It is official...my car will be 1.7 powered...I went up to Sonoma last night with the twins and we picked up a new-to-me motor and got a tour of Marks shop before he takes off to Michigan.

Motor was supposedly rebuilt by Bontempi a few years back and the owner had issues with the FI system (?) and threw in the towel and bought a complete 2.0 or something like that.

Super clean motor (minus the dust from Marks shop) looks like the tin is powder coated and all complete.

I will be installing L-Jet 1.8 FI from that I am getting from Jim Kelly that graciously gave me the system for the price of shipping...a huge thank you to Jim!

Mark even gave me a steering wheel after hearing my tale of woe with my last eBay purchase of getting ripped off for $40 for a steering wheel I purchased that never arrived and how eBay won't refund my money since I screwed up and they won't honor their buyer protection plan!

Oh well, getting closer to having a running 914.



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Had to jump start it this morning, battery was too low.
Then i to work.

Probably have to jump start it again later ...

Last time I pulled into the garage, my fogs weren't lit up. Weird, I always drive with them on(Its the middle of the day) Went looking for why, everything seemed to be hooked up still, good fuse etc. Dug out a different switch from my stash, got tools to pull the wheel and dash cluster...Then realized I was probably running around with high beams on. Yep! Easiest fix ever.

I'm in the AZ mountains now (Flagstaff) and it's pretty damn nice.

I think I know where that FI came from... Off of THIS CAR, unless I am mistaken. Need to get back to that project...

Good luck with your project, sir!

blew it up...

... Just heard today - our loan was approved

What are you doing up in Flagstaff, Michael? - is the weather still too hot in Phoenix?

We rented a place in Flag for a couple weeks to escape the Phoenix heat. It was 74 here and 104 in Phoenix today. It will be hot in Phoenix until October. So where are you moving?

sold mine

Payson. It got up to 101 one day while we were there ... didn't seem bad at all though. Phoenix was 115 or so during the same period

If it gets too hot for us in AZ, we'll just hightail it back to So Cal until it cools off

worked on the Hell hole

Did Mark say when the official move day was? He must be trying to down size as much as possible before the move. I've seen all the cars and extra parts he has accumulated.

I know I did with my last two moves and I still have tons of stuff.

Dave

Installed the leistritz muffler that I bought from member here.
My neighbor a few blocks away ask me to drive slowly while running less than 25mph on a residential street with 25mph limit. Maybe he thought I'm running faster than the speed limit just because of my muffler sound. Well I hope with leistritz muffler I will not get his attention again.

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Tank rust removal. The old battery charger trick works really well!

Bought it!

Walked past the 'BB' several times while working on the rental house

Not familiar with the old battery charger trick- please elaborate!

I got a new load of Mark's great 914 Rubber parts and fixed the door keepers. I love that "click-clack" sound that Porsche doors make when the rollers aren't all worn out. Installed some door new door end caps, so the drivers window finally has the right part. Doors slam very solidly now.

Forrest and I bled both of our cars' brake systems thoroughly and we both have better pedal. Oh yeah, drove the shit out of it too….!!!

Look here for instructions: http://m.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic...orcycle-Gas-Ta/

Changed the oil and detail the engine some.

I was looking for some aluminum tubing to make a spacer for my girls basketball hoop and figured I'd cut apart a 914 push rod to see what size the ID was....

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Reverse engineered a 911 hub this morning.... part number 911.341.605.4R

Not 100% accurate since I modeled this one to be machined from billet and not cast like the original one.

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~400 miles round trip to shoot a baseball tournament. Only used 5 quarts of oil

Well now you don't have to change the oil

I drove it! I even had it aligned yesterday (front was way off).

Tomorrow, I'm going to try autocrossing it!

Picked the /6 up from the shop yesterday after having a new clutch and valve adjustment done. While the tranny was out I had them throw in the Wevo tranny mounts that I purchased from a member here several years ago. I switched the blue hard bushings for the black softer Wevo bushings. I went to the black based on what I read online. The black ones are not too stiff at all. I should have stayed with the blue bushings. Back of car feels much better. Trying to slow down the flow of oil leaks , I purchased Rennline upper valve covers and also some used 911SC aluminum lower valve covers. Hopefully the leaks are slowed down now. It was getting to the point where the oil was covering the transmission too much and attempting to detail the engine was pointless as it was covered the next drive.

