thomasotten
Sep 19 2004, 04:26 PM
Well, my 914 is now a running and drivable 914! I spent all day Saturday putting the engine back in (it was out for rust repair). I haven't driven this car in 7 years! Man this car feels different. My next task will be front brakes/spindles. Stay tuned.
thomasotten
Sep 19 2004, 04:30 PM
1911 cc. Tuned and cleaned up. Runs pretty good.
thomasotten
Sep 19 2004, 04:34 PM
Guess who got the first ride?
watsonrx13
Sep 19 2004, 04:36 PM
Congrats Thomas.
Wow 7 years. You should be very proud of your effort. It's refreshing to see someone take the time to do the job right the first time, instead of a half-a$$ job then selling to some unsuspecting individual
Again Thomas, I applaud your efforts and admire the results.
thomasotten
Sep 19 2004, 08:46 PM
Thanks Rob. And many thanks to all the club members for the moral support. I just watched a special on that guy that got stuck down in a rock cavern while rock climbing and after several days decided he had to hack off his own arm so that he could live. In some small way, attempting a "hell hole" repair while learning welding is somewhat like that. There were many many times where I thought, "man what the heck am I doing?", or "what have I got myself into?" Many thanks to the club for the "hang in there" comments.
redshift
Sep 19 2004, 09:30 PM
QUOTE(thomasotten @ Sep 19 2004, 06:34 PM)
Guess who got the first ride?
You are alot shorter than I had imagined.
WTG! Dood!
M
Red-Beard
Sep 19 2004, 10:14 PM
Yeah, but the little hands probably help on the valve adjustments...
jr91472
Sep 19 2004, 10:26 PM
looks great.
I hope to join you soon. The engine compartment is noticably absent of a battery. Would love to see pics of its new home. Mine is up front, but not happy with the accomodations (bungy cords and a plastic battery box). I am looking for new and better ideas.
thanks
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