Old cars, DIY and other stuff…
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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I’ve been on vacation for the last few weeks and managed to squeese in a few hours of garagetime most days so here’s a quick catchup post. Carbuilderselfie! Not the most comfortable position but needed when it comes to installing the glovebox and top and bottom dashpads. Here’s a shot of the completed dash. That...
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Well after changing the gearboxmounts there wasnt anything really holding me back from taking the next step… Raising the rear up the car body about 50 mm more and tilting it so one side was about 70-80 mm higher than the other side. This is the reason for tilting the car, getting the engine tins...
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First batch of parts needed for the engine upgrade came from Mario at thedubshop.net. Very quick service and top notch quality parts. In the Picture is the crank trigger Wheel with sensor and sensor bracket, the IAT-Intake air temp sensor and CLT-Coolant temp sensor. Another few packages arrived with my new battery, an Odessey PC625,...
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Together with adhesive and vinyl expert Pontus it was time to lay down some stripes! First red stripe went on easily…then it got tricker as the vents below the windscreen and the popup headlight made things a bit more difficult. But after a few hours both front and rear trunks were striped. We opted for...
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Trying a few different layouts with my Martini Racing decals. Horizontal Tilted… Vertical…
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On the 9th of May I drove 400 km’s South to outside the Town of Ystad to attend a 914 meeting, seeing how 914’s are pretty rare here it was an opportunity not to be missed. After four hours driving I arrived and the first thing is see is this gorgeous combo of the VW...
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So, its May 2015 and its time for an update which covers the reveal of old sins and some lights at the end of the tunnel….is it a high speed freight train? So lets deal with the old sin first, in the picture the lamp on the right is actually the left hand side on...
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