That would be an FBI clue....

Took all the crap off the transmissions and 1.8 liter......

soaking them in degreaser before pressure washing

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20+ year old caked on grease is some stubborn stuff

Started the day with a trip to Discount Tire to have my lumpy tires rebalanced before next Saturdays Oregon PCA Arrive & Drive and WCR.

Then came home and gave the car a good once over with Meguairs Polish/Cleaner. Much better. But still needs some rust abatement of its own, but too much other work in its way. After that was buffed off. Gave it a good coat of wax.

Did end up with a couple spots of wax on the bumper tops. Dammit ..........
But did a web search. Lots of ideas. But I went with Magic Eraser and WD40. Worked like a champ.

Whats this arrive & drive you mention?

Out for dinner.
I'll send you the details when I get home.

Got a new old rug for under the car
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74 2.0 teener
Dome light did not work. it was broken- but the wires were still on.
so got a new one from new-part.com
and now it works perfect. when doors open it comes on.
i want to replace white light maybe with a blue light.

i also want to replace head lights bulbs and dash bulbs with
led or something a lot brighter without any modification.

any tips?

thanx for everyones help here.

914 luva

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I'll never do it without a navigator again. It's a point to point rally. You miss a turn and you have a mess ........... in order to catch back up you are exceeding the maximum a little more than I like on public roads with lots of rural driveways.

"Mechanical Music".... Finest Kind.

I don't think I remember how to turn on the radio in my 914.

Spent the morning stripping down a damaged DME harness for my 4.0L conversion. I am now sitting in front of a computer typing all my hand written notes into Excel so I have a record of what I am doing.

I am pouring over the 964 wiring diagrams to figure out the end points each wire coming off the ECU.

Not as glamorous as building out the 4.0, but it all has to be done.

I also figured out that I have to put spacers under the back of the passenger seat mounts to clear the ECU once it is installed.

And if anyone out there owns a 964, what the hell is a "Consumption Gauge"?????

Visiting my motor, talking about the build and dreaming of decent power in my 914….'69 mag case that we're building.

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Lawrence looks like you got more than Porsche stuff to worry about...some painting to. Just because the sheet rock is taped doesn't mean the job is complete.... What are you thinking about for a color? maybe a nice shade of PINK.

HA!

... the best $1500. you've spent

fuel consumption gauge....

"Lawrence looks like you got more than Porsche stuff to worry about...some painting to. Just because the sheet rock is taped doesn't mean the job is complete.... What are you thinking about for a color? maybe a nice shade of PINK.

HA!"


It's not my shop and I don't think he is painting it pink. It's a new building, and it isn't finished, yet he is still taking on my engine build.

Also, I can tell by your usage that you attended public school and right up through the fourth grade.

Impressive.

No less impressive Lawrence, was the way you conveyed your point without using one expletive or political reference.

Ha!

Thank God I can use the "ignore post" feature.

...

Just trying to have a little harmless fun with Larwence is all
I will stop now.

Not part of the mechanical gauges but could belong to the trip computer if you donor had that?

I installed my new triple-gauge the day before the Rt. 66 classic. A few hours before leaving, I realized that none of readouts were working. (Fuel / Oil Pressure / Oil Temp). Oh well, I know the engine would run cool in the weather, just top of the tank occasionally.

Turns out, on the back of the gauge. 'G' is not for 'ground', its German for 'sender'. The 'signal' indicator is ground, then + obviously. Thanks to an old thread, finally got that straightened out and all the bits are working perfectly now! DOH.

Today? I unpacked the 914 from the RT66 trip and logged the mileage...

Five fuel stops totaling 55 gallons: First in Laguna Beach the night before the 5am departure, then Needles, then Flagstaff, then near Sedona and a refuel outside of Phoenix to get me back to the coast. All in, the trip mileage was 1588 miles to and from the coast.

That averages 28.8 mpg. In addition, I consumed one half quart of 10W 40 metered into the fuel stops as needed to stay about 1/2QT high on the oil level.

