Just arrived in the garage: 1971 914-4 1.7 Options

[raynekat]

Got the annoying squeak/scraping sound (shifting into reverse or 1st) I've been experiencing the past year.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=351402

[raynekat]

Got the GT hood prop from PMB Performance installed.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=351480

[Jett]

She's home finally.
Had a false start last week.
Half way home, the engine started to cut out and wouldn't run at any kind of throttle.
Trailered back to Rothsport, and they tracked it down to a fault in the fuel shutoff solenoid for the MFI system.

Beautiful day in Portland, so I went back out and fetched the car.







Safe at home in the garage.



Sharing space with its stablemate.




Lots of little projects to take care of besides driving it as much as possible in the next week or two while the weather is nice.
Typical Portland winter monsoon season is coming soon.

Need to lower the mirror on the windshield so I can behind me better.
Lubricate both the steering wheel and gear shift....squeak, squeak.
Purchase and install a small steering wheel. The current 380mm factory wheel is just too big for my long legs. Looking at a 350mm aftermarket of some type.
Need to purchase a new micro switch for the MFI fuel cutoff circuit. Mine is obviously dodgy. The one that is failing was new when I purchased it. Bad QC I think.
Repair and repaint right corner of the front valence. Tow company jacked that up with their tow straps getting me to the shop initially.
Nice set of Coco floor mats to match what I have in the trunk.
Copy of the prop rod that some of the 914-6 GT's used. Kelly Moss will make me one this winter. Then I can ditch the long fiberglass rod.
Purchase the heater box barrel nuts so I can finish the heat/defrost install in front of the engine.
My parking brake light just stays on, so I think the little switch down by the parking brake handle is no good. Again some bad QC on some of these parts.

Long term projects for next year include:
-possibly softening up the suspension by going with 19mm T-bars (current 21mm) and 125# rear springs (current 150#). Just drive and we'll see for now.
-gearing is very short. Great for auto-x, rallying, etc. Long drives on the highway, maybe not so much. Again it's not an immediate issue. But might look at changing out 5th and possibly 4th gears.
-refinish and repaint the roof. Looks fine, but if you're a perfectionist, it might need some attention. Ha

That's all for now.

I'll get some more close up pics of various parts of the car up here in the coming weeks just for fun.

Car is running cool so far. Just 90C after everything is all warmed up. We'll take a wait and see approach to adding the aux oil cooler. Likely need an auto-x on a very warm day or a track event to get the temps up there. Or some 105F weather as we sometimes get here in the summer.

Green car's nickname is Kermie.
914 will be Snoopy....black & white with an attitude.

Love the contrast!

[raynekat]

Love the contrast!

Now that I've got ALL the leftover projects completed on the 914, I can spend a bit more time on the other money sink.



Just getting the seats reupholstered in a nice subtle GTI plaid.
And a new set of boots from Pirelli.

[raynekat]

I've never been a fan of the Dansk single outlet sport exhaust that's been on the car.
When I had the engine built, Rothsport dyno'd the engine with the sport exhaust along with a stock Leistritz single outlet muffler.
The sport exhaust made a bit more power on the top end....but not all that much.

I wanted to go with the Leistritz but the outlet had never been fit and welded to pass under the rear valance on my car.
Luckily we have a great muffler shop in Boring where I live that has a very talented fabricator/welder.
I spent a couple of hours with him a week ago and fit a new tip to the Leistritz.
His welding was killer good and the new outlet install looked factory.

I had previously had the Leistritz ceramic coated, so I needed to address the new semi stainless tip.
The ceramic coater is quite expensive, but I found something online that looked like it could work.
So I purchased a can of this stuff from Eastwood.



It's 2K product, so you mix the 2 sections of the can (one that includes the catalyzer) and you're good to go.
Once mixed, this product lasts about 48 hrs which is an eternity compared to other 2K spray products I've used.

End result looked great....don't go by my crummy pics.



