Wife took her friend to the doctor and physical therapy and my work-from-home tenant was gone for the day, so I broke out my Telecaster and Klon Centaur pedal and blasted the remaining neighbors with some AC/DC tunes ... something I don't get to do too often

Pulled my car out of the garage for some sun and installed a new dash I bought from another member. Thanks Rob. It's been in the garage for a few years. Engine almost ready though so hopefully be driving soon.

I rolled out the fubar on the right rocker (from a lift drop on a steel table.... ) done on the English Wheel and got it presentable / painted and remounted. Playing with idle circuits on the triple throat Webers............ another
I see why Steve went with FI on a 3.2........... Of course money is no matter to him verses my present position.......

However, a guy up the street from me has an 09 cab with under 45 K and is looking to sell............ Hmmmmmm. A car with AC and a heater,...... Hmmmmmmm

I don't know why a man wouldn't consider that as a way to take the lovely wife out for dinner without another under dash fire looming in the return trip home...

These 40Something cars are a blast with a 6 in them but the creature comforts are part of the CPA-wife's equation on car-comfort-expense ratio to discount/ divided by depreciation via Sub-S rules -amortized over X-years.............

Do you see the actuarial Hell in which I have actually completed a 6 conversion............

I think it is little to ask that I buy her a 911 with all of the creature comforts just to allow me to blast the 914 into it's rightful place in the line up............ It is not like anything else in my past experience with 911.........



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I debate with myself all the time. I miss my 2.7 with Webers, but I picked up my Euro 3.2 motor with the DME fuel injection for $5200.00 back in 2000. Far less than the cost back then to overhaul the 2.7. I even sold the Webers back then for what I paid for them brand new from PMO. A whopping $1000.00!!! A lot has changed. I could not convince the wife today to let me spend $10k for a 3.2 or even the budget builds that you Larmo and Keith are doing.

I moved the 914 over a few feet so my neighbor can have some of his driveway back

No real work on the car, however I did just install an 18000 btu air conditioning / heating unit in the single car side of the garage that the 914 will live in once I bring home.

So, this is what you did to your 914 today? Put that $hit down and get back to work on that car you say you have.

Well, I want to change out a straight fitting on the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder on the 'BB, so I also picked up a 90° elbow from Earl's Supply to move the hydraulic line away from the heat exchanger. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow and get Dianne behind the wheel so I can bleed the line again, as well as bleeding the brake system ... I installed new inlet grommets on the M/C while I was in there so that needs bleeding too.

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Side note: I reupholstered the Ghia seats I got from Joel - turned out pretty nice, but the seat tracks I need to install are still on back order

Tell him thanks again when you see him.

Drove it yesterday. Took the GF for her first ride in the car EVER lots of back roads, made a couple stops and then ordered a pizza and picked it up before heading back home. total of 18 miles. She says it seems like a toy car and was fun to zip around in, but complained that it was too hot. (my heater boxes are not closing completely)

Now for the bad.......

I was dealing with a ignition harness FUBAR that melted my tach wire and I had effected a temporary fix by jumpering around the bunt wire. that seemed to work but when I got back home and went to put the car back into the shed, it stalled going up the ramp. then would not start again. No joy from the fuel pump. Again...
replaced the relays and still no good. So I ended up winching it into the shed. and there it sits. I have a new ignition harness coming from Bowlsby in a couple days, I just hope that is the problem.

I have been putting aside a couple other projects, Mainly head work on the Harley, so I am going to take a break from working on teener for a while. Just to keep my sanity.

If you haven't already I would fuse the 4 wires off the battery before trying the new harness unless you're sure what caused the wires to melt. I did and it saved my main harness when I hooked the yellow starter wire up to ground.

It was a bitsa day on my car today.

I installed new fuel lines through the tunnel with a little help from the Mrs.

I sorted out some stuff in the garage loft, decided not to fit the rubber windscreen surround as it looks cack, sticking with the metal trim.

Having cleared some space and sorted the garage out I fitted the turbo tie rod on the passenger side temporarily for now while I figure out the bellows. I also took the caliper off for refurb. Surprisingly after 20+ years standing it was fairly free.

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Made room in the garage for this stuff..... 6 speed transmission and supporting gear for LS Chevy swap....and picked up 4.8 motor that'll fit right on up....the 4.8 was free for a reason, the guy that gave it to me took all the missing parts for his 5.3 motor. Supposedly an 80K mile engine.

