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| FourBlades |
 Apr 16 2010, 12:38 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin  Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States 
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Got both carbs working and went for a short drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) OMG....grin meter is pegged. This is one powerful motor... Gonna go through the other carb now and get it balanced. John |
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| McMark |
Apr 16 2010, 01:03 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
SWEEEET!
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| 914Tom |
Apr 17 2010, 12:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 11-February 07 From: Germany Member No.: 7,526 |
QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 16 2010, 09:03 PM)  SWEEEET! congratulation. |
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| FourBlades |
Apr 24 2010, 02:40 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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Finally had time to go through both carbs completely. I found that the float on
the side that was idling better was set at 1 mm instead of 11!!! The other carb was not idling well most of the time until I corrected this. The carb with the high float was running rich and preventing the other carb from idling at all unless I set the idle really high. Setting the float levels of both carbs to 11 allowed them to both idle at the same RPM. I also cleaned and blew out all the passages in both carbs, put in new gaskets, and reset all the screws to the recommended starting points. I am learning a lot about IDFs, I think I took the one apart about 3 times before I found the problem was really with the carb I thought was working better. If the carbs had worked perfectly out of the box I would not have learned anything at all about them so it was worth all the fooling around. Now the car idles much better and pulls even harder. There is a little flat spot between idling and open throttle, but not bad. One it gets on the open throttle it pulls very strong. I uploaded another video. It is not great but it gives some idea how it sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnbSE7vNqJ4 John |
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| McMark |
Apr 24 2010, 02:49 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Yeah, the floats always seem to get f-d up during shipping. I suspect lots of bouncing with no fuel in the bowl to absorb the jolt.
Cool video! (I embedded it for you) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| FourBlades |
Apr 24 2010, 03:04 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 24 2010, 01:49 PM) Yeah, the floats always seem to get f-d up during shipping. I suspect lots of bouncing with no fuel in the bowl to absorb the jolt. Cool video! (I embedded it for you) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) Thanks for embedding the video. I guess lesson learned is always clean and go through new carbs before putting them on the car. Now I can actually try to balance their air flow. John |
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| corsepervita |
Apr 24 2010, 03:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I just went through all 18 pages of this thread. I have to say I am just impressed by the dedication to getting the car back on it's feet. Most people I've seen that go for "resto projects" like this end up ripping it apart, see the rust and would go "OMG. Nevermind... taking this to the scrap yard."
But to see it go through all of that work, get put back together and restored back to working condition and get the treatment it has, that is very impressive. Great job. I bet it's the best feeling in the world to look back on those pictures and now go drive it and know you did that all yourself. Good job. PS: This thread makes me wish I had a welder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
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| FourBlades |
Apr 24 2010, 03:27 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(corsepervita @ Apr 24 2010, 02:04 PM) I just went through all 18 pages of this thread. I have to say I am just impressed by the dedication to getting the car back on it's feet. Most people I've seen that go for "resto projects" like this end up ripping it apart, see the rust and would go "OMG. Nevermind... taking this to the scrap yard." But to see it go through all of that work, get put back together and restored back to working condition and get the treatment it has, that is very impressive. Great job. I bet it's the best feeling in the world to look back on those pictures and now go drive it and know you did that all yourself. Good job. PS: This thread makes me wish I had a welder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Its funny you say that, I was just going over some unposted pictures of the car when it was really bad. Each little bit that you do is satisfying and motivates you to keep going. When I flipped the car on the rocker, I thought I was nearly done. That was 2 years and 2 weeks ago.  Mmmm...  Geeeeez...  I wanted to learn to restore a car more than I just wanted a car to drive. I was thinking of making this a hobby business when I can scale back from working full time. I think I could do it all over in 12 months or less now. I will find out because I am starting on the IMSA car full bore soon. John |
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| corsepervita |
Apr 24 2010, 03:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Redmond, OR Member No.: 11,631 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yeah that's quite a piece of work you had on your hands. My 924 has gone through similar issues, though the rust is not nearly on the level you are experiencing. I've had to cut out a lot of things, grind down others. It's come a long way. Feels good to do your own work indeed. Hats off to you my friend, that's a lot of work.
