Help - Search - Members - Calendar
Full Version: what did you do to your 914 today
914World.com > The 914 Forums > 914World Garage
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
mankowski
Installed new front hood springs from Restoration Design. Used a coat hanger looped over a hammer. It's a tight stretch, even on the rear most of the 3 hooks! Now the hood raises all the way up - no more sag from 47 year old springs - thanks RD!

Also installed new speed nuts and screws on the fog grills. Original ones had mostly rusted away and grills weren't fitting securely.
SKL1
Gotta put on my new hood springs too. Tryed the leather glove technique and can't see how I could ever stretch it enough to even make the first hook! Might try the coat hanger, but the last thing I want is for something to slip and have the spring turn into a missle!!
ValcoOscar
Spent the day tearing my 73 Signal Orange apart. So far no surprises. I hope to paint soon. Rodents chewed up wire harness so I will be tackling that later.

Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment

Oscar
Lucky9146
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Dec 10 2017, 02:33 PM) *

Spent the day tearing my 73 Signal Orange apart. So far no surprises. I hope to paint soon. Rodents chewed up wire harness so I will be tackling that later.

Click to view attachment

Oscar


Um I like your garage wub.gif Car looks good too!
white914.jpg
914_7T3
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Dec 10 2017, 02:33 PM) *

Spent the day tearing my 73 Signal Orange apart. So far no surprises. I hope to paint soon. Rodents chewed up wire harness so I will be tackling that later.


Oscar



You should have let me know, I would have lent a hand. That car looks pretty straight, you should be happy that no one bit when you had it posted 4 sale.
poorsche914
QUOTE(lonewolfe @ Dec 9 2017, 07:40 PM) *

QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Dec 8 2017, 07:33 PM) *

Drove home from work in first snow of the season in east Tennessee.

Click to view attachment

driving.gif


Where do you live? I grew up in Chattanooga.

I live in Seymour... midway between Gatlinburg and Knoxville.
About half of my 30 minute drive is "back roads" so I get my daily fix happy11.gif

driving.gif
Larmo63
Double post...................

#$%@^&*%!%#
Larmo63
MSDS Marty gave me a tip on the pesky exhaust leak I had at the header/muffler joint. A little copper Permatex, follow directions, and viola, no leaky.....

Also, I figured out what was wrong with my oil temp gauge. The car runs so cool, it hardly registers. I finally woke it up the other day on the drive down to Escondido and Poway.

Now I know it works. cheer.gif

Tomorrow afternoon the car goes to 911 experts (Richard and Tony's shop up in San Clemente) who are going to tune the carbs a bit more, re-torque the heads, and adjust the valves.
ndfrigi
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Dec 10 2017, 02:33 PM) *

Spent the day tearing my 73 Signal Orange apart. So far no surprises. I hope to paint soon. Rodents chewed up wire harness so I will be tackling that later.

Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment

Oscar


Wow sir Oscar! that is clean tub! Is that your place in Temecula?
Why did i let go of this 73 1.7 last year! Original signal orange too!

Click to view attachment
lonewolfe
QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Dec 10 2017, 04:45 PM) *

QUOTE(lonewolfe @ Dec 9 2017, 07:40 PM) *

QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Dec 8 2017, 07:33 PM) *

Drove home from work in first snow of the season in east Tennessee.

Click to view attachment

driving.gif


Where do you live? I grew up in Chattanooga.

I live in Seymour... midway between Gatlinburg and Knoxville.
About half of my 30 minute drive is "back roads" so I get my daily fix happy11.gif

driving.gif


Yes, you have some fine roads for driving. It’s pretty there too! Enjoy and be careful!
theer
First snow of the season

Click to view attachment
914 Ranch
More electrical and thinking about more electrical. Going to try and clean it up more.

Click to view attachment

It's starting to get some flow. I can see a little more I can clean up in the red wires and the turn signals just come in and loop to go out. Yep, I can see a bunch of stuff to do in there.
914Sixer
Clean up and polished up a distributor to be sent out for overhaul and testing.
burton73
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Dec 12 2017, 08:18 PM) *

Clean up and polished up a distributor to be sent out for overhaul and testing.


