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[14carrot]

PLEASE CHECK MOST RECENT POSTS FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE 914 50TH ANNIVERSARY AUGUST 4TH AT MOSPORT WITH FREE PARADE LAPS

Welcome to SIG 914 - Canadian Content from PCA Upper Canada Region - We invite all our PCA friends from Canada and the USA to join us for events!!

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The most recent events will be posted here with more details and chat posted in the last pages. Please feel free to add to the conversation to say hello, socialize, ask questions and keep us updated about your projects.

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914 LE Can Am 50th Anniversary
August 2-4, 2024 at Mosport


2024 LE 50th Anniversary Itinerary
Please check back for updates as more details are posted.

Friday night, our long drive/haul participants will meet at Mosport for an informal get-together. Dinner and live music at the Copperworks Brew Pub.


Saturday:
9:00 Trackside breakfast, watching the PCA Can Am Challenge club races.
10:00 914 and other air-cooled Porsche road trip to nearby Port Perry to visit 2 local Porsche specialty shops:
Coffee and pastries at Dave Whittick's Nostalgic Garage (check out Nostalgic Garage on Instagram for some of Dave's awesome Porsche and VW builds).

11:30 shop tour of Harmony Road Porsche, with 914 fanatic Alex Pankiw
12:30 Kawartha Dairy Ice Cream at the historic Enniskillen General Store
13:30 Mosport to watch more PCA racing
17:00 914 BBQ Social with award ceremony at Mark Henry's home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) BBQ sausage, sauerkraut, cooler corn and all the fixings. BYOB. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
21:00 Campfire at Mosport atop the hill at world-famous corner 2.

Sunday:
9:00 Mosport: Trackside Breakfast to watch the Can Am Challenge club races (continues all morning)
914 LE honoured with a 914 display at the Mosport Winners Circle featuring Tony Alber's LE #1 and John Lorefice's (original owner) Bumblebee as seen in this video: https://youtu.be/dYAP5wtUdgU?feature=shared

11:45 Drivers' Meeting followed by parade laps of the world-famous Mosport GP circuit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)


*914 owners are invited to camp at Mosport on the hill at corner 2 (free). Hotel accomodations are available. Please contact 14carrot by personal email for more information.

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[b]Please be sure to check out these links to past events:

CanAm 914 50th, August 4, 2019 at Mosport:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...61&hl=CanAm

Jacques Duval Tribute, September 28, 2019 at Mont Tremblant:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...l=Jacques+Duval

[14carrot]

Great time at the UCR social at the Oakville Porsche Centre on Tuesday. Picked up some nice classic tires at Mantis while in town (thanks Wayne).
David C left his teener at home, but Walter was there with his six and my son Jack and I were in the white car. Lots of enthusiasm for 914s and some new contacts for SIG914. A great night for me as Walter threw me the keys to his 3.0 litre six. What a car! After over 30 years of 914 ownership, I finally got to drive a six! Thanks Walter! Here's the pair as the dew settled in. Thanks to our hosts, Oakville Porsche Centre and UCR PCA.

[14carrot]

Join us for a 914 50th corral at the Restoration Design 10th Anniversary Open House on October 26th!!!!
A great way to end off a stellar year of 914 50th celebrations and the first year of SIG 914!
More details to follow.
Please chime in with a pic of your car to confirm your attendance!

I'll start. I'll be there with "the white car" still donning the Jacques Duval tribute vinyl. Thanks to Stephen S. for this shot he took on the streets of Mont-Tremblant.

[wobbletop]

I'm out of the country, otherwise I would be joining.

[14carrot]

I'm out of the country, otherwise I would be joining.

Man, that is one nice 914. We'll miss you Walter.
Thanks again for the opportunity to drive your amazing car.

Who's coming???