Today, I drove it to Canepa's cars and coffee. What a great event. I hadn't been there in about a year and was even able to convince the Mrs. to break out here Bumblebee for the first time since New Years. Awesome cars at Canepa's today. About 50% of the cars there were Porsches. Check out the engines just sitting around......It made me even more excited for Monterey car week in August and Rennsport V in Sept. I don't know much about the 1962 ATS 2500, but it sure was pretty.

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And it was a hot day!98/108 real-feel. So oil Temps on a 45 minute drive ran up to @bout 235. Rarely drive it when it is this hot but my daughter insisted. Probably going to contact Chris Foley about his oil cooler set up for 2.0's

I was going to finally take my car down to the BMV and get it registered. I've had it about month and have only driven it around the block. I started it up and right before i pulled out of the garage i thought " i should probably check the fuel lines". opened the lid and sure enough, I had a pinhole leak. spent the day sourcing and replacing the fuel lines. All good, no more leaks but registration will have to wait until next week

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I'm not sure what to say...... Frankenstein's monster comes to mind.

Mine seems insignificant to that!

I moved the engine latch pull:




I mainly did that because with the rollcage, you had to open the door and reach under to pull the lid latch.

And put rear trailing arm drop limiters on:


These make it so that when you jack up the car, the trailing arms dont droop so far you strain the CVs and my springs dont come out of the perches.
If I did that again I'd use an old seatbelt and a couple of belt brackets.

I had to move Westy and park it in the 'BB's spot today. We're having the rear house tented on Monday morning and the Westy was parked too close for the guys to drop the tarps. Didn't even get drive the 'BB' around the block

Need to move some more shit fine quality items out of the way when I get back from the GR&B swap meet tomorrow

Good news is, I'll have to move the 'BB' again on Monday, so I'll drive it to my hand doctor's appointment

Fab'd. up the Sheridan quarter panel support-rods. Don't forget to keep a spray bottle of water handy, fiberglass + mig welder heat don't mix
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Went

After I changed the motor oil.

And the tranny oil.

And then I washed it.

Another big drive tomorrow. 550 miles of pure fun!

Tested Garrold's mom's service apron which arrived while I was prepping the car for the Peachstate PCA Concours today. Great product!

I think the 914 is ready. May take the '96 993 TT also but it has taken a back seat to the 914. Haven't even really prepped it. Will likely do Touring class for the 914 and Street for the TT. Indoors at Hennessy Porsche so at least we won't have the unbearable heat to deal with.

Will pick up the new drop link bushings that I ordered while I'm there.

Fixed some wiring mess that i had put off for the last 6 years or so ...

I got up early and went to Bruce Stone's "new" old G & R swap meet here. Sold some stuff, and bought a few things.

Came home and installed my new front bumper. How about an early front bumper for $10.00? TEN BUCKS????





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I took my "new" 914 autocrossing yesterday, for the first time. Wasn't competitive, but had fun. And, just a bit of body roll....
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Add a front sway bar, it's a game changer

Posting a bit late:

We drove both of 'em in the 4th of July Parade along with the local air-cooled club.

Commuted to the office.

Larmo dropped in to discuss the welding on of the brackets for the rear sway bar - then, after a few minutes of discussion ,............... screw the discussion....... I welded the brackets on to the underside of the car then the backing support plates in the trunk / the sway bar and drop links are off to the powder coater and plating shop in Anaheim / tomorrow is the completion of my 50 cal. ammo box center console w/ 914 glove box lock keyed to the ignition key and including a two-cup Nektar cup holder... see pix (wife is Nektar to 914 world) so to keep her treaking to the events, the two-cup holder is a must....

all in a day at the beach /

I have a complete heater system for a 914 for sale cheap... don't need it.

with the 996 or 993 or 911's one would never delete the HVAC / the beauty of a 914 / do what you want - it will only escalate in value.

Ammo box center console? ... can't wait to see that

Drove the 'BB' to my hand doctor's appt. this am - got some shots in the R. thumb. Apparently, I have a condition called trigger-finger (not the same thing as having an itchy trigger finger, kids)

'BB' needs a bath, bad ... but we're conserving H2o