And after the picnic at Doheny, I set the dwell angle and put a slight advance spin on the dizzy to get the beast back in working order.

The backfire and rumble are a (temporary) thing of he past and the lovely wife (who went on the test drive up Newport Coast Road) is a happy person... it is amazing how a slightly out of tune ignition system makes for some really bad tunes / top and backside..........

We met a devout BMW couple at the picnic that said the Cars and Coffee in Aliso Viejo on Saturday at 7-9 is devoid of 914's... not one......... therefore, Susan and I will be there this coming Saturday at 7:30ish. any takers? Larmo?......... anyone?...........

Regardless, it will be another potential start to a Saturday morning drive... Start at C&C, meet some nice car-people, then depart as a group to a drive from Aliso to points undetermined at this point.

Eddy's machine would be a hit with the crowd at C&C. Weight to power ratios and all...........

I took the wife out for a nice cruise. Went by a furniture store (for her) and then to lunch at Martin's West for Scotch Eggs and Lamb burgers. Yum!

And then...

Engine stalled out in Redwood City. Would start run and then dump into limp mode. Over and over. It made it about 6 blocks, stalling all the way until it gave up the ghost. I checked the ODBII codes and had a misfire P1639. After a few minutes noticed my battery disconnect switch was malfunctioning. Then I lost all power.

Looked for tools and found a pair of channel locks and a saw blade. That's it...
I used the "tools" to remove the battery switch and hot wire the cables together. MacGyver style... It started and ran great! Hauled ass 40 miles home and parked it.

Need: New battery disconnect switch, Positive battery terminal, tool bag in car!

Thanks turk22!

Listened to tunes with Buddy!

Well ... the hydraulic clutch system didn't work as well as we hoped ... so Kent & I removed most of the components and attempted to revert back to the OEM designed system.

We were almost finished, but unfortunately, the clutch cable tube decided today was the day to bust a move

If that weren't bad enough, the cable frayed and caught on something in the tunnel as we attempted to pull it back out. So the 'BB' got to meet 'AAA' ...

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... and is now peacefully resting in Harbor City ... awaiting tunnel surgery -

As someone who owns a red 13 genesis coupe thats cool to see

Odd, my wifes grandmother came by the house last weekend saying that her car kept dying randomly. I started it up, and let it run, went to check the battery cable and moved the box covering the battery and it died... The positive battery cable had the bolt completely removed and half of it broken off, it was just sitting on top the terminal...

Your story reminded me of this

This the 6" or 6.5" Rockford? Ive been looking at these...

Labeling the wires I can figure out

They are the 6.5. I'll PM you about them.

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Looks like a 911 motor in your future!

getting ready for paint. was going to do Matte grey, but paint is to expensive now thinking of Carrara white. Click to view attachment Click to view attachmentClick to view attachment

Hey neighbor! Are you painting the car yourself or prepping the car and having a shop paint it?

Crappy gas and not driving it enough = 3 totally plugged accelerator jets. . cleaned the idle jets while i was at it. . Starts a lot easier now. . .
Yeah, I know. . I'll start driving it more often rather than doing so much Concour stuff. .

^^ Were ththe symptoms bogging at quick WOT from lower speeds or a stop?^^

Rewired H4 100w/55w headlights with 2 12gauge wires coming from the battery into a small 4 terminal fuse box. Ran all new 14 gauge wire from separate relays to the headlights with ceramic plugs. Soldered all connections. What a pain in the ass!

That's pretty inspirational. Looking good. And go for white. I'm partial to white.

I have been thinking of mixing up the look of my car as I am getting bored of the same after 9+ years of owning it. I have no plans of painting it any time soon but think I am going to try a Brumos tribute look for the car. My thought is that the stripes are completely reversible and will not keep me from changing it again in a couple of years. Today I bought $5.00 worth of vinyl tape and ghetto tested the look. I think I am going to order 12" wide with a 1 1/8"gap in between the two stripes.

Does the spacing and stripes look correct for sizing?

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I was driving to work when the car started making a loud noise. I spent half of the day tightening my heat exchangers.

Could they have made it any less convenient to access?

Not too much less

Installed new MC from Eric with new hard plastic feed lines. What a PITA!! I HATE working with brake fluid!! But I finally have a nice brake pedal now!!

Made a new center box with beverage holder,had it covered. now I don't have to hold my coffee with my crouch.Click to view attachment

Really nice job, your very talented. The red tread looks good and more retro. Mike

These are just a few of the emotions you will experience, Andrew. Enjoy the journey.

wow that is perfect design Eddy!

Super nice!

With the advice and coaching from several members I finished the mock-up of the front hood fuel door. It's a Mustang 6 1/4" door mounted to a plate that is attached under the hood so the fuel door appears flush. The plate the fuel door attaches to is bonded to the hood by 6 small rare-earth magnets. Real strong.

Color matched the fuel door cover; waiting for rubber trim, and exploring a better underhood support.

Thanks to iamchappy, Larmo63, Forrest Haag, and 914Geezer, you guys rock.

Nice job Jim,looks great.

Did a 996 Turbo heart transplant.

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sat/sun: defeat all <2.4L cars at Zone 1 PCA AX
mon: to work
tue: rain
wed: to work
thu: to work
fri: to work

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Fabricated and welded in the receiving plates (front trunk) for the Aero-latches. Detail in the headlight housing, headlights will be relocated Neo-914 style
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I need to carve out some time to visit your shop sometime, Marty ...

I took a 914 work break when I had a request from a member of "Street Outlaws" for another car they are building. It's for a Grand Marquis , similar to the Crown Vic. Special set of fakey Zoomie exhaust headers that will stick out of the hood.
45 minutes to build the zoomies...then back to work
Anything goes on TV
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Sweet car!

SB914- Beautiful car - please shorten the tailpipe.

I looked at my 914 from across the street thinking whether or not I should put more magnets on the car cover due to the higher wind gusts today....

If you place enough magnets in the right places, you don't need jack stands

Sharp looking automobile, Ed

Is your rear window tinted glass?

The MSDS crew would be honored to have you visit

A few days ago, southbound on I5 just past Weed, CA (motto: I Love Weed!) my car starts to get buffeted by a semi I was passing. Then it started to slow down big time, losing speed and rpm's. After a few hundred yards (seconds at hwy speed) I pull over to have a look. Tire blowout but I did not hear or feel anything, even with the top off. Maybe the earbuds with Bob's "Punky Reggae Party" was too loud.

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Yes, tilting the car on it's side made the tire change quicker.

That's actually a strategically disguised "Bong" that removes with the twist of the wrist.