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And I did some programming for a few emblems, I should be making chips Tuesday night.

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I am doing a second oil and filter dump today / now at 1000 miles +/- on the new engine. I did one at 500 miles as well. So far no things sticking to my two magnetic drain plugs. The mechanic that directed me in the rebuild said his work on 911 engines do not leak oil and will not if property assembled and maintained.

So far he is correct. No weeps from the engine or me.......

Installed turbo tie rods.

Working on front struts, wheel bearings and ball joints. Hit a snag while removing the ball joint pin. It was stuck and everything I read online said to keep hitting it harder. Well, it hasn't come loose and it actually looks like the threaded part of the pin is bending a little. I'm going to stop and just remove the strut and wheel hub and then take it to a local shop to have them remove the pin. Unfortunately, the ball joint removal tool I ordered hasn't arrived yet, so my project has stalled for the moment.

Well, it wasn't today, but...

In the last month, I rebuilt my front suspension (new ball joints, new Elephant Racing bushings and new turbo tie rod kit) and got an alignment, installed new front & rear struts & shocks and swapped out the 2.0 exhaust parts for 1.7 parts. Also adjusted the valves while the heat exchangers were out of the way.

It's amazing how much quieter the car is without the front torsion bars dragging on the inside of the control arms....

What do you mean by the front torsion bars dragging in inside of the control arms? I've not heard of this issue before but there's a lot I don't know.

Bill, there's a guy who might be interested in some of your 2.0L exhaust parts ... http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=313450

Finally decided to fit the gauges, just have 1 wire missing for the temp gauge.

Can't be dealing with the pia dash top any longer.

The control arm is attached to the car with rubber bushings, one at the front that is clamped directly to the body and one at the rear that fits into the front of the cross beam. The torsion bar runs inside the longitudinal tube of control arm. The torsion bar mates with the control arm in the splines at the front of the tube. At the rear, the torsion bar mates with the adjuster, which mounts in the back side of the cross beam.

All these parts are supposed to be concentric where they meet in the cross beam. The rear rubber bushing is responsible for keeping the longitudinal tube centered in it's mounting hole in the cross beam. The adjuster is responsible for keeping the torsion bar centered in the hole where it passes through the cross beam. Since the adjuster is steel and fits without any rubber, the torsion bar will always stay centered in its hole.

The rear rubber bushing, on the other hand, is compressed by the load of the car on the control arm. Over time, the rubber "flows" and sags, allowing the control arm to move upward relative to the cross beam. If it moves up enough, as happened in my car, the longitudinal tube of the control arm will contact the torsion bar. Once that happens, you get wear, a rough(er) ride and lots of squeaking.

I originally thought the squeaking was a bad balljoint, and was planning to do the bushings WIIT ("While I'm In There") only because the front was going to be apart. Turns out to have been a good thing to do.


Thank you for the tip, but the parts have already been sold.

Wow, thanks for the detailed explanation. That is vey helpful. Now I understand where some of those squeaks are coming from. I have a Rebel Racing bushing kit I'll be installing that should solve that problem forever. In theory anyhow! Ha ha ha!

Added a passenger mirror to my 76...lookin good

No pictures, but had the Hoosier Speedsters mounted on the 4 lug Fuchs for track day this coming Saturday and Sunday. I'm instructing, so I hope I have some fun cars to drive.

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Off the jack stands and running ok. Got some bugs to work out but taking it to a Porsche event in Granville Ohio on Saturday!
What's 2&1/2 Years among friends.

I learned that Ravenna Green attracts radar and might be more of a police magnet than pull-me-over red! Cool cop, but still...

Installed Hella headlights.

Installed LED turn signal and brake lights from Spokeworks. I didn't think I wanted them until I saw Sir Andy's car at WCR. My old lights worked good but aren't in the same league as these LEDs. These are not just a single replacement LED bulb but a board with literally dozes of LEDs. Installation could be as simple as replacing bulbs however early cars require a new flasher which Jerry also sells. I decided to complicate the installation by thinking the Hi/Low beam relay was the flasher relay and ended up with not only LEDs that did not work properly but all sorts of interesting electrical malfunctions. Jerry was extremely helpful and after talking me off the cliff he offered suggestions on what I may have done wrong and assured me that "we" will get my situation resolved. Thanks Jerry for a great product and being a great 914 vendor.

