Old cars, DIY and other stuff…
Oh come on, two updates in less than a month? you’re spoiling your viewers duuude! Yeah yeah I know, but then again you never know when the next one will come… So, 914 exhausts…not the greatest design ever made… Since the 914 is aircooled, it has no coolant to generate heat for the cabin. Thats...
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So apparently its 2017 now and I’ve been slacking on my updates…again. That doesnt mean things hasnt happened though. So here’s a quick catchup post to let you know whats been going on….since…july…last year. Well, most of the time has gone to waiting for the new engine. I got it back from the builder in...
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That means even more time for working on the car right?? Well if it means freshly homebaked yummies while I’m working on making the HE stub pipes level then life is pretty good. First task was volonteering my handyman #1 to bring is polishing equipment and give the paint a much needed once over. It...
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Ok, havnt updated here much lately. I had a dyno appointment for the 9th of may. Rented a trailer, loaded the car the day before and left home at around 4:30 am to get to MaxxTuning around 8 o clock. Got there in time and got the car unloaded and onto the dyno. Ran fine...
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Wow….hey….you’re still waiting for updates? Ok, my bad, kinda been busy, well not superbusy but still busy-ish. So after getting the car running and the clutch issues solved I made a list of stuff to fix: * Put plastic on the door insides to weatherseal them. * Mount the doorcards * Hook up the carbon...
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So um….yeah the car has finally started. Not without revealing a few issues but the damn thing started. Issues that was found and solved was: * Fuel pressure too high. (4 bar) * Turning the key off wouldnt stop the motor. * Squeal from the throwout bearing. Gearbox out for replacing the throwout bearing. Velocity...
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So when I bought the MaxxEcu almost a year ago now I also went ahead and bought two Type-K temperature sensors to be fitted underneath the spark plugs. I figured I wouldnt need them for the first iteration of the engine but now I’ve changed my mind and this past weekend I set to taking...
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Hello…its that damn lazy 914 owner writing again. Hasnt been much updates here has it? I started doing all the engine electrics in september and then we suffered a water leak in the house so that took alot of energy, time and money so last last two months the car has been severly neglected. All...
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After looking at different adds for wheels the last year I finally found a set of mesh wheels that ticked all my criteria. Mesh design 4 wheels in 7×15 size et ~20 Good condition. (These are almost new) Affordable The brand is RW and they look pretty much like a BBS RS copy.
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Foglights ready to be assembled with new seals from SierraMadre. The reflectors arent great but they’ll have to do for now. Will only be using the foglights for DRL’s anyway. And the foglights are working after some faultfinding. The fogs werent working at first but when i disconnected them and measured on the supply wires...
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