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| FourBlades |
Aug 22 2010, 09:36 AM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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Took the car to its first event, a BBQ at the local 356 restoration shop.
I took along a notebook of photos from the restoration. People really liked the car and many said they had 914s years ago and regretted selling them. Several people wanted to know when I was opening a 914 shop so I could fix their cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)  Still have a lot of little cosmetic thigs to finish up. Also working on getting the ride height and alignment set up right. I already have visions of tarret enginerring sway bars, camber plates, etc. John |
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| EdwardBlume |
Aug 22 2010, 09:55 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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Looks fantastic... thanks for saving one!
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| steveherman |
Aug 22 2010, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 380 Joined: 12-September 09 From: Kissimmee Florida Member No.: 10,799 Region Association: South East States |
time for a trip over there in my 914.
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| FourBlades |
Aug 22 2010, 01:49 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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I'd love to see your car Steve. Maybe when it cools off a little more... John |
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| carr914 |
Aug 22 2010, 02:50 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 122,872 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
So what's up with my old IMSA car?
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| FourBlades |
Sep 11 2010, 12:37 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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Had an oh sh*t! moment today. I had my car all warmed up and decided to take
a run over the causeway here that includes a half mile climb to the top of a tall bridge. I was approaching triple digits in fourth gear with my 2270 pulling really hard when suddenly there was a very loud metallic banging and cracking sound! I slowed down and was wondering what the hell had broken when I see my top windshield molding flashing behind me before disappearing into the Indian River. The damn thing parted company with the loudest freaking noise! I thought my crankshaft must have broken. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) When I got home, there were no scratches or damage to the car anywhere. I had my windshield replaced by Safelite a few days before due to a large crack in the old one that was getting bigger all the time. The guy did a great and fast job (for a reasonable $388 installed in my driveway) but a little adhesive got around the clips keeping the trim on. Something to watch for if you replace your windshield. I guess I'll be going to the black, rubber molding after this... John |
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| FourBlades |
Oct 1 2010, 06:31 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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Started playing with my Go Pro camera. This is a long and pretty boring video of
a drive around my neighborhood with my dog. I am really impressed with the quality of the video and the small size of the camera. My engine is a lot louder than it seems from watching the video. I used the open back for shooting this so I thought the engine sound would be louder. Thanks a lot to Shoe for doing these group buys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPtWzQZyylw I will make videos of more exciting roads when I get a chance. John |
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| trojanhorsepower |
Oct 1 2010, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
That's the closest that I have been to a ride in a 914!
Looks like fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| FourBlades |
Oct 1 2010, 06:55 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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I'm telling you, just driving around at sane speeds is fun in one of these cars. You are so much more involved in steering, shifting, and the engine sound than in super quiet modern cars. More like riding a Harley than driving a Lexus. John |
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| BarberDave |
Oct 2 2010, 11:51 AM
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Barberdave Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 12-January 03 From: Wauseon Ohio Member No.: 135 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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You are a inspiration, us old guys don't have a thing to worry about who will be there to move this sport forward in the next years. It's in very good hands . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) Dave |
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| Cairo94507 |
Oct 2 2010, 01:09 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,160 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(FourBlades @ Oct 1 2010, 05:55 PM) I'm telling you, just driving around at sane speeds is fun in one of these cars. You are so much more involved in steering, shifting, and the engine sound than in super quiet modern cars. John I could not agree more. Last weekend "Elmonte" came over in his white 914-6 with GT flairs and the top off. We went for a nice ride and he let me drive his baby. I was totally in love all over again and can't wait to get mine rolling down the road so I can enjoy the driving experience. Thank you again Elmonte (Chris). |
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