Right back atcha' Chris, hoping that '21 is an Awesome year for all ! Fast times ahead in the (non aero) #40 for sure. A bit of a rake is good advice , thank you Steve @slivel !

Fresh 901
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...my 1st tailshifter 914 , keeping the LeMans patina alive.
The Daytona 24hr/ 1971 class winner (J.Duval-Sunoco) GT , built at this (same )shop was equipped with a later style side shifter.
The shop can always upgrade for us (to the side shift), but for now it's the way it shifted on that Long day in June
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Tranny porn.

Nice work Marty and also a happier 2021.

Hope to see everyone sometime this year.

Marty is that the original trans to the car ?
Amazing.

Very nice.

AFIK yes, and judging by the wear and tear parts we replaced in the trans ...it's been well used. It has been upgraded with the CMS intermediate plate along with new bearings, a different 3rd gear ratio, and a long list of replacement parts.

We sourced these Dunlops through Roger Krause Racing in NorCal, very good in matching the period correct "Wets" used in the 70's
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^ Great stuff, Marty. Those wheels/tires sure look period correct.

Looking forward to seeing this car back on its (new/old) four feet!

Dunpy awaits his place on the rear flares as well @horizontally-opposed !
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I am surprised you ran the upgraded billet intermediate plate.

They did not have that back then did they?

I would have dulled it up a bit...Looks too new modern !

I want your wheels and tires !!!!

I've experienced 901 intermediate plate bearing failures...so this upgraded (California Motorsports) unit will just have to get a bit dusty, might match the rest of the mag case
I'll keep the original near the 914 books

Awesome sympathetic restoration, Marty.

You are the right person to oversee this famous car.

Kudos!

Now I want a CA MS intermediate plate too !

Sounds like this car is gonna be seen, heard, and used again. I like it.

And there's a case to be made for cool Le Mans car parts you can see daily…

I have driven both, and the side shifter is definitely better. But our six has the tail shifter, and after I went through the linkage, it shifts almost as good as a side shifter.

The six is much better than the four for the tail shifter.

I like the period correct shift linkage on it. Keep up the good work!

Clay

Marty, what do you use to keep the case clean...or is not a big deal out there in CA. Out on the east they get dark and have surface corrosion very quickly.

I have been touching-up the mag surfaces with a scotchbrite pad & a bit of wd40 on it. The original intermediate plate was hot-tanked, rinsed and naturally looks like this. I'm sure it will turn dark grey when the humidity sets in
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Clay, thank you for chiming in with your findings...I am looking forward to Not grinding gears & Not missing shifts. There is something to the "Look" of a tail shifter on this special teener !
The Daytona 24hr (1971) class winner 9146GT did have its tail-shifter switched out to side-shifter long ago, way before its new ownership in 2020, at the Gooding Auction.

Thank you for the kind words Lawrence !!

Healthy Carbs this week
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...Carbs re-united to the 2.0L, Kettle Chips = the other carbs
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Wow.

Are the Kettle Chips a hidden clue?

Just beautiful and the best "carbs" for you too.

Beautiful Cars, who rebuilt them?

Paul at PerformanceOriented.com in Salem ,Oregon did these. I also send Weber carb work to TopEndPerformance.com in Chatsworth, Ca.

We're happy to say, she fired right up and sounds incredible.

Enjoy,
Matt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMIuMmrH48

@Larmo63 My engine tech needs his daily dose of Salt + 'Taters , he suspends the bag on a thin wire and an alligator clip; pesky ants not able to find his snacks !

Sounds perfect. Congratulations.

Marty my brother,

Conrad’s.---- Sounds so sweet


Bob B

Mmmmmmm 46s.....the real stuff.
Nice to see correct fuel line "clamps" Italian style.
First I've seen in decades.
Beautiful. Beautiful.

Only driven one 2.0 with 46s…and was amazed by how well it drove. The owner grinned as one does with cracked ribs, and mentioned how that took a while.

Meanwhile, @ 17:02…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJl6DUOWBw

Pete, the 8mm cameraman Did have a steady hand for sure , never take that old technology for granted ! Steve, Neile and son Chad McQueen all there, and a special 914

Why does it have 911 headers and a 911 engine mount on it????

BTW... that is the true definition of "Mechanical Music".

Our engine tech's start & run bench is not set up for mid-engine headers as 90% of their engine work is 911. Easier to just use rear engine headers for the tests. 911 engine mount is just part of how he designed the bench framework as well.

I figured as much.. I was just poking you.

Great video...sweet sound

Congrats!!!!!

I can't afford a full-size motor so.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1wpi2o1Q2o


O

Amazing skills and outcome.

Thank you Eric + Team @ PMB for refurbishing #40's front & rear brakes! They came out amazing, and the work is nothing less than exceptional.

#40 continues to come back to life with various cable replacements, pedal bushings, CVs + axles, interior, and engine bay refurbishing.

Below are some before & after pictures showcasing PMB's work.

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Beautiful calipers.. And what an engine sound, I mean music, lovely !

Antoine

Hi Marty, the fronts are something special, could you tell me what they came off of? They must be alloy, was that the factory finish? They really came out nice.

@TRS63 @Shivers Trust me I had nothing to do with these brakes except dismount them from the car; Eric and his team @PMBperformance worked their evil magic on these

The M style calipers are re-finished in a golden-zinc, and the front light-alloy Alum calipers are finished smooth and not sure of the coating ( Eric might chime in), but there is an applied lubricant buffed onto the surface.

The factory sourced the fronts off of the 908 model for #40
Marty

Details, cleaning, Details, cleaning...getting it done !
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Amazing, fantastic car Marty.

I know you are just using them to roll the car around the shop, but the cookie cutters look so WRONG on that car.


Clay

Yep...just rollers. The tires that came on #40 were ancient cracked and leaked air overnight, became too labor intensive to keep up. So wheels went out for restoration, new (period correct) Dunlops ordered up, and on went the Cookies on scrub slicks for daily push arounds. Cookies look weird but does the trick !

Dunpy logos on the way !
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