Also installed the nice factory chrome tip that goes on these mufflers.
Pics on the car in the morning and I'll share a video so you can hear it.
Sounds a million times better than the sport muffler.
Very much early 911-ish.
Liking it.

[Jett]

Love the contrast!

Now that I've got ALL the leftover projects completed on the 914, I can spend a bit more time on the other money sink.



Just getting the seats reupholstered in a nice subtle GTI plaid.
And a new set of boots from Pirelli.

Beautiful car!

[raynekat]

Couple of quick videos.

First one (more of a sound bite as the vid is out of focus) of the sound of the 2.7MFI through the new Leistritz muffler.

https://vimeo.com/manage/527088825/general

The 2nd of the twins enjoying a ride down the driveway and back.

https://vimeo.com/manage/527088184/general

What kind of face you make when you are nearly 4 years old after a quick blast in Daddy's car. Ha!

[raynekat]

It appears that Snoopy will be sold in the coming months.
The prospective buyer understands what went into putting this car together, and wants to be the next caretaker.
He was looking for a narrow body car with the mechanical fuel injection.
Plus he is a car nut with multiple vintage vehicles.
A perfect fit if there ever was one.

So look for further updates, but it appears the car will be moving farther West in the very near future.
All great news.

This car will be missed, so I'll be driving it bit more until it's gone.

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[raynekat]

More pics....

[raynekat]

Couple more....

[mepstein]

Still one of my favorite builds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Jett]

Couple more....

Without factoring in the time and knowledge necessary to build a car like this… I guess that the build cost was in the ~$110k range, and expect that the BAT price goes for ~$135k or more depending on the pictures and driving video.

[raynekat]

Will never make it to BaT...selling beforehand. The comments in BaT would have been interesting and some likely very controversial. Build cost higher than $100k by quite some margin. Drivetrain alone was +$60k. It was an education in doing a more comprehensive build/resto so the final numbers aren't that important to me. It was all about the experience, what's possible or impossible (some things nearly were...ha), etc. Definitely a time of my life I'll always remember. I'm proud of the final product. Is it perfect? Not even close. It's certainly unique in many ways i think.

I'll put a drive video here soon.

[raynekat]

Received a down payment on Snoopy today, so it's a "gone pecan" as they say. Shed a tear or two thinking about all that was put into this car by many folks over the past 5 years.
Quite a journey and learning experience for me.

The car is heading to Nihon (Nippon) or the Land of the Rising Sun.
The car will be in great hands with ownership being taken over by another vintage car nut.



And now for something completely different.
My other vintage P car is less than 2 days left on Bring A Trailer.
Hoping for a great ending on Wed, Sept 1 12:30pm Pacific time.
Get your popcorn.
I'm getting my Valium. Ha (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-pors...d_placed_seller

[raynekat]

Go Kermie, Go

[mepstein]

Received a down payment on Snoopy today, so it's a "gone pecan" as they say. Shed a tear or two thinking about all that was put into this car by many folks over the past 5 years.
Quite a journey and learning experience for me.

The car is heading to Nihon (Nippon) or the Land of the Rising Sun.
The car will be in great hands with ownership being taken over by another vintage car nut.



And now for something completely different.
My other vintage P car is less than 2 days left on Bring A Trailer.
Hoping for a great ending on Wed, Sept 1 12:30pm Pacific time.
Get your popcorn.
I'm getting my Valium. Ha (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-pors...d_placed_seller

Looks like it’s doing well though I know these projects aren’t cheap to build. GLWTS!

[Cairo94507]

Two outstanding examples of Porsche's best. GLWTS on BAT. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Beach914]

add a 914 GT to go with those and I'm in heaven !

Great cars.

[raynekat]

Started the farewell process today.
Tonight Kermie leaves on an auto transport truck.
The white 914 will do the same in the coming weeks.

[Dion]

Well done Doug. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)