Not bad for a 2.2L with dual 40mm EMPI carbs, 2 Target Rain Hats ($2.35 ea) and an inverted concrete mixing tub ($5.00) for snow and rain proofing of the electricals,,,,,. And an irreverent and creative way to reuse the PORSCHE letters from my GT engine lid build completed just prior to departing on the RT66...

Ummm... I found myself in a rust-induced frenzy and (apparently) got a bit carried away with the spot weld drill bit and cutoff wheel...

I finally put the engine / tranny back in the car!!

Ok. I am building a 4.0L motor. That should indicate that I really don't give a about fuel consumption. So, that wire comes out of the harness....

I really like how you set up your breather can and hoses. You have it set up as a catch can? What kind of breather is it?

Couldn't find new fog light bulbs... You guys know the F'ing weird tab ones..... So check out this mod!! first I went to the Autozone (don't laugh) and got a set of Blaze driving lights for 30 bucks!! They are the N3619 light set. They are 4 inch lights that come with a crazy mounting set up but that's not important. What is important is that when the new lights are taken apart the bulb housing assembly is the exact dimensions as the factory hella light. Simply remove the mount ring holding the old lens assembly, pop out the wire holding snap things. Now take the new light assembly and install in the ring! Ok on to the old housing loosen the set screw holding the white wire and the ground wire. Cut the spade connector off the ground wire and pull the old wires through. Now the whole assembly can be put back together with your new bulb assembly. Connect the white to white and black to brown. Remount your fog assemblies and reinstall the grills. Done 30 bucks 1 hour and you now have halogen white light fog/driving lights!!

I'll try to figure out how to post a pic... Or 3

Nothing as usual other than surf the Porsche website.

Here ya go ...

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... and

Woke it up, fresh gas, set timing, and pulled it out of the garage for the first time in awhile! Still need to do some sorting, and bail it out of DMV back fee jail.

Thank you! I didn't know it that would work from my phone....

That is way cool. Thanks for sharing. I am using the pilot lights in my 75 backdate and they don't fit right.

Those converted fog lights turned out great! How well do they work?

Really nice looking car.

Took my 2yo granddaughter for her first ride in the 914.
She smiled and laughed the entire time

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Drove it for a dinner with our church Pastor and his bro-in-law while my wife and our 2 daughter went to a separate dinner with the pastor's wife and kids.

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I had a set of oval Pilot lights that had been on the shelf for years (originally bought them for my 96 Tacoma) ... installed them on the 'BB' a few years ago, with the non-foglight grilles ...

ndfrigi, great looking car!!

I fabbed and installed a battery cutoff switch which serves 2 purposes: 1) cutoff power while sitting in the garage. After reading about other 914's spontaneously shorting out and having little electrical fires, I thought cutting off the battery would be a good idea. And 2) slight thief deterrent. Better than nothing is what I figure.

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Nice, but now your clock won't keep the right time


Never mind

euro911, I recently had to pull the center console when I installed SS fuel lines. I decided to go without the center console once the fuel line project was done. I just hung the temp/volt meters below the dash. I like the extra leg room and the look. No more clock so the battery cutoff/clock issue does not exist. Seems like we all have a bunch of other ways of knowing the time. Also, I like to think the 914 is timeless.

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Thanks Steve!

Nice Steve! I'm also thinking of removing the center console and my clock is not working. I like more leg room too.

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It was kind of of joke ... most of the 914 clocks don't keep the correct time anyway

I knew you were kidding. Ironically, my clock worked fine.

What's a working clock worth?

Installed new (recon) injectors last week .. today timed it and changed out some hoses as well..

Discovered ... & gave myself more than a bit of a scare, learning that the 914 wont start (or barely start and runs horrible) when the Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor is accidentally disconnected

Removed the front black bumper guards. Much cleaner look.

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Trying to put on a new main targa seal from 914rubber, a total pain!

Bolted new axles to tranny, connected fuel line in rear. Next up, bleed and adjust the brakes for the new rear calipers.

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