Full Version: what did you do to your 914 today
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I drove her about 120 Miles - the most I have driven her in years!
Drove up to Sky Valley which is the highest city in Georgia for a car show. Awesome fall like day to talk to many people about my 914.
QUOTE(914fahrer @ Oct 23 2016, 07:04 AM) 
Beautiful!!!
Picked up this shift knob at the Ron Meier Swap meet this morning. 1 minute install.
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I filed and painted my toenails........... for the guy that apparently couldn't take his eyes off of them..... 
Then I went to the G&R Swap Meet in Riverside hosted by Bruce Stone
Then I went to the G&R Swap Meet in Riverside hosted by Bruce Stone
Couldn't make the swap meet today (plus I spent all my money yesterday). So I removed and resealed the rear window with a 914rubber kit.
Then on my break USPS delivered (on a Sunday!?!) my sound deadener. So I spent the rest of the afternoon installing the deadener and the carpet kit. Looks SOOOO much better already.
Then on my break USPS delivered (on a Sunday!?!) my sound deadener. So I spent the rest of the afternoon installing the deadener and the carpet kit. Looks SOOOO much better already.
QUOTE(forrestkhaag @ Oct 23 2016, 04:47 PM)
I filed and painted my toenails........... for the guy that apparently couldn't take his eyes off of them.....
Then I went to the G&R Swap Meet in Riverside hosted by Bruce Stone
Nice work forrest .
although the spray on tan is a little over the top... 
QUOTE(914fahrer @ Oct 23 2016, 07:04 AM)
What was used to remove the seam sealer? I was trying a heat gun and putty knife. Got impatient and figured there was a better way.
Busy weekend, only had a little bit of time after dinner tonight to play in the garage, so I got one stud replaced. I used left hand drill bits after milling the stud flat hoping it would loosen the stud, no luck.
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Oct 24 2016, 12:08 AM)
Busy weekend, only had a little bit of time after dinner tonight to play in the garage, so I got one stud replaced. I used left hand drill bits after milling the stud flat hoping it would loosen the stud, no luck.
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This works 99% of the time for me.
Take an oxygen acetylene torch and weld an 8mm nut onto the remains of the stud. The heat from the welding will break the stud free from the head, allowing you to unscrew it when it cools down.
QUOTE(BigFour1973 @ Oct 24 2016, 06:50 AM)
QUOTE(914fahrer @ Oct 23 2016, 07:04 AM)
What was used to remove the seam sealer? I was trying a heat gun and putty knife. Got impatient and figured there was a better way.
I use a heat gun and a long self made chisel (10mm) ,a little Wire Wheel Brush,
and at last sand blasting. It takes a lot of time to remove this stuff.
Received some nice 914 goodies before I left town last week:
A set of custom tailored sheep skin seat covers form Jeff (Pursang) ... to keep me butt warm in the winter months
... Thanks again, Jeff 
Got a new 75A alternator, trunk torsion bar tool and a set of poly front arm bushings from Frank (falconfp2001)
... and just now, saved $256. on a period correct 420mm VDM steering wheel for my 911
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A set of custom tailored sheep skin seat covers form Jeff (Pursang) ... to keep me butt warm in the winter months
... Thanks again, Jeff Got a new 75A alternator, trunk torsion bar tool and a set of poly front arm bushings from Frank (falconfp2001)
... and just now, saved $256. on a period correct 420mm VDM steering wheel for my 911
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Pulled the gas tank out actually looks O.K. Good thing I did though the lines were rotted through. I may not even bother with resealing the tank it looks good. What do you guys think? That is all loose dirt that fell in during removal
No pics but, after many false starts a few things off the to do list,
Loose front BUB and valence - check
Install 914 rubber tow bar - check
Pull gas tank in prep for reseal and paint - check
(almost) Drop 3.0 and 915 trans out of donor 911 - check (almost)
Loose front BUB and valence - check
Install 914 rubber tow bar - check
Pull gas tank in prep for reseal and paint - check
(almost) Drop 3.0 and 915 trans out of donor 911 - check (almost)
QUOTE(Redraptor @ Oct 24 2016, 07:29 PM)
Pulled the gas tank out actually looks O.K. Good thing I did though the lines were rotted through. I may not even bother with resealing the tank it looks good. What do you guys think? That is all loose dirt that fell in during removal
Replace that sock filter!
