Rear, done. Front done. Now on to the middle

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Beautiful!
Mark D.

Wow!

Rich, Great Progress.
how about a side shot ?

Soooooooooooooo close. Nice work Rich. I can't wait to see it on the road.

That looks great.

Nice work! Nice to see you've found your motivation. KEEP GOING!

Right on Rich! The front trunk is almost empty! Keep it up and the sun will come back.

All right Rich! How did the ventilation controls installation go?

ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

One step forward two steps back.
Went about putting in my OE german glass lovingly stored these so many yrs
and all was perfect.
So went out to remove a Windshield from the 73 that is being cut up and with the help of the glass man removed it in one piece...
until.....SNAP....!@#$% Oh well Sorry Dan.
It wasnt a sure thing anyway so back to working on the LE.
Lower myself under the dash by grasping the A-piller and you guessed it ...
SNAP....
Cracked the F'er!
Im SO bummed
Cant seem to get a break lately... Im drinking.

Sorry to hear that Rich. Car is looking good tho'.
Did you get my PM about the Gold letters?
Tom

Keep at it Rich... Looks great! Don't let the set backs settle in.

Now Rich quit passing my work & car off for your own! We all know that is my creamsicle. Like you own one of the rarest 914's made. I mean really











Nice looking work Rich. You car is inspiring. Maybe I can actually go down in the garage this weekend do something

Damn! That's minty fresh!

So did some checking and shor nuff you still can get OE Glass
from Porsche
Its not cheap but I hope its the last glass the car will ever see.
part # 914 541 102 10 described as "Heat Protection Glass" which
is the Tinted option
Now I gotta wait for it to show up from Germany.

I'm afraid to ask... what'd it cost?

I can't wait to see it Rich. I need some more motivation. I do have a guy coming to check out the LE next week. He's a local body/paint guy I found on CL. Semi retired & just doing it for fun. Winter special is $25 hour labor rate . Plus parts & supplies of course. Was doing Mopar restorations for the last 20+ years. He's coming to my place to check out my car. He's also going to bring a photo album of his work. I'm trying not toget to amped up about it. He may turn out to be a putz . Sounded like a pretty standup guy though. Just be nice as he is local & pretty cheap. Also be good as I can do it in stages as money permits.

If that doesn't work out it is saving some more $$$ & heading up to Jerry Mahoney's in WA (Jmmotorsports). I've heard nothing but good things about his work. I know his 914-8 was beautifully done & have talked with him. It will take me longer to finish this way but would definately be done right.

As you well know, Rich, I'm not much of a CW but even I can appreciate such work & dedication.....I think you have a loose screw, but not on your car.

WOW, nice work. Your attention to detail is amazing, keep up the great work!

I missed this thread when it was new. My jaw just about hit the floor when I saw those pics. In my limited 914 experience, Auto Atlanta is the only place where I've seen a really nice car like yours in person.

that look nice

$544.FOB to the dealer

Thanks all, as requested:

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Not the best shot I dont have much room and less light

Here's the damage I caused ..

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and an interior shot just after doors went on,

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OK Rich I Know ,
you have the New windshield In.
the Brakes Now Work.
the Fuel Pump Now Runs.

Have you started it up yet ??

Don't make Greenie come over and drink beer.

Rolled it out of the garage yesterday and tried to start her.
No joy but scared the crap outta my kids with a couple of wicked backfires
Ill tinker with timing and possibly spark tonight , I KNOW Ive got fuel

And spark , just at the wrong time.

Ok so Jamie was shaming me into finally working on the car.
Spent the long WE in the garage with a bottle, working on a host of little things that I needed to complete.
Also pulled the dizzy to reindex & time

lets see who gets on the road first ...Rich or Jamie ....ready set go

I have been wondering how this project has been going.
james

Hey rich did the windscreen crack with the top off or on ....kinda like to know so i dont do the same thing ...I presume it was off



Need to get a teener frezz`n cold tuesday planned its been awhile

Yup, when it was off, the targa probably adds more support than
you might imagine.

I wont do that again

i do know it add`s alot ...specialy when AX but i still take it off on nice days

Man I'm glad I saw this. I've helped myself up on more than one occasion by grabbing there. Especially right now without the top on. I would be so pissed if I do this wiht my brand new OEM windshield in. That flat out sucks Rich. I forgot all about it.

