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post Apr 28 2020, 08:55 AM
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Wired up the Honda ECU to a new fuse block mounted behind the passenger seat.

I also got tired of hitting my head on the targa top while working on the car so I decided to take the top off. Took about 20 minutes since I had to Google how to take the targa top off, it has been that long since off.
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post Apr 28 2020, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Apr 28 2020, 07:55 AM) *

Wired up the Honda ECU to a new fuse block mounted behind the passenger seat.

I also got tired of hitting my head on the targa top while working on the car so I decided to take the top off. Took about 20 minutes since I had to Google how to take the targa top off, it has been that long since off.

go ahead Mike give us a start u video please
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post Apr 28 2020, 10:57 AM
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Tried a different approach to cable shifter console. Kind of like where it is going.

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post Apr 28 2020, 02:01 PM
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Moving cars around, getting ready to drop the engine/transaxle on the '73...Attached Image
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post Apr 28 2020, 05:00 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Drove it! First time since I drove it home 1 mile off the trailer. After an intake, throttle body, & FI refresh, I drove it for about 6 miles. Ran well, but it seemed like my second choice throttle return spring still didn't have enough ass to close the butterfly properly after letting off the throttle. Installed a shorter, heavier spring, drove it 10 more miles and the car ran like a top! It shifts well, no grinding, or popping out of gear and runs strong.

The temp gauge on the center console seems to function properly and held steady after it was up to running temp. I definitely want to do the valves, make sure dwell, & timing are spot on, as well as put in new plugs and wires. That said, I'm pretty stoked right now. Other impressions: passenger mirror is shaky/wonky, definitely needs rear shocks & probably springs, needs a rear window butyl tape seal and the shift rod cover needs reinstalled... not to mention tons of cosmetic stuff.....projects for another day.
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post Apr 28 2020, 05:19 PM
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QUOTE(Craigers17 @ Apr 28 2020, 07:00 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Drove it! First time since I drove it home 1 mile off the trailer. After an intake, throttle body, & FI refresh, I drove it for about 6 miles. Ran well, but it seemed like my second choice throttle return spring still didn't have enough ass to close the butterfly properly after letting off the throttle. Installed a shorter, heavier spring, drove it 10 more miles and the car ran like a top! It shifts well, no grinding, or popping out of gear and runs strong.

The temp gauge on the center console seems to function properly and held steady after it was up to running temp. I definitely want to do the valves, make sure dwell, & timing are spot on, as well as put in new plugs and wires. That said, I'm pretty stoked right now. Other impressions: passenger mirror is shaky/wonky, definitely needs rear shocks & probably springs, needs a rear window butyl tape seal and the shift rod cover needs reinstalled... not to mention tons of cosmetic stuff.....projects for another day.

Nice job! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Apr 28 2020, 05:34 PM
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Yea,

Don't know you but I just built a miniature of your garage at my home in Boston, as soon as I can find the right commercial space - mine will look like yours! Nice job there in AZ!

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Moving cars around, getting ready to drop the engine/transaxle on the '73...Attached Image
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post Apr 28 2020, 07:26 PM
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Yeah, those 'Car Condos' in the Phoenix area are really cool.

When you get a chance, shoot some pis of the loft area, Stu ...

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post Apr 28 2020, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(Craigers17 @ Apr 28 2020, 04:00 PM) *
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Drove it! First time since I drove it home 1 mile off the trailer. After an intake, throttle body, & FI refresh, I drove it for about 6 miles. Ran well, but it seemed like my second choice throttle return spring still didn't have enough ass to close the butterfly properly after letting off the throttle. Installed a shorter, heavier spring, drove it 10 more miles and the car ran like a top! It shifts well, no grinding, or popping out of gear and runs strong.

The temp gauge on the center console seems to function properly and held steady after it was up to running temp. I definitely want to do the valves, make sure dwell, & timing are spot on, as well as put in new plugs and wires. That said, I'm pretty stoked right now. Other impressions: passenger mirror is shaky/wonky, definitely needs rear shocks & probably springs, needs a rear window butyl tape seal and the shift rod cover needs reinstalled... not to mention tons of cosmetic stuff.....projects for another day.
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Post some pix ...

