting close to end of a 20 year project.

None of the FLAPS had any cup holders that I liked, so I scrounged up some 1/8" paneling and some doweling to see what I could come up with.
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After construction and a couple of coats of stain, mounted it to the center arm rest.

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There's a bunch of paneling left over, maybe I'll make a new dash face and center console inserts


The mail man delivered a Tangerine firewall shifter bearing today. If I can get the bearing and replacement rear brake lines installed, Richard can come by to stuff the drive-train in


I'd like to thank Doug for starting this thread Seeing what a lot of you guys are doing has motivated me to work on my car, and have accomplished quite a bit recently. Still a ways to go, but making fairly good progress.


Keep posting your progress guys ...

Pulled my gauges and sent them to ALs914 for a lighting upgrade.

Pulling wood dash to be the template for my new brushed aluminum one.




Trying to decide to stay camel color interior (cheapest option), or to change it up.


I think Camel color looks good with Arena Red paint,but carpet stains easy.


Matt

You're changing out the wood for brushed aluminum, eh? What are you planning to do with the wood dash?

Looks like a pretty close match to my cup holder

Can I get you to make two templates so I can cut my paneling prior to tearing out my dash?

I removed my pedal assembly for new brass bushings and I'm trying to remove the roll pin. I've soaked it in PBblaster, heated it up and have been beating on it... nothing!
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Any tips?

Installed the felt backpad



installed 911 dome light



installed harness hoops



test fit the tank



more...



installed the rear deck lid protector



adjusted the fit on the engine lid

Bob, do you have an air hammer and a pointed bit?

I've build a lot of those and that worked 100% of the time. It only goes so far but you can then easily finish it off with a proper punch.

Yea, the dash is pretty nice but it's not the look I am going for with my new interior.

Plan to use it for a template, then get rid of it. You want it?

I did this yesterday first time i have driven my 914
i started the engine for the first time last weekend. this is so fun i have had this 914 for 10 years and finally i can se the end at the tunnel
My Webpage

My car was checked into the shop a few days ago for some elective work..the suspension is toast and time for a complete overhaul. Finally I got to get some of the parts installed. This weekend we redid the entire rear end with brand new yellow sport Koni shocks, the adjustable perch kit from Tarret Engineering along with their 150 pound spring kit. It sure looks pretty. In the next few days we are going to pull out the front tank to correctly install the front GPR bar and while at it do the Tangerine Racing steering coupler made out of Delrin along with the entire front suspension and new turbo tie rods I can't wait to drive it again

Nope, I don't. Air tools are just a dream right now. I bent my new HF punch, pounding on it.
I guess I'll find a mechanic around my office, I'll bring the whole thing in. Should only take them a minute or so.
Thanks.

I charged the battery, started the Ghost, let it heat up and then shut it down. It was a powerful amount of work that made me sweat, so I had to have lunch and sit down for a while.

Here ya go Bob...



Here's a thought Slits...

Sure, Matt. My wife really would like a wood dash in her '71. When you're done with it, I can use it for a template as well.

Since both of our cars are 'street cars' (when they actually run), a little extra weight is acceptable.

I'd like to get Al to do my gauges in the near future as well ... they're sweet

I'll PM you for details.

Bob, keep applying PB, it will eventually loosen it up.

Bruce Stone gave me a old (damaged) 6mm 12-point driver that he ground-down to the diameter needed to remove roll pins. If you can't find a suitable drift, and have access to a grinder, make one of these. (other items shown for comparative size reference only)

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I removed the A/C dryer from the wheel well, all associated hoses and wiring, wire-brushed and scrubbed the front trunk, applied rust mort where needed and made a template for a repair panel to cover the hole where the condenser used to be.

Also installed Craig's (Camp914) euro front parking light kits and an old set of Pilot fog lights that were laying around.

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Made the interior L21E orange.. Camera can't quite get the colour right... lighting I suppose..

I envy you guys who have the time and inclination to tear your cars totally apart and start over from scratch

Painted my silver 'summer' targa top sand beige to match the 'new' interior. With the car being black and having a silver top, I got tired of people asking if I was a Raiders fan ...

The silver definitely kept the interior cooler when I had the black upholstery though.

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This probably doesn't count....but I washed my windshield of "garage dust" and drove it to Santa Cruz (from Pacifica) had a nice visit with my brother and sister in law and Lyn and I stopped at Duarte's in Pescadero on the way back for some food...a great place by the way...and motored home in time to get the car in while the weather was still relatively warm and still dry....several thumbs up from other cars including some crazy sob in a new "911" who looked us over for a while and then passed a warp4 while waving and flashing his lights...those fuckers are fast....don't make much noise tho...a nearly perfect day....by the way, I did technically "work" on the car...you know, washing the window and all....

I put on some sound deadening on the firewall inside before putting the backpad back on. I also started to put some of the new carpet kit in the LE. I dropped off a ton of parts for powder coating this morning. Really only needed a pair of seat mounts/rails for the LE. I threw in an extra pair of those along with a full set of 2.0 engine tin, some heater parts & a set of intakes for a 2.0 with the plenum too. Guy has been really reasonable in the past. Hoping I don't show up next week to pick them up & a enormous bill . I don't need most of the stuff. Just made sense to take more up there as he is an hour away from me

Tore apart my heater lever and bagged everything up for plating etc.