So glad to see you working on the LE again. My schedule is just crap the next few weeks. Doubt I will get much garage time. Very cool to see you at yours again. I do have an uncracked windshield out of a parts car. If you were so inclined I would give it to another Creamsicle gladly. Of course I am a good 5+ hour drive. I did save the box from my new windshield though

Well the PHOENIX has Risen ~!!
It lives to drive another day

Started it yesterday after chasing down all manner of DACO (dumb ass current owner) issues, now I have to tune it in, correct some exhaust leaks & get it aligned & corner balanced.....

Then I can start working on the body

Oh that DACO

Congrats Rich....long time in coming. If you need a hand with anything let me know

Cool!

Deserves a visit for sure.

I heard there was a LE @cantrell motorsports for alignment.

Ya I guess all I needed was a kick in the ass & an extra pair of hands. Thanks!
Corner balance, Lowering & alignment ... Expect to have it back Wed. Then I get to start Fine tuning the injection.
Ive met Colin before I coulnt place him, after we talked for a bit of course it came back to Goodman.
Looking forward to Finally driving a Teener again

Hey Rich, I dug this up to see if there was any updates or cool pictures of your 914 in driving scenery?

Not yet, Its been sitting as I have been consumed by a NEW JOB!!!
Two yrs outta work is a LOOONG time.

Not just the usually "new gig" getting familiar stuff either, I had a meeting today that blew my mind!

Anyway it runs but as I said before will require a bit of tuning.
I still am trying to help Matt get Ugmo sorted, two tubs stripped for the crusher and I have Chris's car on the rotiss

You know, 914 takes a back seat to the new gig.

Good for you!



Old man winter is right around the corner. It'd be great if you could get your 914 out for at least one run this year.

Keep us posted!

Well its been a while since I posted to this thing so I feel a bit ashamed based on the chronicling of MANY members on thier projects here.
I commend you guys.

Anyway "life" has been up & down for me of late and the victim has been this poor car which probably should already be being driven

So to get myself motivated to complete I addressed a detail that had been bugging me.
R. Shocks. Since this thing was supposed to be a ALL original resto the Yellow Bilsteins seemed out of place & finding NOS units has been pretty tough,
So here's what I did:

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Soooooo in 5 months you painted some rear shocks?



Kidding of course.

It's good to see you wrenching on the LE again. It's such a nice 914 and it's going to be great seeing it on local drives.



BTW - I should be able to bring the rim down to you maybe this weekend.

So ......I drove the bitch for the 1st time in more than,
....2 years

It was so nice outside today & I was contemplating another purchase
so before I made that decision I decided to roll her out & fire it up.

Took a little tinkering but some fresh gas & Vroom!

Drove it around the neighborhood to assess what else I need to work on
then just .5 mile from the house & it just died

Oh well its to be expected. Jeff assisted me getting it home but it is definitely fuel related.


Thats what Im working on tonight.

Awesome Rich

Check to see if your gas tank settled and kinked a fuel line. Take off the front pan and pull the lines out of the hole in the bottom. Then carefully re-feed them in without letting them kink.

Really psyched for you though. I can't wait to get another 0.5m in my car.

Glad to hear that it starts and goes. I thought it was there to hold the

jack stands down. I'll put you on the list for Artist Point drive this

summer.

Excellent Rich! Great to hear you drove it. Even if it was a short stint. I haven't driven mine since I was at your house getting the front fender fixed. SO you are the LE man Rich

Funny thing is when you called , I told you I was painting wheels, must have been some kind of alien connection.
Did you figure out the problem ?

Not yet, but it is the 2nd day of summer so I felt obligated to roll it out
& resume some troubleshooting
Fuel is getting to the pump
pump is energizing on key
pump is building pressure to the regulator once cranked
I tapped the the Drivers side rail to measure pressure ..all is good.
Checked the return line to the tank and it isnt plugged

This ones got me stumped..
I guess Ill pull each bank of injectors to see if they firing but its unlikely
that BOTH sides have issues
Spark isnt the issue.
I recall reading that a cold start injector failure can prevent starts?