[ninetwodigits]

Hi John.
Great to see you and Walter at the Porsche Centre event Tuesday. Sorry, guys, for being a bad 914 enthusiast and not driving it to Oakville, I hope you didn't spot me leaving in a 911!
Regrets for the Restoration event as I have a previous engagement.
But here's a shot of my car after just waxing it (if you look closely, you can tell I've perfected "wax on" only).
John, lmk if you ever want to drive my car - its engine displacement is more than half Walter's - haha.
Have fun, guys.

[dlloyd2691]

I should be able to make the Restoration Design event (need to look at new floor pans while I'm there) and scavenge around for an original radio (working or not). Need to confirm a few logistical items.

[peteyd]

We are welcoming all to come check out the shop and the new building we have just completed. This will be our 10 year anniversary that we are celebrating!

Here is the 914/6 that we are currently assembling. As well as several other 914's that will be here, I hope to have on display an Ivory 1970 914/6. It is in need of a full restoration and will be for sale.

I hope to see many of you here.

Pete

[14carrot]

Hey guys, thanks for posting!

Here's the latest from Peter deJonge of Restoration Design:

914s will be coralled in one area and I will personally give a tour to the 914 group.
We will have our 914/6 that is under restoration on display. I also hope to have another 6 here that we just purchased. It is a project car that will be for sale.

Spread the word! Let's see all those 914s one last time before they go into hibernation!

[14carrot]

We are welcoming all to come check out the shop and the new building we have just completed. This will be our 10 year anniversary that we are celebrating!

Here is the 914/6 that we are currently assembling. As well as several other 914's that will be here, I hope to have on display an Ivory 1970 914/6. It is in need of a full restoration and will be for sale.

I hope to see many of you here.

Pete

THIS IS GREAT PETE!!! So looking forward to checking this out!

[Garland]

I’ll be attending, looking forward to seeing the group, and Restorations shop.

[PatrickB]

Not looking like I'll make it but you never know...

[TonyA]

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I subscribed would not want to miss what the Great White North is doing!
Hey I cannot make the 10/26 get together. I will be at the Ocean City NJ boardwalk show on 10/19 and October 26 is the first weekend I will be home and not working in a while. I'll post some pictures of the boardwalk show.

[14carrot]

Hi Tony, I'd love to make the boardwalk show but can't swing it. What a great destination. I believe our UCR Zone 1 rep is making the journey. Looking forward to your pics as you represent the 914s!!!



Mark your calendars now and save the date for the first annual Boardwalk Reunion at Ocean City, New Jersey on Saturday, 19 October 2019. Jointly hosted by PCA Zone 1 & Zone 2, and supported by the 356 Registry, Boardwalk Reunion will bring hundreds of Porsches to ‘America’s Greatest Family Resort’ on the South Jersey shore. Boardwalk Reunion is more than just a laidback cars and coffee on the Boards- it’s a unique opportunity to drive up onto and display your Porsche on one of New Jersey’s most iconic Boardwalks against an ocean backdrop that is simply spectacular. You’ll be able to meet and socialize with Porsche owners from across the Mid-Atlantic region, and savor Ocean City at its most beautiful and peaceful time of the year. We’ll marshal at Ocean City’s Municipal Airport at 10 AM, depart an hour later under police escort, and then park and hang out on the mile long Boardwalk until 4:00 PM. There will be plenty of time to socialize, to shop and have lunch downtown or on the Boardwalk, enjoy free tech sessions at the Music Pier, walk the beach and take lots of great photos! Join us for a Beach Party on Saturday night at the Flanders Hotel, right off the Boardwalk- we’ll have great Boardwalk comfort food, cocktails and a DJ. Special room rates at the Flanders and nearby hotels. See our Facebook page for more details:

https://www.facebook.com/BoardwalkReunion/ (link is external)

@boardwalkreunion

Registration opens on 1 May!

https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/9936 (link is external)

Our website is now up! Please visit us at: www.boardwalkreunion.org

[Garland]

I have finally finished the videos from the Can/Am 50th Recreation of the safety car laps in Ontario.
Here is the 3 videos. 2 & 3 are just laps, with F1 car sounds.