Sweet. Like a piece of ART

Bob B
SKL1
Replaced the front hood springs on the '73 with new RD springs. My forehead will be happy.
My son helped- an extra pair of hands to hold the hood open was nice- made a "tool" with heavy duty wire to pull on the spring to get it off the hook. Worked slick...
forrestkhaag
I only thought about driving the 914......... as my car is in AZ and I am in Laguna Beach dealing with the City Building Division / Code enforcement............ my idiot neighbor is at it again.. hissyfit.gif sheeplove.gif

After sixteen blissful years and three with the idiot, we are going to sell..........

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1254-N-C.../25140650_zpid/

And if you folks want to get out of the snow, this is your ticket! Note that the place comes with 914 only gated off-street parking. beerchug.gif


Larmo63
I installed my newly double wrapped steering wheel and took Underdog for a drive. This car just begs to be driven, and I go out driving just for the heck of it. driving.gif

Click to view attachment

Bazza
Replaced my headlights......took a while to drill out and dremel off rusted screws..... wacko.gif Click to view attachment
Cairo94507
Lawrence - That wheel looks terrific. smilie_pokal.gif
914 Ranch
I like this picture better

Click to view attachment

ValcoOscar
I dropped engine and trans. Did it on my own with exception of lifting onto saw horses. Noel (ndfrigi) gave me good advice on removing stuck axle bolts.


Small hell hole but otherwise solid.

I'm pooped...time to watch Rams vs Seahawks.

To be continued....

Oscar
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
euro911
QUOTE(914 Ranch @ Dec 17 2017, 12:57 PM) *
I like this picture better

Click to view attachment
Nice packaging, Joe aktion035.gif
Steve
Spent the day installing Ben's (MB911) Stainless Steel quiet muffler. Love the muffler!! Multiple trips to the hardware store to jury rig a 911 muffler hanger to the 914 muffler hanger. Nice and quiet compared to the Triad. No plans yet to sell the Triad. I might get a future wild hair up my ass and want to piss off the neighbors again.
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
iankarr
Powder coated the valve covers...and a bunch of other stuff.

Click to view attachment
ndfrigi
QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ Dec 17 2017, 03:15 PM) *

I dropped engine and trans. Did it on my own with exception of lifting onto saw horses. Noel (ndfrigi) gave me good advice on removing stuck axle bolts.


Small hell hole but otherwise solid.

I'm pooped...time to watch Rams vs Seahawks.

To be continued....

Oscar
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment



Good job sir Oscar!
SKL1
Nice feeling of satisfaction the first time you drop the engine/transaxle yourself the first time! Still remember my first time 40 some years ago... dementia hasnt set in yet...
lonewolfe
QUOTE(Steve @ Dec 17 2017, 07:54 PM) *

Spent the day installing Ben's (MB911) Stainless Steel quiet muffler. Love the muffler!! Multiple trips to the hardware store to jury rig a 911 muffler hanger to the 914 muffler hanger. Nice and quiet compared to the Triad. No plans yet to sell the Triad. I might get a future wild hair up my ass and want to piss off the neighbors again.
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment


Is that a Tangerine muffler?
falcor75
Is it just me or does it look like the upper gearbox end cone screws are overloaded and will eventually fail from vibrations and heat? sad.gif
mb911
QUOTE(lonewolfe @ Dec 17 2017, 11:27 PM) *

QUOTE(Steve @ Dec 17 2017, 07:54 PM) *

Spent the day installing Ben's (MB911) Stainless Steel quiet muffler. Love the muffler!! Multiple trips to the hardware store to jury rig a 911 muffler hanger to the 914 muffler hanger. Nice and quiet compared to the Triad. No plans yet to sell the Triad. I might get a future wild hair up my ass and want to piss off the neighbors again.
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment


Is that a Tangerine muffler?



