Finally got another 914. Will update as this progresses.
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Trailered home
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Stopped on the way home to get notarized bill of sale; required for tag
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Checking out chipping paint
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Removed 4 Autolite plugs; found a 5th stray in the engine tin - all the way from Germany
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Removed valances, bumpers, rockers, and rear lid.
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Got help cleaning up
Full Version: Build no. 2
God bless you! 
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Slowly removing years of gunk
Slowly removing years of gunk
Looks like there were at least 4 other 914's in the yard. Someone needs to save them.
Was that one in Oklahoma? I think I looked at it a couple years ago.
QUOTE(JoeDees @ Feb 7 2017, 02:09 PM) 
Was that one in Oklahoma? I think I looked at it a couple years ago.
Maybe? I've had it since Sep 2015.
Lots of recent photos. Some I'm posting here just so I don't lose them later on.
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My first time getting this far into an engine. Trying to figure out what needs replacing. Any initial thoughts on the condition of these lifters? Still useable if I rebuild the 1.7?
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Hold them nose-to-nose. There should be a slight crown to them, so they should only touch in the middle. If they're flat against each other, they're wiped.
At a guess, they look pretty wiped...
--DD
At a guess, they look pretty wiped...
--DD
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Mar 1 2017, 11:54 PM)
Hold them nose-to-nose. There should be a slight crown to them, so they should only touch in the middle. If they're flat against each other, they're wiped.
At a guess, they look pretty wiped...
--DD
They're wiped. They're done. Thanks for the expertise.
Those barrels look like 96mm "slip in" type ,really thin @ the top 
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Plan on getting your heads bored out if you stay with 96mm piston kit ,its a good upgrade from stock anyway.
.Plan on getting your heads bored out if you stay with 96mm piston kit ,its a good upgrade from stock anyway.
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Mar 1 2017, 09:54 PM)
Hold them nose-to-nose. There should be a slight crown to them, so they should only touch in the middle. If they're flat against each other, they're wiped.
At a guess, they look pretty wiped...
--DD
How much crown? I was out in the shop moving stuff around and decided to look at some I had. Out of the 3 sets not a single one had any crown.
The crown isn't visible just looking at them, but if you hold them nose-to-nose, you should see light around the edges. Plus you can rock them a little relative to each other.
--DD
--DD
I know that, so what we are talking about is maybe a few thou.
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