CAN/AM 2019 SIG914 P-1 Getting on the Track
CAN/AM 2019 SIG914 P-2 On the Track
CAN/AM 2019 SIG914 P-3 On the Track

[14carrot]

You rock John!!!
What a great document of a fantastic 914 day!
Looking forward to seeing you at the Restoration Design Open House October 26th!
If you want to drive to my house on the Friday, you are more than welcome to stay over here and we can cruise in together. I'm about an hour away from RD.

[slyder]

Will be at the RD open house as well. Looking forward to some more 914 love

[14carrot]

Some of our Quebec teeners are looking at hosting Mike "Dr. Evil" in the Montreal area for a 901 trans rebuild clinic. PM 914canuck for more info if you'd like to join. Here's a brief from Mike:

I talked with Stephane last night and he let me know what questions people were asking. I can start off with that I have been rebuilding Porsche 901 and 915 transmissions for 15 or more years. I have been doing group clinics since about 2007 and have done dozens with up to 22 students. I have done two in Port Hope, Ontario at a friends house over the years and now we are looking at doing one in Cantley.
1- Can we do 915 as well? No. The 915 is a different animal and considerably more frustrating to rebuild. The 901 is a simple, straight forward transmission that can be done in a day. I will do 915, but I do not teach them as it can take a few days and I do not have spare parts (or many) so have to order everything.

2 - How long is the class? I set aside a whole weekend. Typically starting Sat morning around 9-10 and then going until we are all spent, which has been 2-3am. However, with a small group I have had an easy time getting everyone done by 10pm. The second day can be used as a safety, at that point.

3 - How much? If we can get a solid 5 people to pay, then $300/person. If you have a 18yo or younger co-builder, they are free as we want to get the young ones and family involved in this hobby and having younger folks around is a good time.

4 - Other expenses/what usually goes out? I have been adamantly pushing that everyone change their main bearings (two pinion and two input shaft bearings) when they open up the transmission unless they have a rare case of knowing that the transmission has low miles and was not abused. The bearing sets retail for $1200-1300. I sell them for $750. You will also need a seal kit. You can get this yourself, or I can supply them. It is not cheaper for me to supply them other than maybe saving on shipping as I get them for same retail price as the retailers sell them. Things that wear out on the transmissions, other than the aforementioned bearings, are typically 1 and 2nd teeth and bands. Everyone should plan to replace these. 1/R slider is another thing that is often bad. 2-3 slider often is also worn, see cost below. 3-5 gears are a crap shoot as to what is worn and we can postulate prior to my arrival what might be wrong in your transmission.
Costs of parts:
Bands - $45 ea used limited supply, New $90ea
Teeth - $75ea, used limited supply, new $130ea
1/R slider - Good used $150 limited supply, new $350 ( retail $450)
2-5 slider - Used limited supply $80, new $192

So, if you are counting this up at home you should have come up with the following as a ball park cost:
Tuition - $300
Bearings - $750
Seal kit - About $45
1/R slider - $150new/$350used
Synchro bands - $90/$180
Synchro teeth - $150/$260
2-5 slider - $80/$192

Total = $1415 used/$2077 new

I have about 12 cores to part out before this clinic and this will help with used parts. As you can see, they can save you a lot.

This format here allows us to actually do some work before the clinic and we can all share in diagnosis and treatment plan for your transmission. Once we decide on a date for the clinic, and I get tuition paid, we can do part of the clinic here in group with me guiding minimal disassembly of your transmission so we can better predict what is necessary for repair. We can see if you need a 1/R slider, or how many bands if you take good pics. Also, we can inspect your pinion as a group and everyone can learn from the diagnosis and inspection. This means you will show up to the workshop with gear stack removed and ready to go. Special tools are needed to disassemble the gear stack and I wont have you try that on your own.

[pierrem]

Maybe!

[David Billo]

I'm going to the RD Open House, but not driving this:

I'll be driving a Honda Element, and hope to come home with a load of replacement body panels.