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Why Didn't You do Anything to Your 914 Today?, or, What the Fuch is Keeping You From Working on it? |
tygaboy |
Dec 17 2020, 04:50 PM
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#561
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,478 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
Helped my buddy install the windshield in his '58 Speedster. He's owned it for over 50 years, used to race it, had a 4-cam in it for a while, too!
It's a bit hot rodded with late 356 discs, period magnesium wheels and some other stuff like that 4-cam tach. Such a cool car, but a total nail-biter to work on! Attached thumbnail(s) |
Jett |
Dec 17 2020, 07:06 PM
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#562
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,675 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Helped my buddy install the windshield in his '58 Speedster. He's owned it for over 50 years, used to race it, had a 4-cam in it for a while, too! It's a bit hot rodded with late 356 discs, period magnesium wheels and some other stuff like that 4-cam tach. Such a cool car, but a total nail-biter to work on! Beautiful car! |
VegasRacer |
Dec 19 2020, 08:00 PM
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#563
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,709 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None |
Took the Cayman for a drive with some friends to Rhyolite.
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Tdskip |
Dec 19 2020, 08:06 PM
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#564
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,703 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Took the dash out of our 79 928 for the fourth time, and North Hollywood finally got it right... everything works now, although the cruise control kicks in at 28 mph, which is 3 mph late (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Oooh - another Shark. Let’s see it please. |
jesse7flying |
Dec 20 2020, 10:31 AM
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#565
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 9-August 16 From: Burleson,TX Member No.: 20,281 Region Association: None |
Funny, but I also had to take the instrument pod out of my '85 928 to tackle a stubborn fuel gauge that won't work and replace the instrument lights with LED bulbs. Oh what fun it is to ride...
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markhoward |
Dec 20 2020, 11:20 AM
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#566
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Member Group: Members Posts: 385 Joined: 5-March 17 From: Lafayette, CA Member No.: 20,897 Region Association: Northern California |
Helped my buddy install the windshield in his '58 Speedster. He's owned it for over 50 years, used to race it, had a 4-cam in it for a while, too! It's a bit hot rodded with late 356 discs, period magnesium wheels and some other stuff like that 4-cam tach. Such a cool car, but a total nail-biter to work on! Look at that machine! Glad fat finger syndrome did not kick in while holding the glass. |
Tdskip |
Dec 20 2020, 04:14 PM
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#567
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,703 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Helped my buddy install the windshield in his '58 Speedster. He's owned it for over 50 years, used to race it, had a 4-cam in it for a while, too! It's a bit hot rodded with late 356 discs, period magnesium wheels and some other stuff like that 4-cam tach. Such a cool car, but a total nail-biter to work on! Look at that machine! Glad fat finger syndrome did not kick in while holding the glass. That is a very pretty car. |
Tdskip |
Dec 20 2020, 04:20 PM
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#568
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,703 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Well I did do something on a 914 today but I did not do more because I’ve been working on getting this sorted out. Engine rebuild and gearbox swap later, entirely new springs and shocks and rebuilt suspension later it actually drives quite well.
It was a long-term Reno NV car so please excuse the sun baked paint. |
Jett |
Dec 20 2020, 05:29 PM
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#569
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,675 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Restoring old 911 toolkit roll. Evaporust for a few days and a little scrubbing.
Going to resew next week. Attached image(s) |
914 Ranch |
Jan 16 2021, 06:29 AM
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#570
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Team Sharp where the 914 grow wings Group: Members Posts: 1,470 Joined: 29-January 16 From: TheNorth Shore Retreat. Deland Member No.: 19,611 Region Association: South East States |
Cooking RIBS big time...
I love Ribs, cut them in pairs because nobody asks for a rib, I only hear "Hey Joe, did you bring any Ribs? The eight single bones you see on the pic are end cuts and I only buy racks that weight 4 pounds or better. There are almost 40 pounds in the picture. 6 racks still in the freezer. RIBS (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) |
Jett |
Jan 16 2021, 11:48 AM
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#571
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,675 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Took the dash out of our 79 928 for the fourth time, and North Hollywood finally got it right... everything works now, although the cruise control kicks in at 28 mph, which is 3 mph late (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Oooh - another Shark. Let’s see it please. Here ya go... my favorite driver Attached image(s) |
90quattrocoupe |
Jan 16 2021, 12:42 PM
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#572
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Member Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 4-November 16 From: Long Beach, CA. Member No.: 20,561 Region Association: Southern California |
Made up a couple of work lights for the garage. One for all around and one for under the car. Tall one 6000 lumens and the small one 3000 lumens.
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euro911 |
Jan 16 2021, 02:22 PM
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#573
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,860 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
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tygaboy |
Jan 17 2021, 09:35 AM
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#574
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,478 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
Because I wasted time on this: Low gear in one direction, higher gear in the other.
Truly a trip to ride! And the answer to the question at the end is: A retro-direct pedaling system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuIDgLoVPp8 |
euro911 |
Jan 17 2021, 05:49 PM
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#575
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,860 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
Needed to scab an additional ceiling joist and construct a short height furring wall in the laundry room above the doorway from the pantry. This was required to offset the existing exterior stucco wall, that became an interior wall after raising the roof.
Getting closer to finally getting some drywall up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
BillC |
Jan 17 2021, 06:08 PM
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#576
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 581 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My oldest son gave me a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. He really wanted to start work on it with me before he went back to grad school (he left this morning), so we started on the puzzle last Sunday. It took all week, but we finished it last night:
The puzzle turned out to be every bit the royal pain in the butt that you'd expect a 2K piece puzzle to be. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I made up for the 914 neglect today, by starting to fix the rust on the driver's side of my car. P.S., the cat in the background is the "covid kitty" my wife adopted from a pound last April. Nice cat, but still rather feral, so kinda odd to live with. Also, she's not happy in the pic, because she had gotten a bath just a few minutes earlier. |
Steve |
Jan 18 2021, 04:15 PM
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#577
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,779 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
Took the Cayman for a drive with some friends to Rhyolite. @VegasRacer Did you go through Titus Canyon? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
flat4guy |
Jan 18 2021, 08:56 PM
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#578
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Member Group: Members Posts: 462 Joined: 10-October 16 From: nor cal Member No.: 20,484 Region Association: Northern California |
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VegasRacer |
Jan 19 2021, 12:01 AM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,709 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None |
No, but some of our drives do include an off road loop. As a passenger, I have been amazed at the places a Cayenne can easily go. On our quest to visit all 23 Nevada State Parks, I did traverse some treacherous trails. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
Cairo94507 |
Jan 19 2021, 08:38 AM
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#580
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,163 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
OK, but that is a red Cayman- not a Cayenne. I really like the Cayman and would love one of the 6 cylinder manual cars. I think it could be the best handling car Porsche sells. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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