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Building a Haynes book frame
The basic book frame is built from 25×25 square steel tubing. The book uses a thickness of 1,6 mm since I’m using a heavier and more powerfull engine than the books Ford Sierra engine my frame is made with 2…
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Introducing Project SuperFive
Hey its 2019 and whats more fun than to build a new car? Right? I have always been fascinated by the Super Seven type of car and especially the build process. I’ve had the books “Build your own sportscar for…
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2018 upgrades – part 3.
Got a CHT sensor on each cylider this year, hopefully that will give a little more insight on how the engine is running. I also installed O2 sensor bungs on each of the exhaust runners so I can check for…
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2018 upgrades – part 2.
The next big upgrade concerns the evacuation of warm air from the front mounted oil cooler. Previous owners had made a cowling but since I upgraded to a larger Setrab oil cooler it no longer fit and I didnt like…
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2018 upgrades – part 1.
Well the big thing is of course the gearbox being rebuilt but here comes one that is a little more interesting and make for funnier pictures. The attentive readers will know I got a 911 oil pressure and temperature gauge….
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What? 2018….oh look at that…time flies..
Hello everyone, its me again, you know that 914 building guy thats crap at updating his webpage, yes…that one. The car got drivable last spring and was used partially during the summer. By partially I mean I drove it to…
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Two short videoclips from this summer.
This is from the first slalom/autocross event of this summer. A wet wednesday evening but still so much fun to get to feel the car a bit in the wet. It was quite loose in the rear so I’ll need…
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Road Trip time!
Every year for the last three years the Swedish 914 registry (part of the Porsche Club of Sweden) has held a 914 meeting down in the south of Sweden. This time the event was planned for Saturday the 13th of…
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Road legal !
So yesterday friday the 21st of April we had a little appointment made. It was time for the Swedish safesty/enviromental inspection to make the car roadlegal. Since this is a classic car it gets legal for two years at a…
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Equal parts excitement and gutwrenching anxiety… Dyno day !
I’ve worked on this car for almost 4 years now. And suddenly you are there, all the boxes on the to-do list are checked. Well at least on the “essential” to-do list. Theres the secondary list with things that can…
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