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post Mar 27 2016, 06:51 AM
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QUOTE(Porschef @ Mar 26 2016, 01:09 PM) *
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Oh, and I do believe that throwing a couple a few mothballs under your car during storage is a good thing. Vermin hate that.
My wife doesn't like the thought of mothballs laying around because our dogs might eat them, so we use urinal cakes (the ones with the plastic 'splashguards') (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)



Oh, don't use those things. Elyut says they taste terrible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Mar 27 2016, 06:52 AM
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Watched my odometer turn over 200,000 miles. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Congratulations!


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Congrats! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

What other high mileage 914s are out there? I figure there should be some 300k and maybe 400k stories out there...


Pikers....

Betty's car is at 370,000 plus miles and is still a daily driver. We take it to get groceries.
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post Mar 27 2016, 07:36 PM
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Installed helper springs on my Rebel Racing Coil Overs. I got tired of them hanging up every time i put my car up on the lift.
Problem solved!!
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post Mar 27 2016, 09:51 PM
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a bit of this!
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post Mar 27 2016, 10:34 PM
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Oh...flywhreel porn.


Nice.
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post Mar 29 2016, 05:36 PM
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Yesterday, this arrived.....


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post Mar 29 2016, 05:37 PM
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And inside was this!


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post Mar 29 2016, 05:38 PM
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and here is the teaser....

I drove it from the truck to the garage.. Hopefully I can play with it some more tomorrow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Mar 29 2016, 06:00 PM
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Damn! I was hoping it would be a fast car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

PS: Congrats.

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and here is the teaser....

I drove it from the truck to the garage.. Hopefully I can play with it some more tomorrow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 30 2016, 12:53 AM
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Finishing the final shop closing bits and pieces ... one trailer load of parts to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Will be moving the 'BB' home tomorrow or Thursday, and trying to carve out some time to get the hydraulic clutch thing happening.

Dropping off my wife's '71 at the body shop on Friday ... minor body reshaping and then new paint. I removed bumpers, all the lights, the mirror, the trunk lock and 914 emblem this evening. Still need to remove the windshield trim, wiper assembly, squirters, door handles and the sail trim ... and horns and all them little round rubber thingies in the bottom of the bulkhead behind the front bumper.

I disassembled the motor earlier in the year and have the parts staged to go to EMW for evaluation ... maybe next week (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Mar 30 2016, 09:28 PM
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Currently replacing the original 42 year old plastic fuel lines and rubber brake lines in my '74 2.0L.


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post Mar 30 2016, 10:04 PM
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Currently replacing the original 42 year old plastic fuel lines and rubber brake lines in my '74 2.0L.


i encourage who have not replaces their orignal fuel lines to replace them soon or put it on top of their to-do-list! i recently replaced mine and with a little nodge of the gas tank, my return line turn into crumbs. my out line also snapped off with little force.

and thank you noel for helping me out. it would have taken me a whole day without your knowledge!

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post Mar 31 2016, 08:03 AM
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post Apr 1 2016, 07:50 AM
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Got the valves adjusted, new points (third set in a year...), checked timing and dwell angle and an oil change. Runs great.
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post Apr 1 2016, 07:57 AM
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Got the valves adjusted, new points (third set in a year...), checked timing and dwell angle and an oil change. Runs great.

Damn are you replacing the condenser at the same time or did you put 40K on it last year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Apr 1 2016, 08:48 AM
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Got the valves adjusted, new points (third set in a year...), checked timing and dwell angle and an oil change. Runs great.

Damn are you replacing the condenser at the same time or did you put 40K on it last year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Yes - new condenser each time. To be more clear, the first set I put on last year during the initial work I did on the car was heavily worn after about 10 months (and maybe 2,000 miles) and left me stranded. I could not determine the cause. The second set that was removed this week had a small "mountain" on the contacts so I just replaced them and the condenser for peace of mind. Am contemplating converting to electronic ignition at some point...
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post Apr 1 2016, 08:59 AM
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Electronic is the way to go. Keep a-spare dizzy with points & condenser in the trunk as a back-up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Apr 1 2016, 09:24 AM
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Definitely go electronic but keep a spare pair of electronic for roadside repairs. I don't recommend carrying a set of points as a replacement unless you also carry a dwell meter and timing light with you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Apr 1 2016, 10:25 AM
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Today's task / putting in a new speedo cable / third one in the last few months...... routing issues I presume / Bruce Stone relayed a "trick" to run the cable up and over the axels to the upper bolt/nut location on the side of the tranny / then install a cale clamp of the proper diameter to that stud to keep the cable in check / and test the angle drive for ease of rotation. fyi
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post Apr 1 2016, 02:00 PM
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Today's task / putting in a new speedo cable / third one in the last few months...... routing issues I presume / Bruce Stone relayed a "trick" to run the cable up and over the axels to the upper bolt/nut location on the side of the tranny / then install a cale clamp of the proper diameter to that stud to keep the cable in check / and test the angle drive for ease of rotation. fyi


Do you have any pictures of the cable routing?
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