You should also neutralize that minor rust while you can.
Otherwise, looks pretty good
QUOTE(Redraptor @ Oct 24 2016, 04:29 PM)
Pulled the gas tank out actually looks O.K. Good thing I did though the lines were rotted through. I may not even bother with resealing the tank it looks good. What do you guys think? That is all loose dirt that fell in during removal
If you still have plastic fuel lines running through the tunnel, replace them with stainless steel ones.
Installed my version of the inner long reinforcement today.. Went well.. Pretty happy with how it stops flexing..
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Oct 24 2016, 04:35 AM)
This works 99% of the time for me.
Take an oxygen acetylene torch and weld an 8mm nut onto the remains of the stud. The heat from the welding will break the stud free from the head, allowing you to unscrew it when it cools down.
Tried this on the other head last night, 1 out 2 so far. Nut rounded off on the second broken stud. Will try to weld another one and see what happens.
QUOTE(Mueller @ Oct 25 2016, 02:24 PM)
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Oct 24 2016, 04:35 AM)
This works 99% of the time for me.
Take an oxygen acetylene torch and weld an 8mm nut onto the remains of the stud. The heat from the welding will break the stud free from the head, allowing you to unscrew it when it cools down.
Tried this on the other head last night, 1 out 2 so far. Nut rounded off on the second broken stud. Will try to weld another one and see what happens.
Before you try unscrewing it, tighten it just a fraction. It seems to help with breaking it free. If it fails, I have a jig I made to properly drill out the stud without hurting the head.
Replaced H-4 bulbs with LEDs.........Me ....Alternator
....Alternator
Late to post, but I did get my rear sway bar attached. The droplink bushings failed a while back. Even though I got the bushings in, I was struggling to get the bar reattached. Course, if I had just removed the rear wheel earlier, it would have saved me so much time and effort.. Doh!
Started working on a project I back-burnered for the last 15+ years, which is to datalog three different vacuum levels on my 2.0L D-Jetronic engine while running on the street, under real-life conditions. I plan on monitoring the manifold vacuum, vacuum advance, and vacuum retard. Each will be monitored under idle, part-load, accelerating, overrun, and full-load. I'm going to use a Fluke PV350 vacuum/pressure module, and plug it directly into my DSO Nano V3 oscilloscope. The timebase on the scope can be as slow as 10 sec/div, so I can get 100 sec of recording per screen. I can then do a screen capture and look at the data later.
Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
QUOTE(pbanders @ Oct 25 2016, 08:40 PM)
Started working on a project I back-burnered for the last 15+ years, which is to datalog three different vacuum levels on my 2.0L D-Jetronic engine while running on the street, under real-life conditions. I plan on monitoring the manifold vacuum, vacuum advance, and vacuum retard. Each will be monitored under idle, part-load, accelerating, overrun, and full-load. I'm going to use a Fluke PV350 vacuum/pressure module, and plug it directly into my DSO Nano V3 oscilloscope. The timebase on the scope can be as slow as 10 sec/div, so I can get 100 sec of recording per screen. I can then do a screen capture and look at the data later.
Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
What will you garner from the data, Brad? Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 25 2016, 09:44 PM)
QUOTE(pbanders @ Oct 25 2016, 08:40 PM)
Started working on a project I back-burnered for the last 15+ years, which is to datalog three different vacuum levels on my 2.0L D-Jetronic engine while running on the street, under real-life conditions. I plan on monitoring the manifold vacuum, vacuum advance, and vacuum retard. Each will be monitored under idle, part-load, accelerating, overrun, and full-load. I'm going to use a Fluke PV350 vacuum/pressure module, and plug it directly into my DSO Nano V3 oscilloscope. The timebase on the scope can be as slow as 10 sec/div, so I can get 100 sec of recording per screen. I can then do a screen capture and look at the data later.
Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
What will you garner from the data, Brad?Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
Distributors by their part number I'd quess....
Great to see you working on your car Brad.
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Oct 25 2016, 12:51 PM)
Before you try unscrewing it, tighten it just a fraction. It seems to help with breaking it free. If it fails, I have a jig I made to properly drill out the stud without hurting the head.
I didn't try tightening it, forgot out that trick.
The stud in the picture was drilled out on my CNC mill, so unless I hit the wrong button no worries of damaging the head, thanks for the offer.
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 25 2016, 09:44 PM)
QUOTE(pbanders @ Oct 25 2016, 08:40 PM)
Started working on a project I back-burnered for the last 15+ years, which is to datalog three different vacuum levels on my 2.0L D-Jetronic engine while running on the street, under real-life conditions. I plan on monitoring the manifold vacuum, vacuum advance, and vacuum retard. Each will be monitored under idle, part-load, accelerating, overrun, and full-load. I'm going to use a Fluke PV350 vacuum/pressure module, and plug it directly into my DSO Nano V3 oscilloscope. The timebase on the scope can be as slow as 10 sec/div, so I can get 100 sec of recording per screen. I can then do a screen capture and look at the data later.
Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
What will you garner from the data, Brad?Got all the hoses I needed today, as well as t-fittings. Tested out the PV350 with the DSO Nano V3 on the bench, works fine. Just need to put it into the car and run the lead from the PV350 over the targa bar into the passenger compartment. Hope to get to this sometime before Sunday.
Elevated to an even higher geekdom status ( in a good way!)
That is a neat 'scope, might have to add that to my Christmas list of things to buy for myself. I half expected you to be using Mathlab or the like....your solution is way cheaper!
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 25 2016, 09:44 PM)
What will you garner from the data, Brad?
Several things I'm looking for. I want to verify that my vacuum limiter (aka "decel valve") is working and that the vacuum is limited to the setpoint I adjusted it to. I also want to see what the typical part-load vacuum level is, so that when I'm adjusting an MPS and I want to set the part-load mixture, I am doing so at an appropriate vacuum level. I also want to monitor the operation of the vacuum advance and retard on the distributor, I'm thinking of doing some mods to the retard to limit its range. And like any time you take data, who knows what else you'll see that's interesting.
QUOTE(pbanders @ Oct 26 2016, 12:46 PM)
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 25 2016, 09:44 PM)
What will you garner from the data, Brad?
Several things I'm looking for. I want to verify that my vacuum limiter (aka "decel valve") is working and that the vacuum is limited to the setpoint I adjusted it to. I also want to see what the typical part-load vacuum level is, so that when I'm adjusting an MPS and I want to set the part-load mixture, I am doing so at an appropriate vacuum level. I also want to monitor the operation of the vacuum advance and retard on the distributor, I'm thinking of doing some mods to the retard to limit its range. And like any time you take data, who knows what else you'll see that's interesting.
Charged the battery on the silver '71- last cars and coffee this Saturday for the IA season. Luckily have all winter for cars and coffee in AZ for the '73!
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 26 2016, 03:56 PM)
QUOTE(pbanders @ Oct 26 2016, 12:46 PM)
QUOTE(euro911 @ Oct 25 2016, 09:44 PM)
What will you garner from the data, Brad?
Several things I'm looking for. I want to verify that my vacuum limiter (aka "decel valve") is working and that the vacuum is limited to the setpoint I adjusted it to. I also want to see what the typical part-load vacuum level is, so that when I'm adjusting an MPS and I want to set the part-load mixture, I am doing so at an appropriate vacuum level. I also want to monitor the operation of the vacuum advance and retard on the distributor, I'm thinking of doing some mods to the retard to limit its range. And like any time you take data, who knows what else you'll see that's interesting.BTW, you might ask, "Brad, you've waited 15 years do this, what's stopping you now?". What's stopping me is that it's supposed to be 100 deg. F here tomorrow, and we've had something like 22 days with the high over 90. Even here in Phoenix for late October this flat-out sucks. I need some cool weather to a ton of things on my car and other projects. Global warming (aka Climate Change) sucks.
