what did you do to your 914 today Options

[cary]

Got a small parts delivery from GPR.
Man, what service (and prices). Needed a couple things to finish up Mark's car. Ordered Sunday afternoon, arrived Tuesday afternoon.

[ndfrigi]

Finally after 5 years of ownership/driving it and 8 years non-op from previous owner, 1st time I did check the oil screen retainer. 1st time using the green oil-Brad Penn.

[marksteinhilber]

Finished removing the tar on the passenger side, driver side was done previously.
Got my version of the Engman kit screwed in place for welding.
Started thinking about the build off as this car needs to be done
by September since my son will be getting his license.

[ndfrigi]

Finished removing the tar on the passenger side, driver side was done previously.
Got my version of the Engman kit screwed in place for welding.
Started thinking about the build off as this car needs to be done
by September since my son will be getting his license.

Almost there Sir Mark!

[forrestkhaag]

Talked to the machinist and the final parts bundle for the 3.0 is completed. Rods resized, measured balanced and new pin bushings pressed in. I also rebuit the bearings and VR in the alternator before bead blasting the housing and fan. Not spending too much time on that non-visual beast but i did get in on the plated straps offered on PP 911 parts FS..

Assembly might begin shortly.


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[euro911]

Talked to the machinist and the final parts bundle for the 3.0 is completed. Rods resized, measured balanced and new pin bushings pressed in. I also rebuit the bearings and VR in the alternator before bead blasting the housing and fan. Not spending too much time on that non-visual beast but i did get in on the plated straps offered on PP 911 parts FS..

Assembly might begin shortly.

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Nice. Did you clear-coat the fan components before reassembling? Remember you live near the ocean, and you know what happens to aluminum in the salt air (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Kansas 914]

Polished my engine tin.......

[DRPHIL914]

We evacuated ahead of the storm (Hurricane Matthew )
Could not take the 914, so just hoping we don't get 25 foot storm surge at high tide- not too worried about rain really, but that's why I have insurance I guess.
1.2 million people evacuating from coastal SC! It was made mandatory - so just hoping and praying that we come back home next week not having to clean up too much debris- the last storm only had 50-60 mph winds and there was a lot of tree and leave debris, branches etc.
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[ndfrigi]

We evacuated ahead of the storm (Hurricane Matthew )
Could not take the 914, so just hoping we don't get 25 foot storm surge at high tide- not too worried about rain really, but that's why I have insurance I guess.
1.2 million people evacuating from coastal SC! It was made mandatory - so just hoping and praying that we come back home next week not having to clean up too much debris- the last storm only had 50-60 mph winds and there was a lot of tree and leave debris, branches etc.
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Take care Phillip and your family too! Hoping this storm will change direction!

[forrestkhaag]

Insure correctly / a 914 is no longer a POIUC. (Piece Of Insignificant Crud) I grew up in Louisiana and we were hit many times.

My dad was a prof. at LSU head of the dept of Anthropology until he retired / so we had no effective insurance and no real money growing up / Baton Rouge was far enough from the surge but you guys in Florida are in harms way. Get away and come back strong - the 914 doesn't factor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[DRPHIL914]

Insure correctly / a 914 is no longer a POIUC. (Piece Of Insignificant Crud) I grew up in Louisiana and we were hit many times.

My dad was a prof. at LSU head of the dept of Anthropology until he retired / so we had no effective insurance and no real money growing up / Baton Rouge was far enough from the surge but you guys in Florida are in harms way. Get away and come back strong - the 914 doesn't factor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I have agreed value $$# Hagerty , for an email from them today just because we are in the area of a storm path and the know it- I am calling tomorrow to discuss increasing that coverage from $15k after reviewing client sales and the Haggerty numbers , and having documented repair work of over $7500+ in past year, now structurally sound and full interior restoration too replacement costs would be a bit more- they told me back in the spring to call once the current work was done and they would re-value it. So- calling tomorrow, thanks for the advice.

