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| bbrock |
 Sep 28 2020, 07:51 AM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Thanks Andrew. Let's be clear though. Those weather changes did not happen in a week, but in a single day. That is not uncommon either. I believe Montana still holds the record for the largest one day temperature swing (+60F to -60F) sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
Wait what? There is supposed to be an engine in these things? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I haven't posted any of these for awhile so just to add to the cognitive dissonance of our weather, I took these pics in my family room last week. No joke.     |
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| Superhawk996 |
Sep 28 2020, 07:58 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,966 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Nope. He's not joking.
Most amazing frogs, chameleons, and plant room you'd ever want to see. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) |
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| gereed75 |
Sep 28 2020, 10:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,342 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States
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Hey Brent, Thanks for the shout and so glad that that old thread helped out. Really glad to have contributed in a small way to your epic build.
Love the side marker lights. I have always wondered why Porsche put that little recess there. Make sense now. Hope that you get some driving days before hibernation!! |
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| bbrock |
Sep 28 2020, 07:17 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(gereed75 @ Sep 28 2020, 10:26 AM)  Hey Brent, Thanks for the shout and so glad that that old thread helped out. Really glad to have contributed in a small way to your epic build. Love the side marker lights. I have always wondered why Porsche put that little recess there. Make sense now. Hope that you get some driving days before hibernation!! Thank you! I had never heard of that stuff before and boy is it perfect for repairing those bumper tops. Unlikely I'll get any real driving in before spring. Looking at what is left to do and I just don't see it happening but she'll be ready to roll when the snow melts. |
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| bbrock |
Sep 28 2020, 07:25 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Got my Sunset order today so made quick work of screwing the rear license bracket on.
 Hit a small snag on the front. Montana is a front plate state and where I came from wasn't, so I never had a front bracket. Looked at what people want for ratty 914 brackets and they can (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif) I found a 924 bracket on evilbay for cheap so took a gamble that the screw holes would line up. Figured worst case would be to have to drill new holes. Well, turns out is is worst case. The holes just barely don't match. I'm too lazy tonight to complete the job but got all the other bits in place.  The fun surprise was that I had completely forgotten I slipped a guilty pleasure into my order. Whatever could it be? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)  |
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| andrewb |
Sep 29 2020, 05:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 25-May 10 From: UK Member No.: 11,762 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bbrock @ Sep 28 2020, 02:51 PM) Those weather changes did not happen in a week, but in a single day. That is not uncommon either. QUOTE(bbrock @ Sep 29 2020, 02:17 AM) she'll be ready to roll when the snow melts. Oh.......so.......after lunch then ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Cairo94507 |
Sep 29 2020, 06:17 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,297 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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I am going to guess a nice key fob? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| bbrock |
Sep 29 2020, 07:51 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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| porsche914rick |
Sep 29 2020, 08:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Seymour, TN Member No.: 17,744 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(bbrock @ Sep 29 2020, 09:51 AM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| kroelofsen |
Sep 29 2020, 01:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 27-June 19 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 23,255 Region Association: Europe
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) bought similar key fob last week!!!
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| bbrock |
Oct 3 2020, 06:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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It seems to be standard practice to replace the battery in your resto project before even hitting the road with it. I've had battery envy ever since @raynekat and @914_7T3 replaced theirs and was feeling left out. Today I joined their club. The Optima fit okay but thanks to those guys, I knew I could do better. I'm still a CSOB though so I was just going to suck it up and live with the night terrors that came with knowing my battery wasn't perfect. Then the battery in our snow plow/work truck finally died.
 This battery belongs in a museum or hall of fame of some kind. Look at the date on this sucker!!!  This battery has lived 18 years and has NOT had a cushy life. Eighteen brutal Montana winters up in the mountains. This isn't some wussy pampered valley truck here. Never garaged, not driven regularly, and tasked with running a power hungry snow plow, yet firing up without fail even in -35F blizzards. It's truly amazing. But alas, it finally gave up so needed to be replaced. My preference would have been to replace with another yellow top deep cycle battery but I have this fresh red top sitting in the Porsche unloved so the red top is now in the Pathfinder and I scurried off to the FLAPS for a replacement. The FLAPS didn't look so friendly when I saw none of the employees and few customers wearing masks despite Montana cases spiking out of control. Don't be an ass, wear your damn mask! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) I kept my visit short and won't be returning to that store, but now have this bad boy in the engine bay.  And here's the biggest reason I like this battery more than the Optima, the original HO campaign battery cover fits! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Now I just need to figure out a way to get a replica sticker for that beautiful bastard.  |
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| 914_7T3 |
Oct 3 2020, 08:04 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,875 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California
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Way to go....AGM Platinum for the win (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
And that factory recall battery cover (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
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| bbrock |
Oct 18 2020, 09:26 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Lots of great progress this weekend but nothing I'm ready to share. I'll leave this to ponder instead.
