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what did you do to your 914 today |
Shivers |
Oct 1 2023, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,781 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
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KSCarrera |
Oct 2 2023, 03:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 31-January 19 From: UK Member No.: 22,846 Region Association: England |
Last hillclimb of the year - shortest course in the calendar at just 500 yards, but challenging... Ended with a PB and exactly matched the time of a friend's 996 which won the next class up. Now for six months of planning – and spending money I don't have...
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Shivers |
Oct 2 2023, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,781 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
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Craigers17 |
Oct 2 2023, 04:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States |
The guy at the radiator shop said it would cost $350-$400 to clean and seal my old tank, so bought a new one and had it shipped x-country....total cost tax, tag, title.... $250. Got it today. Of course it came with 2 bent tabs which I had to bend back.
Also started working on getting the rust and debris off the old filler neck. Hope to finish tomorrow and get it into primer. |
Shivers |
Oct 2 2023, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,781 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
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DRPHIL914 |
Oct 4 2023, 10:33 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,810 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
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ClayPerrine |
Oct 4 2023, 12:09 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,902 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
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Shivers |
Oct 4 2023, 01:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,781 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Why didn't you just weld the splined end into the shift rod? The U-Joint will bend, and everything will still work great. I took all the stock parts and laid them on the ground and marked where everything was from the factory Beginning of the rods, end of the rods, curves of the rod. I then laid out the project parts on the drawings on the ground with the ujoint in place. To get the best angle on the ujoint and keep the rods in place, That was how I did it. I had no car with a sideshift bar and trans to fit to, so I had to keep everything in its place. As well as I could anyway. Plan is to make my shift console with a seperate rod and add a second ujoint, but it will be long enough to run it stock if I change my mind. That console shaft will not be cheap. @DRPHIL914 Well, I'm at a point where if I can't make it, fix it or modify it to work, I will find a used one good enough to fix. I've had over 40 years to dream up stuff to do to this car. Saw my first mid-engine buggy long ago and the first thing I noticed was the linkage. A true tail shift owner. lol Thank goodness I have most of the parts to remedy that. |
DRPHIL914 |
Oct 4 2023, 01:55 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,810 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
Why didn't you just weld the splined end into the shift rod? The U-Joint will bend, and everything will still work great. I took all the stock parts and laid them on the ground and marked where everything was from the factory Beginning of the rods, end of the rods, curves of the rod. I then laid out the project parts on the drawings on the ground with the ujoint in place. To get the best angle on the ujoint and keep the rods in place, That was how I did it. I had no car with a sideshift bar and trans to fit to, so I had to keep everything in its place. As well as I could anyway. Plan is to make my shift console with a seperate rod and add a second ujoint, but it will be long enough to run it stock if I change my mind. That console shaft will not be cheap. @DRPHIL914 Well, I'm at a point where if I can't make it, fix it or modify it to work, I will find a used one good enough to fix. I've had over 40 years to dream up stuff to do to this car. Saw my first mid-engine buggy long ago and the first thing I noticed was the linkage. A true tail shift owner. lol Thank goodness I have most of the parts to remedy that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) well if you have the parts and have the skill to make it happen why not!! i wasn't sure if there was a reason why you might have to modify and make your own. certainly can save a ton of $$ if you have the time, same reason why i do most stuff myself, there are times i wish i had the equipment to make my own stuff, i have ideas just cant carry them out! |
RFoulds |
Oct 4 2023, 01:59 PM
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Green Teen 66 Group: Members Posts: 837 Joined: 10-August 09 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 10,656 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The guy at the radiator shop said it would cost $350-$400 to clean and seal my old tank, so bought a new one and had it shipped x-country....total cost tax, tag, title.... $250. Got it today. Of course it came with 2 bent tabs which I had to bend back. Also started working on getting the rust and debris off the old filler neck. Hope to finish tomorrow and get it into primer. You will find the seam on that new tank sits up too high for the retainer strap to fit properly. test fit the little plastic retainer first by grinding that seam down by half. |
Craigers17 |
Oct 4 2023, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States |
[quote name='RFoulds' date='Oct 4 2023, 01:59 PM' post='3105859']
[quote name='Craigers17' post='3105528' date='Oct 2 2023, 03:16 PM'] You will find the seam on that new tank sits up too high for the retainer strap to fit properly. test fit the little plastic retainer first by grinding that seam down by half. [/quote] Thanks for the heads up. I'll test fit it in a couple days and see what I need to do. I rather be grinding before I put gas in it. Seems like they should have foreseen that issue. |
mikey63 |
Oct 9 2023, 10:37 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 126 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Windsor,Ca Member No.: 11,529 Region Association: Northern California |
Early AM Santa Rosa Cars and Coffee.
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ClayPerrine |
Oct 9 2023, 01:30 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,902 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Took the right front wheel off Elwood yesterday. It got screwed (as in a screw in the tread) on the Dragon, and it went flat. So it will be going to Zims to be repaired. I am not trusting the expensive pure Magnesium 5 lug gas burners to the tire monkeys at Discount Tire.
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campbellcj |
Oct 9 2023, 01:59 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,588 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
I finally fixed my turn signal issue which did turn out to be the stalk switch itself - about the only thing it could've been after going over everything else multiple times! Thanks to World and Samba for leading me to the issue and a NOS part.
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Porschef |
Oct 9 2023, 02:15 PM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,180 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States |
Early AM Santa Rosa Cars and Coffee. That is very pretty... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Craigers17 |
Oct 9 2023, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States |
Finished painting the filler neck...
Removed old plastic lines & fuel pump.... Installed Tangerine's SS line...I have carbs so I'm only installing the supply... Mocked up new location for new filter & pump... |
East coaster |
Oct 9 2023, 05:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Millville, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
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Shivers |
Oct 9 2023, 07:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,781 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
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DRPHIL914 |
Oct 10 2023, 07:10 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,810 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
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mikey63 |
Oct 10 2023, 10:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 126 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Windsor,Ca Member No.: 11,529 Region Association: Northern California |
Dr. Phil, I did make it.
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