No its my muffler brand m&b
DRPHIL914
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Dec 12 2017, 11:18 PM) *

Clean up and polished up a distributor to be sent out for overhaul and testing.

that looks very nice- I am curious where do you send it to for testing? I have one I bought a couple years ago that was supposedly refurbished and looks great, new seal, new plate and groundstrap etc, but when I put it in the car it ran likc crap, put my other one back in , like night and day- I am wondering if the cam or shaft is worn and there is wobble? would like to have it tested to see whats up with it. I wanted a spare just in case kind of thing,. any information you can relate would be greatly appreciated,

Phil
11tenths
Ben-

Friends don't let friends build their own muffler clamps-

Just sayin'...

poke.gif

If you build it they will come. chowtime.gif

-Harry
mb911
QUOTE(11tenths @ Dec 18 2017, 09:02 AM) *

Ben-

Friends don't let friends build their owm muffler clamps-

Just sayin'...

poke.gif

If you build it they will come. chowtime.gif

-Harry



Next on the list with engine sheet metal.
914 Ranch
Today's contribution, the box in the engine bay.

Click to view attachment

It was an open and closed case.
914 Ranch
Open...

Click to view attachment

11tenths
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Dec 16 2017, 07:27 PM) *

I installed my newly double wrapped steering wheel and took Underdog for a drive. This car just begs to be driven, and I go out driving just for the heck of it. driving.gif

Click to view attachment


That has got to be one of the nicest cockpit environments I have seen... great wheel.

driving.gif

Enjoy!

Harry

euro911
QUOTE(Philip W. @ Dec 18 2017, 07:35 AM) *
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Dec 12 2017, 11:18 PM) *
Clean up and polished up a distributor to be sent out for overhaul and testing.

that looks very nice- I am curious where do you send it to for testing? I have one I bought a couple years ago that was supposedly refurbished and looks great, new seal, new plate and groundstrap etc, but when I put it in the car it ran likc crap, put my other one back in , like night and day- I am wondering if the cam or shaft is worn and there is wobble? would like to have it tested to see whats up with it. I wanted a spare just in case kind of thing,. any information you can relate would be greatly appreciated,

Phil
Phil, any shop that has a SUN distributor machine can check for you, but Glenn Ring is the top-shelf go-to guy for distributor work & restorations. He's on a few forums that I know of, for sure he's on the 912BBS and the Samba. I purchased a custom curved distributor from him for the 'BB's 2056 several years ago.

Here's his web site: http://www.glenn-ring.com/
Maltese Falcon
Fabricating the tailhousing mount for the inverted transaxle 9148-GTT
Click to view attachment
RickS
Added these 6” bad boys. Also improves tire adhesion. Need to install a relay for the high beams.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachment

Am thinking that the lights need to each go inboard about 6” so they don’t block the grills.
iankarr
Oscar--- Garage Envy! pray.gif
Mueller
No real work on the 914 today, got this killer 1:6 scale hood from Oscar today, thanks buddy!

I think it might match the Sunoco blue on the cover of the latest 000 magazine I just got today also.

Oh yea, got my 36-1 trigger wheel from Amazon today also.

Click to view attachment
SKL1
Still waiting for my issue- email says it's on the way!

Basically did nothing with the 914 today other than walk by it...
Bazza
QUOTE(RickS @ Dec 18 2017, 07:29 PM) *

-snip-

Am thinking that the lights need to each go inboard about 6” so they don’t block the grills.


Why not on top of your bumper.....? shades.gif
RickS
QUOTE(Bazza @ Dec 18 2017, 08:31 PM) *

QUOTE(RickS @ Dec 18 2017, 07:29 PM) *

-snip-

Am thinking that the lights need to each go inboard about 6” so they don’t block the grills.