[socal1200r]

Noticed that those little "dimples" where the wiper arms attach were looking rusty, and saw that those metal "caps" were shades of orange, so I decided to remove them and do something with them. Removed the wiper arm bolts, pulled the wiper arms off, removed the large nuts on top of the caps, then removed the caps. Used some home-made windshield washer solution that has vinegar in it and a toothbrush to clean up the dimples, and they cleaned right up. The caps had a good amount of rust on them, so I decided to let them soak overnight in a vinegar / Dawn dish soap solution.

Got up this morning and took a wire brush to those caps, and they cleaned right up, the vinegar did a great job in loosening / removing the caked on rust. I took the caps with me to work, and painted them up with some clear fingernail polish, on both sides. I was going to then paint them with some black fingernail polish, but decided I liked the "patina" on the caps, and left them as is. I've used clear and colored fingernail polish on numerous vehicles I've had, for the simple fact they have a small brush inside the bottle. Works great!

Started to put the wiper arms back on after work. Put a little bit of grease on the inside lip of those caps, where they meet the rubber grommets, so they wouldn't be as difficult to remove next time. Got everything back together, and life's good again!

Then took some 0000 steel wool and Mother's polish to the PORSCHE letters on the engine lid, and the 914 and 1.7 on the tail. Cleaned them up, then painted the 1.7 with black fingernail polish, and it looks good, stands out next to the 914 badge.

As much as I really want to tinker with this 914, like a 5-lug conversion, wheels and tires, different exhaust, center console, steering wheel, gauges, etc., I think I'm going to leave it pretty much alone. It needs a paint job due to all the spider-web cracking under the clear coat, but it's a decent 5-foot paint job as it is now. Once it's resprayed, she'll be "cars and coffee" and "cruise-in" ready!

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[SKL1]

Good luck Philip!!

[campbellcj]

I dropped-off 914R at TLG today for some basic maintenance/prep and track tech inspection for racing in 2 weeks - woohoo - life got crazy and I've been off the track for nearly a year already!

[Mueller]

No real work, started to order parts for the motor so I can start to put it back together!

I did start to model a P-car motor, plan to make a running scale version of it, 1/4 scale or so. Once all drawn up I'll offer the plans to others, who knows maybe someone with more money and talent than myself can make a full scale version (if I did the math correctly a 2/3 scale version would fit in the stock 914 engine compartment since this motor is 37 inches long)

[SirAndy]

Got it back from the shop and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) it to work ...
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[76-914]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) You know better than to drop bits of info and leave the room, Andy! Maintenance or repairs.

[SirAndy]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) You know better than to drop bits of info and leave the room, Andy! Maintenance or repairs.

Thought my clutch was going bad, took it to the shop, they found the clutch cable was breaking apart at the pulley wheel, replaced it with a new one, all is good again.

This happened during the last AX, my guess is i picked up some dirty/pebbles that got stuck between the wheel and the cable and wore it down.

All gud now ...
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[pbanders]

Purchased a 215/60-15 tire from Discount ($65 including shipping via eBay), bought a used 15x7 cookie cutter alloy ($85 + $29.84 shipping) from eBay), had my local Discount mount and balance the tire ($18). Bought a a M10 coupling nut ($2.20), M10 threaded rod ($1.90), and two M10 jam nuts ($0.90), to extend my spare tire hold-down screw to accommodate the thicker rim center of the 15x7 wheel. I now have a correctly-sized, usable spare tire for the first time in the 33 years I've owned my car. $203.25 total including tax.

[SirAndy]

Purchased a 215/60-15 tire from Discount ($65 including shipping via eBay), bought a used 15x7 cookie cutter alloy ($85 + $29.84 shipping) from eBay), had my local Discount mount and balance the tire ($18). Bought a a M10 coupling nut ($2.20), M10 threaded rod ($1.90), and two M10 jam nuts ($0.90), to extend my spare tire hold-down screw to accommodate the thicker rim center of the 15x7 wheel. I now have a correctly-sized, usable spare tire for the first time in the 33 years I've owned my car. $203.25 total including tax.

That reminds me, i already bought a 6" cookie cutter wheel to do the same albeit narrower. Gotta get me a tire for that.

My current spare is a 225 on a 7" cookie cutter and it's just a bit too high for the rear trunk.
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