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| altitude411 |
Oct 19 2020, 07:39 AM
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I drove my 6 into a tree Group: Members Posts: 1,306 Joined: 21-September 14 From: montana Member No.: 17,932 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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You built a time machine?!?
* best cereal ever |
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| tygaboy |
Oct 19 2020, 08:36 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,547 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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You had Quisp for breakfast on the day the car last ran.
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| mb911 |
Oct 19 2020, 08:42 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,544 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Looking great.. My project has stalled so your way past me now.. Looking great
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| bbrock |
Oct 19 2020, 05:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(altitude411 @ Oct 19 2020, 07:39 AM) You built a time machine?!? * best cereal ever QUOTE(tygaboy @ Oct 19 2020, 08:36 AM) You had Quisp for breakfast on the day the car last ran. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I wonder how many of you looked at that pic and thought (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) If you did, you probably weren't a kid in the U.S. in the late 60s to early 70s. For the rest of you, that box is not as old as you would think. A few years ago, I got into a conversation with my two brothers about Quisp and Quake. My older brother favored Quake and even had the cool miner's helmet with the flashlight in it. My younger brother and I sided with Quisp like the majority of civilized juveniles in the country. A couple of years later I was visiting my older brother in Texas when he walks into the kitchen and says, "I've got something for you" and plops the box of Quisp onto the table. Turns out it is still made in small batches and sold for ridiculous prices on Amazon. My brother bought a case and sent my younger brother and I home with our own boxes. I ate the cereal and kept the box. I forgot all about the box until for some reason yesterday, I was looking at the car and thought to myself, "what this car needs is some period correct cereal." I hope it put some smiles on your old fart faces like it did mine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| 914_7T3 |
Oct 19 2020, 05:38 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,875 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Oct 19 2020, 04:08 PM) QUOTE(altitude411 @ Oct 19 2020, 07:39 AM) You built a time machine?!? * best cereal ever QUOTE(tygaboy @ Oct 19 2020, 08:36 AM) You had Quisp for breakfast on the day the car last ran. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I wonder how many of you looked at that pic and thought (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) If you did, you probably weren't a kid in the U.S. in the late 60s to early 70s. WTF is right! I have never heard of that stuff, but then again I was living in Montreal until 1999 eating Coffee Crisp, Cherry Blossom and Aero bars! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| bbrock |
Nov 22 2020, 09:01 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Looks like I need to catch up here. I'm still waiting on a windshield. Apparently the distributor deleted my local Speedy Glass's account so he's having trouble placing an order. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
I've been working on the engine punch list to get it prepped to run. I sent my valve rockers off to the guy on The Samba who mills them for swivel feet adjusters and mills the blocks to use solid spacers. I don't have them yet because he is waiting on his order of Thorsten Pieper adjusters which have been held up in Frankfurt for nearly a month according to tracking. He sent pics of the progress though.    I also spent some time fine tuning the CSP linkage for the carbs. I swapped the carbs side to side so the bell cranks attach on the idle stop sides. I also experimented with setting them in a "push" arrangement vs "pull." The geometry is awful in the push arrangement.  The pull arrangement aligns much nicer and has the bonus that the bell cranks can attach directly to the stop levers which eliminates at couple parts.  Today I tried to follow Perry Kiel's procedure to fully disable the cold start circuit on the carbs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGo4VjU2htE It did not go well. You can read about that here http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2868625 My air horns didn't come with gaskets and I thought they should have some, so I made a set.  I went ahead and buttoned up the top of the engine while I figure out what to do about that cold start circuit. I think this is shaping up to be a rather smart looking engine if I say so myself.  |
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| jaredmcginness |
Nov 22 2020, 09:23 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 508 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Very interesting intake/filter situation. I don’t know if I have ever seen one installed before.
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