Why not on top of your bumper.....? shades.gif


Honestly had not thought of that. Seen them mounted on the hood but not there. Since the bumper top, bumper and hood are original I probably won’t drill them. If they weren’ I sure would. Yeah think I will move them inboard so they are just a bit to the inside of the grills. Was using two existing factory holes in the bumpers for the mounts and clamped the other sides.
RickS
QUOTE(cuddyk @ Dec 18 2017, 07:56 PM) *

Oscar--- Garage Envy! pray.gif


Not there revered Oscar since I am a cheap bastard. Got some 70s generics for a bargain price and amazingly they look great. http://www.jbugs.com/product/ZVW120C.html

Bought some lense protectant film from Laminex to hopefully keep them from getting damaged the first week.
lonewolfe
QUOTE(mb911 @ Nov 26 2017, 06:37 AM) *

QUOTE(cary @ Nov 26 2017, 05:38 AM) *

Working on Mike's (Warpigs) car. He's chomping on the bit to be back on the road.

Next stop. Fuel pump relocated to the front. This will be the 3rd 75+ fuel cover/mount I've cut out and installed with nutserts. Three port pump takes a little larger hole.

Nutserts, front and back.

Re-Routing the fuel pump wires thru the snorkel. Today I'll create a red and black 2 wire harness to run with the tunnel harness.

This morning I'll dig into the hellhole with multiple wire brushes and see how much of rust I can remove. Plus create the patch in the engine tray where the fuel pump used to be hanging by a thread.



Cary its been a while since I looked at a 75 mount but curious why people don't go the 911 route and mount under the steering rack? By the way I love all of your threads..


I mounted mine under the steering rack. Seemed like the logical choice when I relocated the fuel pump.
76-914
Quite possibly set a record for "the most time spent installing an led headlamp" dry.gif I didn't realize that I had std bulbs so went thru my stash to grab some H4 housings only to discover one had bit the dust. mad.gif I was determined to mount the power inverter rather than let it dangle. My first attempt interfered with the headlamp as it retracted. headbang.gif I wanted to mount it on the inner wall of the bucket but that would have meant drilling thru the data plate that is located there so the alternate location was a bitch to drill and then get a nut and bolt there. The drivers side doesn't have that plate so it will be easier to mount What a difference though. Obviously the passenger side has the LED.

Click to view attachment
ValcoOscar
QUOTE(76-914 @ Dec 19 2017, 07:47 AM) *

Quite possibly set a record for "the most time spent installing an led headlamp" dry.gif I didn't realize that I had std bulbs so went thru my stash to grab some H4 housings only to discover one had bit the dust. mad.gif I was determined to mount the power inverter rather than let it dangle. My first attempt interfered with the headlamp as it retracted. headbang.gif I wanted to mount it on the inner wall of the bucket but that would have meant drilling thru the data plate that is located there so the alternate location was a bitch to drill and then get a nut and bolt there. The drivers side doesn't have that plate so it will be easier to mount What a difference though. Obviously the passenger side has the LED.




Wow...what a difference.

Great job Kent!

Oscar
914 Ranch
Started the heat shrinking. Engine loom done, need more tubing.

Click to view attachment

Been eating this elephant for a long time...
Elliot Cannon
QUOTE(falcor75 @ Dec 18 2017, 12:07 AM) *

Is it just me or does it look like the upper gearbox end cone screws are overloaded and will eventually fail from vibrations and heat? sad.gif


I would re-think that whole installation. It looks kind of... um, awkward. If it loosen or breaks and vibration sets up, it can loosen the exhaust studs.
RickS
Driving lights Take 2.

Didn’t like the drivers blocking the grills which also serve as air intakes for my cooler (besides a bent down piece on the front valence) so moved them inboard and really like the improvement. Added a self adhesive film to help protect against small rocks.

Since I never use the rear window defroster, would like to use that switch for the lights. My best guess is to find wire (any guess on color?) (The owners manual doesn’t even list rear window defroster as being fused.) to the defroster coming out of the fuse block and replace it with the positive lead to the lights. If that isn’t right, let me know. Much grass amigos.

The wiring diagrams have been deleted off the Bird. Any other sources?
Click to view attachment
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.
Invision Power Board © 2001-2024 Invision Power Services, Inc.