I locked Elvira in the hot and stuffy garage, and took the Cayman for a drive in the fresh, cool mountain air.

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Wow. That’s pretty bad. I have a spare set of 1.7 cylinders I’m not going to need. Let me know if you need them. Pistons, rings, and pins included.

If only I could fit my trans in the sandblaster that I have. I was planning to go after mine with small wire wheels. Open to other suggestions.

Took a couple of hurried photos (sorry for the wonkyness) of a nice -4 with a cool bike rack in rush hour traffic near work. 1st 914 I've seen on the road in about a year

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I picked up my next project. Its a '73 2.0L that very fortunately needs no rust or paint work

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What in the Hell are you going to do to a car that doesn't need any work done to it. Blasphemy I say, downright blasphemy.

Wow, is that your engine?

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Two weeks ago I gave my car a real workout. Chicago to Toronto to the Florida keys and back to Chicago. About 5K in 2 weeks. All in all everything went well. I picked up bad gas in Tennessee. Real bummer. I did get home OK but I had work to do. I installed a new fuel filter with a proper one and that seemed to fix that. I had a problem with the throttle body acting sticky. This was a real bummer in construction traffic. I rebuilt the throttle body and OMG what a difference. She runs like new. I readjusted the headlight to fit the hood better. I lost some chrome trim on the windshield and received a rock on the glass which caused a crack. Next project.

C&C north Scottsdale- got there a lot earlier than I needed to! Another 914 showed up- backdated'75 with 3.2 etc. Put a 911 dash in it- not my cup of tea, but done nicely in a rare green colour.
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Went to Cars and Coffee and was one of two 914's / Steve was the other.

Then stopped by Keith914's 914 conversion in progress. He may be awarded the fastest conversion from a 4 to a 2.7 in the history of conversions. From acquisition of the motor, then the carbs, then the headers, then,....well you get the idea........... Nice build underway and maybe tomorrow is startup. Unbelievable what he can get done in a few weeks.



Sidebar: is the trick to knowing the rotation of each photo when attached?

Everytime:

Thanks for your kind words. Getting there

Attended cars and coffee folsom with 2 other 914's, then going on a lunch drive in the foothills tomorrow.

Finally finished epoxy primering entire car. Big milestone for me. Next up high build primer. One step closer!
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That looks very nice. Which power plant are you converting to?

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Thanks! Went old-school with gen 1 350 and stock transaxle.

Nice looking wheels!
The dark gun metal color looks good on your white car.
How the tires feel on the road?

I took my original paint 76 to Leamon to get the smog and turn single relay wiring sorted out.

AAA tow was $280. After my free hook up and 6 miles. I guess I should pay for their 200-mile tow package for $49. More. I have to be a member as I have them for car
(Not Porsche), house, earthquake Ins.



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I took my original paint 76 to Leamon to get the smog and turn single relay wiring sorted out.

AAA tow was $280. After my free hook up and 6 miles. I guess I should pay for their 200-mile tow package for $49. More. I have to be a member as I have them for car
(Not Porsche), house, earthquake Ins.



Bob B
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Only a couple spots could I feel the taller sidewall. But all in all really pretty nice. Thanks.
Next time I'll run the really twistys on the back way from/to Newberg. Lots of 90 degree farm corners.

These tires and wheels were going to go on Doug's car, but he went another direction.
My gain. I've always wanted a set of Mini Lights.

I was thinking on Saturday we probably had the most 914's being worked on in one
place . Got pretty noisy at times (air tools).

Super In Law cleaning up after tearing down the front components off the donor car.
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Mike returning after a lengthy hiatus.
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Matt prepping his engine compartment for paint.
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Taylor pulling spot welds on his project.
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Me working on tin worm eradication on Doug's project.
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Drove it to work. =)

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Finally got the interior back together after putting in a jungle gym...
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Droped a hood emblem on my 75...looks sweeeeet

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Hi Marty, sorry i missed you. I wish I had seen you. The BMW next to me has your header on it.