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post Apr 28 2020, 07:56 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Rickb45 and I drove both of ours down to see Scott b near Charles City to discuss body & paint options to get my '76 back to its original Malaga Red. Car has very few rust spots, and Scotty, being perhaps the best Porsche (esp. 914) body guys in Virginia had a wealth of knowledge for us. A great visit with a great guy and learned a ton - he knows these cars so well it's amazing. Think I have a game plan for how to proceed thanks to Scotty and Rick, and hope to begin working on the few rust spots when winter comes. Total drive on a perfect day was about 90 miles - my 914 was running like a dream.

Meanwhile, Rick was having some intermittent ignition problems - mostly I think from running an 009 distributor cap on an 050 distributor. It's worked fine for 7 years, but once Rick took the cap off, things seemed to go downhill. Whoever put the 009 cap on had to grind off the wide piece that fits in the dizzy notch - as they are in completely different places on 2 dizzy's - so he has nothing to keep his cap from rotating about 10 deg. One of us will post a query on another thread.

I so enjoyed today's drive that after supper I needed another 914 fix. So I did another about 60 miles in country twisties - and came home very satisfied.

No car in the world drives like a 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/red914.jpg) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/14.gif)

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post Apr 28 2020, 09:30 PM
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euro- I'll take a pic of the mezzanine but it's mainly for storage and desk etc. Have my Simplex challenger go-kart (had that since 1961- have trouble getting rid of stuff but I did throw away WAY too many old parts when I moved here from IA)... and my wife gave me an oriental rug for the floor!!Attached Image
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post Apr 28 2020, 10:36 PM
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Got some new tires to replace the 12 yr old tires on the 6
Yokohama did a reboot of the old A008’s so I couldn’t resist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached Image
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post Apr 28 2020, 11:33 PM
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euro- I'll take a pic of the mezzanine but it's mainly for storage and desk etc. Have my Simplex challenger go-kart (had that since 1961- have trouble getting rid of stuff but I did throw away WAY too many old parts when I moved here from IA)... and my wife gave me an oriental rug for the floor!!

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I've been thinking about building a loft in my RV garage. With the 14' ceiling, I could definitely create some (much needed) extra storage space. Also want to get the floors in both garages epoxied (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

I had a Simplex kart too - from age 10 ~ 15 ('64 ~ '69). Swapped out the original West Bend 580 for a Mac-6 at some point. Not sure whatever became of the kart (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) ... but I still have the 580 in the garage here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Apr 29 2020, 06:11 AM
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Rear Axle Bearings Cleaned up and greased
Wrapped up till installation time
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post Apr 29 2020, 06:57 AM
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I sat in Igor and made vroom vroom noises. I am going to get him back on the road this weekend.

Does that count?
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post Apr 29 2020, 07:15 AM
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your CV joints look great now
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post Apr 29 2020, 08:32 AM
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Got some new tires to replace the 12 yr old tires on the 6
Yokohama did a reboot of the old A008’s so I couldn’t resist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached Image

Great Pic of the twins. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 29 2020, 01:47 PM
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About 100 miles between Windsor, Ivor, and Smithfield VA, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) with Terri driving and me navigating. This was our initial pre-run of First Settler Region's "Cabin Fever Fun Run" that was originally scheduled for earlier this month. Only made a couple of wrong turns... Found a few errors too; will fix these and try it again.
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post Apr 30 2020, 01:04 PM
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Swapped wheels on the '71... guess we won't be getting a new window decal from the Parade this year... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)Attached Image
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Did an oil change (Brad Penn) and had the clutch cable replaced on the 74.
Rebuilt a corner of the front spoiler on the 75. a nice chunk of the fiberglass was missing.
Drove it for about 40 miles. Had lots of fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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