Old cars, DIY and other stuff…
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 mm thick tubes. Early April had 48 meters of square tubing arrive and also 12...
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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 as little as £250” and “Build your own sports car on a budget” since they...
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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 any lean running and compare each runner to the overal O2 level. New fuel pressure...
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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 that it took up soo much space with ventilation hoses going to holes leading into...
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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. This is what it looks like installed where the 914 usually has its fuel gauge...
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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 around late July and then I parked it. The whining from the gearbox kept increasing...
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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 to stiffen up the front swaybar a bit. I got great feedback from the Swedish...
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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 May and I really wanted to bring my own car down for the event. Two...
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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 time. Vehicles that are between 5 and 30 years old has to be checked every...
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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 be improved on later when the car is working. I was finally ready to let...
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