Nice looking car, Gary

I really need to get down to brass tacks and get one of mine back on the road - I miss going to functions in a 914

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Gary, that 2002 Livery came out sharp, he's got tons of ground clearance with our MSDS short tube BMW header We were hanging out in the Alfa Romeo row , new Alfa Giulia QV 505hp sedan in the stable .

Mark, those wheels on your black 914 "ATS" right ¿
Marty

Hey Marty ... yes, and they need some TLC too. Got them from a roller that Garold acquired several years ago.

I should have bead-blasted them before mounting tires on them - the paint on them is from a PO, and flaking badly

I had to have one of them straightened. Went to two shops in the LAX South Bay area, but both said they couldn't do it.

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Found a shop in Santa Ana that did a great job, although a bit more expensive than I was expecting. Still happy with the results.

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Adjusted the valves on my 2.0L. Was having problems with backfiring and once I adjusted the valves it went away. Intake = .006 and Exhaust = .008

All 4 cylinder exhaust valves were to tight and #1 cylinder intake needed adjustment.

Great find on the wheels Mark, thanks for the tip on the Wheel Repair shop...need a cookie cutter trued up !
Marty

Installed new Temp Sensor and Gauge. Didn't trust the old one. Bought Fahrenheit and send me Celsius .

Anyway the car never went over 82 C, that is about 180 F.

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Changed all oil then adjusted the non-working e-brake to functional condition according to McMark's advise.

Drove around the twisty roads afterwards.
That's my buddy Bingo.

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We fired up Keith914's 2.7 monster motor today.

Oil pressure good.

Revs at 2K good.

No weird mechanical sounds upon initial fire up. Advance retarded and corrected.

And the obligatory few oil leaks to chase down will happen tomorrow.

All in all, a great day for Keith's hard work and diligence in a conversion to a 911 motor verses a VW 4 motor.

The sound of that motor was beefy and parallel to my 3.0 bone stock muffler on MSDS headers...... but different.

His motor has ported heads and breaths all the right ways... Sounded GREAT!!!

Tomorrow: Lets see..............

I'm thinking on Saturday, we will add one more 914 to the San Clemente parking deck...................... EDDY?

Great news!!

if I don't work, I'll be there.
Eddy

Thanks Forrest for your help and comments. Still struggling with remote oil filter O ring failure. Have a new 3/4" bracket to replace the 1/2" bracket on order - Saturday delivery (?), and will not make this C&C unless surprised with delivery today.

Congratulations, Keith!!! Can't wait to hear the sound of the motor!!!

With the help of the great members of this board, finally got my front sway bar sorted so the steering and cornering is no longer a white knuckle experience. Thanks guys!

And for those of you who didn't help, and you know who you are, earned a 5 minute time out.

I repainted the panel below the hell hole where the cables come through from the tunnel. Wasn't happy with the first finish. Much better now though.

I just need to figure out which cable goes through which hole at some point.

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Transformation!!

Not today but a month ago my teener grew up a bit. New bilsteins all around and a set of Panasports. Amazing what this combination does to the handling of the car.

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AFTER with a little blackout vinyl:
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Finally got mine all back together and on the road, added some new bigger eyeballs up front too...

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Thought about mine as I looked at this picture of a 914 I saw on the Big Island of Hawaii a few days ago. Barry the owner was a VW fanatic but also owned this 914 and a 911. Really clean well taken care of car.

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Testing imgur (as an alternative to photobucket):

On Friday I sent my GT rep for a sleepover with some special friends. Should get it back later this week...

I pounded out the dents in my right rocker panel and bolted it back on while I search for an acceptable replacement. Also, Keith and I refitted my dash knee panel / alot easier with two people involved.

Approaching the 1000 mile mark on the new 3.0 so it is time to change oil and filters.

Thee is always something............

New Bursch installed. Also had new Tangerine Racing flange plates welded onto the heat exchangers; the original flanges were warped and corroded. The car sound like new

Looks pretty clean under there Jim. Is that Pch garage?

It's AA Excellence over on Slater by the RR tracks.