Nice looking car and great license plate 
Clever 
drove mine to work today, first time since Okteenerfest!! - really need to get the wheels changed out and get the metal work finished on the fenders and get it stripped down for the repaint! but I'm torn- I can enjoy driving it thru the winter and wait until next summer to pull it off the road for a month or 2- hm, just cant decide.
anyway perfect weather today, 79 this afternoon, was 62 this morning!
No 914 stuff got done, but I did work on the process to obtain the black retro plates from the DMV for my SWB 911
I called AAA and got a pretty good feeling from them about re-registering the car, since it hasn't been registered for 33 years
... without paying those inane back-fee penalties
I called AAA and got a pretty good feeling from them about re-registering the car, since it hasn't been registered for 33 years
... without paying those inane back-fee penalties
Did a few more interior items. Finished up the rear window seal and trim, installed the pedal board, sealed the vapor barriers in the doors and finished the door panels. The interior isn't done, but it's getting there. 
No pictures, but went to last C&C of the season in IA with the '71. Ran great, weather perfect for late fall- had top off!
Someone asked me how long I'd had the 914- was surprised when I said since new in Dec 1970! Parked next to a first gen Boxster and 987.1 Boxster...
Next C&C will be in December in Scottsdale- can't wait! The '73 is all ready!
Someone asked me how long I'd had the 914- was surprised when I said since new in Dec 1970! Parked next to a first gen Boxster and 987.1 Boxster...
Next C&C will be in December in Scottsdale- can't wait! The '73 is all ready!
Betty and I took her car to a PCA Rally event this morning. Got home around 4.
Had fun driving in the countryside north of Dallas. I think we either finished 5th or 6th out of 30 cars.
Had fun driving in the countryside north of Dallas. I think we either finished 5th or 6th out of 30 cars.
Got a surprise from a good buddy of mine. (don't hate me...) He gave me a set of 16x6 Fuchs! Only 2 pictured but it's a set.
The decision to stay 4 lug or go 5 lug has just been made for me...
They'll need paint but are in great shape otherwise.
The decision to stay 4 lug or go 5 lug has just been made for me...
They'll need paint but are in great shape otherwise.
QUOTE(tygaboy @ Oct 30 2016, 05:43 PM)
Got a surprise from a good buddy of mine. (don't hate me...) He gave me a set of 16x6 Fuchs! Only 2 pictured but it's a set.
The decision to stay 4 lug or go 5 lug has just been made for me...
They'll need paint but are in great shape otherwise.
That'll bring the cost of the conversion down to a do-able $ range The decision to stay 4 lug or go 5 lug has just been made for me...
They'll need paint but are in great shape otherwise.
I've got 6X16 Fuchs on both my narrow body cars- they work great! Send them to Harvey Weidman and they'll look better than new!
Treated it to a new cover!
I drove it!Click to view attachment
QUOTE(tygaboy @ Nov 4 2016, 05:31 PM)
Treated it to a new cover!
Nice looking (quality) cover. Where & how much?... and Eddie -
... 
Gonna be a while before any of mine are driveable
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Got new covers for both- Porsche doesn't make one for the 914 so got it from Car Covers Direct- fits well with a mirror pocket as well. Can pick none, one or two mirror pockets. Was custom made and came in less than 2 weeks. Love the way the Porsche one fits the Spyder, wish they made them for the older cars, but no luck...
Got new covers for both- Porsche doesn't make one for the 914 so got it from Car Covers Direct- fits well with a mirror pocket as well. Can pick none, one or two mirror pockets. Was custom made and came in less than 2 weeks. Love the way the Porsche one fits the Spyder, wish they made them for the older cars, but no luck...
My Fuch's were so water spotted I started to wet sand them, look much better so far.
QUOTE(SKL1 @ Oct 30 2016, 07:28 PM)
I've got 6X16 Fuchs on both my narrow body cars- they work great! Send them to Harvey Weidman and they'll look better than new!
Is he a vendor here? I would like to have my Fuch's polished and painted.
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