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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
Rounding up my journey to resurrect the 914–6 that I purchased in the spring of last year.
Some basics. Originally a 1973, 914- 4. The previous owner did all the metal work, including flares, GT bracing inside the tub, front and rear. Epoxy primer with single stage Bahia red. He did an exceptional job in these areas. What fell short was the engine rebuild. Short story what is the intermediate bearing was floating around the engine, pistons were the wrong ones, etc. With under 100 miles on the car the engine had to come out and be rebuilt. That’s where my journey began. Fast forward about 8 months, the engine out and crated to Bruce Abbett in North Carolina who did a smashing rebuild on the 1976 €3.0 Carrera engine . A great referral from Michael @Cairo94507 Long block back- all the parts back on. While the engine was out, I stripped most of the engine bay down to metal. My first time spraying with HPLV- epoxy primer, and ppg shopeline single stage after copious hand sanding. After considerable coaching from Chris at the Redbarn @tygaboy I learned to build a complete engine harness and replace the Pertronix wiring/ location. Love those Deutsch connectors! A very enjoyable process. Too much other work to list at the moment. Finally the engine is back in, all hooked up. Then… I was unable to start it. Andy @Krieger saved the day! He thought I was kidding when I said I can make the car look beautiful, but I can’t make the engine run. A fact. https://youtube.com/shorts/9avfyEaIwcU?feature=share I’ll back post some pics. Currently waiting to get in the door at Hitech in San Rafael for PMO tuning though it’s a long wait til mid April. The initial 20 minute break in completed, but it’s just not running well. Uggg! Hard to be patient at this point. Fabricating a gt style engine lid meanwhile. The previous lid was super jankie with kitchen cupboard door handles on it. Thanks for looking and all the 914world knowledge along the way. An awesome bunch of people. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() The one grill was in excellent shape, except for the small piece that was missing. I decided to fabricate a patch, and do some very delicate novice welding. I’m not sure I can repeat the act without burning it There’s a couple flaws, but I have since added some metal to the little grill bars, filed them, and they look pretty good. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Village Idiot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,340 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Sounds and looks great!
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Michael ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,850 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
@roundtwo - Todd, your car is coming along great. I really look forward to the day we can plan a trip to meet at Chris' Red Barn to admire all of the work you have done. I am sure we will have good weather in 4 weeks just in time for the PMO sorting. it should all come together. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,331 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
Your grill repair looks like it turned out well! Good on ya' for going after it. I don't think I would even have tried... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,333 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Bruce is a great guy. I've known him for years. He has a soft spot for 914's.
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
That grill repair looks great!
If you can do that as a "novice" you're going to kick ass with a bit of practice. I'm with Tyga, I'd of started looking for another grill first... |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,733 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Way to go Todd! That car is going to be so much fun!
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
Thanks for all the encouragement and thoughts.
The existing grill portion was in such pristine shape, without any shape deviations, I thought what the hell why not try a patch. Couldn’t resist the challenge :stir One of the problems with the previous design was the brace had been removed from the underside. Even with lots of finicky adjustments, it never fit quite flat when installed as it had a twist once latched. It’s not clear to me why Porsche installed the latch, offset from the center. I guess they wanted a reason to manufacture some lid braces. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I have a brace ready to be tacked on. I would like to add the dimples as pictured for the cool factor. ![]() Final cuts completed after reshaping the small section of sheet metal on the forward leading edge- pretty jacked from po work. Checked the fit today for proof of concept- likin’ the look so far. ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,191 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Mount Airy, Maryland Member No.: 18,763 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Looking good.
Something I did for mine was remove both springs and attach $20 gas struts from Amazon. Clean look and perfect application. Credit and pics Appreciation |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
@nditiz1
Thanks...a good idea as it's the springs that cause that twist of the lid when closed. I tired using only one spring (on the left and/ or the right ) but it didn't solve the problem. Do you have a pic to share so I can see the location of the struts when open? Todd |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,191 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Mount Airy, Maryland Member No.: 18,763 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California ![]() ![]() |
@nditiz1
Thanks for the pics. I like the way it tucts right up against the lid. Nice that it’s out of the way when the lid is up and it’s not visible from the top when the lid is closed! Great design. Todd |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,191 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Mount Airy, Maryland Member No.: 18,763 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
@nditiz1 Thanks for the pics. I like the way it tucts right up against the lid. Nice that it’s out of the way when the lid is up and it’s not visible from the top when the lid is closed! Great design. Todd I can't take the credit. I got it from another member on here with a Suby conversion that I met at the NEG last year. |
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