Due to some unexpected family circumstances, haven't done much with the 'BB' for a while. Just got around to installing an AN-3 elbow fitting in the hydraulic slave cylinder and reconnecting the hose from the M/C this afternoon. I wanted to move the hose further away from the heat exchanger, and the little elbow did the trick. Will get around to bleeding the system (and the brake system) hopefully next week.

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I removed the calipers from the '66 912 and boxed them up for shipping to PMB, and yesterday, received a set of new Sebro rotors from AZ Autohaus. Going to upgrade the single circuit to dual circuit while waiting for the calipers to come back. Probably will replace the old control arm bushings, tie rod ends and ball joints at the same time too. Hope I have enough time to freshen up the paint on the suspension components and brake shields, etc. 'while I'm in there' ... they look like they could stand some TLC, eh?

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Also, got a text from Mary Shortridge a little while ago ... she told me that she picked up the set of 4-lug ATS Classic wheels (from a seller in Nebraska - not a World member) in Springfield NE for me today ...

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Mary doesn't even have the check I sent her yet ... the USPS site shows it's at a post office in Omaha as of this afternoon

A BIG 'THANK YOU' to you, Mary ... I owe you

Even the naked eye can see Ravenna from far far away.

It was worth the wait considering you were able to take home a cool trophy from the Granville, OH event!!!

Jeff B

wow sir Mark! that is a nice ATS wheel for just 4 lugs.

I temporarily fitted the engine & gearbox after modifying the engine mounts as I had been sold the wrong ones.

The car was last registered in 1995 according to the plates that were on it.

Carbs should be here this week so it will be test the engine time! And then onto what else crops up or just the next job on the diminishing list.

Secured the front valance.

Traded the front bumper for one with fog light mounts and installed the lights in the bumper (not wired yet).

Cleaned and installed the felt carpet on the front bulkhead.

Took this picture.

Teeners of the corn?

Matching red seatbelts.

I spent the weekend starting to detail my new to me original paint, Laguna Blue '75. So nice working on a well cared for car.

Doug

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Nice looking ones! Where did you get those? I'd like in phoenix red.

Installing a Jonesy 'tunacan" sump. Hopefully that will cure the low oil pressure indications when turning or stopping hard.

While I wait for a replacement oil feed return line to be fabricated and sent back, I added a not-stock but period correct hood crest to the Clown Car. After it was pointed out that it was blatantly crooked, I tried again...

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Karl, make sure the hollow bolt fits through hole in the bottom of the strainer screen before final assembly. You may need to enlarge the hole.

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It's a good thing 'Crazy Hippie' isn't on the board these days

I collected these earlier today for my 3.0L conversion. Can't wait to get them fitted but it'll be a good few months yet.

Have done so. Thank you for the reminder. Have cleaned everything up, installed extension tube per earlier posts. Am just waiting for the third gasket to arrive in the mail. People have had success with this mod? I'm sure it can't hurt anything, figuring it can only help with the pick-up tube sitting deeper into the sump, unless installed improperly.

I loaded her up and drove 150 miles to Flagstaff for 3 weeks of cool weather and a weekend of camping at the Grand Canyon. B-Kool kept me comfortable for the hour plus of driving in the hot desert. The wife drove the Ford Edge with daughter, her twins and the dog.
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Your annual Flagstaff treffen, eh? I'm stuck in CA for a while. Up the 17?, or 87?


Share some info on the B-Kool contraption

Drove up the 17, with 2-year old twins you have to get from point A to B ASAP. I'll do some fun drives while I'm there.

Here's the B-kool website: B-kool. Works like a champ as long as the ice lasts which is about 1-1/2 hours. By then I was at 4K feet and switched to good ol' 2x65 AC. I carried extra ice when I drove to WCR so I could go 3 hours between gas/ice/pee stops. it blows 40* air at 30mph from the 4" top hose which is plenty to keep you Kool. Returning from WCR it was >110* for a couple hours and I was comfortable except when I had to pull over to reload the ice. Normally it just fits on the floor, not the seat as shown in the picture, but now doesn't because I finally got around to installing a seat adjuster handle.
Lemme know when your in PHX sometime and you can check it out.

workimg on the led conversion for headlights from mark, found these housings that have halos, thought id tey them out- so far the Halos are working - wired to the fogs,
but the high beams will not get triggered on when pulling the lever- might be problem with LED not drawing enough current? or i have a defective unit.

COOL (pun intended)

Funny, I used to have that same white thermometer shown at the beginning of their video.

Stay cool and have fun, and be glad your 914 isn't black

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Got my wheels back today from the painter......

Oh!