Wired and tested the Bosch cowl switch:



Lights, camera, happy owner...



Oui, Oui!!

eric im surprised you send your stuff out for plating. with the amount of plating you have done, i would have thought for sure YOU are doing your own plating.

im with you mark. i think most of those guys have 2 or 3 914's to drive. i have only one and there is no way i would tear it down without having a back up. its too damned fun to be without it.

I send everything out for plating...

Are you gonna make it to the RT-66, Jim ?



... and Eric, I FELT I should comment on your back pad

Looks nice. Question though, I started trying to fit some plush carpet to my firewall but couldn't figure out the cuts that are needed. Did you have to make cuts to get the felt to conform to all the contours?

P.S. the calipers made Dianne smile ... Thanks

Felt will bend and flex to a degree. I started witty the center hump then worked the corners of that extensively. Then straight across and worked the wrinkles out from the hump. Again, it will stretch and bend.

Glad the calipers made it.

See page #6

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4128&st=100

Fixed the link

I "think" you posted the wrong link Rick??

I told the man "Don Kravig" to have at it. To tear down the 3.6 top end and replace exhaust valve guides. ALSO while in there he will do a three angle valve job and mill the heads to get 1 more point of compression. excited.

Marv - Are you back on the build?

What did i do to my 914 today? hummmm. I had it towed home from Indy for the tune of $500.00. Most of my 914 storied are happy ones. Not this one.

Front wheel bearing welded to the spindle.

OMG! that was funny! Don't know how that happened at 2:00 am...

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4128&st=100

same exact thing happened to me in a bus one time. spindle and everything was toast. i had to cut the drum off with a torch just to salvage the wheel cylinders. the spindle nut was too tight......

Since my engine compartment is empty, I went after rust with POR15, and thinking, "Oh, there isn't much rust, so I won't need the nitril gloves for such a small job."

Yeah, well, now HALF of the engine compartment is painted with POR15, and about 1/4 of my hands are covered with it as well.

After my wife got through laughing at me, we tried all sorts of stuff, but it looks like I'm going to be splotchy for a while.

Cheers, Peter

Yesterday, I did arguably one on the most reviled jobs on a 914 , a master cylinder replacement on my '74 1.8L.

Had my original 17mm MC leaking into the pedal area. Had to be fixed. Sourced a 19mm and spent a few hrs prepping and replacing. I was able to "pull" the reservoir lines down a bit to give me extra room and gently force the lines into the MC rubber bushings. As described on many threads, the line end should "snap" into place once it is inserted far enough and makes contact with the washers in the master cylinder.

Also replaced the right rear hard brake-line from the pressure valve to the flex line. My old one was damaged, so I found a breakers in Oakland that was parting out a '76. Luckily, it was a perfect match.

Tried to bench-bleed the MC, but it was more mess than not. Next up, bleed baby bleed.

fteixeira

Flipped the 'summer' top over, installed a new headliner and new (914Rubber.com) rear rubber seal

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Pulled the interior out, welded up the r/side rocker triangles. Back in engine room to de-grease/etch & primer !!!

Pulled the fuel tank today to see how everything under was. Nice and clean. Reinstalled the tank and now I am about to clean up the drivers side shock mount. Another mice pee fix

Wiper assembly in.







This is next... any words of wisdom (other than brushing up on my curse words)?

Mmmm why yes I am. I go Thursday to check out the new valve guide work, the head milling and 3 angle valve seat work. I will update my build thread soon. Thanks for the interest. excited. I may have a driver yet this year.

Marv? Marv, is that you?

Yeppers back on it after multi year gap. Excited. Probably not be finished by next G&R but oh well. I picked one of the best PCA porsche and 914 peeps in my area Don Kravig at Precision Motion to complete the project. yay.

Congrats. I know I've read your build thread 3 or 4X by now.

Found that one of my lug nuts had fallen off of the driver side front wheel, and left it's threads in the stud... Most if not all the other lug nuts are at least 20 years old, and have super nasty threads, almost to a dangerous level. New set of 20 nuts on order... Those will get installed immediately.

Washed all the road grime off my LE in preparation for tomorrow's "Great Porsche Show Off" in Knoxville. Hoping other 914s will show up. Event is being held at the Turkey Creek Regal Cinemas from 10am til 2pm.

Rust gone...and Oil Based primer begins:




Rust removal & floor prep is by far the most labor intensive project on the car so far. (Emphasize "so far")

Have a good weekend folks.

yesterday i powerwashed off my engine cases and lost the little pins that hold the crank bearings from spinning. This morning I found them suspiciously easy in the driveway. So this evening i started reassembling it and its going very well so far

I finally got around to fixing an exhaust leak. I lost one exhaust stud and was about to lose another. I had to drill and tap for a 8/10mm step studs and it turned out to be easier than expected. I'm back in business.

Found an AAR in a box so swapped it for the non-working one (stuck open so had it bypassed).
So far, the "new" one seems to be working correctly

Most non-functioning AARs are repairable - don't toss the old one (I'll try to find the repair thread)

Yeah, I've done the soaking and such and no luck in getting this particular one to work. Will hang onto it, though.